Dear All,
With the discovery of the Western Reef Egret at Nagalomon Dam last
week whilst in the company of Nigel, Fleur and Jennifer, I said to
them this is a new bird for “Finch Pentad.” This is not the name I
chose, but it was given to it, though I must confess I like the
association, I also live in it which makes it a special area of
interest for me. Much better than just its location number. I then
said to my companions, that it must be quite a good number of species
in this Pentad, just a square nine kilometres (five miles) on all
sides, which is not exactly a large area. I suggested I might try and
work it out, and today I did and was rather taken aback, I knew with
the near three-hundred species I have recorded in our paddock alone
that it would be a goodly sum, and I know that I have personally seen
510 species in Nairobi National Park, however “Finch Pentad” is only a
part of that area, and I was also surprised to see how many common
species have never wandered up from the south-east of the Park.
Now I have seen the figure so far recorded in this tiny part of
Africa, I am feeling competitive, my personal thoughts are that
nowhere on the entire African continent can compete with this southern
section of Nairobi and it would be fun to know of the competitive
pentads in Africa, then after that ….. the world!!! About a half of
the Pentad I have never birded in, it is divided equally between
housing and the Kitengela which probably would be fun to have a good
look at sometime soon as I have totally ignored it in favour of the
Park alongside it. It has a huge potential for producing some
surprises.

So how many species in this five miles by five miles, at present 480!,
and it still has a long way to go.

I have attached a map of the Pentad courtesy of a modified Google, and
a list of the species to date, followed by the species that as yet are
not recorded in its confines. Anyone that can contribute records for
species not here would push us further, but anything outlandish must
be supported by a photograph as that is the way we have gone with the
standard of the equipment and the ease of producing readily
recognisable subjects. Additionally I have attached an NNP outline
showing the western area that is in “Finch Pentad,” which shows the
small percentage it actually represents.


“FINCH PENTAD” SPECIES RECORDED TO DATE.
As with the Nairobi National Park Checklist, I have not included any
of the historical forest species recorded in the Kisembe Forest
section of the Park, if the records were what were claimed, they are
historical records anyway, this includes species like Retz’s
Helmet-shrike, Yellow-bellied Greenbul, or birds that once were
resident and have died out like Anteater Chat. Also many
unsubstantiated dry country birds from the vicinity of the Mbagathi
River have not been included although some have since turned up.


Ostrich Struthio camelus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Shelley's Francolin Francolinus shelleyi
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Hyena Dam - photographed
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
European White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-bill Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotos
	Maasai Lodge - photographed
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Madagascan Pond Heron Ardeola idae
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
	Hyena Dam - photographed
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis
Nagalomon Dam-photographed
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
African Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
	Four Kingfisher Picnic Site – photographed also Hyena Dam Runoff
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides
	Two drying after rainstorm near Kingfisher, through scope (plus Tony Archer)
Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
One not photographed Nagalomon Dam only NNP record
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Includes Yellow-billed Kite but also East Africas first Eastern Black
Kite - photographed
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
Black-breasted Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
	No recent records
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes
	One soaring over paddock - photographed
African Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
	Twice in Paddock - photographed
Great Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
African Crake Crex egregia
Corncrake Crex crex
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
	Splash before it became Southern By-Pass  photographed
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Eurasian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
	Three records - photographed
Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Long-toed Plover Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus
Black-winged Plover Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
	One Hyena Dam - photographed and videoed next to car
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
	One Hyena Dam - photographed
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
	Two records nr Nagalomon Dam and Silole - photographed
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
	One Nagalomon Dam the only gull ever - photographed
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
	One Nagalomon Dam - photographed
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
	One Nagalomon Dam - photographed
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
	Twice at Hyena Dam - photographed
Rock Dove Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix
African Lemon Dove Columba larvata
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens
Red-eyed Turtle Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
	Three times (max six birds) Ivory Burning Site, once Kingfisher Picnic Site
Fischer's (hybrid) Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
Brown Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
	Once IUCN
White-bellied Go-away Bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
Once nr Langata Dam
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Madagascan Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
	Once in Paddock - photographed
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
African Black Coucal Centropus grillii
	One around Mokoyeti River for two years - photographed
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Abyssinian Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius
	One seen twice on Hog Ranch by resident birder when flushed by dog
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
	Once for a while feeding low around the paddock
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift
	Regular migrant in numbers though not on Kenyan list as difficult to
obtain proof
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
African Black Swift Apus barbatus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Horus Swift Apus horus
	One once Olmanyi Dam drinking with Little and White-rumped Swifts
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
African Pygmy Kingfisher Ceyx pictus
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
	One perched near Kingfisher Picnic Site only record - photographed
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
	Includes resident, wahbeli and migrant nominate
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
	Regular on Kisembe, never in NNP
Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
	Once nr Kingfisher, flew into Park to feed from Kitengela
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Snowy Barbet (split from White-headed) Lybius senex
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Northern Wryneck Jynx torquilla
	Both records NNP part of Pentad
Rufous-breasted Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
White Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus
	Silole (Willie Knocker)
Sulphur-breasted Bush Shrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris
Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
	Also pair of the form major living amongst ambiguus Langata Vlei -
photographed
Brubru Nilaus afer
Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Turkestan Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
Northern Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Eastern Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
African Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
	Includes three different forms
Cape Rook Corvus capensis
	Never in NNP but on neighbouring Kitengela -photographed
Pied Crow Corvus albus
White-bellied Black Tit Parus albiventris
Red-throated Tit Parus fringillinus
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
	May include West African Swallow - photographed
Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
	Once feeding near Hyena Dam
White-tailed Bushlark Mirafra albicauda
Rufous-naped Bushlark Mirafra africana
Fawn-coloured Bushlark Mirafra africanoides
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Somali Short-toed Lark Calandrella somalica
Short-tailed Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
Black-collared Apalis Apalis pulchra
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea
	Never NNP but resident in IUCN and Hog Ranch Forests
Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
Grey-backed Camaroptera Warbler Camaroptera brachyura
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
	A pair once at ivory Burning Site
Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
	Rare probable resident along Mbagathi and gorge
Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris
Highland Rush Warbler Bradypterus elgonensis
Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Reliable record from NNP Main Gate, not by self (Steven Easley)
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Brown Parisoma Parisoma lugens
Banded Parisoma Parisoma boehmi
Northern Pied Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca
Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Kikuyu White-eye Zosterops kokuyuensis
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Rüppell's Glossy Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Sharpe's Starling Pholia sharpii
A flock and a single Kisembe Forest - photographed
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
White-throated Irania Irania gutturalis
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Rüppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
Spotted Morning Thrush Cichladusa guttata
Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
	Only one bird at Ivory Burning Site - photographed
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Rufous Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
	Just two single birds behind Hyena Dam and Mokoyeti Oxbow - photographed
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
	Only bird in Paddock – photographed and videoed
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Abyssinian Black Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
	A pair resident in garage Ongata Rongai - photographed
Mocking Cliffchat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Little Rock Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Pale Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus
African Grey Flycatcher Melaenornis microrhynchus
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
	First in Paddock and a pair nr Ivory Burning Site – all photographed
and videoed
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
	One bird at Ivory Burning Site
Collared Sunbird Anthodiaeta collaris
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
	One male at Ivory Burning Site
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Yellow-tufted Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
White-browed Sparrow Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Grey-headed Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Rufous Sparrow Passer motitensis
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
	Only one bird back of Hyena Dam - photographed
Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita
Red-billed Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger
	One at Kingfisher Picnic Site when only ever Bush Pipit also present
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
Grosbeak-Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
	One plumaged male attacking Little Bittern at Hyena Dam - photographed
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
	Males in Paddock and twice at Main Entrance Car Park - photographed
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni Near-threatened
Cut-throat Amadina fasciata
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
	One male back of Hyena Dam - photographed
Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia
Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos
Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
African Silverbill Lonchura cantans
Grey-headed Silverbill Lonchura griseicapilla
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata
Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
Eastern Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-breasted Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Nairobi Pipit Anthus nov sp
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
	Once at Kingfisher Picnic Site same day as Red-billed Buffalo Weaver there
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus canicollis
African Citril Serinus citrinelloides
Yellow-rumped Seedeater Serinus atrogularis
White-bellied Canary Serinus dorsostriatus
Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus
Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura
	One in Paddock for a week, and one back of Hyena Dam - photographed
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

Birds for which no record in Pentad as at present.
Greater Flamingo
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Palm-nut Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Wahlberg’s Eagle
Greater Kestrel
Pygmy Falcon
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Baillon’s Crake
Pied Avocet
Kittlitz’s Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Spotted Redshank
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
Pearl-spotted Owlet
	Although as close as East Gate none from the Pentad
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Scarce Swift
	There have been claims but no supportive evidence
Violet Wood-hoopoe
	Resident as close as Emakoko
Moustached Tinkerbird
	As close as resident Karen Blixen Museum and Coffee Garden
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
	As close as possibly resident Karen Blixen Museum and Ngong Forest
Angolan Swallow
	One pair may have attempted breeding as close as Tusky’s near Carnivore
White-headed Saw-wing
	Seen twice at Uhuru Gardens but outside Pentad
White Wagtail
	Recorded Athi Dam
Cape Wagtail
	Resident around Primate Centre, bred Karen Country Club but non from Pentad
Grey Wagtail
	Winters Nairobi River but none from Pentad
Slender-billed Greenbul
	As close as Ushrika Road Langata and many places in Karen
Brown-chested Alethe
	As close as Ngong Forest and Racecourse
Northern Anteater Chat
	Sometimes in Ongata Rongai to Kiserian
River Warbler
Olive Tree Warbler