Bird Safari

We are at Mara Siria and part of their package includes a bird watching safari or a birding safari. It includes the aspect of trying to watch the various magnificent species of birds available in the country and identifying their various traits as they are in that environment. you might ask yourself what this safari has in store and what it entails considering that you are not among the devout bird watchers in the country. Perhaps you even wonder how to go about it since you have lived in the city and the only bird species that you have come across is the Marabou Stork that loves to nest around trees in the city centre. What species are found?
In the morning a trip is organized to various spots of the extensive Mara grasslands that are a strong hold to the threatened, migratory Corncrake and the near threatened Jackson's widowbird. The bush and woodlands around the reserve for example around the cooler eastern region, also holds some unique bird species, with more than 450 bird species that have been recorded in the last few years. It also includes twelve species of Cisticola and birds of prey. Large numbers of Palaerctic migrants brood in the area alongside Caspian plovers and white storks. Other local and unusual birds in the Mara include Rock Cisticola, Rufous Bellied Heron, Denham's Bustard, Black Coucal, Red Tailed chat, Pale Wren Warbler, Tabora Cisticola, Yellow Bellied Hyliota, Green-capped Eremomela and Magpie Shrike. Yes these species are indeed bird species which are found in the Mara.
Further more one is also likely to see, the Common Ostrich, the small but still conspicuous Cardinal Quelea, Sooty Chat, Ground Hornbill, Open-billed Stork, Temminck's Courser, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse and Denham's Bustard. Lilac-breasted Rollers are common. If we find a kill or rotten carcass, we could also expect to see six species of vultures all scavenging around the area.
There are some species of birds that have the habit of migrating to Kenya during the cold season with common species to be such as the Egyptian Hooded Griffon, Nubian White-backed and White-headed storks that are a sight to behold. Pictures are taken in great quantity to be used as cover photos to postcards and calendars as memoirs of a fun filled trip. In addition we will encounter numerous raptors such as Bateleur, Martial and Tawny Eagles, as well as Pale Chanting Goshawk, Augur Buzzards and Black-chested Snake Eagles.
If the Eastern side is not enough we can go along the Masai Mara River and we could watch out for the African Finfoot, Schalow's and Ross' Turaco, Woodland Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Barbet, Black-billed Weaver, Violet-backed Starling, and perhaps with luck, Pel's Fishing Owl. Any tapping noise on the trees may be indicative of the relatively uncommon Woodpeckers who have species such as the Golden-tailed, Green-backed and Fine-banded woodpeckers.
Am sure after the trip with our very informative guide your knowledge of bird species should have grown tenfold and so many postcards will be in line for those back home.

Lodges in the Masai Mara