Really nice James,
Thankyou for reporting this. Red-necked Phalaropes have black
needle-thin bills, Grey have stouter bills with yellow on them, so
this is a very nice Red-necked,
Best for now
Brian
On 10/24/16, jameskashangaki@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
<kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com > wrote:
> Birders,
>
> Was at Nakuru National Park this weekend and amongst a group of Cape Teal
> was the attached which I assume is a red-necked Phalarope (non-breeding
> plumage and probably immature). Just wanted to make certain because other
> than the Birds of East Africa, no other major authority recognises Africa as
> a wintering/resident location for this bird. Handbook of birds of the world
> has eighty sightings none of which occur in Africa.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> James
>