Dubbed “the birdwatchers’ Paradise” the lake inside the park is home to a spectacular variety of terrestrial birds numbering nearly 450 species, including the migratory ones that do not breed here. The area consists of Makalia Falls and Baboon Cliff which gives one a bird’s eye-view of the whole park including the nearby Nakuru town. The park itself is home to wildlife including the highly elusive and endangered big and meek plains white rhino and its smaller but aggressive forest cousin black rhino, rare Rothschild giraffe with its white shanks (like football socks, unlike its common cousins along Naivasha highway, Mara, Amboseli and Nairobi), the occasional leopard and various small and big antelopes. The lake itself is a haven for both the Greater and Lesser flamingo that provide a “pink carpet” over its stretch when viewed from the cliff or from the shores. Other birds include egret, kingfisher and the conspicuously sized giant pelican among others.
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