Site Report: Kalokol
Kalokol Harbor (and our boat)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Somali Courser (Cursorius somalensis)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota) and Marsh Sandpiper
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) - Female
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
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Kalokol Harbor (and our boat)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Somali Courser (Cursorius somalensis)
Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota) and Marsh Sandpiper
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) - Female
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Shoreline of Lake Turkana
Visits
- 2013-11-01: After a long dusty ride from Lokichar, we finally arrived on the shores of Lake Turkana. After some negotiations with the owner of the boat, we secured camping and a ride across the lake to our preferred eclipse site. Kalokol itself was an interesting fishing village, and there were certainly plenty of flamingos to keep us company.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (37 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(37 records)
Class: Birds
(37 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
- Hottentot Teal (Spatula hottentota)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Common Swift (Apus apus)
- Order: Pelicans
(22 records)
- Family: Anhingas
- African Darter (Anhinga rufa)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Coursers
- Somali Courser (Cursorius somalensis)
- Family: Herons
- Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- Family: Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Order: Perching Birds
(7 records)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Greater Whitethroat (Curruca communis)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
- White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
- Family: Plovers
- Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)