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29 July 1996 - Dep. Lisbon on KLM to Amsterdam and then with overnight flight to Nairobi (abbrev. Nbi)
30 July - Arrival Nbi and accomodation at friend's (Colin Jackson) house. Some birdwatching in and around Nbi.
31 July - "Birdwalk" - this is a birdwatching session, organised by the National Museum of Kenya, that takes place every Wednesday and leaves at 8h45m from the Museum premises. The visit ends at lunch time and a different site, around Nbi, is visited every week. About 40 people take part. This one was to the Ngong Race Course.
1 August - Ringing in the Museum Garden with Ringing team from the museum. Ringing takes place here twice a week.
2 August - Morning: birdwatching around "The Carnivore" restaurant, close to Nbi National Park (abbrev. NNP). Afternoon: trip to IUCN forest area, about 30 km out of Nbi.
3 August - Ringing at IUCN forest and return to Nbi. Afternoon visit to Sewage Ponds near Dandore (northeast of Nbi)
4 August - Visit to NNP (whole day).
5 August - Trip to the coast: leave Nbi with bus to Mombasa and then northwards to Malindi. Overnight at Malindi.
6 August - Birdwatching in and around Malindi, including beach and visit to Snake Park. In the afternoon, with matatu to Arabuko Sokoke Forest where I met JL and David Ngala (a local bird expert).
7 August - Birdwatching in Arabuko Sokoke Forest
8 August - Birdwatching in Arabuko Sokoke Forest
9 August - No birdwatching today - visit to Watamu and then with matatu to Mombasa. Visit to Mombasa town. Travel with overnight train to Nbi.
10 August - Birdwatching around "The Carnivore" restaurant, close to Nbi.
11 August - Lake Naivasha
12 August - Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate National Park
13 August - Thika plateau and forest
14 August - "Birdwalk" in Nbi surroundings
15 August - Trip with bus to lake Magadi (south)
16 August - Lake Magadi centre and south. Back to Nbi in the afternoon.
17 August - Sewage ponds (near Dandora, northeast of Nbi)
18 August - SAFARI - Trip with bus from Nbi around Mt Kenya to Samburu Game Reserve, where overnight at local camp site.
19 August - SAFARI - Gamedrive in the Samburu Game Reserve.
20 August - SAFARI - Trip from Samburu to Lake Baringo (Rift valley). Small boat trip round the lake and overnight at local camp site.
21 August - SAFARI - Morning: Lake Bogoria. Afternoon: Lake Nakuru.
22 August - SAFARI - Journey back to Nbi.
23 August - Visit to NNP
24 August - Dep. Nbi on KLM overnight flight to Amsterdam
25 August - Arr. Amsterdam in the morning and Dep. with morning flight to Lisbon, where arr. 14h00m. End of story.
(sequence follows Ber van Perlo's "Birds of Eastern Africa")
Ostrich Struthio camelus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed Cormorant P. africanus
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican P. rufescens
Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis
Little Egret E. garzetta
Great White Egret E. alba
Yellow-billed Egret E. intermedia
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron A. melanocephala
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Marabou Leptopilus crumeniferus
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Hadada Bostrychisa hagedash
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-duck D. viduata
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Yellow-billed Duck A. undulata
African Black Duck A. sparsa
Red-billed Teal A. erythrorhynchos
Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-eagle Haliaaetus vocifer
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Short.toed Snake-eagle Circaetus pectoralis
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rueppel's Griffon G. rueppellii
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
African Little Sparrowhawk A. minullus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Augur Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Tawny / Steppe Eagle Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle A. verreauxi
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Lanner Falco biarmicus
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Grey-crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Common Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Eurasian Avocet Recurvisrostra avosetta
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover C. tricollaris
Chestnut-banded Plover C. pallidus
Greater Sand Plover C. leschenaultii
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing V. spinosus
Crowned Lapwing V. coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing V. crassirostris
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Whimbrel N. phaeopus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Greenshank T. nebularia
Wood Sandpiper T. glareola
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii
Grey-headed Gull L. cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed Gull L. fuscus
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Swift Tern Sterna bergii
Lesser Crested Tern S. bengalensis
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
Speckled Pigeon C. guinea
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
African Green Pigeon Treron calva
Namaqua Dove Oena capesis
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
African Mourning Dove S. decipiens
Ring-necked Dove S. capicola
Laughing Dove S. senegalensis
Fischer's Lovebird Agopornis fischeri x personata (crossed)
White-bellied Go-away Bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Red-chested Cuckoo C. solitarius
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Diederik Cuckoo C. caprius
Sokoke Scops Owl Otus ireneae
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
Boehm's Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
White-rumped Swift A. caffer
Horus Swift A. horus
Little Swift A. affinis
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher H. chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristata
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia
Lilac-breasted Roller C. caudata
Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill P. minor
Scimitarbill P. cyanomelas
Hoopoe Upupa epops
Sivery-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna brevis
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill T. nasutus
Von der Decken's Hornbill T. deckeni
Red-billed Hornbill T. erythrorhynchus
Eastern Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
Red-fronted Tinkerbird P. pusillus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird P. bilineatus
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrimosa
Black-throated Barbet T. melanocephala
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Green-backed Woodpecker C. cailliautii
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker D. namaquus
Grey Woodpecker D. goertae
Ficher's Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucopareia
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow H. smithii
Red-rumped Swallow H. daurica
Lesser Striped Swallow H. abyssinica
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Brown-thorated Sand Martin R. paludicola
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula
Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae (now apparently
separated to Grassland Pipit)
Plain-backed Pipit A. leucophrys
Sokoke Pipit A. sokokensis
Yellow-thorated Long-claw Macronyx croceus
Sharpe's Long-claw M. sharpei
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Mountain Wagtail M. clara
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris
Sombre Greenbul A. importunus
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Mourning Wheatear O. lugens
Spotted Morning-thrush Cichladusa guttata
Mocking Cliff Chat Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris
Northern Anteater Chat M. aethiops
Eastern Bearded Scrub-robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
White-browed Scrub-robin C. leucophrys
East-coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Red-tailed Ant Thrush Neocossyphus rufus
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Common Robin Chat Cossypha caffra
Red-capped Robin Chat C. natalensis
Rueppell's Robin Chat C. semirufa
Heuglin's Robin Chat C. heuglini
Moustached Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Brown Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Stout Cisticola C. robusta
Rattling Cisticola C. chiniana
Singing Cisticola C. cantans
Winding Cisticola C. galactotes
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Black-collared Apalis A. pulchra
Grey Apalis A. cinerea
Black-headed Apalis A. melanocephala
Grey-capped Warbler Hypergerus lepidus
Common Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
White-browed Sylvietta Sylvietta leucophrys
Red-faced Sylvietta S. whytii
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Flycatcher M. caerulescens
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher M. fischeri
Forest Batis Batis mixta
Chin-spot Batis B. molitor
African Paradise Monarch Terpsiphone viridis
Yellow Monarch Erythrocercus holochlorus
Blue-mantled Crested-Monarch Terpsiphone cyanomelas
Rufous chatterer Turdoides rubiginosus
Black-lored Babbler T. melanops
Pied Babbler T. hypoleucos
Arrow-marked Babbler T. jardinei
Red-throated Tit Parus fringillinus
White-bellied Black Tit P. albiventris
Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinica
Yellow White-eye Z. senegalensis
Montane White-eye Z. poliogaster
Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta
Little Purple-banded Sunbird N. bifasciata
Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird A. orientalis
Plain-backed Sunbird A. reichenowi
Amani Sunbird A. pallidigaster
Northern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia preussi
Smaller Black-bellied Sunbird N. nectarinioides
Olive Sunbird N. olivacea
Bronze Sunbird N. kilimensis
Golden-winged Sunbird N. reichenowi
Amethyst Sunbird N. amethystina
Montane Oriole Oriolus percivali
African Black-headed Oriole O. larvatus
African Golden Oriole O. auratus
Brubru Nilaus afer
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike Malaconotus sulfureopectus
Four-coloured Bush-shrike M. quadricolor
Tropical Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
Grey-backed Fiscal L. excubitoroides
Long-tailed Fiscal L. cabanisi
Common Fiscal L. collaris
Retz's Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
Chestnut.fronted Helmetshrike P. scopifrons
Pied Crow Corvus albus
House Crow C. splendens
Fan-tailed Raven C. rhipidurus
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Black-bellied Glossy Starling Lamprotornis corruscus
Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling L. chalybeus
Rueppell's Long-tailed Starling L. purpuropterus
African Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Superb Starling Spreo superbus
Golden-breasted Starling Cosmopsarus regius
Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
House Sparrow P. domesticus
Rufous Sparrow P. motitensis
White-browed Sparrow-weaver Plocepasser mahali
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver P.donaldsoni
Grey-headed Social Weaver Pseudonigritta arnaudi
White-bellied Buffalo-weaver Bubalornis albirostris
Red-billed Buffalo-weaver B. niger
White-headed Buffalo-weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
Large Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Northern Masked Weaver P. taeniopterus
Golden-backed Weaver P. jacksoni
Lesser Masked Weaver P. intermedius
Clarke's Weaver P. golandi
Dark-backed Weaver P. bicolor
Spectacled Weaver P. ocularis
Baglafecht Weaver P. baglafecht
Red-headed Malimbe Anaplectes rubriceps
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Northern Red Bishop E. franciscanus
Yellow-crowned Bishop E. afer
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
Peter's Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Crimson-rumped Waxbill E. rhodopyga
Black-faced Waxbill E. erythronotos
Yellow-bellied Waxbill E. melanotis
Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Bronze Mannikin Lonchra cucullata
Bicoloured Mannikin L. bicolor
Cut-throat Amadina fasciata
Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Golden-breasted Bunting E. flaviventris
African Citril Serinus citrinelloides
Yellow-rumped Serin S. atrogularis
Brimstone Serin S. sulphuratus
Streaky Serin S. striolatus
(stuff seen in previous visit is excluded!)