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Bird Watching
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There
are over 1,000 different bird species in Kenya. Prime birding locations can be
found in some of the national parks. Our birding safaris / tours are designed
to offer you the best of birdwatching in Kenya while ensuring you have a relaxing
safari holiday where you can watch other wildlife and enjoy the beautiful holiday
spots in Kenya. Please feel free to contact us
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B02 - 7 Day Sunbird Safari This
tour includes some of the best places to spot birds in Kenya - the Rift Valley
lakes. This safari visits the bird & rhino sanctuary, Lake Nakuru, followed
by visits to Lake Baringo and Lake Naivasha, before returning to Nairobi on the
seventh day. A birdwatching safari to the core!
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B03 - 10 Day Ibis Safari A
tour for ornithologists who want to experience the diversity of Kenya with a mix
of classic safari and birding destinations including the Rift Valley lakes, Mount
Kenya highlands and the Masai Mara. Accommodation in safari lodges and luxury
country clubs.
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B04 - 11 Day Luxury Peacock Safari A
luxury birding tour which includes safaris to an exclusive 5 star safari lodge
in the Mara. Stays at country clubs and plenty of bird spotting action at the
classic Kenyan locations. Accommodation in Naivasha is at a private house by the
lakeside.
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B05 - 14 Day Taita Olive Thrush Safari Named
after the elusive and much sought after bird only spotted in the Taita Hills.
This tour is the one of the most comprehensive for any keen ornithologist with
plenty of time to spot exotic African birds. Apart from the Rift Valley lakes,
you also visit the Kakamega forest, town of Kisumu at the shore of Lake Victoria,
as well as Mara, Tsavo and Amboseli Parks. And, of course, you will get chance
to try your luck with the OliveThrush, in Taita Hills.
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Birds in Kenya: |
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| Waterbirds:
| | Greater
Cormorant | | Long-tailed
Cormorant | | African
Darter | | Heron |
| Ibis |
| Stork |
| Squacco
Heron | | Hadada
Ibis | | Sacred
Ibis | |
| Ducks
and Geese: | |
Spurwing
goose |
| White-faced
whistling duck |
| Egyptian
goose |
| Knob-billed
goose |
| Crowned
crane |
| Hammerkop |
| Birds
of Prey:
| | Fish
Eagle | | Malachite
Kingfisher | |
| Pied
Kingfisher | | Grey-heared
gull |
| African
jacana |
| Red-knobbed
coot | | Alkaline
Lake Birds: | |
Lesser
and greater flamingo |
| White
pelican |
| Pink-backed
pelican |
| Avocet |
| Black-winged
stilt |
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| Yellow-billed
stork |
| Blacksmith
plovers |
| Birds
in Coastal areas: | |
Greenshank |
| Little
stint |
| Sanderling |
| Great
white egret |
| African
spoonbill |
| Water
thicknee |
| Bee-eaters |
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| Woodland
birds: | | Golden
palm weaver | | Secretary
bird | | Augur
buzzard | | Helmeted
guinea-fowl | | Yellow-necked
spurfowl | | Speckled
pigeon | | Attractive
birds: | | Rollers |
| Hornbills |
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| Woodpeckers: |
| Nubian
woodpecker | | Flycatchers |
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Starlings | | Grassland
birds: |
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Ostrich | | Garden
birds: |
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Hoopoe | | Babblers |
| Robin
chat | |
| Red-chested
cuckoo | | Sunbirds |
| Waxbill |
| Red-billed
firefinch | | Indigobird |
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Locations: |
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| Lake
Nakuru National Park :
Lake Nakuru is world-famous
for its lesser and greater flamingo. They are pink with red legs, webbed feet,
a long sinuous neck and a unique bill, specially adapted for their food needs.
Lake Nakuru sustains both flamingos and a substantial number of white pelicans.Other
attractive smaller species like Avocet also live in the lake. |
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Naivasha : Lake Naivasha has over 400 species of birds. |
| Kakamega
forest : This
forest is famous for blue-headed bee-eater, yellow-billed barbet, brown-eared
woodpecker, dusky tit, Cameroon sombre greenbul and yellow-belied wattle-eye.
A visit to this forest is must for every keen bird-watcher! |
| Lake
Baringo : Lake Baringo's main attraction is the birdlife and the lake
is the bird-watching centre of Kenya. More than 450 species of birds have been
sighted at Lake Baringo. |
| Masai
Mara :
Almost 500 species
of birds have been recorded in Masai Mara. Among these are 16 species of eagle,
many hawks, vultures, storks, kori bustard ( the world's heaviest flying bird
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| Samburu
- Buffalo Springs Reserve :
Many species found only in the north and east of Kenya can be seen here.
Birds found here are pygmy falcon, somali bee-eater, buff-crested bustard, vulturine
guineafowl, magpie sterling and sparrow weaver. |
| Mount
Kenya :
At Naro Moru River Lodge set at the base of Mount Kenya, one can see
10 different species of sunbirds. Other birds also spotted are African black duck,
emerald cuckoo, red-headed parrot, giant kingfisher, Hartlaub's turaco among others.
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