Birds to See in Kenya in August
69 bird species on our list for Kenya are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Grey Heron and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull and Egyptian Vulture and 1 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Kenya’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
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All 69 birds in August
69 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Aug
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Aug
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.73% in Aug
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.58% in Aug
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Aug
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.44% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Aug
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Aug
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.12% in Aug
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in Aug
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentRare35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaSummer visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusSummer visitorRare38–44 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.02% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiWinter visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.02% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentRare38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Aug
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentRare44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantRare30–34 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentRare52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentRare16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Aug
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Aug
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusSummer visitorRare55–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.00% in Aug
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made