Lake Elementaita

06.01.2015

The first night at Lake Elementaita, most of us spent almost sleepless. Too many noises occupied the mind and would not let it sleep. The next morning, as we tumble out of the tent, we see what's all going on around us.
Dennis and me go for a walk along the lake and see so many different bird species.

Good morning, Lake Elementaita.



Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Graureiher



Yellow-Billed Stork and Grey Heron
Mycteria ibis i Ardea cinerea
Nimmersatt und Graureiher



Black-Crowned Night-Heron (juvenile)
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nachtreiher



Black-Crowned Night-Heron (adults)



Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Flussseeschwalbe












Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Graufischer






"Njam, njam fish!"









Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus
Weißbrustkormoran






Great Egret
Casmerodius albus
Silberreiher



Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Seidenreiher



Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Temminckstrandläufer






African Thrush
Turdus pelios centralis



Rüppell's Long-Tailed Starling
Lamprotornis purpuropterus
Schweifglanzstar



Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Schafstelze






Three-Banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
Dreibandregenpfeifer






Black-Winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Stelzenläufer



Blacksmith Plover
Vanellus armatus
Waffenkiebitz



Donkey
Equus africanus asinus
Esel















After diving, cormorants dry their feathers this way.



Barn Swallows
Hirundo rustica
Rauchschwalben



African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Schmalschnabellöffler

During our morning walk of one and a half hour, Dennis and me observed (unfortunately not photographed) more than 20 bird species!

At the Lake Elementaita, we stay at the Oasis Eco Camp for two nights. It is a nice place directly on the shores of Lake Elementaita and it is set in the midst of a natural acacia forest and bushes. The lake and forest together are home to an abundant birdlife of over 450 species of birds.
For a couple it is a romantic getaway to honeymoon. At the camp it is possible to stay in cottages or houses with private bedrooms and bathrooms. The camp also has very scenic camping grounds next to the lake with big tents including a shower and toilet facility. During the two days of our stay, we get catering from the camp stuff.

Having breakfast at the shore of Lake Elementaita



African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae rhodeogaster
Afrikanischer Grauspecht



African Paradise Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Graubrust-Paradiesschnäpper

After breakfast, Dennis and me go hiking to and around the crater next to the camp at lake Elementaita.

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