Hi Sidney,
100% Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah and such superb images, a great
Atlas triumph and certainly if resident Orange-winged Pytilia must
certainly be there.
Where exactly was the bird, and was it alone?
Best for now
Brian

On 7/28/19, Sidney Shema sidneyshema@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
<kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> Thank you Don. An exciting record indeed. A first of this species for the
> atlas. And possibly an indication of orange-winged pytilia presence in
> Tharaka-Nithi too?
>
> Thanks,
> Sidney
>
>
> On Sun, 28 Jul 2019, 12:36 Don Turner don@originsafaris.info
> [kenyabirdsnet], <kenyabirdsnet-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
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>>
>> Dear Sidney.  This DOES very much look like a Broad-tailed Paradise
>> Whydah.
>>
>> The current status of this very rare bird can best be summed up as
>> follows:
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>> "Formerly resident in the Embu and Meru districts, but specimen and any
>> photographic evidence has been lacking since 1945-47. Meanwhile sight
>> records near Embu and Sagana in 2003 and at Sabuk, Laikipia in September
>> 2011 do suggest a continued presence in the country”.
>>
>> A great photograph indeed.
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Don Turner
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