The Gambia - 6/1/13

An amazing day today. Saw my target bird, but a stack load more species. We started at Tendaba Camp and walked east, then joined the Lady Hippo north to Farafenni where we drove the north bank, visiting many wetlands before re-joining another small boat heading up river to Macarthy Island at George Town. We checked in at the Baobolong Annexe which was very good and an ideal place to bird from. Whilst on the final leg of the boat journey, we went past many islands which had Chimps and several other Monkey species.

Tendaba
White-billed Buffalo Weaver - 1
Senegal Eromomela - 1
Dark-chanting Goshawk - 1
Bush Petronia - 4
Grasshopper Buzzard - 1
African Hobby - 1

Kaur Wetlands
Black Heron - 2
Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark - 6
Marsh Sandpiper - 1
Knob-billed Duck - 5
Curlew Sandpiper - 1

North of Kaur
Egyptian Plover - 5!!!
Exclamatory Paradise Whydah - 1
Pygmy Sunbird - 2
Subalpine Warbler - 1
Northern Puffback - 1
Painted Snipe - 10
Purple Swamphen - 1
Short-toed Eagle - 1

Boat Trip to George Town
Palm Nut Vulture - 20
Red-necked Falcons - 2
Swallow-tailed Bee-Eater - 1
Swamp Flycatcher - 5
Western Banded Snake Eagle - 2
Broad-billed Roller - 50+
Calithrix and Red Colobus Monkeys + Chimps

 

 

Egyptian Plovers

Piapiac

Dark-chanting Goshawk