26 April 2007 - Surveys in Senegal have revealed a single roost containing over 28,600 Lesser Kestrel and 16,000 African Swallow-tailed Kite - one of the largest bird of prey roosts ever found. "One evening, I saw the passage of some 300 birds flying over", said Philippe Pilard of LPO (BirdLife in France), who discovered the site in January 2007. "The next evening I saw 1,300 falcons fly over. I therefore decided to follow them, which was only possible on foot. I first walked 10 kilometres -even crossing rivers by canoe- and finally found the Lesser Kestrel roost, along with the African Swallow-tailed Kites". Read more on www.birdlife.org
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