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Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya
Map of Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya
Holub's Golden-Weaver (
Ploceus xanthops
)
Highland Rush Warbler (
Bradypterus centralis
)
Gray Crowned-Crane (
Balearica regulorum
)
Long-crested Eagle (
Lophaetus occipitalis
)
Chubb's Cisticola (
Cisticola chubbi
)
Sitatunga (
Tragelaphus spekii
)
Grosbeak Weaver (
Amblyospiza albifrons
)
Swamp near Kitale.
Trips
Kenya Solar Eclipse
10/31/2013
: Mt. Elgon climbed, it was time to start heading north toward the eclipse path. Just north of Kitale, the Saiwa Swamp National Park provided an opportunity to find the elusive Sitatunga antelope, and I was able to convince everyone that it was worth it to look for the antelope.
We camped at some old-school farmhouse near the swamp where the dinner was straight out of 1930's Britain (or so I was told). After another rainstorm, we joined Morris, a local guide, for our trip to the swamp.
Previous Visit (Mount Elgon National Park: 10/28/2013)
Next Visit (Kalokol: 11/1/2013)
Species Recorded (41)
Birds ( 37 )
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Hadada Ibis -
Bostrychia hagedash
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Yellow-billed Stork -
Mycteria ibis
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Long-crested Eagle -
Lophaetus occipitalis
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Gray Crowned-Crane -
Balearica regulorum
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rameron Pigeon -
Columba arquatrix
Tambourine Dove -
Turtur tympanistria
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Blue-headed Coucal -
Centropus monachus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
African Swift -
Apus barbatus
Mottled Swift -
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Mariqua Sunbird -
Cinnyris mariquensis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird -
Cinnyris reichenowi
Green-headed Sunbird -
Cyanomitra verticalis
Paradise-flycatcher ( Monarchidae )
African Paradise-Flycatcher -
Terpsiphone viridis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
African Red-rumped Swallow -
Cecropis melanocrissus
Mosque Swallow -
Cecropis senegalensis
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
White-headed Sawwing -
Psalidoprocne albiceps
Gray-rumped Swallow -
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul -
Eurillas latirostris
Common Bulbul -
Pycnonotus barbatus
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Gray Apalis -
Apalis cinerea
Chubb's Cisticola -
Cisticola chubbi
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Northern Yellow White-eye -
Zosterops senegalensis
Shrike-flycatchers ( Platysteiridae )
Black-throated Wattle-eye -
Platysteira peltata
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike -
Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Lesser Swamp-Warbler -
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Highland Rush Warbler -
Bradypterus centralis
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat -
Cossypha niveicapilla
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Cape Wagtail -
Motacilla capensis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Grosbeak Weaver -
Amblyospiza albifrons
Common Waxbill -
Estrilda astrild
Black-crowned Waxbill -
Estrilda nonnula
Baglafecht Weaver -
Ploceus baglafecht
Brown-capped Weaver -
Ploceus insignis
Holub's Golden-Weaver -
Ploceus xanthops
Black-and-white Mannikin -
Spermestes bicolor
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