From: Evans Toroitich <vanx2005@yahoo.com>
Date: 2015-12-08 10:44
Subject: Re: [KENYABIRDSNET] Diminishing Forest and some help in bird ID [2 Attachments]


Indeed it is. Thanks Brian and Fleur for the help in ID. All the best.

Evans

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015 1:20 PM, Brian Finch <birdfinch@gmail.com> wrote:


Hi Evans,
Really bad news with the remaining natural habitats going. Your bird
is a nice adult Grey-headed Nego-Finch,
Best for now
Brian

On 12/7/15, Evans Toroitich vanx2005@yahoo.com [kenyabirdsnet]
<kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> 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?