- There is no real need to bird very early. The altitude keeps temperatures down to at most 25 or 26 C. Birds are active all day.
- The valley gets wetter further down and the species begin to change.
- 29 species were seen in all.
- Three lifers were: western citril, Holub's golden-weaver and green-winged pytilia.
- I flew the next day to Hargeisa in Somaliland
immature scarlet-chested sunbird 1
Scarlet-chested sunbird doesn't have males in eclipse plumage. The bird I feature here is an immature male.
immature scarlet-chested sunbird 2
northern grey headed sparrow
There is a semi-cultivated area part way down the valley. This was worth waiting at for an hour or two to see what emerged.
african thrush
adult scarlet-chested sunbird
Holub's golden weaver
speckled mousebird
Just before the shanty town there are few small pools. These attract swallows and of course malachite kingfisher.
african stonechat
malachite kingfisher
The locals farm near the shanty suburb. Hadada ibis and sacred ibis were in the fields.
hadada ibis
sacred ibis
western citril
bronze sunbird
The green-winged pytilia was seen on the way back up the hill.
green-winged pytilia
Remera district, Kigali, Ville de Kigali, RW
18-Jul-2018 07:45 - 11:30
29 species
Red-eyed Dove
African Palm-Swift
Hamerkop
Black-headed Heron
Sacred Ibis
Hadada Ibis
Black Kite (Yellow-billed)
Speckled Mousebird
Malachite Kingfisher
Northern Fiscal
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Pied Crow
Angola Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Common Bulbul (Dark-capped)
White-browed Robin-Chat
African Stonechat
African Thrush
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Bronze Sunbird
Yellow-fronted Canary
Western Citril
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Village Weaver (Black-headed)
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
Bronze Mannikin
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