Greetings birders,

It seems it is not only the Nairobi National Park that is under threat. I recently visited the woods adjacent to the Kitale Forest offices and unlike two years ago where indigenous trees covered considerable acreage, today a sizeable chunk has been encroached to pave way for farming. Naturally, while  a few years ago it was common to see the Ross's Turaco, the black and white-casqued hornbill and some raptors this is not so today. I was only treated to flycatcthers, sunbirds, finches, white-eyes, weavers. Nonetheless, I was assured that reclamation efforts are under way through re-introduction of indigenous trees in encroached area. 

NB: I spotted the attached bird but could not quite place its ID. Figured it could be a juvenile fiscal or a shrike but which one?