African Bird Club

Photographer

» Steven Garvie

Location

» Gongoni, Kenya

Country image taken

» Kenya

Date

» August, 2007

Equipment

» Canon 1D mkII + 500mm IS + 1.4x TC

Bird Species

»Anthus melindae - Malindi Pipit

Bird Species (French)

»Pipit de Malindi

Bird Family

»Motacillidae - Wagtails, Pipits, Longclaws

Bird Group

»Passeriformes Flycatchers, Starlings, Sunbirds, Swallows, Warblers, Weavers etc

Bird Status

» Near Threatened

Remarks

» This range-restricted bird is rarely seen around Malindi itself but can be found relatively easily in the community lands adjacent to the Mombasa Salt Works at Gongoni (north of Malindi) where permission to bird should be sought from the local people.