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Birds of Lolldaiga Hills Ranch¹ Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Struthionidae Ostriches Struthio camelus Common ostrich LC Both S. c. camelus (LC) and S. c. molybdophanes (Somali ostrich) (VU) present.These considered species by some authorities. Struthio molybdophanes Somali ostrich VU Anatidae Ducks, geese Dendrocygna viduata White-faced whistling duck LC Oxyura maccoa Maccoa duck NT Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian goose LC Sarkidiornis melanotos Knob-billed duck LC Netta erythrophthalma Southern pochard LC Spatula clypeata Northern shoveler LC Spatula querquedula Garganey LC Spatula hottentota Hottentot teal LC Mareca strepera Gadwall LC Anas sparsa African black duck LC Anas undulata Yellow-billed duck LC Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed teal LC Anas acuta Northern pintail LC Anas crecca Eurasian teal LC Numididae Guineafowls Numida meleagris Helmeted guineafowl LC Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine guineafowl LC 1 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Odontophoridae Stone partridge Ptilopachus petrosus Stone partridge LC Phasianidae Francolins, spurfowls, quails Coturnix coturnix Common quail LC Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin quail LC Pternistis squamatus Scaly francolin LC Pternistis hildebrandti Hildebrandt’s francolin LC Pternistis leucoscepus Yellow-necked spurfowl LC Dendroperdix sephaena Crested francolin LC Scleroptila shelleyi Shelley’s francolin LC Podicipedidae Grebes Tachybaptus ruficollis Little grebe LC Columbidae Pigeons, doves Columba livia Feral (rock) pigeon LC Columba guinea Speckled pigeon LC Columba arquatrix African olive pigeon LC Aplopelia larvata Lemon dove LC Streptopelia lugens Dusky turtle dove LC Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed dove LC Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked dove LC Spilopelia senegalensis Laughing dove LC Treron calvus African green pigeon LC Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted wood dove LC Turtur tympanistria Tambourine dove LC Oena capensis Namaqua dove LC 2 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Otididae Bustards Lissotis melanogaster Black-bellied bustard LC Lissotis hartlaubii Hartlaub’s bustard LC Ardeotis kori Kori bustard NT Lophotis gindiana Buff-crested bustard LC Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied bustard LC Cuculidae Cuckoos, coucals Centropus superciliosus White-browed coucal LC Clamator jacobinus Jacobin cuckoo LC Clamator levaillantii Levaillant’s cuckoo LC Clamator glandarius Great spotted cuckoo LC Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas’s cuckoo LC Chrysococcyx caprius Diederik cuckoo LC Cuculus solitarius Red-chested cuckoo LC Cuculus clamosus Black cuckoo LC Cuculus canorus Common cuckoo LC Cuculus gularis African cuckoo LC Musophagidae Turacos, go-away-birds Criniferoides leucogaster White-bellied go-away-bird LC Tauraco hartlaubi Hartlaub’s turaco LC Caprimulgidae Nightjars Caprimulgus fraenatus Dusky nightjar LC Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith’s nightjar LC Caprimulgus poliocephalus Montane nightjar LC Caprimulgus tristigma Freckled nightjar LC 3 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Apodidae Swifts Schoutedenapus myoptilus Scarce swift LC Cypsiurus parvus African palm swift LC Tachymarptis melba Alpine swift LC Tachymarptis aequatorialis Mottled swift LC Apus apus Common swift LC Apus niansae Nyanza swift LC Apus barbatus African black swift LC Apus affinis Little swift LC Apus caffer White-rumped swift LC Rallidae Rails, crakes, gallinules Crex crex Corncrake LC Zapornia flavirostra Black crake LC Gallinula chloropus Common moorhen LC Gallinula angulata Lesser moorhen LC Fulica cristata Red-knobbed coot LC Heliornithidae Finfoots Podica senegalensis African finfoot LC Gruidae Cranes Balearica regulorum Grey crowned crane EN Burhinidae Thick-knees Burhinus capensis Spotted thick-knee LC 4 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Recurvirostridae Stilts, avocets Himantopus himantopus Black-winged stilt LC Charadriidae Plovers, lapwings Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded plover LC Vanellus armatus Blacksmith plover LC Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged plover LC Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged plover LC Vanellus coronatus Crowned plover LC Rostratulidae Painted-snipes Rostratula benghalensis Greater painted-snipe LC Scolopacidae Sandpipers and allies Calidris minuta Little stint LC Calidris temminckii Temminck’s stint LC Calidris pugnax Ruff LC Gallinago gallinago Common snipe LC Actitis hypoleucos Common sandpiper LC Tringa stagnatilis Marsh sandpiper LC Tringa nebularia Common greenshank LC Tringa ochropus Green sandpiper LC Tringa glareola Wood sandpiper LC Turnicidae Buttonquails, quail-plover Turnix sylvaticus Common buttonquail LC 5 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Glareolidae Coursers, pratincoles Cursorius temminckii Temminck’s courser LC Rhinoptilus cinctus Heuglin’s courser LC Laridae Gulls, terns, skimmers Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged black tern LC Ciconiidae Storks Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabou stork LC Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed stork LC Anastomus lamelligerus African open-billed stork LC Ciconia nigra Black stork LC Ciconia abdimii Abdim’s stork LC Ciconia ciconia White stork LC Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus Great white pelican LC Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed pelican LC Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Hamerkop LC Ardeidae Herons, egrets, bitterns Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf bittern LC Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned night heron LC Butorides striata Striated heron LC Ardeola ralloides Squacco heron LC Ardeola idae Madagascar pond heron EN 6 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Bubulcus ibis (Western) Cattle egret LC Ardea cinerea Grey heron LC Ardea melanocephala Black-headed heron LC Ardea alba Great white egret LC Ardea intermedia Yellow-billed (intermediate) egret LC Egretta ardesiaca Black egret (heron) LC Egretta garzetta Little egret LC Threskiornithidae Ibises, spoonbills Threskiornis aethiopicus Sacred ibis LC Platalea alba African spoonbill LC Bostrychia hagedash Hadada ibis LC Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants Microcarbo africanus Long-tailed (reed) cormorant LC Phalacrocorax carbo Great cormorant LC Sagittariidae Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird VU Accipitridae Hawks, vultures, buzzards, eagles, allies Elanus caeruleus Black-winged (black-shouldered) kite LC Aviceda cuculoides African cuckoo hawk LC Polyboroides typus African harrier hawk LC Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier NT Nest on Engwaki Hill in 1950s. Extirpated from Lolldaiga in 1950s, and from Laikipia ca. 1981. 7 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Neophron percnopterus Egyptian vulture EN Thought extirpated from Lolldaiga ca. 1980, but adult seen July 2015 and immature seen November 2018. These are first known records for Laikipia since ca. 2010. Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur NT Circaetus pectoralis Black-chested snake eagle LC Circaetus cinereus Brown snake eagle LC Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded vulture CR Gyps africanus White-backed vulture CR Gyps rueppellii Rüppell’s vulture CR Torgos tracheliotus Lappet-faced vulture EN Stephanoaetus coronatus Crowned eagle NT Polemaetus bellicosus Martial eagle VU Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested eagle LC Clanga pomarina Lesser spotted eagle LC Aquila rapax Tawny eagle LC Aquila verreauxii Verreaux’s eagle LC Aquila nipalensis Steppe eagle EN Aquila spilogaster African hawk eagle LC Hieraaetus wahlbergi Wahlberg’s eagle LC Hieraaetus pennatus Booted eagle LC Kaupifalco monogrammicus Lizard buzzard LC Melierax poliopterus Eastern chanting goshawk LC Micronisus gabar Gabar goshawk LC Circus aeruginosus Western marsh harrier LC Circus macrourus Pallid harrier NT Circus pygargus Montagu’s harrier LC Accipiter tachiro African goshawk LC Accipiter minullus Little sparrowhawk LC Accipiter nisus Eurasian sparrowhawk LC 8 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Accipiter melanoleucus Great (black) sparrowhawk LC Haliaeetus vocifer African fish eagle LC Milvus migrans Black kite LC Buteo buteo Common (steppe) buzzard LC Buteo oreophilus Mountain buzzard LC Buteo rufinus Long-legged buzzard LC Buteo augur Augur buzzard LC Tytonidae Barn owls Tyto alba Barn owl LC Strigidae Typical owls Glaucidium perlatum Pearl-spotted owlet LC Otus senegalensis African scops owl LC Otus scops Eurasian scops owl LC ID based on views and calls. Ptilopsis leucotis Northern white-faced scops owl LC Asio capensis Marsh owl LC Strix woodfordii African wood owl LC Bubo africanus Spotted eagle owl LC Bubo lacteus Verreaux’s eagle-owl LC Coliidae Mousebirds Colius striatus Speckled mousebird LC Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped mousebird LC Trogondae Trogons Apaloderma narina Narina trogon LC 9 Order and scientific name² Common name² Threat3 Comments Bucerotidae Hornbills Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern ground hornbill VU Extirpated from Lolldaiga ca. 2007. Apparently extirpated from Laikipia. Lophoceros alboterminatus Crowned hornbill LC Lophoceros nasutus African grey hornbill LC Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed hornbill LC Tockus flavirostris Eastern yellow-billed hornbill LC Tockus deckeni Von der Decken’s hornbill LC Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops Hoopoe LC Both U. e. epops and U. e. africana occur. Phoeniculidae Wood-hoopoes Phoeniculus purpureus Green wood-hoopoe LC Phoeniculus damarensis Violet wood-hoopoe LC Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common scimitarbill LC Rhinopomastus minor Abyssinian scimitarbill LC Indicatoridae Honeyguides Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg’s honeybird LC Indicator meliphilus Pallid honeyguide LC Indicator minor Lesser honeyguide LC Indicator
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    Tanzania 16 - 27 April 2018 Tour Leader Tertius Gous Photographs by Tertius Gous taken on this tour www.birdingafrica.com Day 0: The first day was spent birding and relaxing at our lodge near Kilimanjaro International Airport while we waited for everyone to arrive. The open Acacia savanna surrounding the lodge always provides a very productive start to the tour and notable sightings included Speckled and Blue- naped Mousebird, White-browed Coucal, Mourning Collared Dove, Little and African Palm Swift, European Roller, Grey-headed Kingfisher, African Hoopoe, Red-backed Shrike, Long-tailed Fiscal, Dark-capped Bulbul (the first of many!), Northern and Red-faced Crombec, Willow Warbler, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Buff-bellied Warbler, Garden Warbler, Winding Cisticola, Spotted Flycatcher, Spotted Palm Thrush, Superb and Violet-backed Starling, Scarlet- chested and Variable Sunbird, Red-billed Firefinch, Blue-capped Cordon-bleu, Crimson-rumped Waxbill and Reichenow’s Seedeater, while Yellow-winged Bat showed well at the lodge. As a bonus, our lodge was perfectly situated for spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Days 1- 2: We spent two full days exploring the grasslands, lakes, woodlands and forests of Arusha National Park. Close to the entrance of the Park we found a breeding colony of Taveta Weavers supported by a few Golden-backed Weavers and an obliging Brown-breasted Barbet. Soon after we entered the Park an open grassy meadow produced good numbers of African Buffalo with numerous Red- billed Oxpeckers in attendance, as well as Bushbuck. Other mammals found in the grasslands and woodlands included Common Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog, Waterbuck, Kirk’s Dik-dik and numerous troops of Olive Baboons, while the forests held Harvey’s Duiker and the diminutive Suni.
  • The Conservation Ecology of the European Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) in a Complex Heathland-Plantation Landscape

    The Conservation Ecology of the European Nightjar (Caprimulgus Europaeus) in a Complex Heathland-Plantation Landscape

    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by University of East Anglia digital repository The conservation ecology of the European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) in a complex heathland-plantation landscape. Katrina Sharps A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. May 2013 © This copy of the thesis has been supplied on condition that anyone who consults it is understood to recognise that its copyright rests with the author and that use of any information derived there from must be in accordance with current UK Copyright Law. In addition, any quotation or extract must include full attribution. Acknowledgements Firstly, I would like to thank my primary supervisor Paul Dolman for his constant advice, support and enthusiasm throughout this PhD. I am also grateful to the other members of my supervisory team: Ian Henderson of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and Andrew Lovett of UEA, for their useful guidance. Special thanks also go to Neal Armour-Chelu of the Forestry Commission and Greg Conway of the BTO for practical advice for the fieldwork and their invaluable experience and knowledge of forest management and working with nightjars respectively. Next, I would like to thank the other members of my radio-tracking and moth trapping teams – Vivien Hartwell, Laura Wilkinson, Elwyn Sharps, Alastair Feather, Kirsten Miller and Isobel Winney. Their efforts were tireless and they showed dedication to the project throughout. Additional thanks to all radio-tracking and nest finding volunteers, including Forestry Commission, RSPB and Wildlife Trust staff.