Introduction
This is a report of a two week trip to The Gambia during the rainy season.  Very few birdwatchers visit West Africa at this time of year, and although the rains proper were over a month late, there were some exciting birds around which warrant further exploration by visiting birders in the summer months.  Throughout the trip I was accompanied by Musa Baldeh, a trainee guide whose family lives in Basse.

Itinerary
02/08 Arrived at Banjul International Airport, taxi to Banjulunding and overnight.
03/08 Birded around Bijilo, Kotu area and Bakau Crocodile pool.  Overnight Banjulunding.
04/08 Bush taxi to Pirang, birded the lagoons and adjacent bush.  Overnight Banjulunding.
05/08 Bush taxi to Abuko and birded the reserve.  In the afternoon walked around Banjulunding.  Overnight Banjulunding.
06/09 Bush taxi to Brikama and birded the forest near the college, then bush taxi to Tendaba.  Overnight Tendaba Bush Camp.
07/08 Walked around Tendaba before breakfast and then in the afternoon before dinner.  Overnight Tendaba Bush Camp.
08/08 Pirogue to Kisi-Bolon and Tauku-Bolon.  Bush taxi to Basse via Jakhaly, and taxi to Giroba Kunda.
09/08 Birded Prufu Swamp at three times during the day.  Overnight Giroba Kunda.
10/08 Birded Prufu Swamp then walked up to Leba Hill.  Evening visit to Prufu Bolon Bridge.  Overnight Giroba Kunda.
11/08 Hired taxi for trip to village of Saré Mali in Senegal Casamance. Overnight Giroba Kunda. 
12/08 Morning visit to Leba Hill, then bush taxi to Georgetown.  A second bush taxi to Kentauru, then an afternoon boat trip along the river to Baboon Island.  Overnight Farafenni.
13/08 Bush taxi from Farafenni to Kerewan, then another to Barra.  Ferry to Banjul and overnight.
14/08 Walked to the Bund Road and birded the area, including Old Cape Road and Camaloo Corner.  Bush taxi to Banjulunding and in the afternoon walked around Lamin.  Overnight Banjulunding.
15/08 Birded the Brikama forest near the college, then back to Banjulunding and an afternoon walk around the Yundum area.  Overnight Banjulunding.
16/08 Final look around Brikama, then bush taxi to Banjulunding and taxi to airport.

Daily Diary 
02/08 Arrived at the airport and was immediately met by Musa.  We took a taxi to Banjulunding to Saidou’s compound, where Musa was staying, and dumped my gear.  Had dinner, talked and crashed out.

03/08 Up quite early and took a bush taxi to Bijilo.  Lots of birds around, including my first Oriole Warbler.  From here to the Kotu area, finding 2 male Greater Painted Snipe on the small pool behind the Badala Park Hotel.  Then Bakau Crocodile Park and an opportunity to stoke a croc!!  The park’s organisation was very informal and no-one really cared where we walked.  We tried to get close to a big croc, but it kept lunging at us.  Luckily one of the young lads on duty came by and told us this was the wrong one, as it was a pregnant female.  The friendly animal was on the other side of the pool!  Having gotten up close and personal we birded the park, finding Black Crake and Oriole Warbler feeding young at nests actually inside the crocodile pool.  As we left, a large male croc was casually meandering out of the park gates – we didn’t stop to see where he got too!!

04/08 I’d wanted to visit Pirang for a while, but had never the time on my two previous visits.  This was the best place in The Gambia to see the rare Black-crowned Crane, but I’d heard that the abandoned shrimp farm was being re-established, and that access was becoming increasingly difficult.  It was with relief therefore, that we had no problems entering the site.  We were accompanied by a young boy and his dog, but this didn’t prevent us from seeing some great birds, including 2 superb Black-crowned Cranes.  Other good birds were Sacred Ibis 3, African Spoonbill 8 (4 juvs), African Hobby 1, Peregrine 1, Greater Painted Snipe female, Temminck’s Stint 10+ among a surprising mix of Palearctic waders, Brown-necked Parrot 5, Great Spotted Cuckoo 6, and 3 Plain-backed Pipits.  In the adjacent bush we found 3 Yellow-billed Oxpeckers on some cows.

05/08 Abuko day and some more great birds, including 2 White-backed Night Herons roosting together, a small flock of Purple Herons (7-8 together), some cracking Violet Turacos, both Levaillant’s and Diederic Cuckoo and 6 Western Bluebills.  Also saw 3-4 Bushbuck in the quieter part of the reserve.  After a siesta back at Banjulunding we went for a short walk round the village, finding nothing special but taking the trip list to 155.

06/08 Today we began our journey up-country, calling in first to see friends in Brikama.  We also had time for a walk around the bush to the south of the college, finding a Gabar Goshawk, 3 Red-winged Warblers and 3 Senegal Batis.  After lunch we took a bush taxi to Kwinella, arriving in the stifling heat of the afternoon.  We didn’t fancy walking down to the bush camp at Tendaba, so waited around until we could hitch a lift with someone driving down that way.   As we were quite tired we didn’t go for a particularly long walk round, preferring to have a good dinner and go to bed early.

07/08 A whole day at Tendaba.  We got up at dawn and walked through the bush for several hours, only returning for lunch.  As usual there were many birds and highlights included a Gabar Goshawk, 2 adults and an immature African Hawk Eagle, African Hobby, African Cuckoo, a rare Golden-tailed Woodpecker, a White-winged Black Tit and a Mouse-brown Sunbird.  After a long lunch break we went for another walk round before dusk, but nothing new presented itself.

08/08 Having more time at Tendaba allowed us to cross the river and visit Kisi and Tunku Bolons.  Our early morning trip was fantastic, with just our guide, boat handler and us.  Some spectacular flocks of Great White Pelicans flew over (240, 40 and 200 heading west), a pair of White-backed Night Herons sat at their nest site, and we heard a Blue Flycatcher calling, but failed to find it in the dense mangroves.  We landed on the north bank and went for an hour’s walk into the bush to visit a small camp.  Here we flushed a family group of Warthogs, found two more Gabar Goshawks, a single Black-bellied Bustard, a Great Spotted Cuckoo and many Mouse-brown Sunbirds.  After a late breakfast we were given a lift to Kwinella and then caught a bus to Basse.  We dumped all the gear at Musa’s home in Giroba Kunda and walked up on to the adjacent Leba Hill, finding 3 family groups of Stone Partridges and a single Senegal Batis.

09/08 This being the rainy season, I was surprised by how little rain we’d actually had.  It transpired that the rains proper were about a month late this year, although we did experience a few heavy downpours.  Despite the apparent lack of rain I was hopeful that Prufu Swamp would have some surprises in store and was not disappointed!  For a start a pair of African Pygmy Geese and 14 Collared Pratincoles were on the area of marsh belonging to Musa’s family, and whilst walking across the swamp (literally through the reedbeds) en route to Basse, we unexpectedly flushed out a pair of Lesser Moorhens, an Allen’s Gallinule and 2 male Greater Painted Snipe.  We also saw a Red-necked Falcon, 4 Black Coucals, 2 African Cuckoos, a Great Spotted Cuckoo, 3 Swamp Flycatchers and c20 Quailfinch.  And in the morning, we’d found a pair of Verreaux’s Eagle Owl, the male hooting repeatedly well into daylight.  During the heat of the day we hung around the compound at Giroba Kunda, raptor watching, seeing 5+ Ruppell’s Vultures and 4-6 White-backed Vultures in with the common Hooded.

10/08 Having found some good wetland birds in Prufu Swamp yesterday, we made another early morning visit to see if the Lesser Moorhens or Allen’s Gallinule would show without flushing.  We were in luck, finding 3 new Lesser Moorhens and 2 African Crakes at only 50m range.  We also saw the pair of African Pygmy Geese again, a male Knob-billed Duck, a nice Violet Turaco and 2 new Black Coucals, the latter wet season visitors.  In the afternoon we went for a walk up on to Leba Hill, finding Siffling Cisticola, 2 Brown-rumped Buntings, Yellow-throated Longclaw and 3 male White-throated Francolins calling at dusk with 1 showing well.  These are very rare birds in The Gambia and are rarely seen by visiting birders. 

11/08 Today Musa took me to visit part of his family living in the Casamance region of Senegal, at a place called Saré Mali, a small bush village about 2 hours drive south of Basse.  We hired a taxi for the day and drove along tiny bush tracks until we reached the village.  I was the first white person to visit and as you can imagine I was the centre of attention.  I was introduced to the chief and met various elders and relations.  The chief presented me with a sheep, but as I was unable to bring it back to the UK, it was slaughtered in my honour, cooked and served to the whole village!!  We stayed until dusk, having a lovely Standard-winged Nightjar fly up in front of us on the way back.  On a walk in the bush around the village we saw Red-necked Falcon, Peregrine, 3 Black-bellied Bustards, 6+ African Yellow White-eyes and a male Violet-backed Starling accompanied by 2-3 females.

12/08 Our final morning in Giroba Kunda.  We climbed Leba Hill again, finding 2 Violet Turacos a Flappet Lark, 3+ Rufous Cisticolas, 10+ African Yellow White-eyes, 2 Brown-rumped Buntings and a singing male Violet-backed Starling with 2-3 females.  It took a while to work out what it was that was singing, as the song was very strange.  At Georgetown we crossed the river and walked through the bush to the town, seeing a Bateleur, Violet Turaco, Great Spotted Cuckoo, c100 Pallid Swifts, 2 Pygmy Sunbirds, a nice male Red-headed Quelea and 3 females, and a female Long-tailed Paradise Whydah.  We crossed the river again and took a bush taxi to Wassu.  We walked up to the ancient standing stones at Essau (shown on the back of the 50 Dalasi note).  There were 4 Northern Anteater-chats here too.  In the afternoon we took a taxi down to nearby Kuntaur and went for a boat ride on the river past an island where they have introduced Chimpanzees. No sign of the Chimps, Baboons or Hippos, but a flock of 300+ White-faced Whistling Ducks and 56 Spur-winged Geese.  Back to Wassu and a small guest house rondavel – very hot at night and no electricity.

13/08 A dawn start from Wassu, but not before seeing a close Red-chested Cuckoo, a Plain-backed Pipit and c20 Quailfinch.  Our bush taxi was quite comfortable and not too crowded and at Goben, a small village en route to Kaur, we saw 2 White-rumped Swifts.  We changed vehicles at Kaur itself, seeing 4 Egyptian Plovers on ponds right next to the road. This site has wetlands, reedbeds, marshes and mud but there was no chance to stop and explore – another time!!  We changed bush taxis again at Farafenni, waiting hours for a new ride and being asked into the local police station for questioning whilst on a walk around the town. The road to Kerewan was not so pleasant as we were rather squeezed in, but we did see a rare sub-adult male Green-winged Pytilia feeding at the roadside.  We arrived at Barra shortly before dark and were just in time to see a Hadada Ibis feeding on the estuary shore.  In Banjul (my first visit) we quickly located a cheap hotel and dumped our baggage before finding somewhere for dinner.

14/08 In the morning we took a walk to the main birding spots around Banjul.  First, Bund Road and a single African Spoonbill, lots of waders, gulls and terns and 2 Great Spotted Cuckoos.  Next, Old Cape Road and then Camaloo Corner, finding a Red-necked Falcon, 5 (four males) Four-banded Sandgrouse, a Yellow-throated Longclaw and an unexpected Standard-winged Nightjar flying round in the daylight.  We then had a look around the city, collected our belongings and took a bush taxi to Banjulunding.  A late afternoon visit to Lamin Fields produced 2-3 adult Tawny Eagles and an African Cuckoo.

15/08 After an early breakfast we pushed on to Brikama to see friends again, going for another walk in the nearby bush.  Here were Violet Turaco, Diederic Cuckoo, 2 Senegal Batis and a nice Bushbuck.  14 Great White Pelicans also flew over.  After lunch we returned to Banjulunding and decided to explore Yundum. Whilst wandering through a small patch of scrub, we flushed up a couple of African Marsh Owls, an inter-African migrant.  Other birds included yet more Gabar Goshawks (1-2), another Great Spotted Cuckoo, a Diederic Cuckoo, a Lesser Honeyguide, Siffling and Singing Cisticolas, a pair of Yellow Penduline Tits, and another singing male Violet-backed Starling with three females. 

16/08 The last day and just time to bird the scrub near Banjul Airport.  As usual I normally pull something out of the bag at the last minute and this time there was no exception, with great views of a superb female Western Violet-backed Sunbird.  This made 9 out of the 10 Gambian sunbirds seen during my three trips to the country.  Other birds included Rufous, Whistling and Singing Cisticolas, 4 Yellow Penduline Tits and a single African Yellow White-eye.

A total of 255 species were recorded (22 new), making 319 species in total for my three trips.

nb AndyWarren’s  notes re m & f  birds have not survived the computer transfer – will remedy in due course
 

1. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
14/08 Bund Road 4

2. Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
04/08 Pirang 5+
05/08 Abuko 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3 (am), c20 (pm)
12/08 Kuntaur c10
14/08 Bund Road - several   
 
3. African Darter Anhinga rufa
05/08 Abuko c10
08/08 Kisi Bolon c30
12/08 Kuntaur 1
14/08 Bund Road 1

4. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
08/08 Kisi Bolon flocks of 240, 40 and 200 heading west
15/08 Brikama 14 over

5. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
03/08 Kotu an adult at sea!
04/08 Pirang 6
06/08 Kwinella several hundred at the breeding colony
07/08 Tendaba 12 + 15
13/08 Farafenni a nesting colony
14/08 Bund Road c75  

6. White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
05/08 Abuko a pair roosting together 
08/08 Kisi Bolon a pair at their nest site

7. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
05/08 Abuko 5+

8. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Common in all wetland areas 

9. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Recorded daily – very common throughout, with large numbers noted in the evenings going to roost.  Nesting colonies noted in Farafenni and Kaur

10. Striated Heron Butorides striatus
04/08 Pirang 3
05/08 Abuko 3 
07/08 Tendaba 5+
08/08 Kisi Bolon c10
09/08 Prufu Swamp c30
12/08 Kuntaur 3
14/08 Bund Road and Lamin 2-3 each

11. Black Egret Egretta ardesiaca
04/08 Pirang c5
14/08 Bund Road and Lamin c10 at each

12. Western Reef-Egret Egretta gularis
04/08 Pirang
06/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon/Tendaba a few
14/08 Lamin a few 

13. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
07/08 Tendaba 15+
08/08 Kisi Bolon c5 

14. Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Recorded almost daily in small numbers 

15. Great White Egret Egretta alba
Recorded in all wetlands in small numbers (usually 2-3) 

16. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
05/08 Abuko 7-8 together on the main pool

17. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
05/08 Abuko 2
07/08 Tendaba c10  
14/08 Old Cape Road 5+

18. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Recorded in all wetlands in small numbers 

19. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2

20. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Quite common and seen daily in all wetland areas

21. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
04/08 Pirang 13
07/08 Tendaba 1
13/08 Farafenni 8
14/08 Bund Road 1

22. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
07/08 Tendaba 9 (3 & 6)
08/08 Kisi Bolon c15

23. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
13/08 Barra 1 feeding on the estuary foreshore at dusk

24. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
04/08 Pirang 3 
 
 

25. African Spoonbill Platalea alba
04/08 Pirang 8 including 4 juveniles
14/08 Bund Road 1 

26. White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
03/08 Kotu Creek 1
04/08 Pirang 3
05/08 Abuko c10
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2
09/08 Prufu Swamp 30+ (am) c60 (pm)
10/08 Prufu Swamp c15
11/08 Saré Mali 2
12/08 Kuntaur 300+ together
  
27. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
04/08 Pirang 1
07/08 Tendaba 3
08/08 Prufu Swamp 2
10/08 Prufu Swamp 1
12/08 Kuntaur 56 together 

28. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotus
10/08 Prufu Swamp ?

29. African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
09/08 and 10/08 Prufu Swamp a cracking pair showing very well

30. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
04/08 Pirang 2
05/08 Banjulunding 2
06/08 Brikama 3 
07/08 Tendaba 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
14/08 Lamin 4
15/08 Brikama 1

31. Black Kite Milvus migrans - all of the yellow-billed race M. m. parasitus
04/08 Pirang 2
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
14/08 Bund Road 2 

32. African Fish Eagle Haliaetus vocifer
04/08 Pirang an immature
07/08 Tendaba 1 heard
08/08 Tendaba 1 

33. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
04/08 Pirang adult
05/08 Abuko 2
06/08 Tendaba 2
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Tendaba 1
12/08 Kuntaur 1
13/08 Wassu 1 

34. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Recorded daily – abundant

35. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
09/08 Giroba Kunda 4-6 soaring over the savannah 
12/08 Georgetown several

36. Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture Gyps rueppellii
09/08 Prufu Swamp 5
09/08 Giroba Kunda 5+ soaring over the savannah
12/08 Leba Hill c5
12/08 Georgetown several

37. Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
06/08 Tendaba 1

38. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
12/08 Georgetown 1

39. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
2-3 recorded daily in all localities

40. Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar
06/08 Brikama 1
07/08 Tendaba 1 
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2
15/08 Yundum 1-2

41. Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Basse 1
12/08 Leba Hill 1 
13/08 Wassu-Barra 3 on the journey
15/08 Yundum 3

42. Shikra Accipiter badius
Recorded daily in small numbers 

43. Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
09/08 Giroba Kunda 6
11/08 Basse 2 
12/08 Georgetown 2

44. Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
04/08 Pirang 2
07/08 Tendaba 1
11/08 Basse 2-3
14/08 Lamin 1
15/08 Brikama 2

45. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
14/08 Lamin 2-3 adults  

46. African Hawk Eagle Hieraetus spilogaster
07/08 Tendaba 2 adults and 1 immature showing well
47. Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
07/08 Tendaba 1
15/08 Brikama 1

48. Osprey Pandion haliaetus
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1 

49. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 
11/08 Saré Mali 2 
12/08 Kuntaur 1
13/08 Wassu 1
15/08 Yundum 2

50. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
06/08 Tendaba 2
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 – a cracking bird!
11/08 Saré Mali 1
14/08 Old Cape Road an immature

51. African Hobby Falco cuvieri
04/08 Pirang 1
07/08 Tendaba 1

52. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
02/08 Banjul Airport-Brikama a pair
04/08 Pirang 1
07/08 Tendaba a pair 
09/08 Prufu Swamp a pair
15/08 Yundum a pair plus an immature ?

53. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 
04/08 Pirang 1 adult
11/08 Saré Mali 1

54. Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
08/08 Giroba Kunda 3 family groups on a stony hill near the village 
11/08 Saré Mali 1 heard calling

55. White-throated Francolin Francolinus albogularis
10/08 Giroba Kunda 3?? calling at dusk in cultivated areas near village – 1 seen well

56. Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus
Recorded daily in small numbers in any scrubby habitat

57. African Crake Crex egregia
10/08 Prufu Swamp 2 showing very well down to <50m
 
58. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
03/08 Bakau Crocodile Park a family group at their nest in the crocodile pool!
05/08 Abuko 3 
09/08 Prufu Swamp 14+
10/08 Prufu Swamp 2
12/08 Kuntaur 2
59. Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 adult

60. Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2 adults
10/08 Prufu Swamp 3 adults (different birds)

61. Black-crowned Crane Balearica pavonina
04/08 Pirang 2 superb adults

62. Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster
08/08 Tauku Bolon 1 adult
11/08 Saré Mali 3 adults
13/08 Wassu-Barra 2 including a nice ? on the journey

63. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
03/08 Kotu area 22 in total
04/08 Pirang 1 
          05/08 Abuko 3
09/08 Prufu Swamp 80+ (in total across the whole area)
10/08 Prufu Swamp 20+ 

64. Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
03/08 Kotu 2 ??
04/08 Pirang ?  
09/08 Prufu Swamp ?

65. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haemotopus ostralegus
07/08 Tendaba 1

66. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
03/08 Kotu Creek 1
04/08 Pirang 75+
06/08 Tendaba 9
07/08 Tendaba
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
12/08 Kuntaur 1
14/08 Bund Road c10
14/08 Old Cape Road c10

67. Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
04/08 Pirang several
05/08 Abuko 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon several
09/08 Prufu Swamp 8
10/08 Prufu Swamp 3
11/08 Saré Mali several 

68. Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius
13/08 Kaur 4 together on ponds at the side of the main road

69. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 
04/08 Pirang 25+
09/08 Prufu Swamp 14
10/08 Prufu Swamp 5
70. Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
04/08 Pirang c30

71. White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
04/08 Pirang 4

72. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
04/08 Pirang adult summer 

73. Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus
Recorded daily in small numbers – maximum 10 

74. Black-headed Plover Vanellus tectus
Recorded almost daily in small numbers – maximum 4

75. Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus
Recorded daily – common throughout  

76. Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
04/08 Pirang 10+

77. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
04/08 Pirang c70
14/08 Bund Road 13
 
78. Ruff Philomachus pugnax
04/08 Pirang 5+
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
14/08 Bund Road 3

79. Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
04/08 Pirang c30 
14/08 Bund Road c100

80. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
04/08 Pirang 2-3

81. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
04/08 Pirang c5  
07/08 Tendaba 3
08/08 Kisi Bolon c15
13/08 Barra 12
14/08 Bund Road 10+
14/08 Lamin 1

82. Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
04/08 Pirang 2

83. Common Redshank Tringa totanus
04/08 Pirang 2
07/08 Tendaba 7
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1-2
14/08 Bund Road 5+

84. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
03/08 Kotu 1
04/08 Pirang 2 
06/08 Tendaba 3
07/08 Tendaba c30
08/08 Kisi Bolon c20
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2
14/08 Bund Road 20+
14/08 Old Cape Road c10
14/08 Lamin 2

85. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
05/08 Abuko 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
13/08 Wassu 1 

86. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
03/08 Kotu 4
04/08 Pirang c15
09/08 Prufu Swamp 6
10/08 Prufu Swamp c10
12/08 Kuntaur 4
14/08 Bund Road c10

87. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos
04/08 Pirang c5
05/08 Abuko 1 
07/08 Tendaba 1
14/08 Lamin 1

88. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
04/08 Pirang 1
13/08 Barra 8
14/08 Bund Road 1

89. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
13/08 Barra an immature 

90. Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrhocephalus
Common in coastal areas and at Tendaba 

91. Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
04/08 Pirang c10
13/08 Barra several 
14/08 Bund Road 3

92. Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
04/08 Pirang 8 
13/08 Barra several

93. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
03/08 Kotu 2
04/08 Pirang 5 
13/08 Barra 1 
14/08 Bund Road 5+ and Old Cape Road c120

94. Royal Tern Sterna maxima
04/08 Pirang 1
08/08 Tendaba 9 on the Gambia River 
13/08 Barra 1
14/08 Bund Road 20+

95. Little Tern Sterna albifrons
04/08 Pirang 4
13/08 Barra 6 

96. Black Tern Chlidonias niger
06/08 Tendaba 2 on the Gambia River in front of the village
07/08 Tendaba 10
08/08 Tendaba 6 
13/08 Barra 1
14/08 Bund Road c50

97. Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
14/08 Camaloo Corner 5 (including 4 ??)
15/08 Brikama 1 heard calling at dusk

98. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Recorded daily - common throughout

99. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Recorded daily - common throughout 

100. African Mourning-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
03/08 Bijilo a few

101. Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
Recorded daily - common throughout 

102. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Recorded daily - common throughout 

103. Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Recorded daily - and commonly heard

104. Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
03/08 Bijilo several

105. Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia
06/08 Tendaba 2
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2 
09/08 Prufu Swamp 4
10/08 Leba Hill 5
10/08 Giroba Kunda 2
 
106. African Green-Pigeon Treron calva
04/08 Pirang 13 
13/08 Essau 2
 

107. Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus
04/08 Pirang 5 flying through

108. Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
Recorded almost daily – quite common throughout, maximum 25+ Brikama on 15/08  

109. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Recorded daily – common, maximum c15

110. Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea
05/08 Abuko 3 
10/08 Prufu Swamp 1
12/08 Leba Hill 2
12/08 Georgetown 1
12/08 Kuntaur 1
15/08 Brikama 1

111. Western Grey Plantain-Eater Crinifer piscator
Recorded daily – maximum c30 in Yundum area on 15/08

112. Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
05/08 Abuko 1 
06/08 Brikama 1
07/08 Tendaba 4 together plus 3 more birds
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
09/09 Giroba Kunda 1
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 1
15/08 Yundum 2

113. Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
13/08 Wassu 1 – a nice bird showing well

114. African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
05/08 Banjulunding 1
07/08 Tendaba 1
09/08 Giroba Kunda 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 (pm)
13/08 Wassu-Barra 3 on the journey
14/08 Banjulunding 1

115. Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
04/08 Pirang 6
06/08 Brikama 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 (pm)
12/08 Georgetown 1
14/08 Bund Road 2
15/08 Yundum 1

116. Diederic Cuckoo Chrysoccyx caprius
05/08 Abuko 1
15/08 Yundum 3
15/08 Brikama 1
 

117. Black Coucal Centropus grillii
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2 pairs
10/08 Prufu Swamp 1 pair (same as 09/08) and Prufu Swamp bridge 1

118. Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
Recorded daily – common   

119. White-faced Scops Owl Otus leucotis
03/08 Kotu 1

120. Verreaux’s Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
09/08 Prufu Swamp a pair in daylight, the ? calling regularly for an hour after dawn

121. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
07/08 Tendaba 1 
09/08 Giroba Kunda 1 with a lizard

122. Marsh Owl Asio capensis
15/08 Yundum birds disturbed accidentally 
 
123. Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis
11/08 Sabi (Senegal) an adult at dusk
14/08 Camaloo Corner an immature flying round in daylight!  

124. Mottled Spinetail Telecanthura ussheri
06/08 Kwinella 1 or 2 flying round the village 
07/08 Tendaba 4
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3-4
12/08 Kuntaur 2
13/08 Small numbers noted at Wassu, Kaur and Farafenni
14/08 Lamin 2

125. African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Recorded daily – quite common in areas of palm trees 

126. Pallid Swift apus pallidus
09/08 Giroba Kunda c50 over at midday
12/08 Georgetown c100 over
13/08 Wassu-Barra several observed on the journey

127. Common Swift Apus apus
10/08 Leba Hill c75 over
11/08 Saré Mali several
13/08 Wassu-Barra several noted on the journey

128. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
13/08 Goben 2

129. Little Swift Apus affinis
Recorded daily – common 

130. Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 5 and 10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 1
12/08 Leba Hill 1
131. Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
05/08 Abuko 1 
07/08 Tendaba 1 
08/08 Kisi Bolon c20

132. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
03/08 Bakau Crocodile Park 1
04/08 Pirang 1
05/08 Abuko 1  
07/08 Tendaba 8
08/08 Kisi Bolon c10
09/08 Prufu Swamp 10+
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge c5
11/08 Saré Mali c10
12/08 Leba Hill several
12/08 Kuntaur c10
13/08 Lamin several

133. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
03/08 Bijilo 2
05/08 Abuko 3 
07/08 Tendaba 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
15/08 Yundum several

134. African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
04/08 Pirang 1
05/08 Abuko 3
09/08 Prufu Swamp 4 
16/08 Banjul Airport area 1

135. Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
04/08 Pirang 1 
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon several
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 1
12/08 Kuntaur 1

136. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima 
05/08 Abuko 1
12/08 Leba Hill 1

137. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
03/08 Kotu Creek 2
04/08 Pirang c10
08/08 Kisi Bolon c20 
12/08 Kuntaur 5

138. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Recorded almost daily – quite common, e.g. 50+ at Banjulunding on 05/08 and c20 at Yundum on 15/08 
 

139. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
07/08 Tendaba 3
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2
13/08 Wassu 1
15/08 Yundum 5+ 

140. Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Tendaba 1
13/08 Wassu-Barra lots on the journey

141. Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
04/08 Pirang 3
05/08 Banjulunding 1
06/08 Brikama 1 
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2
11/08 Saré Mali 2
14/08 Camaloo Corner 2
14/08 Lamin 2

142. Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica
06/08 Tendaba 3
07/08 and 08/08 Tendaba c20
09/08 Prufu Swamp c10
10/08 and 12/08 Leba Hill 3-4
11/08 Saré Mali 5+
13/08 Wassu-Barra lots on the journey
14/08 Camaloo Corner and Lamin several
15/08 Yundum several

143. European Roller Coracias garrulus
05/08 Banjulunding 2

144. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
03/08 Kotu 4
05/08 Abuko 4
07/08 and 08/08 Tendaba 4
12/08 Leba Hill 1
13/08 Wassu 2
14/08 Lamin 2

145. Green Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Recorded almost daily in small parties 

146. Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Recorded almost daily 

147. African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus
04/08 Pirang 2 

148. African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Recorded almost daily in small numbers 
 

149. Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus
08/08 Kudang 1
13/08 Wassu-Barra 1 m noted on the journey 

150. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
03/08 Fajara 2 along Atlantic Road
12/08 Leba Hill 1

151. Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vielloti
11/08 Saré Mali 4 together
12/08 Leba Hill 1

152. Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
03/08 Bijilo 1
03/08 Kotu 1
05/08 Banjulunding 1
06/08 Brikama 2
07/08 Tendaba 4
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
08/08 Giroba Kunda 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp several
10/08 Prufu Swamp and Leba Hill several
11/08 Saré Mali heard
12/08 Leba Hill 1
15/08 Yundum 1
15/08 Brikama 3

153. Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
04/08 Pirang 2
06/08 Brikama 1 
10/08 Leba Hill 1
15/08 Brikama 1

154. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
15/08 Yundum 1

155. Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera
03/08 Bijilo 2 and Kotu 1
04/08 Pirang family group
07/08 Tendaba 3
08/08 Kisi Bolon 3
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3 
11/08 Saré Mali 2
12/08 Georgetown 1
14/08 Lamin 2
15/08 Brikama 1
16/08 Banjul Airport area 1

156. Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
07/08 Tendaba 1 – excellent views

157. Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
05/08 Abuko 1 and Banjulunding 2
07/08 Tendaba 4
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2 
09/09 Prufu Swamp 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1
15/08 Yundum 1

158. Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
12/08 Leba Hill 1 singing and displaying

159. Crested Lark Galerida cristata
04/08 Pirang c15

160. Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura
03/08 Bijilo 1
04/08 Pirang 2 
05/08 Abuko several
06/08 Brikama 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 4
11/08 Saré Mali c10
14/08 Lamin 2 and Banjulunding 3
15/08 Yundum 3-4
15/08 Brikama 5 

161. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
04/08 Pirang several
13/08 Wassu-Barra several

162. Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufa
03/08 Kotu c5 

163. Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis
03/08 Bijilo 2
03/08 Kotu 2
04/08 Pirang 1
07/08 Tendaba 2
08/08 Kisi Bolon 2

164. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
06/08 Kwinella 2
07/08 Tendaba 4 + c10 (pm)
10/08 Leba Hill 2
12/08 Georgetown c10
13/08 Wassu-Barra several

165. Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
14/08 Lamin 2

166. Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
15/02 Kwinella c5 around the village
17/02 Yundum 1 
13/08 Wassu-Barra several
14/08 Lamin several
15/08 Yundum several

167. Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
04/08 Pirang 3 
13/08 Wassu 1
168. Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralis
07/08 Tendaba 2?? 1? plus another pair
11/08 Saré Mali 3 

169. Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 1
14/08 Camaloo Corner 1

170. Little Greenbul Andropadus virens
05/08 Abuko 1 

171. Yellow-throated Leaflove Chlorocichla flavicollis
03/08 Bakau Crocodile Park 2
05/08 Abuko 2

172. Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapilla
12/02 Abuko 2-3 

173. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Recorded daily – very common

174. African Thrush Turdus pelios 
04/08 Pirang 1-2
08/08 Giroba Kunda 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3
10/08 Leba Hill 2
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1
12/08 Leba Hill 1-2

175. Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
03/08 Bijilo 2 and Bakau Crocodile Park 1
05/08 Abuko 5
11/08 Saré Mali 1
15/08 Brikama 3-4 

176. White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla
07/08 Tendaba 2
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3
10/08 Leba Hill 1 heard singing

177. Northern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops 
12/08 Wassu 4
13/08 Wassu 2 different birds

178. Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
07/08 Tendaba 2 
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1 
12/08 Leba Hill 1

179. Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
12/08 Leba Hill 1
15/08 Yundum 5
15/08 Brikama 1
16/08 Banjul Airport area 1
180. Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
06/08 Brikama c5
07/08 Tendaba c10
08/08 Kisi Bolon c5
08/08 Giroba Kunda 4
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2
10/08 Leba Hill 3 groups
12/08 Leba Hill 20+
15/08 Yundum 1
16/08 Banjul Airport area 5+

181. Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
06/08 Brikama 1 
10/08 Leba Hill 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1
15/08 Yundum 2
16/08 Banjul Airport area 2

182. Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps
03/08 Bijilo 1
03/08 Bakau Crocodile Park a pair feeding young at their nest inside the pool area!

183. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
04/08 Pirang 5+
05/08 Banjulunding a few 
06/08 Brikama several
07/08 Tendaba 1 in the mangroves
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2-3
14/08 Bund Road several
15/08 Yundum several
16/08 Banjul Airport area several

184. Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
10/08 Leba Hill 1 singing 
15/08 Yundum 1

185. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
06/08 Brikama 5+ 
15/08 Yundum c15
16/08 Banjul Airport area 5+

186. Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis
06/08 Brikama c10
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1
15/08 Brikama 1
16/08 Banjul Airport area 3+

187. Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus
12/08 Leba Hill 3+
16/08 Banjul Airport area 3-4

188. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Recorded daily in small numbers 
189. Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythroptera
06/08 Brikama 3 

190. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicauda
Recorded almost daily and heard in most areas of lush vegetation 

191. Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
04/08 Pirang 2
06/08 Brikama 1
07/08 Tendaba 1
14/08 Lamin 2

192. Swamp Flycatcher Musciapa aquatica
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3 near the river

193. Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
06/08 Brikama 3
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
08/08 Giroba Kunda 1
15/08 Brikama 2

194. Brown-throated or Common Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
05/08 Abuko c10
07/08 Tendaba 1 

195. African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1 heard singing but not seen

196. African Paradise-Flycatcher Tersiphone viridis
05/08 Abuko 1 
06/08 Brikama 3
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3
10/08 Leba Hill 7+
11/08 Saré Mali 1
14/08 Lamin 2 with 3-4 others heard
15/08 Brikama 2
16/08 Banjul Airport area 2

197. Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
Recorded almost daily in small squabbling parties 

198. Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardii
03/08 Bijilo several and Kotu Creek area a few 
05/08 Abuko several
07/08 Tendaba several
14/08 Bund Road 2
15/08 Brikama several

199. White-shouldered Black Tit Parus leucomelas
07/08 Tendaba 1

200. Yellow Penduline Tit Anthoscopus parvulus
15/08 Yundum a pair
16/08 Banjul Airport area 4
201. Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus
07/08 Tendaba 1
08/08 Kisi Bolon many
14/08 Lamin 2

202. Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
16/08 Banjul Airport area a stunning adult female
 
203. Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris
05/08 Abuko 6+
 
204. Pygmy Sunbird Anthreptes platurus
12/08 Georgetown 2 ??  

205. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis
06/08 Tendaba 1
07/08 Tendaba 5 different birds
08/08 Kisi Bolon 10+
08/08 Giroba Kunda 1
09/08 Prufu Swamp c10 and Giroba Kunda 2
10/08 Leba Hill several
11/08 Saré Mali several
15/08 Yundum several
16/08 Banjul Airport area several

206. Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta
03/08 Bijilo several and Fajara 1
07/08 Tendaba 1 
08/08 Kisi Bolon c5
09/08 Prufu Swamp 5+
11/08 Saré Mali several

207. Copper Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea
03/08 Bijilo 1 ? and Fajara 2-3 
05/08 Abuko 2
06/08 Brikama 1
14/08 Lamin 1 ?
15/08 Yundum several
16/08 Banjul Airport area several

208. Splendid Sunbird Nectarinia coccinigastra
03/08 Bijilo 3
05/08 Abuko 1

209. Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchella
Recorded almost daily – common 

210. African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
07/08 Tendaba 2
11/08 Saré Mali 6+
12/08 Leba Hill c10
16/08 Banjul Airport area 1 
 

211. African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
06/08 Brikama 2??
07/08 Tendaba 2 heard (am) adult ? and immature ? (pm)
10/08 Leba Hill 1 heard
11/08 Saré Mali 4
12/08 Leba Hill 2
12/08 Georgetown 1
13/08 Wassu-Barra 2
15/08 Yundum 1 heard
16/08 Banjul Airport area 2?? 

212. Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
Recorded almost daily in small parties

213. Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1 ?
14/08 Lamin 1 ?
15/08 Brikama 3-4 together

214. Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala
03/08 Kotu-Fajara several
06/08 Brikama 10+ 
07/08 Tendaba 4
15/08 Yundum several

215. Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarus barbarus
Recorded almost daily throughout 

216. White-crested Helmet Shrike Prionops plumatus
05/08 Abuko a party of 4 
11/08 Saré Mali c10 together

217. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
05/08 Banjulunding several 
06/08 Brikama 1
07/08 Tendaba 4
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3
10/08 and 12/08 Leba Hill 2
10/08 Prufu Swamp bridge 2
11/08 Saré Mali several
15/08 Yundum several

218. Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
Recorded almost daily in coastal in LRD 

219. Pied Crow Corvus albus
Recorded daily in small numbers

220. Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus
Recorded daily – common throughout 

221. Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus
Recorded almost daily in small numbers throughout

222. Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Recorded daily in small numbers throughout 

223. Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
04/08 Pirang several
14/08 Lamin a few in with the starling flocks
16/08 Banjul Airport area several in with other starlings 

224. Long-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
Recorded almost daily throughout – common 

225. Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
11/08 Saré Mali 1 adult and 2-3 immatures
12/08 Leba Hill 1? singing plus 2-3??/immatures
15/08 Yundum 1? singing plus 3??

226. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
04/08 Pirang 3
07/08 Tendaba 5
12/08 Leba Hill 4 
13/08 Wassu-Barra c10 on the journey

227. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Quite common in coastal areas

228. Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Recorded almost daily throughout 

229. Bush Petronia Petronia dentata
12/08 Leba Hill 5+ 

230. White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris
02/08 Banjul Airport area several 
06/08 Brikama 
09/08 Prufu Swamp 3
10/08 Leba Hill c25
11/08 Saré Mali several
15/08 Yundum several

231. Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
11/08 Saré Mali 1?
12/08 Leba Hill 6+ including 1? 
15/08 Yundum c10
16/08 Banjul Airport area c5

232. Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
05/08 Abuko c10 in the forest 
14/08 Lamin 1?

233. Heuglin’s Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini
06/08 Brikama 1?
12/08 Leba Hill a pair
16/08 Banjul Airport area 1?

 
234. Southern Masked or Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
07/08 Tendaba 2 pairs
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1
10/08 Leba Hill 5??6-7??
11/08 Saré Mali several
12/08 Leba Hill 5+
15/08 Yundum a pair
 
235. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Recorded daily – abundant 

236. Black-headed or Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
08/08 Kisi Bolon several
09/08 Prufu Swamp several
11/08 Saré Mali several 
12/08 Kuntaur several
14/08 Lamin several

237. Red-headed Quelea Anaplectes rubriceps
12/08 Georgetown 1?3??
13/08 Wassu-Barra 2
 
238. Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
04/08 Pirang c30
07/08 Tendaba c10
09/08 Prufu Swamp c30
12/08 Kuntaur several
 
239. Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordaceus
06/08 Brikama 1?
11/08 Saré Mali a few
12/08 Georgetown a few
13/08 Wassu-Barra several
15/08 Yundum several

240. Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Recorded daily – common throughout

241. Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
13/08 Kaur-Kerwan a sub-adult ? feeding by the roadside

242. Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina
05/08 Abuko 6 seen in two groups

243. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Recorded almost daily – quite common throughout

244. Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens
Recorded almost daily in small numbers throughout 

245. Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
06/08 Brikama several 
14/08 Lamin 3
15/08 Brikama 2

246. Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
06/08 Brikama several
07/08 Tendaba 2
12/08 Georgetown c5
14/08 Lamin 1
15/08 Yundum 5

247. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Recorded daily except 10/02 - widespread in small numbers 

248. Quail-finch Ortygospiza atricollis
09/08 Prufu Swamp 20
10/08 Prufu Swamp 4
13/08 Wassu 20+  

249. Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata
Recorded only in coastal areas in LRD, e.g. c30 at Lamin on 14/08 

250. Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
03/08 Bijilo a few
07/08 Tendaba 1?
09/08 Prufu Swamp 1 and Giroba Kunda 1
11/08 Saré Mali 1
14/08 Lamin 2
 
251. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
03/08 Kotu 1 ? 
06/08 Tendaba 2??
07/08 Tendaba 2??1?
09/08 Prufu Swamp 2?? and Prufu Swamp bridge 1?
12/08 Leba Hill 1?
15/08 Yundum 2 pairs

252. Long-tailed Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea
12/08 Georgetown 1?
13/08 Wassu-Barra 1?

253. White-rumped Seedeater Serinus leucopygius
13/08 Farafenni 1 singing 

254. Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
04/08 Pirang 1
06/08 Brikama 5
07/08 Tendaba c20 together + c15 
11/08 Saré Mali several
12/08 Leba Hill c35 together
13/08 Wassu-Barra several
15/08 Yundum several

255. Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis
10/08 Leba Hill a pair
12/08 Leba Hill 2??

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Mammals

Green Vervet Monkey 
03/08 Bijilo a few
05/08 Abuko common
07/08 Tendaba 4
08/08 Kisi Bolon 1

Patas Monkey
04/08 Pirang 1

Western Red Colobus
03/08 Bijilo a few
05/08 Abuko quite common
Striped Ground Squirrel
05/08 Abuko several
13/08 Wassu-Barra lots seen on the journey
15/08 Yundum several
15/08 Brikama 1

Gambian Sun Squirrel
03/08 Bijilo a few
05/08 Abuko several

Bushbuck
05/08 Abuko 3-4
15/08 Brikama 1

Crawshay’s Hare
06/08 Brikama 1
08/08 Giroba Kunda 1

Warthog
08/08 Kisi Bolon ?, 3-4?? and 3-4 young