Birds to See in Kenya in July
66 bird species on our list for Kenya are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Grey Heron and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Little Stint and Ruff and 3 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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.
Other months
All 66 birds in July
66 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.03% in Jul
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.95% in Jul
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.86% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.57% in Jul
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jul
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Jul
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jul
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jul
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Jul
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Jul
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentRare35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxSummer visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentRare52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataSummer visitorRare50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jul
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiWinter visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentRare44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentRare38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Jul
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentRare16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.01% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.01% in Jul
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.00% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jul
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