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

Sidney Shema 3rd December 2020 3rd December 2020Bird Atlassing, Birding 2

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

Sidney Shema 14th October 2020 15th October 2020Book Reviews 2

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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Through My Lens – Birding among Elephants in Laikipia

Sidney Shema 20th October 2019 2nd May 2020Safari, Through My Lens, Trip Reports 1

I recently spent a couple of days in the Mutara Conservation Area, bordering Ol Pejeta Conservancy to the north. With great views of both the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, and good numbers of large mammals like elephant, buffalo and lion, Mutara offers a great all-round safari experience. And the birding…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 9 – The Waterbirds)

Sidney Shema 27th June 2019 2nd May 2020Ndege Wetu 1

Waterbirds, those birds that live near water and depend on it for food and breeding sites, are in my opinion the easiest group of birds to observe. If you are still very new to bird watching and want to quickly improve your identification skills, you should probably spend a lot…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 4 – A Name that Says A Lot)

Sidney Shema 23rd May 2019 16th October 2020Ndege Wetu, Raptors 0

There are many birds in Kenya with interesting names. A name might describe a bird’s appearance, behavior, call/song, habitat or location where it is found. Of all the birds found in Kenya, one stands out to me as having the most legendary name of all. It’s a bird with a…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 3 – The World Record Holders)

Sidney Shema 16th May 2019 2nd May 2020Ndege Wetu 2

There are some birds in Kenya that stand out among all other birds globally. They have characteristics or behaviours that set them apart from the rest and even people who are not particularly interested in birds will often admire them with awe. On this episode of Ndege Wetu, we will…

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NDEGE WETU: A Tribute to the Birds of Kenya (Part 1 – Your Everyday Birds)

Sidney Shema 2nd May 2019 2nd May 2020Ndege Wetu 1

There are birds that you see everyday. They’re a normal part of your everyday life. For anyone interested in bird watching and learning how to identify birds, these are the ones you should start with. Even if you don’t know their names, you are familiar with them because you see…

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

Sidney Shema 25th April 2019 2nd May 2020Ndege Wetu 1

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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A Day of Birding at Silole Sanctuary – on the Wild Outskirts of Nairobi

Sidney Shema 8th November 2018 14th October 2020Nairobi National Park, Trip Reports 1

A few days ago, a few friends and I visited Silole Sanctuary for a day of birding in Nairobi’s wilder side. Silole Sanctuary is a small wildlife sanctuary that lies at the confluence of the Kiserian and Mbagathi rivers on the southern boundary of Nairobi National Park. Wildlife crosses freely between…

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Through My Lens #3 – Some Birds from Olooseos

Sidney Shema 28th August 2018 2nd May 2020Through My Lens, Trip Reports 1

Here’s a look through my lens at a few of the sightings from this past Saturday (25th August), when I was birding just south of the Ngong Hills at PEC Nature Camp (Olooseos Camp) and its surroundings, with some friends from Youth Africa Birding – Kenya. The light conditions were quite…

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