Birding Tours in Kenya
Birding tours in Kenya; there are abundant sites to visit in Kenya which has over 1,100 recorded bird species located in diverse habitats: cool, alpine zones, simmering hot soda lakes papyrus swamp, tussock grasslands, desert scrub or dunes, where birding is rewarding and productive of course with the help of
our professional bird guides. To optimize on the high numbers the best time for birding is between October and April when more than 100 Palearctic migrant bird species have arrived from the northern hemisphere. From April to October the northern migrants are replaced by birds from the southern
hemisphere and Madagascar, but these are much fewer, no more than 60 or 65 bird species.
It is however the time when many of the birds are in breeding plumage following the long rains, which makes species such as the various weavers much easier as well as much more multihued. Even without venturing outside Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, more than 500 resident and migratory bird species are found; more than in any other capital city, and more than in most countries. To see Kenya’s rarest, indigenous and unfortunately endangered birds, the bird enthusiast needs to seek out forests or highland grasslands tucked away amongst various farmlands. Arabuko-Sokoke Forest near Malindi, tops the list, with the six threatened bird species of the Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Pipit, Spotted Ground Thrush, East Coast Akalat, Amani Sunbird and Clarke’s Weaver.
Some other areas including the forest “islands” at the top of the Taita Hills, near Voi, is home to the beautiful but critically endangered Taita Thrush and Taita Apalis, as well as the endangered Taita White- eye. Sharpe’s Longclaw and Aberdares Cisticola, native and endangered, live in the highland grasslands near the Aberdares mountain range. In western Kenya, Kakamega Forest is a little patch of Guineo-Congolian rainforest in Kenya. Among the
many rainforest species found are spectacular Turacos and Hornbills, and the tiny, endangered Turner’s Eremomela. The scarce and threatened Papyrus Yellow Warbler is found in papyrus swamps on the shores of Lake Victoria, alongside the Papyrus Gonolek, White-winged Warbler and Papyrus Canary, all papyrus endemics.
Kenya Birding Tours
All about the 26 Days Birdwatching Safari in Kenya.
Covering Magadi Road, Thika Samburu Game Reserve, Mt.Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Lake Baringo, Kongelai Escarpment, Saiwa Swamp, Kakamega Forest, Busia, Kisumu,
Ngong Forest Sanctuary is one of only very few forests in the world that exists within a city. Only 6
kilometers from Nairobi's central business district, the forest is a
All about the Nairobi National Park Day Birding.
Nairobi National Park is the oldest Park in Kenya with over 60 years old and only 10km from the capital city, with a size of 117km2, alt.
Day Birding Trips
Ngong Forest Sanctuary is one of only very few forests in the world that exists within a city. Only 6
kilometers from Nairobi's central business district, the forest is a
The Ol Donyo Orok Mountain also called Namanga Hills is situated in southern Kenya to the Tanzanian border in the Namanga Division. The mountain is a stretched triangular shape, almost
The name Longonot is derived from the Maasai word Oloonong’ot meaning mountains of many spurs or steep ridges. Longonot Park is 90 km from Nairobi and covers 52 square km, most of it
Mt Suswa is a magnificent extinct volcano in the Rift Valley. It is famed for the many caves on its E slopes, which are all easy to access and none
Menengai crater (2490mhigh), is enormous, about 12 km across and 500m deep, situated on the Northernside of Nakuru. It is the second largest surviving volcanic crater in the world, with
Mau Eburu forest is one of the 22 gazette forest blocks that comprise the vast 420,000 hectare Mau Forest Complex, within Kenya’s Rift Valley. The Eburu forest area covers 8715.3 hectares
Kona Baridi/Magadi Road/ Olorgesaille Prehistoric Site
Your first birding stop if the weather permits will be the Ngong Hills at Kona Baridi. From here, you have good views of the Great Rift Valley and Nairobi. Bird species
Lake Elementaita (derived from the Maasai word, muteita meaning “dust place”) is a beautiful soda lake in the Great Rift Valley, located some 130 km from Nairobi, between Lake Nakuru
The Kinale hill ‘miniature’ of Mt Longonot lies on the floor of the rift valley adjacent to Kikuyu Escarpment. The hill rises at an altitude of 2500 meters above sea
Located in the northern part of Nairobi city, Karura Forest is 1,041 hectares, making it one of the largest urban gazetted forests in the world. It’s managed by Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with Friends of Karura
Gatamaiyu Forest is a remnant of the Kereita Forest which is an extension of the Aberdares forest. It’s also the source of Nairobi River, an Important Bird Area for the birding
Gatamaiyu Forest is a remnant of the Kereita Forest which is an extension of the Aberdares forest. It’s also the source of Nairobi River, an Important Bird Area for the birding
The Ol Donyo Sabuk mountain, also known as Kilimambogo or Buffalo Mountain, situated about 85km north-east of Nairobi, and about 25km east of Thika town. It covers an area of