...forgot a Banded Parisoma photo - a smart little bird!
...forgot a Banded Parisoma photo - a smart little bird!
Moth interest not been up to par yet - presumably will increase as it gets damper - but, as usual here, Convolvulus Hawkmoth numbers have to be seen to be believed!
Black Cuckooshrike
Von der Decken's Hornbill - female left and male right
Eastern Nicator
Day 2 was great for local migrants/breeders - 92 of 35 species: best a Banded Parisoma = the first ever ringed here; other good lookers that are very infrequently ringed included Black Cuckooshrike, Eastern Nicator and Von der Decken's Hornbill
Asian Lesser Cuckoo
Asian Lesser Cuckoo
Asian Lesser Cuckoo
Ngulia day 2 not so good for Palearctic migrants - lots visible passing low overhead at night but no mist to drop them; morning catch fewer tham 100 but did include a nice scarcity - an Asian Lesser Cuckoo
Red-backed Shrike
Olive-tree Warbler
Barred Warbler
Basra Reed Warbler
...and lots of other nice things coming through the ringing table night and day
Corncrake at the ringing table
Corncrake
First day's been good: humid with all the rain so plenty of mist for a time last mist that prompted a good drop of birds - combined night/day total of 914 ringed incl 2 Corncrakes...
Back in Kenya for another migration session at Ngulia - hasn't actually been looking like this most of time as there's been bucket loads of rain both last night and again today