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Main Details

Location Awash NP entrance area
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Additional Details

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Owner Chris Wood

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Effort

Protocol:  Traveling
  • Observers:  2
  • Distance:  1.58 km

Checklist Comments

A checklist for the area right around the Visitor Center. We started by birding the area near the buildings, which was quite good and we had very nice mixed flocks of Chestnut Sparrows, Chestnut Weavers and Red-billed Quelea. We also had our first good looks at many common species such as the ubiquitous White-browed Sparrow-Weaver. We soon continued to wander south past the building and found Rosy-patched Bushshrike, which provided what would be the best views we had of the entire trip. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the White-rumped Shrikes, which were traveling in one small party. For whatever reason, neither of us had really noticed these in the book and it took a couple minutes to figure out what they were. All-in-all, an excellent first stop and introduction to the birds of Awash. We eventually were told that we couldn't wander around as much as we were -- this was the only time at Awash we were told not to wander around.

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Totals

37
Species Observed
+2 other taxa, 389 individuals
15
Species with Photos

Observations

  1. Helmeted Guineafowl (Helmeted)

    Number observed:  2

  2. Speckled Pigeon

    Number observed:  20

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  3. Dusky Turtle-Dove

    Number observed:  2

  4. Laughing Dove

    Number observed:  2

  5. Namaqua Dove

    Number observed:  2

  6. Buff-crested Bustard

    Number observed:  6

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  7. Dideric Cuckoo

    Number observed:  8

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  8. African Palm Swift

    Number observed:  2

  9. Black-headed Heron

    Number observed:  1

  10. Shikra

    Number observed:  1

  11. Blue-naped Mousebird

    Number observed:  3

  12. White-throated Bee-eater

    Number observed:  1

  13. Gray-headed Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

  14. Rosy-patched Bushshrike

    Number observed:  1

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  15. Fork-tailed Drongo

    Number observed:  2

  16. White-rumped Shrike

    Number observed:  12

    Details

    Totally amazing. Somehow missed this while scanning through field guide and had no idea what they were. Flight style a bit like Canada Jay. Flock of 6 cane trough and a few others followed later.

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  17. Pied Crow

    Number observed:  6

  18. Somali Crow

    Number observed:  6

  19. crow sp.

    Number observed:  4

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    Hybrids

  20. Gillett's Lark

    Number observed:  1

  21. lark sp.

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Not sure what this was. Photos. Very very high pitched song.

  22. Barn Swallow (White-bellied)

    Number observed:  2

  23. Greater Blue-eared Starling

    Number observed:  2

  24. Blackstart

    Number observed:  3

  25. Nile Valley Sunbird

    Number observed:  2

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  26. Beautiful Sunbird

    Number observed:  2

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  27. Abyssinian Sunbird

    Number observed:  1

  28. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

    Number observed:  40

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    NB Nest Building (Confirmed)

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  29. White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

    Number observed:  15

  30. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (Black-billed)

    Number observed:  30

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  31. Rüppell's Weaver

    Number observed:  30

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  32. Chestnut Weaver (Chestnut)

    Number observed:  34

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  33. Red-billed Quelea

    Number observed:  125

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  34. Northern Red Bishop

    Number observed:  1

  35. Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

    Number observed:  2

  36. Village Indigobird

    Number observed:  1

  37. Swainson's Sparrow

    Number observed:  6

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  38. Chestnut Sparrow

    Number observed:  8

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  39. White-bellied Canary

    Number observed:  1

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