Manguo Swamp

-1.10321 , 36.63233

Kenya

Manguo Swamp is a small wetland along the Nairobi- Nakuru Highway, about 30 minutes drive from the city center. The freshwater swamp holds a significant number of water birds and other terrestrial species. A localized and rare Maccoa Duck is often seen in the swamp. Manguo is a vital feeding ground for migrating ducks such as the Garganey, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and Southern Pochard

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Coordinates were set by Isaac Kilusu : -1.1032/36.6323 (2021-02-15 18:56:20 )

Site name was set by Isaac Kilusu as "Manguo Swamp" (2021-02-15 18:56:20 )

Edited by Mwangi Gitau on 2023-07-29 11:41:17
Manguo Swamp is a small wetland along the Nairobi- Nakuru Highway, about 30 minutes drive from the city center. The freshwater swamp holds a significant number of water birds and other terrestrial species. A localized and rare Maccoa Duck is often seen in the swamp. Manguo is a vital feeding ground for migrating ducks such as the Garganey, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and Southern Pochard
Edited by Mwangi Gitau on 2023-07-29 10:42:57
Manguo Swamp is a small wetland along the Nairobi- Nakuru Highway, about 30 minutes drive from the city center. The freshwater swamp holds a significant number of water birds and other terrestrial species. A localized and rare Maccoa Duck is often seen in the swamp. Manguo is a vital feeding ground for migrating ducks such as the Garganey, Northern Pintail, Northern Shoveler, and Southern Pochard

  • Top species

List up to ca. 25 species that:
• have a limited distribution range and/or are rare on a global level
• are most sought-after by birdwatchers at this site
• and are relatively easy to see at this site (year-round or seasonally)

White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus)
Garganey (Spatula querquedula)
Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma)
Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa)
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus)
Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)
Hunter's Cisticola (Cisticola hunteri)
Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Highland Rush Warbler (Bradypterus centralis)
Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex)

African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 11:16:22)

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) was deleted by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 11:16:00)

Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:57:09)

Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:56:43)

African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:55:59)

Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:55:32)

Hunter's Cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:55:16)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:54:46)

Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:54:24)

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:54:00)

Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:53:23)

Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:52:51)

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:52:08)

Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:51:33)

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:50:55)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:50:26)

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:50:07)

Garganey (Spatula querquedula) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:49:52)

Highland Rush Warbler (Bradypterus centralis) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:49:38)

Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:49:15)

Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:49:02)

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:48:41)

White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:48:16)

Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:47:56)

Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:47:38)

Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:47:20)

Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) was added by Mwangi Gitau (2023-07-29 10:46:53)

  • Timing and strategy

Birding activities in Manguo are fruitful all year through, most bird tours heading west of Nairobi make a stop-over in the swamp, early morning and late afternoon are always the best time to do birdwatching 

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Edited by Mwangi Gitau on 2023-07-29 11:39
Birding activities in Manguo are fruitful all year through, most bird tours heading west of Nairobi make a stop-over in the swamp, early morning and late afternoon are always the best time to do birdwatching 
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