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Michael Lund Markussen
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Traveller of East Africa, birder, amateur photographer, conservationist, coin collector, bookwyrm, local politician.

All my pictures are my own.
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It's time to wrap up at #nguliaringing for another year... bush nets are down & packed away, just lamps & book 1 still awaiting hoped for mist overnight - & #birds. Over 8,000 ringed this year w several new species & interesting data. Pearl-spotted Owlet today was the star. #birdringing #kws
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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The Star of the Show for today - caught by Adrian & a beaut of a tiny Owlet is the Pearl-spotted. Also lots of discussion about working out the age of #birds from plumage features. Pictured are shots of Little Swift wing. So much to learn! #nguliaringing #birdringing #ngulia #TsavoWest #lws
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Last morning at #nguliaringing for 2025. No mist at night though 11 nightjars caught + 1 Marsh W, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Sprosser. Hoping for a splash of colour or something unusual... #birds #KWS #birdringing #TsavoWest #Ngulia
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Totals 23rd #birds:
Sc 519
Ll 103
Ap 251
Bn Sw 116
Irania 40
Eu Ntjr 5
Rbk Sh 17
Trk Sh 12
Upch W 25
Rfs Bcht 17
Spt Fly 7
Brrd W 16
Wllw W 12
Rvr W 5
Ntgle 4
Olv T W 13
E Olvcs W 9
Trippt 2
Gdn W 2
Isab Whtr 1
Pd Whtr 1
Rck Th 3
Gldn Or 1
Bsra RW 2
Rdrmp Sw 1
Eu Rllr 2
#nguliaringing #birdringing
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Common buttonquail
Europæisk løbehøne
Turnix sylvaticus
Common buttonquail Europæisk løbehøne Turnix sylvaticus
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Eurppean roller
Ellekrage
Coracias garrulus
Eurppean roller Ellekrage Coracias garrulus
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Golden pipit
Guldpiber
Tmetothylacus tenellus
Golden pipit Guldpiber Tmetothylacus tenellus
November 23, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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2nd last full morning ringing at #nguliaringing and we've got mist!! ...and rain... hoping the mist thickens and the #birds pour in... #ngulia #KWS #birding #birdringing #TsavoWest
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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The most exciting thing with #birdringing is having one of your birds reported from somewhere far away. In Oct we heard of a Marsh Warbler ring# XB00652, ringed 7/12/2024 at #Ngulia & re-captured on 19/7/2025 at #Hornborgasjön, Västergötland, Sweden! (7,133 km & 7 months, 11 days). #nguliaringing
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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African Harrier-Hawk
Afrikansk Klatrehøg
Polyboroides typus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
African Harrier-Hawk Afrikansk Klatrehøg Polyboroides typus
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Broad-billed Roller
Brednæbbet Ellekrage
Eurystomus glaucurus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Broad-billed Roller Brednæbbet Ellekrage Eurystomus glaucurus
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Woodland Kingfisher
Skovisfugl
Halcyon senegalensis
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Woodland Kingfisher Skovisfugl Halcyon senegalensis
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Little Bee-eater
Dværgbiæder
Merops pusillus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Little Bee-eater Dværgbiæder Merops pusillus
October 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Malachite Kingfisher
Malakitisfugl
Corythornis cristatus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Malachite Kingfisher Malakitisfugl Corythornis cristatus
October 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Sacred Ibis
Hellig Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Sacred Ibis Hellig Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Lilac-breasted Roller
Lillabrystet Ellekrage
Coracias caudatus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Lilac-breasted Roller Lillabrystet Ellekrage Coracias caudatus
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Lilac-breasted Roller
Lillabrystet Ellekrage
Coracias caudatus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Lilac-breasted Roller Lillabrystet Ellekrage Coracias caudatus
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Hunter's Cisticola
Kilimanjarocisticola
Cisticola hunteri
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Hunter's Cisticola Kilimanjarocisticola Cisticola hunteri
October 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
Brillefluesnapper
Melaenornis fischeri
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Brillefluesnapper Melaenornis fischeri
October 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Hunter's Cisticola
Kilimanjarocisticola
Cisticola hunteri
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Hunter's Cisticola Kilimanjarocisticola Cisticola hunteri
October 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Pygmy Falcon
Afrikansk Pygmæfalk
Polihierax semitorquatus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Pygmy Falcon Afrikansk Pygmæfalk Polihierax semitorquatus
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Golden-winged Sunbird
Gyldenvinget Solfugl
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Golden-winged Sunbird Gyldenvinget Solfugl Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Cape Robin-chat
Kapdrosselsanger
Cossypha caffra
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Cape Robin-chat Kapdrosselsanger Cossypha caffra
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Lilac-breasted Roller
Lillabrystet Ellekrage
Coracias caudatus
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Lilac-breasted Roller Lillabrystet Ellekrage Coracias caudatus
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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African Woolly-necked Stork
Afrikansk uldhalsstork
Ciconia microscelis
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
African Woolly-necked Stork Afrikansk uldhalsstork Ciconia microscelis
October 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM