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From: wander@csa2.lbl.gov (ADRIAN WANDER)
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Subject: Re: September "Big Day" records
Summary: Kenya World record big day
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Date: 3 Sep 90 21:44:40 GMT
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In article <34603@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, dmark@acsu.buffalo.edu (David Mark) writes...
> 
>But they may have had a Big Day with over 331 species in Kenya some time in 
>the last six years.  Anyone out in net-land have information on that?
> 
>David Mark
>dmark@sun.acsu.buffalo.edu

According to a recent article on Kenya in Birding World Vol 3 No 4 (May 1990)
the world record big day is 342 set in Kenya in 1986 by Terry Stevenson during
the international 'Great Safari Bird Rally'. However, I believe that this
probably involved the use of an aircraft.
			Adrian.