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The lastest issue of the 
Journal of East Africa Natural History 
Volume 92 
Parts 1 & 2 2003 
Contents 
KENYA BIRDFINDER 
Your records wanted. 
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Do you keep records of the birds 
you see throughout the year? If 
so, why not contribute to Kenya 
Birdfinder, Nature Kenya's online 
database of bird records. This 
new initiative enables you to 
store and manage your own 
observations, extract reports 
and view, print or download maps 
and checklists of your choice. 
There are many people interested 
in viewing birds recreationally and 
professionally. Observations are 
routinely recorded in notebooks 
or trip reports that remain 
unseen or unpublished. The focus 
of Kenya Birdfinder is to capture 
these records as a valuable 
source of information that will 
help us to understand birds more 
completely and make an 
important contribution to Kenyan 
bird conservation. 
The system is still under 
construction, but you can log on 
to www.worldbirds.org/kenya and 
register your personal details to 
gain access to all of the site’s 
pages and range of tools. 
Explore different locations 
around Kenya and find out what 
birds have been seen and when/ 
where they were recorded. As 
well as contributing your own 
observations, you will be able to 
view other people's records, 
which may influence your next 
birding trip. Use the checklists 
to keep track of your sightings. 
The records that you add to 
Kenya Birdfinder will help Nature 
Kenya to get a more 
comprehensive picture of what 
is happening with the country's 
birds. Simple bird lists can help 
to estimate abundance trends 
and document bird 
distributions. So wherever you 
go to record birds, your 
observations can now make a 
difference. 
Kenya Birdfinder is brought to 
you by Nature Kenya, the 
National Museum of Kenya, the 
Royal Society for the Protection 
of Birds and BirdLife 
International. 
ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF 
THE FRESHWATER FISHES 
OF KENYA (excluding the 
lacustrine haplochromines 
from Lake Victoria) Lothar 
Seegers, Luc De Vos & 
Daniel 0. Okeyo 
SURVEYS OF GREAT 
CRESTED GREBES 
PODICEPS CRISTA TUS AND 
OTHER WATERBIRDS ON 
THE KASENDA CLUSTER OF 
CRATER LAKES IN 
WESTERN UGANDA 
Derek Pomeroy & Nathaniel 
E. Seavy 
WATERBIRDS OF ALKALINE 
LAKES IN WESTERN 
UGANDA 
Derek Pomeroy, Achilles 
Byaruhanga 8t Malcolm 
Wilson 
ECOLOGY AND 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE 
PANCAKE TORTOISE, 
MALACOCHERSUS 
TORNIERI IN KENYA 
Patrick K. Malonza 
SYNONYMY OF MALADERA 
RUBIDA (MOSER, 1915) 
COMB. N. (COLEOPTERA, 
SCARABAEIDAE, SERICINI), 
WITH COMMENTS ON ITS 
DISTRIBUTION Dirk 
Ahrens 
BATHYMETRY OF LAKE 
BOGORIA, KENYA Phil 
Hickley, Rosalind R. Boar & 
Kenneth M. Mavuti 
OBSERVATIONS OF SEA 
TURTLES NESTING ON MISALI 
ISLAND, PEMBA Adam M. 
Pharaoh, E. Fanning & Ali Said 
EVIDENCE FROM 
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA 
SUPPORTS EARLIER RECORDS 
OF AFRICAN QUEEN 
BUTTERFLIES (DANAUS 
CHRYSIPPUS) MIGRATING IN 
EAST AFRICA 
Gugs Lushai, Ian J. Gordon & 
David A. S. Smith 
A Journal of Biodiversity 
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FIELD OUTINGS 
Tsavo East 
at Patterson’s Safari Camp 
Saturday 11 - Monday 13 December 04 
Patterson's Safari Camp is a 
tented camp with ensuite 
facilities. 
Meet at the Nairobi Museum 
car park at 8:15 a.m. for 
prompt departure at 8:30 a.m. 
on Saturday 11 December. 
Transport is by car pool and 
participants should be ready 
to contribute for the ride. 
Book at the Nature Kenya 
office as soon as possible, 
with 4500/- fb per person 
sharing. 
Succulenta Supper & 
Baobab Talk 
by Rupert Watson 
Friday 3 December 04 
Supper meeting at Julia Glen's and talk 
by Rupert Watson on Baobabs. 
Please liaise with Julia Glen, tel 891065 
or 0722 756647 or Sue Allan, tel 
891190 or 0733 891 721, before the 
meeting. 
