The mouth of the Sabaki River offers a rich diversity of bird species, including many rarities and spectacular numbers of gulls and terns
Sabaki is the name of the last segment of one of the longest rivers in Kenya, the Athi-Galana-Sabaki
The mouth of the Sabaki River offers a rich diversity of bird species, including many rarities and spectacular numbers of gulls and terns
Sabaki is the name of the last segment of one of the longest rivers in Kenya, the Athi-Galana-Sabaki
The mouth of the Sabaki River offers a rich diversity of bird species, including many rarities and spectacular numbers of gulls and terns
They feed far out in the sea and return to roost on the Sandbanks
Sabaki is the name of the last segment of one of the longest rivers in Kenya, the Athi-Galana-Sabaki
The estuary drains its waters in the Indian Ocean
There are sand dunes and beaches in the Sabaki River Estuary
Seasonal and permanent wetlands are found on both sides of the dune
Mangroves forest grow along with parts of the river
Birding in Sabaki Estuary is done while walking
Birds are most diverse and numerous during the migration season starting the months of August – April
Sabaki Estuary is the best place in Kenya to see Madagascar Pratincole, a threatened Afro tropic Malagasy migrant that is infrequently seen (March-September)
Wintering Palaearctic wader the Broad-billed Sandpiper which is found in sloppy, not dry or flooded, mud, far out in the river mouth
Lesser Flamingos also frequent Sabaki Estuary, when it is less flooded and the waters are low in the river
The species count for Sabaki is significant and the area itself is beautiful, quiet and a wonderful place to wander and watch birds