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Central Island National Park, Kenya (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Central Island National Park, Kenya
Map of Central Island National Park, Kenya
Central Island National Park
Crocodile Lake - Central Island National Park
Flamingo Lake - Central Island National Park
Yellow-billed Stork (
Mycteria ibis
) - In Flight
Fan-tailed Raven (
Corvus rhipidurus
)
Great Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax carbo
) - With Young
Brown-tailed Chat (
Cercomela scotocerca
)
Crested Lark (
Galerida cristata
)
Great Cormorant (
Phalacrocorax carbo
) - Flying
Volcanic island in Lake Turkana
Trips
Kenya Solar Eclipse
11/2/2013
: En route to the eclipse site, we made a detour to Central Island National Park. The trip across the lake was a bit rough, and all of our stuff got soaked by waves washing over the front of the boat.
The island in the middle of the lake had three lakes of its own. The lakes were the result of some previous volcanic activity, and one of the lakes was chock full of flamingos. Another lake was called "Crocodile Lake", but we only saw one crocodile there. There was a third "Tilapia Lake" which we did not see.
Previous Visit (Kalokol: 11/1/2013)
Next Visit (Sibiloi National Park: 11/3/2013)
Species Recorded (22)
Birds ( 21 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Pallid Harrier -
Circus macrourus
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
African Spoonbill -
Platalea alba
Sacred Ibis -
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Yellow-billed Stork -
Mycteria ibis
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Lesser Flamingo -
Phoeniconaias minor
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Egyptian Goose -
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Spur-winged Lapwing -
Vanellus spinosus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Whiskered Tern -
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern -
Chlidonias leucopterus
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser Black-backed Gull -
Larus fuscus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Little Swift -
Apus affinis
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Variable Sunbird -
Cinnyris venustus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Crested Lark -
Galerida cristata
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Fan-tailed Raven -
Corvus rhipidurus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Brown-tailed Chat -
Oenanthe scotocerca
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