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Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides: Several seen well in Buffalo Springs, frequently singing on
the tops of small bushes.
Pink-breasted Lark Mirafra poecilosterna: Common at Buffalo Springs.
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea: Good numbers in highland areas.
Fischer’s Sparrow Lark Eremopterix leucopareia: A small flock near Isiolo, and a larger one on the
way back from the Mara.
MOTACILLIDAE
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp: A common and attractive species.
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara: The African counterpart of Grey Wagtail; seen at Thika, Naro
Moru and near Kericho.
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis: A duller member of the group; seen at Mountain Lodge,
Nyahururu, and Kericho.
Grassland Pipit (African Pipit) Anthus cinnamomeus: Small numbers at several sites.
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis: Two on the Oloololo escarpment.
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys: Common on the Solio ranch and in the Mara; smaller
numbers elsewhere.
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus: Common in the Mara; smaller numbers elsewhere.
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula: Two in Nairobi NP, at the edge of their range.
Rosy-breasted Longclaw Macronyx ameliae: Several sightings in the Mara.
HIRUNDINIDAE
Banded Martin Riparia cincta: Good numbers in the Mara; also a few in Nairobi NP and Nakuru.
Plain Martin (African Sand Martin) Riparia paludicola: Widespread.
Grey-rumped Swallow Hirundo griseopyga: Two at Nakuru.
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii: Widespread; most common in the Mara.
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica: Seen at various localities, with good numbers at Nakuru and Baringo.
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis: Four in the Kericho area.
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica: Widespread in small numbers.
Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis: Just two near Nyahuhuru.
Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufa: Two seen on our journey across the Mara.
Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica: Widespread in small numbers.
Rock Martin (African Rock Martin) Hirundo fuligula: Common at scattered sites.
Black Saw-wing (Black Rough-wing) Psalidoprocne pristoptera: Common resident.
White-headed Saw-wing (White-headed Rough-wing) Psalidoprocne albiceps: Two seen near Kichwa
Tembo.
PYCNONOTIDAE
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris: A distinctive highland forest bird; several seen at
Mountain Lodge and Naro Moru.
Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris: A forest canopy species with a red eye; seen at
Mountain Lodge, Kericho and Kichwa Tembo.
Mountain Greenbul Andropadus nigriceps: The rather attractive yellow-bellied, grey-headed
greenbul at Mountain Lodge.
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus: A largish pale-eyed species; two seen at Thika.
Grey-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris (H): An undergrowth species with pale feet and
reddish tail; a flock heard persistently at Thika, but would not show.
Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi: Three seen at Naro Moru.
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans: A garden bird at Samburu.
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus: Abundant resident. If this species is split, then the form seen
at Buffalo Springs/Samburu with streaky breast and white patches behind the ear coverts
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