Wild sounds adventures top birding destination

Cherangani Hills, it offers some of the most diverse and splendid mountain landscape found in the region. The montane forest and the high peak boast as best place for nature lovers with some bird species restricted into these areas. The open moorland has wealth of alpine flora that you will not find it anywhere.

The avifauna of the cherangani hills include; The lammergeyer, African crowned eagle, mountain buzzard( forest) the spotted creeper, Abyssinian ground thrush, Purple throtted cuckoo shrike, Abyssinian ground hornbill, fine banded wood pecker, oriole finch Hartlaubs turaco,grey cuckoo shrike, grey headed negrofinch, alpine chat, evergreen woodland warbler mountain yellow warbler, African hill babbler, mountain oriole mountain greenbul, sharpes starling, moustached green tinker bird, white browed crombec, African wood owl, black billed weaver , brown caped weaver, red fronted parrot among other montane species.

Kongelai Escarpment, it is a beautiful semi arid country on the west side of the cherangani, the bird life and landscape is so amazing. White crested turaco, Ross’s turaco, Eastern grey plantain eater, Yellow billed shrike,hemprich hornbill, Lesser blue eared starling, Foxy cisticola, Yellow bellied hyliota, Chestnut crown sparrow weaver, Greenbacked eremomella, Black billed barbet, Heuglins mask weaver, Hartlaubs marsh widow bird, bronze tailed starling, black headed batis, brown backed and Ugandan spotted wood pecker, brown parrot.

Saiwa swamp national park

It is the smallest park in the country covering an area of 3 kmsq, very rich diverse habitat, forest and swamp. No driving, walking is the main activity; the park was established to protect the endangered Sitatunga, a semi-aquatic antelope. Other wildlife species include debrazza monkeys. The ecosystem is also rich in birdlife and the keys species include.

Blue headed coucal, splendid starling, Purple starling, Doherty’s bushrike, Double tooth barbet, Grey winged robin, grosbeak and halubs golden weavers

Mount Elgon national park

The second highest mountain in Kenya with the most amazing montane forest, alpine vegetation bird life and great scenery, the remote location makes it one of the best destinations for nature lover who value privacy; you can explore the entire place without encountering any other tourist.
The avifauna of this great place include, lammegier,African crowned eagle, red fronted parrot, mountain illadopsis, moorland francolin, Ayres hawk eagle cape eagle owl, red chested owlet African wood owl

Notable mammals include the, elephants, giant forest hog, yellow backed duiker, red duiker mountain fruit bat

THE CAVES.

The three caves; kitum, makingeny and chepnyalil are a must areas to visit. Kitum cave is 60metres wide and 200metres deep attracting elephants that come to lick the salt. It is also home to thousands fruit eating pats.