This travel was mainly focused on exploring the wildlife in Kenya. In the end of November we started the trip in the coastal areas around Watumi with our guide Albert and the driver Kelvin. After some days we moved on and visited some of the large national parks, Tsavo East, Amboselli, Maasai Mara, and Lake Nakuru, were saw many of the large mammals like lions, elephants, giraffes, leopard, cheetahs, rhinos, and hippos. The numbers of birds is very extensive and one of my favorites was the Secretary Bird, a very special and odd bird. During those days we also visited Taita Hills which is small forest at almost 2000 meters altitude. Two local guide helped us to find all three endemic species for the area. The high light was the Taita Apalis that we found just before the dawn. It's a very rare bird with a population of around only 200 birds.
A long drive took us to the area of Kakamega which is a part of the Congolese rain forest. The bird life in this area is very different from other parts of Kenya and there were many high lights like the Great Blue Turaco, Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, and Blue-headed Bee-eater.
During the last days we first visited the area around Mount Kenya were we saw the Olive ibis and many other nice species. The trip ended up in the Nairobi National Park were we saw the other species of Rhino, the black one, that is the most rare of them.
We went back home with a lot of fantastic impressions and experiences from a country that offers very impressive wildlife. Completing the Big Five was of course something special. The bird life is very extensive with over 1000 species and impossible to get everything, but I'm very happy to have seen so many nice and rare species.
![Svartpannad eldvävare / Northern Red Bishop, Jilore Swamp Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/ebe1529f-faca-4ac2-be36-d0060fe960f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=a4ae41defaf1de3234ff67d7b02003c2)
Svartpannad eldvävare / Northern Red Bishop, Jilore Swamp Kenya 2022
![Palmvävare / Golden Palm Weaver, Watumo Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/49dd5471-044b-4096-a500-418d454249d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=e244ece55098d2de9ae69a1d631d8878)
Palmvävare / Golden Palm Weaver, Watumo Kenya 2022
![Guldvävare / Eastern Golden Weaver, Watumo Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/87c1126b-b657-40e0-a625-3cf01ab371c8_rw_1920.jpg?h=ce308e5075d25cff5463b30e5957a4da)
Guldvävare / Eastern Golden Weaver, Watumo Kenya 2022
![Hägerpipare / Crab-plover, Mida Creek Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/bd695789-26ff-4807-9890-5910f2aca2ee_rw_1920.jpg?h=35e71625153d1de5bdd1804edd9ad22a)
Hägerpipare / Crab-plover, Mida Creek Kenya 2022
![Somaliabiätare / Somali Bee-eater, Tsavo East Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/a26ca88d-8829-44e4-af9e-6f13c4d5a3f1_rw_1200.jpg?h=4e67525466bd82fca53a49bd3eeddf1c)
Somaliabiätare / Somali Bee-eater, Tsavo East Kenya 2022
![Gerenuk / Giraffgasell, Tsavo East Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f8e896e3-31e5-495b-9074-ee352eb240f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=405495a06e8907e5016d6aab941f8c5b)
Gerenuk / Giraffgasell, Tsavo East Kenya 2022
![Nordlig rödnäbbstoko / Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Tsavo East Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/03097fe0-ac39-4429-8520-f290d5a1d787_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d7c4582b894171c7c090e7dcc992d2a)
Nordlig rödnäbbstoko / Northern Red-billed Hornbill, Tsavo East Kenya 2022
![Byvävare / Village Weaver, Voi Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/a4bbdf0f-974c-4f77-8357-33b8e74b770c_rw_1920.jpg?h=9599c22dac50adf23e3547be35c3f6b4)
Byvävare / Village Weaver, Voi Kenya 2022
![Sekreterarfågel / Secretarybird, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/8d7ad665-07e3-4755-9732-3ecfee29709b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c10d717035ad7143f8843865e5207e8b)
Sekreterarfågel / Secretarybird, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Cheetah / Gepard, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/02b74e1d-5c3c-4098-b010-8fc134c55811_rw_1920.jpg?h=0d4f4eee45e50d9b6b7c91568636e693)
Cheetah / Gepard, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Koritrapp / Kori Bustard, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/4eb6a398-aa3c-4bee-9a2d-8a0ffb19e272_rw_1920.jpg?h=4d9f1bfdbdc708b1cae8491466255b39)
Koritrapp / Kori Bustard, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Lilabröstad blåkråka / Lilac-breasted Roller, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/a0113325-f174-4363-8e08-1eba32bf42d5_rw_1920.jpg?h=6ce731d61b7d2608d1022ba174a4674f)
Lilabröstad blåkråka / Lilac-breasted Roller, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![African Elephant / Afrikansk elefant, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f39b71f7-4146-449d-9f6b-476f38b1e2ff_rw_1920.jpg?h=f8525492aed0b343e3fa395a6ebdf9cf)
African Elephant / Afrikansk elefant, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Fischers dvärgpapegoja / Fischer's Lovebird, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/4b77e8f5-6580-48d2-94a2-2022e1923d7b_rw_1920.jpg?h=2aad42c9385e2c18b3bc328f193f0a54)
Fischers dvärgpapegoja / Fischer's Lovebird, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Pärlsparvuggla / Pearl-spotted Owlet, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/989ffad2-b592-4956-9e57-b4ab8117ce9c_rw_1920.jpg?h=faff9fd0706c6e3d783cd8369cbb8dfb)
Pärlsparvuggla / Pearl-spotted Owlet, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Afrikansk pygméfalk / Pygmy Falcon, Amboseli Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f90d2c7a-3bbd-4f63-a050-81602d048cde_rw_1920.jpg?h=b7e293b41468276b95a0c612840b6665)
Afrikansk pygméfalk / Pygmy Falcon, Amboseli Kenya 2022
![Guldbröstad sparv / Golden-breasted Bunting, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/9f682fa2-4d6e-41e2-9171-85f48be517a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=4951205f24ab129acf8bc059767974e4)
Guldbröstad sparv / Golden-breasted Bunting, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Usambirobarbett / Usambiro Barbet, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/0c43542d-0ab1-408b-b801-0b0ad906ab6b_rw_1920.jpg?h=30ea80199268d22cb61a218e88e8b41f)
Usambirobarbett / Usambiro Barbet, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Silverflugsnappare / Silverbird, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/002ef3f8-6e9c-4939-9561-f67fac800c69_rw_1920.jpg?h=885eba9460c7629d3cbb2c61ce7ebcc4)
Silverflugsnappare / Silverbird, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Lion / Lejon, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/54f70c12-7c76-485c-9735-61e44a90f24b_rw_1920.jpg?h=bc4c447c21bef3aa3eb607dc1ab2bda6)
Lion / Lejon, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Serengetivävare / Rufous-tailed Weaver, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/196712f4-81ac-4297-9633-23ea5d04445b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c19294dcfa8ed3eb84db691a1a39ee14)
Serengetivävare / Rufous-tailed Weaver, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Olive Baboon / Anubisbabian, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/832b588c-b472-4c3f-aa26-0acb0b2b4f99_rw_1920.jpg?h=4e0f49acefc7473bd4e97227b3f6ea10)
Olive Baboon / Anubisbabian, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Waterbuck / Vattenbock, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/24222ad8-fa3d-4e3d-b3a4-e7dcd5a0b468_rw_1920.jpg?h=db6290137cc9bee15d80f2760d98a843)
Waterbuck / Vattenbock, Maasai Mara Kenya 2022
![Malakitsolfågel / Malachite Sunbird, Narok Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f00f6812-8856-4708-8350-0e8ec5a44904_rw_1920.jpg?h=51d705051708bf3a8daab5d4bfce6f75)
Malakitsolfågel / Malachite Sunbird, Narok Kenya 2022
![Guldvingad solfågel / Golden-winged Sunbird, Narok Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/074f1b11-5e5c-4d09-9150-e1860e58552c_rw_1920.jpg?h=23d331faad7641b0967bddf0ed6e8710)
Guldvingad solfågel / Golden-winged Sunbird, Narok Kenya 2022
![Stäppapegoja / Meyer's Parrot, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/282a39ee-f09c-445b-af7e-9827d53c2278_rw_1920.jpg?h=393f785118d7e742cb81e5977e994139)
Stäppapegoja / Meyer's Parrot, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022
![Rödnäbbad oxhackare / Red-billed Oxpecker, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/0506fc02-4d30-4f15-a9ee-762b43152296_rw_1920.jpg?h=e4ecac921fd788405887584191c3dd41)
Rödnäbbad oxhackare / Red-billed Oxpecker, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022
![White Rhinoceros / Trubbnoshörning, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/94f45bed-a438-4176-835a-cc843f5b263d_rw_1920.jpg?h=5a53e05a219d71fec2195890e4cff2ae)
White Rhinoceros / Trubbnoshörning, Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022
![Giraffe / Giraff (Rotschild), Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/268ef91d-5814-4acc-808b-890eed7c2db3_rw_1920.jpg?h=45d56d0fd7ed1e2637e29520680022fe)
Giraffe / Giraff (Rotschild), Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022
![Afrikansk paradismonark / African Paradise Flycatcher (white morph), Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/6d7fb5dc-e8ad-45f0-8092-35365ff3408f_rw_1920.jpg?h=8a29fbf04c2a3295bc0e243eb6665cdf)
Afrikansk paradismonark / African Paradise Flycatcher (white morph), Lake Nakuru Kenya 2022
![Ekvatorialakalat / Equatorial Akalat, Kobujoi Forest station Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/5e3e271f-1848-4d0d-a755-09e76219977b_rw_1920.jpg?h=13260ef70c2c372ff40f8ae4368c67f4)
Ekvatorialakalat / Equatorial Akalat, Kobujoi Forest station Kenya 2022
![Sånggrönbulbyl / Joyful Greenbul, Kobujoi Forest station Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/664cb16a-93f6-46de-81a9-7fbb7ca57ad7_rw_1920.jpg?h=14b25fb402e86bf2e13e2e489bba0ab0)
Sånggrönbulbyl / Joyful Greenbul, Kobujoi Forest station Kenya 2022
![Blåhuvad biätare / Blue-headed Bee-eater, Kakamega Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/e526e9e9-5e37-40fc-9209-c1ca39fef92f_rw_1920.jpg?h=893948e24e5505fb7e319435a5be6582)
Blåhuvad biätare / Blue-headed Bee-eater, Kakamega Kenya 2022
![Saffransfliköga / Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, Kakamega Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/f4ae113b-cb43-43b2-8ff0-b33b34fb3065_rw_1920.jpg?h=32953a2c99924a03cf1d315efec6959a)
Saffransfliköga / Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye, Kakamega Kenya 2022
![Rödbröstad göktyta / Red-throated Wryneck, Nyeri Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/211e12ab-2ffc-4e73-91ac-166cfbd28e04_rw_1920.jpg?h=b983e4af5c158f2dbb4f9f9a9c20b6ec)
Rödbröstad göktyta / Red-throated Wryneck, Nyeri Kenya 2022
![Kenyaskriktrast / Hinde's Babbler, Nyeri Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/5003f2c4-881c-4041-9005-0506d6bdca14_rw_1920.jpg?h=eaff7f371604d8043f435d9cf4b9fb35)
Kenyaskriktrast / Hinde's Babbler, Nyeri Kenya 2022
![Abessintrast / Abyssinian Thrush, Castle Forest Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/29714381-1c97-4ab0-a784-d0295bd35ea7_rw_1920.jpg?h=b2acac1e9997f9eca12585d48a216a1a)
Abessintrast / Abyssinian Thrush, Castle Forest Kenya 2022
![Olivsolfågel / Olive Sunbird, Castle Forest Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/2b22547c-849c-4875-95f9-e3ad2627da95_rw_1920.jpg?h=deaf0a6db37492828cf59ff554ec5086)
Olivsolfågel / Olive Sunbird, Castle Forest Kenya 2022
![Tekezésolfågel / Tacazze Sunbird, Castle Forest Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/797bdc54-bae4-495f-aa14-172fc0525d4f_rw_1920.jpg?h=71edf1956f561dab5c6c1e613ff4861d)
Tekezésolfågel / Tacazze Sunbird, Castle Forest Kenya 2022
![Kikuyusporrhöna / Jackson's Spurfowl, Castle Forest Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/3bad50d9-3b91-4645-b097-aa2628912257_rw_1920.jpg?h=3d5a4183ede779a573e49403d3dd55a8)
Kikuyusporrhöna / Jackson's Spurfowl, Castle Forest Kenya 2022
![Stridsörn / Martial Eagle, Nairobi National Park Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/967b5bb5-9823-4544-84bd-5715980afa38_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d743429cbecd14e5d4bbaa3da8a7ef2)
Stridsörn / Martial Eagle, Nairobi National Park Kenya 2022
![Black-backed Jackal / Schabrakschakal, Nairobi National Park Kenya 2022](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/099b6aab-3308-462c-95fd-8f81e08de4bd/2239200a-0f97-43e0-99e2-13087f41b6bc_rw_1920.jpg?h=2fbcec1d467738e1edc10e9010b1c55a)