
Bird Watching in Tsavo East National Park
BIRD WATCHING IN TSAVO EAST NATIONAL PARK
Bird Watching in Tsavo East National Park : Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest parks in Kenya, located in Southern part of Kenya near the Town of Voi in the Taita – Taveta District of the coast province, inland from the coast it is 13,747 sq.km, the park was established in 1948, the park was formally known as the ‘Theatre of the Wildlife’ due to high concentration of wildlife that is animals and birds.
Tsavo East National Park is the one of the best birding safari destination in Kenya and the entire East African region, Tsavo East National park is one of the prime Kenya national parks that travellers can visit all the year through to enjoy various activities and the major one which is the bird watching. Tsavo East National park is predominately of simple thickets and savannah grassland which supports the life of various bird species. There are over 500 bird species recorded to inhabit in the Tsavo East National Park including the dry savannah specials as well as water birds.
Tsavo East National park is made up of swampy vegetation, rocky vegetation, and largely dominated by the dry open savannah vegetation which are good habitats for different bird species, the Tsavo East National park, is located in Taru semi-desert, is not so far off from the busy coastal area which as well brings different bird species. With the amazing terrain of Tsavo East National park, the birds have been evenly spread that wherever one may be in the park, they shall be able to spot a significant number of birdlife in Tsavo East National Park.
The bird species in Tsavo East National park has many dry- country specials which are easy to spot, including the magnificent golden- breasted, golden pipit and the Vulturine Guinea fowl, the park is also south most stronghold for the Somali ostrich and other bird species includes the Somalia bee-eater, Taita falcon, Slender-tailed nightjar, Rufous chatter, Red-bellied parrot, Northern brownbul, Pamngani long claw, Martial eagle, Lesser ketrel, Africa Fin foot, Fisher’s starling and among so many bird species in the park. In Tsavo East national park includes the very rare bird species like the Acrocephalus, Griselda’s, Camerodius albus, Anhinga and among others, the migratory bird species are also found in Tsavo East National park these birds come during the breeding time in the months of March and May as well as November as well as the coastal birds visit the park at that time of the year which makes them to be in Tsavo East National Park to be the excellent bird watching destination in Kenya. The other birds are the European migratory also come around the same time which makes the park to attract many tourists to visit the park to enjoy the bird watching safaris in the park.

Essentials/Requirements to carry on Tsavo East National Park.
These requirements are carried with you during the bird watching to Tsavo East National Park and they include as pairs of binoculars, clear cameras with enough batteries, mineral water bottle, safari guide books, first aid box, rubber shoes, field guides, spotting scopes, Journal and pen and among others according to the choice of a birder, he or she what may decide to take apart from the above.
Best time for bird watching in Tsavo East National Park
Bird watching can be done at any time in Tsavo East National park throughout the year, though majority of the bird species in Tsavo East are permanent residents in the park and the few are migratory and also seasonal are the European as well as the coastal bird species, the best time for bird watching in Tsavo National park is wet or rainy season which is the best period for bird watching due to being the breeding season of birds and also the best time to spot various birds due to abundant of foliage and fruits in the Tsavo East National Park which are available in this season there are few travellers in the park so the park tend to be quite during this period and there are more chances to spot the birds as they are not scared off by the noises in the park which makes the best bird watching in the park. Migrants the European species are always present from November to April.
Where to stay in Tsavo East National Park.
Tsavo East National Park offers accommodation from the Budget, Mid-range, Luxury accommodations to the guests who visits the park, the accommodation facilities are comfortable which make your birding safari more enjoyable and loved because of the spotting of various bird species around the lodges, hotels, campsites where you are living, these accommodations includes the Voi Wildlife Lodges, Loyk Tsavo Camp, Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge and many other accommodations in Tsavo East National park.

How to get to Tsavo East National Park.
Tsavo East National Park can be accessed by both the road or flight/air means of transport from Nairobi to reach the park.
By Road Transport.
Tsavo East is in southeast Kenya, 325km/201 mi from Nairobi and 250km/155mi from Mombasa, here you can drive to the park from Nairobi, Mombasa or another park depending on your itinerary, this takes you 7 hours 11 minutes to reach the park.
By Flight of Air Transport.
There are no scheduled flights to Tsavo East National Park, but there are several airstrips available for the chartered flights, the charter flights between parks are generally reserved for you by the tour operator if you are on an organised tour. The flight distance from Nairobi to Tsavo East National Park is 203km (126 mi) which takes 15 minutes at (800km/hr) to reach the Tsavo East National Park.
Tsavo East National Park offers the great bird watching that can be taken advantage of any time of the year, a lot of un usual specials are resident, making it easier to spot them with regularity, year around, migratory birds call the park home from November to April making the best unique bird watching in the park, not only bird watching the Tsavo East National Park also offers the most amazing activities like game viewing, camping, which are also bestly done in the park.
