Site Report: Abiata-Shala National Park
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - Female
Rueppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula)
Cut-throat (Amadina fasciata)
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - And Little Stints
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - Non-breeding
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - and one Greater Flamingo
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Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) - Female
Rueppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula)
Cut-throat (Amadina fasciata)
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - And Little Stints
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - Non-breeding
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - and one Greater Flamingo
Two more of the rift valley lakes. Lake Abiata is a shallow somewhat saline lake. Shala lake is deeper and has a lot less bird life.
Visits
- 2011-01-15: We heard about a bunch of flamingos at Abaita-Shala, so we decided to make a quick trip to the park to check it out. One of the more striking things about the park was that there was actually some grass on the ground in places. The park is at least partially fenced off, and we did not see any goats inside. There were, however, quite a few houses on the inside, and with that came the groups of children. The preferred faranji greeting in this area is "you, you, you", and you can bet I was tired of hearing that. In addition, when the kids see that you are looking at a bird, that must mean that you want to see it fly, and before long they will throw a stone at it or do something else to get it moving.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (17 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(17 records)
Class: Birds
(17 records)
- Order: Bucerotiformes
(1 record)
- Family: Hornbills
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax metabates)
- Order: Pelicans (6 records)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(5 records)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Rueppell's Weaver (Ploceus galbula)
- Cut-throat (Amadina fasciata)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
- Mocking Cliff-Chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (3 records)