Birds to See in Kenya in June
60 bird species on our list for Kenya are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Goose, Fork-tailed Drongo, Pied Crow, Cattle Egret and Helmeted Guineafowl. New this month: Bar-tailed Godwit, Roseate Tern, Black-necked Grebe and Lesser Noddy.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom 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 60 birds in June
60 birds
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentCommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in Jun
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Jun
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentCommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jun
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in Jun
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Jun
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentCommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Jun
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterResidentUncommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jun
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentUncommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.37% in Jun
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentUncommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusResidentUncommon112–150 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jun
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisResidentUncommon48–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jun
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Jun
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jun
Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusResidentUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Jun
African Pygmy-falconPolihierax semitorquatusResidentUncommon19–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesResidentUncommon210–275 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jun
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusResidentUncommon80–99 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaResidentUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentUncommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentUncommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jun
GreenshankTringa nebulariaResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusResidentUncommon20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorResidentUncommon45–53 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusResidentRare33–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusResidentUncommon40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaResidentUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Barn OwlTyto albaResidentRare33–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaResidentUncommon27–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusResidentRare52–64 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusSummer visitorRare13–14 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.01% in Jun
Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucusResidentRare35–50 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Roseate TernSterna dougalliiWinter visitorRare33–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.01% in Jun
Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisResidentRare38–43 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.01% in Jun
Common TernSterna hirundoResidentRare31–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentRare44–52 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.01% in Jun
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaResidentRare20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisPassage migrantRare28–34 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.01% in Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixResidentRare16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.01% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorRare37–41 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.00% in Jun
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisPassage migrantRare30–34 cmRegularly Jun–Aug · 0.00% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresResidentRare21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
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