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Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve (NOT incl. Mida and/or Sabaki)

Located in the Kenya area, Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Reserve (NOT incl. Mida and/or Sabaki) is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Egyptian Goose, White-browed Coucal, Black-winged Stilt in the area.

425
All-Time Species
113
Sightings (14 days)
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Aug 13, 2026
8
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Aug 13, 2026
1
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Aug 13, 2026
2
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
Aug 13, 2026
2
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Aug 13, 2026
8
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Aug 13, 2026
5
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Aug 13, 2026
3
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Aug 13, 2026
6
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Aug 13, 2026
11
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Aug 13, 2026
1
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Aug 13, 2026
5
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Aug 13, 2026
6
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Aug 13, 2026
2
Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
Aug 13, 2026
1
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Aug 13, 2026
3
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Aug 13, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Aug 13, 2026
7
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Aug 13, 2026
2
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Aug 13, 2026
2
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Aug 13, 2026
1
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Aug 13, 2026
1
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Aug 13, 2026
1
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Aug 13, 2026
1
Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri
Aug 13, 2026
3
Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris
Aug 13, 2026
2
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Aug 13, 2026
1
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Aug 13, 2026
7
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Aug 13, 2026
1
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Aug 13, 2026
2
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Aug 13, 2026
1
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Aug 13, 2026
30
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Aug 13, 2026
2
Malindi PipitAnthus melindae
Aug 13, 2026
2
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Aug 13, 2026
1
Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri
Aug 13, 2026
3
Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
Aug 13, 2026
2
Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea
Aug 13, 2026
2
Aug 13, 2026
2
Aug 13, 2026
6
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Aug 13, 2026
1
Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Aug 13, 2026
2
Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
Aug 13, 2026
1
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Aug 13, 2026
2
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca
Aug 13, 2026
2
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Aug 13, 2026
1
Aug 12, 2026
1
Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae
Aug 12, 2026
2
Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus
Aug 12, 2026
2
African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
Aug 12, 2026
1
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
Aug 12, 2026
1
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Aug 12, 2026
4
Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
Aug 12, 2026
2
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Aug 12, 2026
1
Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
Aug 12, 2026
1
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Aug 12, 2026
3
African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
Aug 12, 2026
2
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
Aug 12, 2026
1
African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
Aug 12, 2026
1
Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii
Aug 12, 2026
12
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Aug 12, 2026
2
Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
Aug 12, 2026
1
Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster
Aug 12, 2026
2
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Aug 9, 2026
X
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
Aug 9, 2026
1
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
Aug 9, 2026
2
Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
Aug 9, 2026
2
Aug 9, 2026
1
African BroadbillSmithornis capensis
Aug 9, 2026
1
Eastern NicatorNicator gularis
Aug 9, 2026
1
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Aug 9, 2026
2
Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus
Aug 9, 2026
1
Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
Aug 9, 2026
1
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi
Aug 9, 2026
1
Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus
Aug 8, 2026
1
African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
Aug 8, 2026
2
Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Aug 8, 2026
1
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Aug 8, 2026
2
Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator
Aug 8, 2026
2
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Aug 8, 2026
1
Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex
Aug 8, 2026
2
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Aug 8, 2026
1
Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica
Aug 8, 2026
1
Aug 8, 2026
2
Pale BatisBatis soror
Aug 8, 2026
1
African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Aug 8, 2026
2
Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis
Aug 8, 2026
2
Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
Aug 8, 2026
2
Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata
Aug 8, 2026
4
Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus
Aug 8, 2026
2
Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
Aug 8, 2026
3
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Aug 8, 2026
1
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Aug 8, 2026
2
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
Aug 8, 2026
4
Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensis
Aug 8, 2026
2
Aug 5, 2026
23
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Aug 5, 2026
1
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
Aug 5, 2026
1
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Aug 5, 2026
1
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
Aug 5, 2026
2
Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri
Aug 5, 2026
4
Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi
Aug 5, 2026
3
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
Aug 5, 2026
1
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Aug 5, 2026
1
Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
Aug 5, 2026
1
Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides
Aug 5, 2026
1
House CrowCorvus splendens
Aug 5, 2026
5
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
Aug 5, 2026
3
Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
Aug 5, 2026
2
Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
Aug 2, 2026
3
Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus
Aug 2, 2026
1
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Aug 2, 2026
2
Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
Aug 2, 2026
1
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
Aug 2, 2026
1

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