On Sunday 22nd November, after two successful weeks of bird ringing at Ngulia Safari Lodge in Tsavo West National Park (as part of the Ngulia Bird Migration Project, run by the Ringing Scheme of East Africa), the whole team was heading back to whichever corner of Kenya they call home.…
Yesterday (20th June) I found myself with a free Saturday morning after my original plan for the day backfired. So I decided to go to the Nairobi Museum for two hours of solo bird atlassing (bird mapping) to see what was around. It was rather quiet, which is expected at…
The coronavirus may have put a stop to many things but birding is not one of them. I spent this past Thursday (June 4th) birding Nairobi National Park with two fellow birders (and a few others met with briefly inside the park). Birds were not super abundant but it was…
This coming Friday (June 5th) is World Environment Day, with the theme for this year being ‘Time for Nature’. The focus is on the role that nature plays in providing the essential infrastructure for life on earth and human well-being. For this reason, today’s Birding From Home post is about…
This past Friday, I joined a few friends in Lang’ata, Nairobi, for a leisurely few hours of birding (with masks on!). The birding was great and we ended up with 80 species on our list. We had several very nice sightings, but the day’s highlight was a sighting that involved…
Everyone knows that birds sing. But not all birds are singers and not all singers are equal. There are a few birds in particular that are exceptional in the art of singing. One group of birds that is well-known for their brilliant vocals are the robin chats (Cossypha). In addition…
Yesterday, 09 May 2020, was eBird’s Global Big Day. A day when birders from around the world do their best to see as many species as possible in 24 hours. The total number of bird species seen in each country is then tallied to see which country got the most…
The Birding From Home series will keep you entertained as you stay at home. Here are some interesting facts about the rather unusual African Harrier Hawk!
