Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Bird Watching at Fourteen Falls Lodge, Thika

 

Bird Watching at Fourteen Falls Lodge

List of the birds sighted at the lodge on the weekend of 27th and 28th May 2017


BIRDS IDENTIFIED AT 14 FALLS LODGE, THIKA, OVER ONE WEEKEND BY AN AMATEUR BIRDWATCHER 

on the weekend of 27th and 28th May 2017


1.                Hamerkop  (Scopus u. umbretta)
2.                Long-Tailed Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax a. africanus)
3.                Tawny Eagle  (Aquila rapax)
4.                Long-Crested Eagle  (Lophaetus occipitalis)
5.                Ring-Necked Dove  (Streptopelia capicola somalica)
6.                White-Browed Coucal  (Centropus superciliosus)
7.                Speckled Mousebird  (Colius striatus kikuyuensis)
8.                Malachite Kingfisher  (Alcedo cristata galerita)
9.                Grey-Headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
10.             Pied Kingfisher  (Ceryle r. rudis)
11.             White-Headed Barbet  (Lybius leucocephalus)
12.             Spot-Flanked Barbet  (Tricholaema lachrymosa radcliffei)
13.             African Pied Wagtail  (Motacilla aguimp vidua)
14.             Lesser Striped Swallow  (Hirundo abyssinica unitatis)
15.             Common Bulbul  (Pycnonotus barbatus)
16.             Pied Crow  (Corvus albus)
17.             Common Drongo  (Dicrurus adsimilis)
18.            Tropical Boubou  (Laniarius aethiopicus)
19.             Common Fiscal  (Lanius collaris huneralis)
20.             African Grey Flycatcher  (Bradornis microrhynchus)
21.             African Paradise Flycatcher  (Terpsiphone viridis)
22.             Spotted Morning Thrush  (Cichladusa guttata)
23.             Tawny-Flanked Prinia  (Prinia subflava melanorhyncha)
24.             Bronze Sunbird  (Nectarinia k. kilimensis)
25.             Variable Sunbird  (Nectarinia venusta)
26.             Amethyst Sunbird  (Nectarinia amethystina kalckreuthi)
27.             White-Browed Sparrow-Weaver  (Plocmahali melanorhynchus)
28.             Black-Faced Waxbill  (Estrilda erythronotus delamerei)
29.             Red-Cheeked Cordon-Bleu  (Uraeginthus bengalus)
30.             African Firefinch  (Lagonosticta rubricata hildebranti) 

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Skating @ Fourteen Falls Lodge








A new skating pitch is now open in Fourteen Falls Lodge. We have skates in

different sizes and types for hire. We also have a trainer to guide you if you are a beginner. Also available, quad bikes, swimming pool bouncing castle, trampoline a restaurant cottages, camping and many more. For reservation call  0715 894 898




Quad Bikes, in Thika












Quad bikes are now in Fourteen Falls Lodge in Thika. Come and enjoy quad biking in our bush trails all the way to Thika River. We have bikes for children and for adults. While taking a break from quad biking, enjoy other services at our lodge. We have a swimming pool, expansive areas for picnic and camping, a skating pitch, and a restaurant. We also have cottages for the over night guests. Our rates are pocket friendly. Karibu sana. For reservations, Call 0715 894 898