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Big and Small Momela Lakes

Located in the Tanzania area, Big and Small Momela Lakes is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted Egyptian Goose, Southern Pochard, Helmeted Guineafowl in the area.

427
All-Time Species
105
Sightings (14 days)
Arusha
Region
Tanzania
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Trailing 14 Days
Species
Date Spotted
Count
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Oct 22, 2026
6
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
Oct 22, 2026
22
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Oct 22, 2026
20
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Oct 22, 2026
2
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Oct 22, 2026
1
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Oct 22, 2026
5
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Oct 22, 2026
2
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Oct 22, 2026
6
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Oct 22, 2026
5
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Oct 22, 2026
2
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Oct 22, 2026
20
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
Oct 22, 2026
25
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Oct 22, 2026
35
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Oct 22, 2026
2
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Oct 22, 2026
15
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Oct 22, 2026
1
Great EgretArdea alba
Oct 22, 2026
2
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
Oct 22, 2026
6
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Oct 22, 2026
5
HamerkopScopus umbretta
Oct 22, 2026
7
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Oct 22, 2026
1
Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
Oct 22, 2026
1
Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
Oct 22, 2026
1
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Oct 22, 2026
1
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
Oct 22, 2026
6
Cape TealAnas capensis
Oct 20, 2026
30
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
Oct 20, 2026
2
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Oct 20, 2026
1
RuffCalidris pugnax
Oct 20, 2026
1
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Oct 20, 2026
1
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Oct 20, 2026
1
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Oct 20, 2026
3
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
Oct 20, 2026
2
Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
Oct 20, 2026
1
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Oct 20, 2026
2
Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
Oct 20, 2026
1
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Oct 20, 2026
2
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Oct 20, 2026
2
White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
Oct 20, 2026
1
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
Oct 20, 2026
1
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
Oct 20, 2026
6
Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
Oct 20, 2026
1
Oct 20, 2026
4
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
Oct 20, 2026
1
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa
Oct 20, 2026
1
Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
Oct 20, 2026
1
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
Oct 20, 2026
1
Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi
Oct 20, 2026
1
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
Oct 20, 2026
1
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Oct 20, 2026
1
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Oct 20, 2026
3
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
Oct 20, 2026
1
African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Oct 20, 2026
5
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
Oct 20, 2026
2
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
Oct 20, 2026
20
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Oct 20, 2026
1
African BroadbillSmithornis capensis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
Oct 20, 2026
2
Oct 20, 2026
1
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Oct 20, 2026
2
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Oct 20, 2026
1
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Oct 20, 2026
1
Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Oct 20, 2026
1
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Oct 20, 2026
1
Oct 20, 2026
1
Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
Oct 20, 2026
2
Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
Oct 20, 2026
5
African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
Oct 20, 2026
1
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Oct 20, 2026
2
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Oct 20, 2026
3
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Oct 20, 2026
1
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Oct 20, 2026
1
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Oct 20, 2026
1
Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
Oct 16, 2026
3
Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
Oct 16, 2026
2
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
Oct 16, 2026
1
Common SwiftApus apus
Oct 16, 2026
3
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Oct 16, 2026
6
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Oct 16, 2026
1
Oct 16, 2026
2
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Oct 16, 2026
2
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Oct 16, 2026
1
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
Oct 16, 2026
3
Oct 16, 2026
1
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Oct 16, 2026
20
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Oct 16, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Oct 16, 2026
250
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Oct 16, 2026
2
Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
Oct 16, 2026
1
Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Oct 16, 2026
7
White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
Oct 16, 2026
1
Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta
Oct 16, 2026
2

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