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Wild Dogs, Eagle Owls and Bushshrikes: Bird Atlassing in Tsavo West

Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s birdlife – Book Review

Birding From Home – The Melodious Robin Chats

NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 6 – The Pest Controllers On Your Farm)

NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 5 – Visitors from Far and Wide)

NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 10 – Birds That Catch Your Eye On Safari)

NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Introduction – This is Kenya!)

Wild Dogs, Eagle Owls and Bushshrikes: Bird Atlassing in Tsavo West

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....

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Peacocks and Picathartes: Reflections on Africa’s birdlife – Book Review

This book by Rupert Watson has been nothing but a joy to read. Watson explains in the preface that it is a book about the birds that are “quintessentially African”, and that the aim is to expand the interest of the reader in Africa’s birdlife by both informing and entertaining....

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Birding From Home – The Melodious Robin Chats

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...

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 6 – The Pest Controllers On Your Farm)

For many farmers in Kenya, pests are a big problem. They destroy your crops or lower the quality of your produce. Most of the time, the culprit is either an invertebrate (e.g. insects) or a rodent (rats, mice, moles etc). And in some cases it’s a bird or another type...

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The Migratory Birds of Africa

Migratory birds are one of the greatest wonders of the natural world. They have inspired awe and wonder in human cultures globally for millennia. And for a long time, they were a big mystery. Some Europeans and Americans used to think that birds hibernate underwater when they disappear every winter....

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 5 – Visitors from Far and Wide)

Of Kenya’s 1100 or so species of birds, over 200 are migrants – birds that are only in Kenya for part of the year and spend other months somewhere else. Migrants live some very fascinating lives. They are born in a certain part of the world, and then travel huge...

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 10 – Birds That Catch Your Eye On Safari)

Out on safari in Kenya, most people are looking for the big famous animals like lions, elephants and rhinos and pay little attention to smaller wildlife like birds. There are certain birds, however, that catch people’s attention even if they’re not bird enthusiasts. Their unusual, beautiful or unique appearance makes...

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Introduction – This is Kenya!)

Many people like birds. And Kenya has many of them. In fact it has the second-highest number of bird species in Africa, after the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are more species of birds in Kenya than the entire continents of Europe and North America. Some birds are admired for...

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Through My Lens – January and February 2018

Sidney Shema 4th March 2018 3rd March 2021Through My Lens, Trip Reports 1

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This is a selection of birds and wildlife that I’ve captured through my lens in 2018, so far. Enjoy! Lake Nakuru National Park Nairobi National Park (Get Hi-Res posters, iPhone cases and other prints of my photos here) Lake Ol’Bolossat Ruai Oxygenation Ponds Turkana Kinangop Plateau and the Aberdare Moorlands This…