Kenya Parks
By Anthony Ham
Anthony is a renowned Africa expert and author of many Lonely Planet guidebooks, including the guide to Kenya.
Together, Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves have over 390 bird species recorded. The dry, open country offers very rewarding birding opportunities. The area holds a number of northeast African dry-country species that are shared with Ethiopia and Somalia. Some of the heavyweights to look out for are Somali ostrich, vulturine guineafowl and Abyssinian ground hornbill. This area is also great to see the unusual Egyptian vulture.
Notable Birds in Buffalo Springs NR
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Birding Specials –Treats for Avid Birders
- Abyssinian ground hornbill
- Acacia tit
- Bare-eyed thrush
- African palm swift
- Ashy cisticola
- Bare-eyed thrush
- Black-bellied sunbird
- Black-capped social weaver
- Bristle-crowned starling
- Brown-tailed rock chat
- Chestnut weaver
- Chestnut-headed sparrow lark
- Donaldson-Smith’s sparrow-weaver
- Egyptian vulture
- Fischer’s starling
- Golden pipit
- Golden-breasted starling
- Greater kestrel
- Grey wren-warbler
- Hunter’s sunbird
- Lanner falcon
- Mariqua sunbird
- Northern brownbul
- Palm-nut vulture
- Pink-breasted lark
- Pygmy batis
- Red-bellied parrot
- Red-necked falcon
- Red-winged lark
- Reichenow’s seedeater
- Rosy-patched bush-shrike
- Rufous chatterer
- Secretary bird
- Singing bush lark
- Somali bee-eater
- Somali ostrich
- Spotted palm-thrush
- Von der Decken’s hornbill
- Vulturine guineafowl
- White-headed mousebird
- Yellow-vented eremomela
Best Time for Bird Watching
Buffalo Springs is a bird-watching utopia and produces good birding year-round. Birdwatching is exceptional, because many unusual, dry-country specials are here all of the time. The birding only gets better when the migratory birds check-in from November to April. The short and long rains peak during November and April, so keep that in mind when planning your trip.
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