Site Report: Kalokol, Kenya
Kalokol Harbor (and our boat)
Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
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)
Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
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)
Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
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)
Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
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
- Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
- White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata)
- 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-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- Family: Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- 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
- Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
- Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
- 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)