NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK

 

A full day birding in Nairobi National Park. The park, only 10km from Nairobi city, has a fantastic avifauna, with over 500 species recorded! 

OCTOBER 2023 KENYA BIRDING

 

Samburu

 

Lake Nakuru

 

Lake Naivasha

 

Masai Mara

 

Murchinson's Falls

Murchison Falls National Park derives its name from the Murchison Falls where the mighty River Nile explodes through a narrow gorge and flows down to become a placid river whose banks are thronged with hippos, crocodiles, waterbuck, and buffalo. Wildlife includes Lions, Leopards, Elephants, Giraffes, Buffaloes, Hartebeest, Oribis, Uganda Kobs, Chimpanzees and many bird species including the rare shoebill.

The park has a variety of habitats; riverine, ironwood forests, savanna with Borassus Palm, Papyrus Swamps, lakes and rivers, dry and moist woodlands.