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| Fundamentals
of Ornithology
A
certificate course for bird guides and birders |
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| 'Fundamentals
of Ornithology' is a course designed for bird guides and keen birdwatchers
who want to improve their understanding of birds and their skills
in the field. Teaching will be in English through illustrated lectures,
discussion sessions, group seminars, demonstrations and field practicals,
in an informal environment. |
Topics
to be covered include:
- fieldcraft
and ethics
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evolution and classification
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scientific names
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habitat and distribution
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identification: parts of a bird; finding the right family; making
descriptions and taking field notes; calls; submitting records;
using bird guides; wetland, forest and grassland birds
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migration and movements
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flight, feathers and physiology
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feeding strategies
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breeding behaviour
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bird ringing
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habitats and conservation
Participants
completing the course to the satisfaction of the instructors receive
a Certificate in Ornithology issued by the National Museums of Kenya.
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The
course fee for residents is about KSh 25,000/= per person, payable
to 'Nature Kenya'. This subsidised fee includes full-board accommodation
for seven nights at Elsamere Field Studies Centre, transport to
and from Naivasha and during field outings, and all other course
materials, fees, equipment, and teaching expenses. |
The
Ornithology Department of the National Museums of Kenya and Nature
Kenya (the East Africa Natural History Society), in collaboration
with A Rocha Kenya and Tropical
Biology Association, jointly run this general introduction to
ornithology course. |
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Applicants must have some experience in bird watching, education
up to at least KCSE level and fluency in English. There is a strict
limit of 18 places; to secure a place, applications must be accompanied
by a non-refundable deposit of half the course fees.
For further information, and to apply, please contact:
Course coordinator
Tropical
Biology Association
P O Box 44486, 00100 GPO Nairobi
tel. (02) 3749957, 3746090, fax 3741049
e-mail tba-africa@tropical-biology.org
or office@naturekenya.org
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