ARABUKO-SOKOKE FOREST
A view across the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, Watamu, Kenya.
Covering an area of over 400 square kilometers, it is the
last large piece of indigenous coastal forest left in Kenya. It is a key site
for the global survival of six bird species and three mammal species.
 The
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest Guides Association has several expert guides
who can accompany you on your forest walks. They are expert ornithologists and
can help visitors find and see some of the rare and unique birds of the forest.
Visit David Ngala's blog about the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest.
Over 260 species of birds have been recorded in the forest including the six globally
threatened ones:
- Sokoke Scops Owl,
- Sokoke Pipit,
- East Coast Akalat,
- Spotted Ground Thrush,
- Amani Sunbird and
- Clarke's Weaver.
Many of these are found and observed regularly by visitors.
For those less keen on "twitching" and ornithology the forest is also lovely for
a walk, and exciting too, considering there is a resident herd of elephant and
buffalo! |
