Kenya's extraordinary ecological diversity — from Lake Turkana in the arid north to the rainforest of the Kakamega in the west, from Mount Kenya's Afroalpine zones to the Kenyan coast's mangroves — creates habitats for an astonishing variety of bird life. For comparison, all of Europe hosts approximately 700 species. Kenya has 1,100 in an area a fraction of the size.

Our specialist birding guide James Mutua holds the Kenya Bird Guides Record for the most species identified in a single 24-hour Nairobi Big Day count. He leads dedicated birding safaris to Kenya's top sites: Lake Nakuru (flamingos, pelicans, fish eagles), the Masai Mara (raptors, ostriches, secretary birds), Kakamega Forest (Great Blue Turaco, many forest endemics), and the Rift Valley lakes (the entire flamingo spectacle from ground level).