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May 7, 2017 by admin Leave a Comment

Beautiful walk on Saturday 6 May

The Arabuko-Sokoke forest was at its absolute best for the walk yesterday morning. After a few wet days the sun shone and we saw over 30 bird species starting with a pair of palm nut vultures.

We even had a visitor from Moscow, Svetlana Elkina who is volunteering at Watamu Turtle Watch. She joined friend of the forest Daniela Malanchini, chairman of the friends Ole Kina, Lynn Njeri KWS researcher, Sammy Safari, Kalama Ali from Nature Kenya and others for this sparkling occasion.

Species primary name Species tertiary name Heard/ Seen
Palm Nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis S
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator S
Great Sparrow Hawk Accipiter m. melanoleucus S
Olive Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea changamwensis H
Black-Bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus mandamus S
Tropical Buobou Laniarius aethiopicus H
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma S
Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris garguensis H
Black-Headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus rolleti H
African Paradise Fly Catcher Terpsiphone viridis H
Chestnut-Fronted Helmet Shrike Prionops scopifrons kirki S
Hadaba Ibis Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris S
Yellow-Bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris centralis H
Common Drongo Dicrurus a. admisimilis S
Cattle Egret Bubulcus i. ibis S
Lesser Honey Guide Indicator minor teitensis S
Black-Headed Heron Ardea melanocephala S
Bearded Scrub Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata H
African Pied Wag Tail Motacilla aguimp vidua S
Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus lacuum S
Malindi Pipit Anthus melindae S
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer S
White- Browed Coucal Centropus s.superciliosus S
Grey-Backed Cameroptera Camaroptera brachyura H
Black-Headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala S
Green-Backed/ Striated heron Butorides striatus atricapillus H
Senegal Plover Vanellus lugubris S
Winding Cistocola Cisticola galactotes S
Little Swift Apus a.affinis S
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides S
Emerald-Spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos S

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