Conservation · Oct 2016
October 2016 From Marc Baker marc@carbontanzania. com Subject: Flights over the Natron Basin From late September to early January, Lesser Flamingo’s breed at Lake Natron. The locations are relatively predictable (see…
From late September to early January, Lesser Flamingo’s breed at Lake Natron.
The locations are relatively predictable (see map). Lesser Flamingo build cones out of mud as the water levels decline and lay a single egg on top of the cone. The young fledge and then form a creche and move towards fresh water on the fringes of the lake basin. From the time when the egg hatches until the juvenile bird is able to walk through the water, they are susceptible to disturbance.
I have developed a map below to give you some idea of where the breeding grounds are, you should avoid low flying over those areas between September and January.
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