David Fisher from his on-going tour of Kenya: Part 2

We had an unusual experience during our visit to Lake Baringo and the early morning walk along the nearby escarpment.  As the sun roses behind us, the cliffs turn from deep red to golden brown and the birds came to life.  A Lanner sat on the cliff face calling and watching for an easy breakfast below.

Lanner

The pair of Verreaux's Eagles, just returned to these cliffs after a lengthy absence, cruised back and forth along the cliff face above us.  Suddenly the Lanner was up in the air attacking the eagles, repeatedly diving at one bird which landed on the cliff top to take shelter. 

Verreaux's Eagle

Later that day we moved on to the wonderfully relaxing Rondo Retreat in the heart of Kakamega forest, where the garden full of birds included a remarkably tame White-spotted Flufftail which we watched tossing leaves in a streambed as it searched for food. 

White-sp0tted Flufftail

This was just one of the many highlights in Kakamega, a location that added another hundred species to our bird list, and when we left there for the Masai Mara we had already seen a remarkable 520 species; what an amazingly bird-rich country this is...