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
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