ORIOLE BIRDING TOUR REPORT THE GAMBIA 15TH 22ND NOVEMBER 2013

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1 ORIOLE BIRDING TOUR REPORT THE GAMBIA 15 TH 22 ND NOVEMBER 2013

2 Friday 15th November We departed on time from London Gatwick on the 0900 Monarch flight to Banjul, arriving around Transit through the airport was unusually hassle free and we were soon on the coach ready to depart for Senegambia Hotel, about 20 minutes drive away. We saw our first Cattle Egrets and soaring Hooded Vultures from the tarmac and once out of the terminal, Yellow-billed Shrike and Red-billed Hornbill were seen around the coach park. We checked in again without incident and had just enough time for a walk around the hotel grounds before dusk fell at We saw our first White-crowned Robin-Chats, Red-eyed and Laughing Doves, Speckled Pigeon, Beautiful Sunbird, Common Bulbul, Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling, Piapiac, Broad-billed Roller, Grey Woodpecker, Black-necked Weaver, Brown Babbler, African Thrush and Yellow-billed Kite all abundant species which would struggle to get a mention in our notebooks again! Highlights included a perched male Shikra, nesting Hammerkop and the absolutely spectacular Yellow-crowned Gonoleks, a shy bird of forest thickets with a remarkable song, that can be seen readily in our hotel grounds where it is used to people. We all turned in early after dinner, feeling tired after a long day. Hammerkop, Senegambia Hotel Saturday 16 th November A warm day with temperatures around 30C but for the most part extensive cloud cover meant that we were never birding in direct sun this would be a feature of the weather throughout the tour, as the rains had been late this year. An early morning walk around the hotel grounds before breakfast saw us waiting for the sun to rise about 0645 to the sounds of White-crowned Robin-Chats and Yellowcrowned Gonolek. Concentrating on one fruiting tree, we had great views of Red-billed Hornbill, Western Grey Plantain-eater, 2 Black-necked Weaver, 6 Blackcap Babbler and many of the other common species seen yesterday. Over breakfast, a Beautiful Sunbird was nesting and a party of Green Wood-Hoopoes moved through noisily. Heading out at 0845 with our local guide Modou Jarju, we quickly added Splendid Sunbird, African Pied Hornbill, Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Grey-headed Sparrow and Senegal Parrot just around the Senegambia Strip outside the hotel. The walk from here to nearby Bijillo Forest added Village Indigobird [a male attacking its own reflection in a car wing mirror!], African Grey Hornbill and Lizard Buzzard, and once in the forest itself we continued adding new species. Also known as the Monkey Park, tourists come here to hand feed the tame Green Vervet Monkeys, but we also saw the shyer Western Red Colobus in the canopy. Birding here is like any other forest, quiet spells interspersed with flurries of activity 2 Oriole Warblers showed superbly in the coastal scrub and in the same area we saw 3 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, 2 Little Bee-eater, 5 Blackcap Babbler, Grey- Woodpecker, 2 Northern Black Flycatchers, female Blackcap, Senegal Coucal, Abysinnian Roller and Shikra, with an Osprey seen flying over. From a small viewing screen, we saw Blue-spotted Wood- Dove coming down to drink. We returned to the hotel for the renowned vulture feeding, where we watched flocks of Hooded Vulture, Yellow-billed Kite and Pied Crow coming down to grab morsels cast out for them by the resident bird guides an amazing sight! A very enjoyable lunch at the beach bar followed, adding Whimbrel and Grey Kestrel in the process, before we took a break during the hot part of the afternoon. At 1545 we met Modou again and headed 5 minutes down the road to the Casino Cycle Track, an excellent area of scrub interspersed with palm trees and small pools. Birds came thick and fast, with Fork-tailed Drongo, Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Palm-nut Vulture, Red-billed Firefinch and a particularly showy male Subalpine Warbler all seen well in the scrub. A small pool held White-faced Whsitling Ducks, Great White Egret, 3 Squacco Herons and a Common Greenshank. Walking back towards the hotels, another marshy area was even better with Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Senegal Coucal, Vinaceous Dove, Northern Crombec, Intermediate Egret, Variable Sunbird and Grey Heron easily seen. Nearby at Kotu Bridge, waterbirds were abundant and we saw Western Reef Egret,

3 Striated Heron, Grey Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 20+ Wattled Plovers, 30+ Spur-singed Plovers, 10+ Pied Kingfisher, 10+ Common Greenshank and 2 Whimbrel. The adjacent bushes hosted Tawny-flanked Prinia, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Little Weaver, African Mourning Dove, Ring-necked Parakeet and a small mixed flock of Bronze Mannikin, Red-billed Firefinch and the superb Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu. Three Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters flew over, and both Red-chested and Wire-tailed Swallow were seen around the bridge. Dusk was approaching now, but we had time to pop into the nearby sewage ponds where we had a perched Malachite Kingfisher, Intermediate Egret, Little Grebe, Little Egret, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 30+ Spurwinged Plovers, 20+ White-faced Whistling Ducks, 20+ Black-winged Stilts and several Common Sandpipers. All in all, not a bad first full day! Sunday 17 th November Another cloudy day with a cool breeze overnight making for pleasant daytime temperatures no more than about 28C. We had breakfast at 0700, meeting Modou outside the hotel and our driver Moses at 0745 for our trip out to Brufut Woods. The morning started rather unceremoniously along the track to the woods by an awful impromptu rubbish dump, but an adjacent tree hosted a roosting White-faced Scops Owl which we all saw well through the scope. Purple and Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starlings were also here, but we opted to move on down the track quickly to a more pleasant spot! The first part of the walk along the main track was quiet it seemed the birds didn t really like the cloudy weather, even if we did! However, we soon started picking up birds with Senegal Parrot, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, lots of Beautiful and Splendid Sunbirds, Ring-necked Parakeet, African Grey Hornbill and Bronze Mannikins seen before the terrain began to open out on our left to more bushy habitat. Here we picked up Yellow-fronted Canary, Yellow-billed Shrike, Singing Cisticola, African Green Pigeon and a fly by Bearded Barbet, plus a stonking male Northern Red Bishop. Moving into the thicket woodland, we found some very good birds starting with a fabulous African Pygmy Kingfisher perched right beside the path allowing prolonged scope views. Copper Sunbird, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird and Swallow-tailed Bee-eater were also seen and in one small area Modou attracted Northern Puffback, Cardinal Woodpecker, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, Melodious Warbler and 3 Yellow-throated Leaflove all into one tree by imitating the calls of the Pearlspotted Owlet. A Green Turaco then appeared close to us in dense foliage but by careful positioning we were able to get some excellent views of this shy species. It was now time to visit the Woodland Bar and enjoy a cold drink overlooking the drinking spot where locals have provided water to attract birds close. A steady stream of avian visitors to this important water source included lots of doves including Red-eyed, African Mourning and Laughing Doves and both Black-billed and Blue-spotted Wood- Doves. Both Lavendar and Orange-cheeked Waxbills were nice additions to the list and other quality species coming in included a Greater Honeyguide, Pygmy Kingfisher, female Black-winged Red Bishop and Grey-backed Camaroptera. Our final highlight at this excellent site was to be taken into the bushes just off the main path to view a roosting Long-tailed Nightjar at incredibly close range what a bird! Lunch today was at the new eco-lodge at Tanji and we really enjoyed our time here, picking up one or two new birds in the process including Common Wattle-Eye, Garden Warbler and Grey-headed Gull, with Osprey, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird and Red-billed Firefinch also noted. From here we headed back to the hotel, and took a break during the warmest part of the afternoon. At 1645, we met with Modou again and journeyed out towards Banjul stopping first at Camilou Corner where we had good views over the Mangrove wetlands and adjacent small pools. Three Black Egrets were seen, and in the Mangroves were hundreds of Cattle, Little and Great White Egrets, African Darter and a Striated Heron flew past us. The reeds held hundreds of Village Weavers but also Sedge Warbler and Subalpine Warbler, a fly-by Common Snipe and good views of a Black Crake creeping along the reed edge. A male Namaqua Dove took off from the edge of the road and flew past us, and we also noted both Green and Wood Sandpipers. Moving to nearby Cape Point, the huge numbers of herons and egrets gathering to roost could be seen, with Western Reef Egret and Squacco Heron particularly common. 10+ Caspian Terns gave stunning close views and we picked 5 Senegal Thick-knees out squatting at the edge of the Mangroves. 16 Yellow Wagtails flew over us to roost and Pied Kingfishers were very abundant, seemingly perched on every wire and tree and often chasing each other in squabbling packs. Plenty of Common Greenshanks were roosting among the Greyheaded Gulls on the estuary and we also saw Osprey, Yellow-backed Weaver and a perched Purple Heron before returning to the hotel in time for Happy Hour.

4 Senegal Thick-knee Monday 18 th November Another cloudy day, with temperatures comfortably below 30C and 6 spots of rain even falling in the afternoon! We headed for Tujerang, stopping first by the roadside to view a small pool at the edge of the village. This was a brilliant spot, and we had an African Golden Oriole perched in the scope as soon as we piled out of the vehicle. Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Bearded Barbet and two lovely Violet Turaco were in the trees, while the pond held 10+ Senegal Thick-knees, 5 Black-winged Stilts and Wattled Plover, with a Blue-bellied Roller perched in a tree just a little further along the road. The first part of our walk at Tujerang took us out into the savannah like bush habitat, crisscrossed by a network of small paths. 5 Yellow-billed Oxpecker were working the Ndama cattle near the track and once in the bush, we started picking up the special birds of this area. White-fronted Black Chat was easily seen, and we went on to add Whistling Cisticola, Scarlet-chested Sunbird [including a fine male], Diderick Cuckoo, Black-crowned Tchagra, African Harrier-hawk and Black-headed Heron. Whinchat, Willow Warbler and Common Redstart were a reminder of how far some of our Western Palearctic migrants travel to escape the European winter. Three top birds that Modou went on to show us included his personal favourite, the Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, two showy Viellot s Barbets and a perched Striped Kingfisher. Another drinking spot where locals had placed tins filled with water high in the branches of trees attracted Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu, Fine-spotted Woodpecker and yet more Willow Warblers into view. Once on the far track on the other side of the bush, we found a stunted tree containing the nests of Vitelline Masked Weaver and subsequently had good views of the male, while the same tree also hosted three Yellow Wagtails, a Plain-backed Pipit, Black-crowned Tchagra and Little Weaver! Osprey, Purple Glossy Starling, Whinchat and Blackheaded Heron were all seen again in this area before we retraced our route back to the first track and rejoined the vehicle. Our second walk was a bit further on down the main track where we took a side path off to the left and Modou used the owlet call again to attract a bush full of new birds. Many sunbirds appeared of three species, and we had superb views of Lesser Honeyguide, Melodious, Garden and Willow Warblers, Diderick Cuckoo, Bearded Barbet, Northern Crombec and best of all, a stunning Sulphurbreasted Bush Shrike which Modou had been whistling for the last 2 days! A Senegal Batis appeared briefly and was seen well by some of us, but despite our best efforts this would be the only glimpse we would get of this lovely little bird, A group of Pied-winged Swallows were flying around and perching on some dead snags, and both Abyssinian and Rufous-crowned Rollers were also noted. Further on this track got better as we had great views of the actual Pearl-spotted Owlet, and this time the birds had something real to mob! Bearded Barbet was finally scoped up and we had simply stunning views of the rare Black Wood-Hoopoe which Modou whistled into a bush right beside us! A male Northern Puffback popped up in a tree and we also saw Grey Kestrel to round off a brilliant morning a Great White Pelican circling over with Hooded Vultures was the only one of the trip. We decided to head back to Tanji for lunch, and on the way we had superb views of a Giant Kingfisher perched on roadside wires. We didn t add anything new over lunch itself, but afterwards we visited the nearby beach to check for roosting gulls and terns. This was very successfull, with thousands of birds on the beach including Caspian, Royal, Sandwich and Lesser Crested Terns, Kelp Gull, Great Cormorant, Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, Ruddy Turnstone, 3 Ospreys, Whimbrel and Western Reef Egret. Singles of Slender-billed and Audouin s Gulls were just rewards for patient scanning of the flocks. From here we returned to base around 1600 and called it a day.

5 Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Tujerang Tuesday 19 th November Part cloudy today with sunny spells and a temperature of 28C. Our first destination was the complex of ricefields at Lamin where we saw plenty of good birds despite the often difficult to negotiate narrow paths. Striated Heron, Great White Egret, Senegal Thick-knee and African Jacana were all seen well. Blue-bellied Rollers were perching in the small bushes near the path and we had stunning views of these beautiful birds, while a Lizard Buzzard was similarly obliging as it sat among the branches of a tree beside the path. Bronze Mannikins were flocking among the rice paddies along with Northern Red Bishops and Village Weavers, and in the surrounding trees we saw Northern Black Flycatcher, Grey Kestrel and African Mourning Dove. A Common Chiffchaff flitting along the reed edge was our first, and we had brief flight views of a Little Bittern over the reeds thanks to Modou s persistence. In quick succession both Red-necked and Lanner Flacons flew overhead but an African Harrier-Hawk stole the show as it flew right over us being mobbed by a Pied Crow. Heading back out of the ricefields towards the edge of the village a Woodland Kingfisher flew up and perched in a tree, and another Pearl-spotted Owlet allowed us to enjoy another mobbing flock which included Little Weaver, Northern Puffback, Subalpine Warbler, Northern Crombec, 2 Grey Woodpeckers, Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Red-bellied and African Paradise Flycatchers and both Splendid and Variable Sunbirds, all in one tree!! White-billed Buffalo-Weaver, Fork-tailed Drongo and Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu were also seen before we rejoined Moses and drove the short distance to Abuko. Abuko forest is a remnant of coastal forest that would have once covered the whole of this part of The Gambia, and as such it provides a refuge for several now rare and localised species. The first part of the walk down to the lake and over the bridge to hide failed to produce a single bird but we saw Collared Sunbird by the hide and then the floodgates opened! An enjoyable 20 minutes in the hide was not because of the ridiculous bungled attempts to provide us with tea and coffee, but because of some good birds which could be easily seen from here, such as African Pied Hornbill, Bearded Barbet, Violet Turaco, Black-headed Heron, Hammerkop, two roosting Black-crowned Night-Herons and a Crocodile! Heading into the thick part of the forest, we then had superb views of Abuko s iconic bird the Western Bluebill. Little Greenbul, African Paradise Flycatcher, Pygmy Kingfisher, Lavendar Waxbill, Black-necked Weaver and Common Wattle-Eye were all seen in the area around the pool. In fact the wattle-eye and paradise flycatchers were common around the rest of the walk too, and we also managed to glimpse Yellow-breasted Apalis, Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat and get superb views of the often very difficult Grey-headed Bristelbill. On the return walk, we had even better views of Western Bluebill, right beside the path. After lunch back at the hotel and some time to chill out, we reconvened at 1645 to visit some rancid ponds at the back of some houses to look for Purple Swamp-Hen, which we saw disappearing back end into the reeds. Common Moorhen, Little Bee-eater, Long-tailed Cormorant, Blue-bellied Roller, Pied Kingfisher, Little Grebe and White-faced Whistling Duck were also noted here. Nearby we walked through a network of ricefields to the back of Fajara Golf Course, picking up Senegal Coucal, Northern Black Flycatcher, Fork-tailed Drongo, Senegal Parrot, 2 Squacco Herons, Malachite and Blue-breasted Kingfishers, Grey Kestrel, Oriole Warbler, Green Wood-Hoopoe and Wattled Plover. At the golf course, we had stunning views of Bearded Barbet and African Pied Hornbill, and eventually our target bird, 3 stunning Black-headed Plovers. Modou s choice of return route left a little to be desired, walking us across the mudflats to Kotu bridge, and hence we all returned rather wearily in time for a beer before dinner.

6 African Harrier-Hawk and Pied Crow, Lamin Ricefields Wednesday 20 th November Today was possibly our trip highlight as we journeyed 50 minutes south to the Senegal border to visit Kartong Bird Observatory and visit ex-norfolk birder Colin Cross and his Gambian wife Binta who welcomed us to their compound for breakfast to start a great day. The lagoon outside the compound held loads of birds, with at least 3 Malachite Kingfishers, Squacco Heron, African Jacana, hundreds of White-faced Whistling Ducks, Purple Heron, Purple Swamp-Hen, African Cuckoo, 30+ Common Swifts, Senegal Parrot, 3 African Green Pigeons, Palm-nut Vulture and Pink-backed Pelican all seen before we had sat down at the breakfast table! Colin opened mist nets in the garden so that after breakfast, we were able to see the ringing of Red-billed Firefinch, Grey-headed Sparrow, Laughing Dove and Beautiful Sunbird. After breakfast, we took a walk in the bush, seeing more Malachite Kingfishers as we walked past various small pools and then being bowled over by simply crippling views of a pair of Fourbanded Sandgrouse sitting on the ground, spotted by Modou and scoped up by everyone before they slinked away into the grass. Grey-headed Kingfisher was our last species of this family to see, and we also added Zitting Cisticola and saw plenty of Osprey and another African Harrier-Hawk. Reaching the main road and stopping to check another small pool, we saw a single Black-tailed Godwit, Common Snipe and both Green and Wood Sandpipers, but all were eclipsed by the superb views we had of a male Greater Painted Snipe - what a stunner! Nearby at the beach we watched Caspian, Sandwich, Royal and Common Terns passing by, Pink-backed Pelicans overhead and an Arctic Skua which Colin said was his first here. The bushes behind the beach were alive with birds too, and we saw two more Grey-headed Kingfishers and had excellent views in one bush of Western Olivaceous, Melodious and European Reed Warblers with Woodchat Shrike, Black-crowned Tchagra, Rufous Cisticola, Senegal Eremomela and Yellow-backed Weaver also seen. Driving back along the track towards Lemonfish Lodge we walked up onto a raised mound to view a larger complex of pools and Modou spotted three African Pygmy Geese, a real bonus and the first ever on our Gambia tour. 2 Mosque Swallows were also here, 9 Namaqua Doves flew past and a Knob-billed Duck was sleeping among the White-faced Whistling Ducks. One last stop before returning to the compound for lunch added a flock of Yellow-crowned Bishops, another, closer Woodchat Shrike and a Black Kite of the European rather than African [Yellow-billed] form. While having lunch, Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters were swooping down to drink from the lagoon and a fine Purple Heron was perched on a post in the water. In the afternoon, we had more excitement to look forward to as Colin had kindly organised a boat trip for us on the river which forms the border between The Gambia and Senegal. The drive down took us past some saline coastal pools where three Gull-billed Terns were resting and we had excellent views of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, Black-winged Stilt, Black-winged Red Bishop and two Yellowcrowned Gonoleks. At the beach here, another vast tern and gull roost allowed us more views of Caspian, Royal, Sandwich and Common Terns, huge numbers of Lesser Black-backed and Greyheaded Gulls, Slender-billed Gull and two first-winter Audouin s Gulls. Wire-tailed Swallow, Grey Plover, 100+ Sanderling and our only Crested Lark of the trip were also seen here. Three Wood Sandpipers were on another pool en route to the small jetty where we boarded our boat. The trip was fantastic, first heading upriver and enjoying mega close views of Osprey, Purple Heron and our first Double-spurred Francolin, and then heading downstream into Senegal where we must have seen 100+ Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters in the waterside trees. A roost of terns allowed us to get incredibly close with the boat, and we sat there right next to the birds as the Caspian Terns gave their strange guttural calls

7 and pink-flushed adult Slender-billed Gulls sat in the water right beside us. Two White-fronted Plovers were a bonus and we also saw our first European Oystercatchers, Bar-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Common Redshank, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper and Senegal Thick-knee. Two Giant Kingfishers were seen including the impressive sight of one flying low to the water like a sea plane, and both Rufous-crowned and Abyssinian Rollers were seen along the river bank. A small group of Splendid Glossy Starlings was our final top bird of the day and another new one for our tours, while a flock of five African Spoonbills flew over as we left the area and said farewell to Colin after what had been a magnificent day. Roosting terns at Kartong Thursday 21 st November Today was our coolest day with a fresh overnight wind making things feel decidedly cool to start with, and a few spots of rain fell again as we set out the temperature was probably around 22C rising to 25C in the afternoon. It took about 45 minutes to reach our main location for today at Farasuto, starting along the track towards the forest and birding the woodland fringes. Two new trip birds came quickly, firstly a pair of Levaillant s Cuckoo which gave superb views around the melon fields, and then a lovely Western Bonelli s Warbler, wintering in the same Acacia tree as we saw it in last time!an African Hobby flashed over, and we went on to see Rufous-crowned Roller at close range, Western Olivaceous Warbler, Common Wattle-Eye, Variable Sunbird, Northern Red Bishop, Violet Turaco and Cardinal Woodpecker. Once in the forest, things quietened down and the cool cloudy weather again seemed to be suiting us a lot better than it did the birds. Yellow-breasted Apalis, Red-bellied and African Paradise Flycatchers, Senegal Parrot, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and African Pied Hornbill were seen, but we weren t lucky with either of the forests two iconic rarities, the Green Crombec and Greenheaded Sunbird. The crocodile ponds at the back of the forest pulled one back for us though, as a fine White-backed Night Heron flew in and landed in a small tree right in front of us, perching in full view for about five glorious seconds before slinking off into the foliage and becoming completely invisible. A Mottled Spinetail was hawking over the woodland as we left the site, and headed off to nearby Faraba Banta track. A stunning Long Crested Eagle was seen on the drive in and as soon as we got out of the vehicle we saw 3 Dark Chanting Goshawks, including one perched in the tree above the vehicle. A small party of Stone Partridge scurried across the track, and lingered just long enough for everyone to see them before they melted away into the undergrowth. A Yellow White-eye, 2 Northern Puffback and a Vitelline Masked Weaver were also seen before we decided to head back to base. A late lunch at the beach bar followed, and then afterwards a couple of us opted to do a bit of seawatching. It was really windy at the beach, and this no doubt accounted for the 100 or so Pomarine Skuas which were moving distantly offshore. A single Slender-billed Gull also flew past, and both Royal and Caspian Terns. Friday 22nd November Heavy overnight rain was a bit of a surprise this morning, and the temperature was hardly above 20C at first light not great weather for the beach loving tourists! We had quite a bit of time today as our flight was not until 1700, and so we decided to go back to Brufut Woods which is only 20 minutes from the hotel. Our driver collected us at 0800 and we met local guide Abba who walked around the

8 forest with us. The first section of the main track gave us a brief African Golden Oriole and a nice Green Turaco perched within the canopy of a large tree only the second time we had seen this species. Senegal Parrot, Brown and Blackcap Babblers, Grey-backed Cameroptera, Whistling Cisticola, Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher, Red-cheeked Cordon-Blue and many bishops, weavers and manikins were seen, the latter particularly in the couscous fields at the far side of the forest. Here too we had superb views of a juvenile African Harrier-Hawk and saw our only Black-shouldered Kite of the trip, hovering at close range. Double-spurred Francolins were calling but couldn t be seen, and we also saw a Black-billed Wood-dove nest with two large squabs peering over the side! One other highlight was the unusually large numbers of Fanti Saw-wing Swallows, a species we had only glimpsed previously there must have been thirty of them feeding low over the track. Reluctantly we had to return to the hotel for 1100, to give ourselves time to get checked out by We stored our cases and went for a nice lunch in one of the restaurants up the strip, catching to coach to the airport at The journey home passed without incident [despite the best efforts of the organised chaos at Banjul!] and we landed safely back in the UK around Systematic List Birds 1. Little Grebe 2. Pink-backed Pelican 3. Great White Pelican 4. Hammerkop 5. Great Cormorant 6. Long-tailed Cormorant 7. Little Bittern 8. African Darter 9. White-backed Night Heron 10. Black-crowned Night Heron 11. Cattle Egret 12. Squacco Heron 13. Striated Heron 14. Black Egret 15. Intermediate Egret 16. Western Reef Egret 17. Little Egret 18. Great White Egret 19. Black-headed Heron 20. Grey Heron 21. Purple Heron 22. African Spoonbill 23. White-faced Whistling Duck 24. Knob-billed Duck 25. African Pygmy Goose 26. Osprey 27. African Harrier-Hawk 28. Palm-nut Vulture 29. Pied Crow 30. Hooded Vulture 31. Long Crested Eagle 32. Yellow-billed Kite 33. Black-winged Kite 34. Dark Chanting Goshawk 35. African Goshawk 36. Shikra 37. Lizzard Buzzard 38. Lanner 39. African Hobby

9 40. Red-necked Falcon 41. Grey Kestrel 42. Double-spurred Francolin 43. Stone Partridge 44. Four-banded Sandgrouse 45. Common Moorhen 46. Black Crake 47. Purple Swamp Hen 48. Greater Painted Snipe 49. African Jacana 50. Senegal Thick-knee 51. Black-headed Plover 52. Spur-winged Plover 53. Wattled Plover 54. Grey Plover 55. Common Ringed Plover 56. White-fronted Plover 57. Whimbrel 58. Black-tailed Godwit 59. Bar-tailed Godwit 60. Common Greenshank 61. Common Sandpiper 62. Green Sandpiper 63. Wood Sandpiper 64. Common Redshank 65. European Oystercatcher 66. Black-winged Stilt 67. Common Snipe 68. Ruddy Turnstone 69. Sanderling 70. Pomarine Skua 71. Arctic Skua 72. Audouin s Gull 73. Grey-headed Gull 74. Slender-billed Gull 75. Kelp Gull 76. Lesser Black-backed Gull 77. Caspian Tern 78. Royal Tern 79. Lesser Crested Tern 80. Sandwich Tern 81. Gull-billed Tern 82. Common Tern 83. Laughing Dove 84. Speckled Pigeon 85. Black-billed Wood-dove 86. Blue-spotted Wood-dove 87. Vinaceous Dove 88. African Mourning Dove 89. Red-eyed Dove 90. African Green Pigeon 91. Namaqua Dove 92. Piapiac 93. Senegal Coucal 94. Levaillant s Cuckoo

10 95. African Cuckoo 96. Klaas s Cuckoo [H] 97. Diderick Cuckoo 98. White-faced Scops Owl 99. Pearl-spotted Owlet 100. Long-tailed Nightjar 101. African Palm Swift 102. Little Swift 103. Common Swift 104. Mottled Spinetail 105. Green Wood-Hoopoe 106. Black Wood-Hoopoe 107. Giant Kingfisher 108. Malachite Kingfisher 109. Striped Kingfisher 110. Woodland Kingfisher 111. Blue-breasted Kingfisher 112. Pied Kingfisher 113. Grey-headed Kingfisher 114. Pygmy Kingfisher 115. Abyssinian Roller 116. Blue-bellied Roller 117. Rufous-crowned Roller 118. Broad-billed Roller 119. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 120. Little Bee-eater 121. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 122. Violet Turaco 123. Green Turaco 124. Western Grey Plantain Eater 125. Ring-necked Parakeet 126. Senegal Parrot 127. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird 128. Bearded Barbet 129. Viellot s Barbet 130. African Pied Hornbill 131. African Grey Hornbill 132. Red-billed Hornbill 133. Grey Woodpecker 134. Fine-spotted Woodpecker 135. Cardinal Woodpecker 136. Greater Honeyguide 137. Lesser Honeyguide 138. Crested Lark 139. Plain-backed Pipit 140. Red-chested Swallow 141. Mosque Swallow 142. Wire-tailed Swallow 143. Pied-winged Swallow 144. Fanti saw-wing Swallow 145. African Golden Oriole 146. Fork-tailed Drongo 147. Yellow Wagtail 148. White Wagtail 149. Common Bulbul

11 150. Yellow-throated Leaflove 151. Little Greenbul 152. Grey-headed Bristlebill 153. Oriole Warbler 154. Blackcap Babbler 155. Brown Babbler 156. Whinchat 157. White-fronted Black Chat 158. White-crowned Robin-chat 159. Snowy-crowned Robin-chat 160. Common Nightingale [H] 161. African Thrush 162. Common Redstart 163. European Reed Warbler 164. Western Olivaceous Warbler 165. Melodious Warbler 166. Blackcap 167. Garden Warbler 168. Common Whitethroat 169. Subalpine Warbler 170. Willow Warbler 171. Common Chiffchaff 172. Western Bonelli s Warbler 173. Sedge Warbler 174. Singing Cistciola 175. Whistling Cisticola 176. Rufous Cisticola 177. Zitting Cisticola 178. Tawny-flanked Prinia 179. Senegal Eremomela 180. Northern Crombec 181. Grey-backed Camaroptera 182. Yellow-breasted Apalis 183. Yellow White-Eye 184. Common Wattle-eye 185. Senegal Batis 186. Northern Black Flycatcher 187. Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher 188. African Paradise Flycatcher 189. Collared Sunbird 190. Variable Sunbird 191. Scarlet-chested Sunbird 192. Splendid Sunbird 193. Beautiful Sunbird 194. Copper Sunbird 195. Black-crowned Tchagra 196. Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike 197. Northern Puffback 198. Yellow-crowned Gonolek 199. White-crested Helmet-Shrike 200. Woodchat Shrike 201. Yellow-billed Shrike 202. Splendid Glossy Starling 203. Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling 204. Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling

12 205. Purple Glossy Starling 206. Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling 207. Long-tailed Glossy Starling 208. Yellow-billed Oxpecker 209. Yellow-fronted Canary 210. House Sparrow 211. Grey-headed Sparrow 212. Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver 213. White-billed Buffalo-Weaver 214. Northern Red Bishop 215. Black-winged Red Bishop 216. Yellow-crowned Bishop 217. Vitelline Masked Weaver 218. Village Weaver 219. Little Weaver 220. Black-necked Weaver 221. Yellow-backed Weaver 222. Orange-cheeked Waxbill 223. Lavendar Waxbill 224. Red-cheeked Cordon-Bleu 225. Red-billed Firefinch 226. Bronze Mannikin 227. Village Indigobird 228. Western Bluebill