From: Fleur Ng'weno <fleur@africaonline.co.ke>
Date: 2017-03-17 13:50
Subject: Highland and dryland meet at Ngong Road forest, Nairobi
Greetings birders
Nature Kenya's Wednesday Morning Birdwalk started slowly at the Racecourse
on the edge of Ngong Road Forest this week, but ended up producing exciting
records. Highlights included:
A pair of Crowned Eagles near the nest they have used for many years.
Highland forest birds that live in the Ngong Road Forest but are hard to
see, namely Brown-chested Alethe and Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (seen but not
heard!), and highland birds such as Northern Double-collared Sunbird and
Golden-breasted Bunting.
Unexpected dryland birds included Cinnamon-chested Rock Bunting and
Black-faced Waxbill.
Northern migrants were Eurasian Bee-eaters, Isabelline Shrike, Common
Whitethroat, Northern Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher and Yellow Wagtail.
Wishing you good birding, Fleur