4272 A lilac-breasted roller fluffed up in the cool of the early morning
4273 A female rosy-patched bushshrike, common across the horn of Africa, and Northern Tanzania. Males have a red throat.
4274 Taita fiscal; singles and pairs are found in dry open grassland
4275 The common Ostrich walks at 4kph but can sprint at 60kph
4276 The female ostrich is greyish brown. Both sexes have pinkish legs
4277 Helmeted guinea fowl are found in large flocks, usually looking for food on the ground
4278 White-bellied go-away-birds like to sit exposed high in tree tops and utter loud onomatopeic calls like 'go-waaa'
4279 Adult male white-bellied go-away-birds beaks are black; females are green
4280 White-browed sparrow-weavers nest in colonies. Some build dummy nests to help confuse predators
4281 The noisy crested francolin is very widespread throughout areas of bush, and wooded grassland
4282 Fischer's sparrow-lark is found in areas of short grass. Neamed after the German exporer Gustav Fischer
4283 Small flocks of red-billed honbills are common in areas of dry bush. They eat insects, also small lizards, eggs and nestlings
4284 Hildebrandt's starling is my all time favourite with its amazing glossy plumage and red eyes
4285 Hildebrandt's starling is confined to parts of Kenya and Tanzania. It feeds on insects and fruit
4286 The superb starling has a white eye and a whitish neck band
4287 My best guess for this little bird is a wood sandpiper
4288 One major hen and 5-6 minor hens lay up to 25 eggs total in the major hen's nest. She and the male incubate them
4289 The white-headed buffalo weaver can turn a little pinkish during the breeding season. They are communal nesting birds
4290 Crowned lapwings are found in open dry grassland areas
4291 The emerald-spotted wood-dove is widespread in dry bush, and woodland.
4292 The pygmy falcon breeds in white-headed buffalo weaver nests
4293 Buff-crested bustard. This is a male
4294 Spotted thick-knee, also known as a dikkop
4295 Lilac-breasted roller, commonly referred to as an LBR