The lesser flamingo has a deep carmine red bill, the greater a pink one with black tip. The lesser also has a deeper pink plumage. Both species are present at the lake. Lake Nakuru was made a national park in the sixties. It was estimated then that they were at times, more than a million flamingos.
Ornithologists describe it as ' the most fabulous bird spectacle in the world '.
Besides that, more then 400 species of birds can be seen in the park. Hippos, reedbuck, waterbuck, black rhino, giraffe, bushbuck are present too at the park. Between the lake and the cliffs in the west, large pythons inhabit the dense woodland and can often be seen crossing the roads or dangling from trees. Accommodation is available at the Sarova Lion Hill Lodge right inside the park.