More Kenya help (1 Viewer)

[monkir]

1, 2 and 3 seen in Tsavo West. 1 and 2 ? Flycatcher species . Is 3 an immature Verreauxs Eagle?
4 and 5 in Athi Plains

 

[Butty]

3. Guess tawny eagle.

 

[tconzemi]

Eagle is Wahlberg's by small longuish bill and common head pattern

 

[monkir]

Any ideas on the ? Flycatcher?

 

[MacNara]

African Grey Flycatcher in my opinion.

And it's either Red-winged Lark or Rufous-naped Lark, but should be the former based on location.

 

[monkir]

Thanks that's all really helpful. I find Larks very tricky. Any thoughts about the Eagle?

 

[Butty]

Any thoughts about the Eagle?

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Of the two that are already present above, I'd recommend the one that's expressed with greater conviction and detail.

 

[MacNara]

Any thoughts about the Eagle?

tconzemi (Tom) knows more about African raptors than almost anyone. If he thinks it's Wahlberg's then it almost certainly is. And if Butty, who at first thought it was Tawny, and who is also 'quite knowledeable' (no offence) agrees by liking Tom's post, then I think you can be fairly certain of Wahlberg's.

 

[THE_FERN]

[surely Athi Plains is slightly unusual habitat for Verreaux's. Tawny eagle has well-big bill]

 

[monkir]

MacNara - Thanks - We'll take it as a Wahlberg's and bow to Toms great knowledge which is certainly a lot more than ours!
The Fern. As I said -3 - the eagle - was seen in Tsavo West.

 

[THE_FERN]

MacNara - Thanks - We'll take it as a Wahlberg's and bow to Toms great knowledge which is certainly a lot more than ours!
The Fern. As I said -3 - the eagle - was seen in Tsavo West.

Yes sorry I misread. (But your photos aren't numbered and the order they appear is viewing device dependent.)

 

[JWN Andrewes]

The Lark looks to be Short-tailed, as discussed on another thread.

 

[MacNara]

The Lark looks to be Short-tailed, as discussed on another thread.

Good point. My comment was based on thinking the location was Tsavo - and not looking closely enough at the photo (although I didn't realise Short-tailed had such a huge bill).