Dear birders,
Those of you who are registered on the Kenya Bird Map will already have seen this is yesterday's email update, but I would like to share with the rest who aren't. Here are some interesting bird records that we received on the KBM during May and June:
- Lammergeier (Bearded Vulture) Gypaetus barbatus - An adult and immature seen flying in pentad 0140c3520 (Mt Mtelo, West Pokot) on 07 May by Robert Muchunu, Jagi Gakunju and Timothy Mwinami. This is the first record of the species on the Kenya Bird Map.
- Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni - An adult seen and photographed in pentad 0120_3645 (aka the 'Finch Pentad') in Nairobi National Park, on 18 May by Mwangi Gitau. This the first record of this species in Nairobi on the KBM.
- Striped Crake Amaurornis marginalis - A bird found at Ngangao Resource Centre (pentad 0320_3820) unable to fly well on 31 May by Nathaniel Mkombola.
- Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii - Seen in Tsavo East by Sukhy Soin and Peter Usher on 04 June. Exact pentad yet to be determined.
- White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus - Seen by Wilson Tiren and Peter Wairasho in pentad 0040c3600, Lake Baringo, on 19 June.
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia - Seen by Peter Wairasho in pentad 0045_3620, Lake Naivasha, on 20 June.
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa - Seen by Mustafa Adamjee in pentad 0415_3935, Diani, on 28 June.
Regards,
Sidney Shema
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