Nyanza - Barn Swallow - Joan Gichuki

Spring alive is an exciting activity here in Kenya. An event was organised by Nature Kenya and Yala Environmental Volunteers on 17th October 2015. It was held in Yala Swamp Important Bird Area. a Total of 34 people participated including the Kenya Wildlife service officer and 14 school children. The new school children participants were taught on some basic skills of bird identification, using binoculars and bird guide books. The children were able to identify birds species in the local Luo language. A total of 46 bird species were recorded includingBarn swallow and Yellow wagtail Discussions were held on how to help migratory species and how to participate in Spring allusive as a along term programme. A bird list for the event was compiled see below 1.Barn swallow 2.Red Chested sunbird 3.Papyrus Gonolek 4.Common Bulbul 5.African pied kingfisher 6.Blue headed coucal 7.Gull Billed Tarn 8.Hadada Ibis 9.Swamp flycatcher 10.Lesser masked weaver 11.Namaqua dove 12.Red knobbed coot 13.Black Crake 14.Squacko Heron 15.Papyrus Yellow warbler 16.Grey Heron 17.Yellow wagtail 18.Common waxbill 19.Little egret 20.Slender billed weaver 21.Marsh Tchagra 22.Ring necked dove 23.Village weaver 24.Blue spotted wood dove 25.Pin tailed whydah 26.Speckled pigeon 27.African mourning dove 28.Black headed heron 29.Black headed Gonolek 30.Brown Babbler 31.Spur winged pullover 32.African Thrush 33.Scarlet Chested sunbird 34.Long toed stint 35.Southern Red Bishop 36.Black crowned night Heron 37.Grey backed Fiscal 38.White winged warbler 39.Winding scisticola 40.Laughing dove 41.Yellow fronted canary 42.Red cheeked cordon Bleu 43.African open Billed stork 44.Harmer kop 45.Malachite Kingfisher 46.Fan tailed widow bird