All our national parks and reserves have their own quota of this grand variety and with a few exceptions, each one of them covers a different type of habitat. There are of course overlapping areas which need to be taken into account when planning a bird safari. However, even on a more standard wildlife safari, taking in all or some of the major game viewing areas, the birds provide a superb added attraction to those who are interested.
Of great importance to those planning bird safaris is that birds can be found in abundance outside the national parks. There are many areas of Kenya covering the same wide variation of habitat, that do not have national park status. In these places game may be scarce - but birds are always present. Examples are Lake Magadi, only 110 kms south of Nairobi in Rift Valley, Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya, a remnant of the great rain forest that once covered much of East Africa;Lake Naivasha, 90 kms north of Nairobi; and the thousands of hectares of farmland, private ranches and even suburban gardens in Nairobi. All these areas are prolific in birdlife.
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