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~ Despite the Esawo Nyiro River being nearly bereft of water flow, there was adequate standing water in isolated pools for water birds to gather. A black heron and a small sandpiper were close to one another. A first-ever sighting was a solitary Ciconia nigra, Black Stork. When the safari van approached the bluff above the dry riverbed, the Black Stork took to wing, flying off to a more secluded location. The characteristic red bill and black plumage caused it to stand out from any comparable species.