SAIWA SWAMP NATIONAL PARK BIRDING DAY TOUR
On the Saiwa Swamp National Park Birding Day Tour we shall start our birding in Kitale, scoring the local birds. From here we shall head to the Saiwa Swamp National Park, a small park where exploration is done on foot. This is Kenya’s smallest national park. It hosts a stable breeding population of Sitatunga antelopes too.
We shall spend the time birding here on foot as we explore different forest trails. We shall also explore some of the forest watch towers and wetland boardwalks.
We shall then head back home or to the hotel; marking the end to our great Saiwa Swamp National Park Birding Day Tour.
Highlight birds
Ross’s Turaco, Eastern Grey Plantain-eater, Village Weaver, Black-billed Weaver, African Thrush, African Blue Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Leaf-love/ Greenbul, Lesser Swamp Warbler, Chubb’s Cisticola, Northern Black Flycatcher, Pale Flycatcher, Grey-winged Robin-Chat, Mountain Illadopsis, Marsh Tchagra, Northern Puffback, Blue-headed Coucal, Red-chested Flufftail, Brown Babbler, Klaas’s Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuckoo, Ruppell’s Starling, Grey-backed Fiscal, Common/ Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Black-and-white-Casqued Hornbill, Crowned Hornbill
Highlight mammals and others
Sitatunga, Hilgert’s Vervet Monkey, De Brazza’s Monkey, Mau Forest Guereza Colobus Monkey, Stuhlmann’s Blue Monkey
Habitats covered
Wetlands, Farmlands, Western Kenya Forests
Photographic opportunities
Excellent
Special moments
Bird walks, Mt. Elgon views
You can also explore this area on a longer tour, by booking our Western Kenya Birding Tour.
