Saiwa National Park is a tiny green oasis in northwestern Kenya, which forms part of the Western Kenya Birding Circiut. Originally Saiwa national park was created to protect the rare swamp dwelling Sitatunga Antelope, the area being one of the few places in Kenya where the antelope can be found. The raised footpath running between the hides passes through several patches of dense woodland which are good for birding. Saiwa Swamp is about 25 kilometers north of Kitale en route to Kapenguria

Saiwa Swamp National Park has more than 370 bird species recorded, making it a great all-year-round bird watching destination. Saiwa is a good place to see some of the western special birds such as the magnificent Ross's Turaco. The Park is a great birding destination as no vehicles are allowed in the park and you walk unguided along the forest trails. There are several platforms around the marsh for spotting the rare Sitatunga antelope, a rare swamp-dwelling mammal, but they are also a great vantage point for identifying swamp specials and for looking into the canopy.

Bird life is abundant here. Water birds include the lesser jacana, grey heron and African black duck among others. The forest shelters the Narina trogons, one of Kenya's most outstanding forest birds. Watch out for the collared and orange-tufted sunbird, sipping nectar from the flowers of the forest edge. Hatlaub's marsh widow bird also frequents the rushes. Noisy Ross's turaco's are difficult to miss. Gonolek are easy to see along the trails. Cinnamon-chested bee-eaters abound, as do crowned cranes, especially when the surrounding farms ploughed or harvested. The yellow bishop often whirrs above the reeds, its blazing yellow back on display. Ludher's bush-shrike is much shier while the square-tailed drongo and the double toothed barbet perch in the lower branches of forest trees.

Saiwa National Park Birds include, Dwarf Bittern, Western Reef Heron, Goliath Heron, African Fish Eagle, African Marsh Harrier, Bat Hawk, Wahlberg's Eagle, Allen's Gallinule, African Green Pigeon, Ross's Turaco, Blue-headed Coucal, Narina Trogon, Abyssinian Roller, Mustached Green Tinkerbird, Slender-billed Greenbul, Grey-winged Robin-Chat, African Thrush, White-browed Crombec, Black-throated Apalis, Black-throated Wattle-eye, African Blue Flycatcher, Brown Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Shrike, Marsh Tchagra, Bronze Starling, Heuglin's Masked Weaver, Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird Black-bellied Seedcracker