Sunday, 23 November 2025

Lake Naivasha Cruise - 27th July 2024

 After our stay at Lake Nakuru, we drove across to Lake Naivasha, where we enjoyed an hour long boat ride, adding 5 new species of bird and a new mammal species.

Birds seen were: White-browed Robin Chat, Blacksmith Plover, Red-eyed Dove, Ruppel's Starling, African Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Great Egret, Little Egret, Squacco Heron and Grey Heron. The new species were: Long-tailed Cormorant, Pied Kingfisher, African Fish Eagle, Black Crake and African Jacana

Long-tailed Cormorant

Pied Kingfisher



African Fish Eagle

Black Crake

African Jacana

Whilst there, we also saw several mammals, including Hippopotamus, Plains Zebra, WildebeestCape Buffalo, Thomson's Gazelle and the new one, Waterbuck.


Waterbuck (and Wattled Starling)

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