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503.K171. Speckled Mousebird  Colius striatus kikuyuensis 

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Showing very long tail, Nairobi National Park  04.09.2019 

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Mara North Conservancy        10.09.2019

I always enjoy seeing Mousebirds

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I am really pleased we are able to go ahead with another Big Year, so seeing how many people have already been busy I thought I should get started!   1.UK1. Dunnock  Prunella modularis 

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15.UK15. Barn Owl  Tyto alba Upton Warren, Worcestershire           05.01.2018 It was pretty dark, but we had arrived early in attempt to see the Barn Owl - so were delighted. Taken at

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339.Ic50. Snow Bunting  Plectrophenax nivalis          (m) Flatey Island    12.06.2019 (m) Flatey Island    12.06.2019 (f) Flatey Island    12.06.2019 Common on Flat

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504.K172. Speckled Pigeon  Columba guinea guinea           

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  16.09.2019

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505.K173. Speckle-Fronted Weaver  Sporopipes frontalis emini      

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Selenkay Conservancy           06.09.2019

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  14.09.2019

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506.K174. Spectacled Weaver  Ploceus ocularis suahelicus

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Kicheche Mara Camp (Mara North)    11.09.2019     

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507.K175. Spot-Flanked Barbet  Tricholaema lachrymosa radcliffei 

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Kicheche Mara Camp (Mara North)    11.09.2019

Not the best angle, but you can see the spots:)

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508.K176. Spur-Winged Plover  Vanellus spinosus  

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Amboseli National Park           06.09.2019

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509.K177. Straw-Tailed Whydah  Vidua fischeri        

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Selenkay Conservancy           07.09.2019

Location, pink bill (not red), rufous crown, whitish underparts with buff on breast

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510.K178. Striped Kingfisher  Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti      

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  15.09.2019

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  15.09.2019

We were delighted to see two of them sitting so cooperatively out in the open near to the track - and they didn't seem to mind us at all.

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Oh come on. Seriously. Is there no end? :blink:

 

I've never seen a Spot-flanked Barbet. Cool. 

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1 hour ago, TonyQ said:

@Soukous  well I have got to St.....

Says someone who knows that there are as many Yellow and White birds as there are Red ones :D!

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And they just keep on coming. Great photos.

Congratulations on the ST Whydah. Well reasoned. Lovely pair of Kingfishers.

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@Galana thank you. I am learning about the reasoning!

@xelas  there may be one or two white  and yellow....B)

 

511.K179. Sulphur-Breasted Bush-Shrike  Malaconotus sulfureopectus similis       

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Selenkay Conservancy           05.09.2019

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512.K180. Superb Starling  Lamprotornis superbus  

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Amboseli National Park           06.09.2019

Very common, but they are superb!

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513.K181. Taita Fiscal   Lanius dorsalis        

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  16.09.2019

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514.K182. Taveta Golden Weaver  Ploceus castaneiceps    

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(F+M) Amboseli National Park           06.09.2019

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(M) Amboseli National Park           06.09.2019

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K183. Tawny Eagle  Aquila rapax rapax

Already seen in India 

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Selenkay Conservancy           05.09.2019

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Pale and Dark form together, Amboseli National Park           06.09.2019

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Mara North Conservancy        09.09.2019

Brown Eagles are almost as bad as larks, pipits and cisticolas!

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515.K184. Tawny-Flanked Prinia  Prinia subflava melanorhyncha    

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Nairobi National Park  04.09.2019

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Masai Mara Reserve   10.09.2019

I like to watch Prinias

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516.K185. Temminck’s Courser  Cursorius temminckii         

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Mara North Conservancy        08.09.2019

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517.K186. Three Banded Plover  Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris      

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Masai Mara Reserve   10.09.2019  

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Mara Naboisho Conservancy  15.09.2019

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518.K187. Tropical Boubou  Laniarius aethiopicus    

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Nairobi National Park  04.09.2019

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519.K188. Two-Banded Courser  Rhinoptilus africanus gracilis        

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Selenkay Conservancy           06.09.2019

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Selenkay Conservancy           06.09.2019

Tricky to photograph - always on the move and runs very quickly

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There goes my Pole Position! Well, it was a hopeless cause anyway as soon as Tony got started with his Kenyan birds and had already dozens of "A"s. :)

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520.K189. Variable Sunbird  Nectarinia venusta       

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Nairobi National Park  04.09.2019

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5 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

Brown Eagles are almost as bad as larks, pipits and cisticolas!

Yes. But at least there is less of 'em!:D

Never mind the Yellows and Whites. I bet you are causing enough angst with the Ts.

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