The Gambia, 29 November - 6 December 2014 Photo Gallery by Rick & José van der Weijde at pbase.com

The Gambia, 29 November - 6 December 2014

A last minute to sun, sea and birds brought us to The Gambia from November 29 to December 6, 2014. As always,
we rented a car and explored the area mostly on our own. Because it was initiated more as a relaxing holiday in stead of
hardcore birding, we decided to only explore the coastal area. We visited famous places like the Kotu area, Brufut Woods, Tujereng,
Tanji and Abuko, but also travelled south to Kartong and inland to Faraba Banta, Bonto Forest and Makasutu.
We hired Ebrima Korita as a birdguide two times: to Brufut Woods (main purpose Long-Tailed Nightjar)
and to Bonto Forest (main purpose White-Spotted Flufftail). This turned out just fine.
Besides that, we also hired a photo hut along the Faraba Banta Bushtrack from Han Bouwmeester.

Gerrit		21-Feb-2015 16:18
Bijzonder fraaie serie; een trip om met plezier op terug te kijken, wed ik. Gerrit

Arie Ouwerkerk		21-Feb-2015 08:13
Mooie serie hebben jullie gemaakt! Genoten van de foto's!

joseantonio		20-Feb-2015 20:11
An amazing collection nicely presented.V.

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Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis	Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis	Gambian Sewage Works	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-Winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Black-Winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides ssp.	Blue-Breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica torquata	Blue-Breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica torquata
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca	Crocodile Ponds	José @ Work	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Green Monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus	West-African Crocodile Crocodilus suchus	Rick after Work
Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus	Rick @ Work	West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis	Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Grey-Headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus
Grey-Headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus poiocephalus	Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Bar-Tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica	Bar-Tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica	Bar-Tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica
Bar-Tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica	Fisherman's Town	Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens	Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens	Northern White-Faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis
The Road through Bonto Forest	José birding the Forest	Senegal Thick-Knee Burhinus senegalensis	Senegal Thick-Knee Burhinus senegalensis	Senegal Thick-Knee Burhinus senegalensis
Senegal Thick-Knee Burhinus senegalensis	Senegal Thick-Knee Burhinus senegalensis	Fifty: our somewhat undesirable companion during our visit to Makasutu	Mangrove forest at Makasutu	Guinea Baboon Papio papio
Guinea Baboon Papio papio	Guinea Baboon Papio papio	Guinea Baboon Papio papio	Guinea Baboon Papio papio	José posing
Pure luxury at Makasutu	Chevron-Throated Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus gutturalis gutturalis	Western Plantain-Eater Crinifer piscator	Western Plantain-Eater Crinifer piscator	Western Plantain-Eater Crinifer piscator
Western Plantain-Eater Crinifer piscator	Waiting for lunch at Makasutu	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus	Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens	Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens
Yellow-Fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus caniceps	Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens	Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata cucullata	Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo mungo	Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus luteolus
Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo mungo	Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo mungo	Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo mungo	Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo mungo
Black-Rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	Black-Rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus	Little Bee-Eater Merops pusillus pusillus	Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens	Rick @ Work
Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator	Black-Rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	Black-Rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus
Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus	Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea	Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
Yellow-Fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus caniceps	Yellow-Fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus caniceps	Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus vitellinus	Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus vitellinus	Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus
Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus luteolus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti	Purple Glossy Starling Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus	Black-Billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-Spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer	Blue-Spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer	African Thrush Turdus pelios chiguancoides	Rick @ Work	African Thrush Turdus pelios chiguancoides
Crowned Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis	Common Agama Agama agama	Northern Green Bush Snake Philothamnus irregularis	Common Agama Agama agama	Lonesome Baobab
Many-Celled Skimmer Orthetrum angustiventre	Long Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria trinacria	Long Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria trinacria	Common Agama Agama agama	Wetlands of Kartong
Purple Roller Coracias naevius naevius	Purple Roller Coracias naevius naevius	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides ssp.	Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus africanus	Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii
Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii	Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii	Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus africanus	Borbo Skipper Borbo borbonica borbonica	Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii
Dancing Acraea Acraea serena	Common Pond Damsel Ceriagrion glabrum ssp.	Dancing Acraea Acraea serena	Dancing Acraea Acraea serena	African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides ssp.	Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus	Yellow-Billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha	Yellow-Billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha	Yellow-Billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
Long-Tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus climacurus	Long-Tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus climacurus	The Photo Hut at the Wood Bar	Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus luteolus	Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus luteolus
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus	Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus gambianus	Little Greenbul Eurillas virens erythropterus	Little Greenbul Eurillas virens erythropterus	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis senegalensis
Red-Bellied Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer rufiventer	Pearl-Spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum perlatum	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	African Green Pigeon Treron calvus nudirostris	Fine-Spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera punctuligera
Some recently burned forest clearings	Tawny-Flanked Prinia Prinia subflava subflava	Tawny-Flanked Prinia Prinia subflava subflava	Tawny-Flanked Prinia Prinia subflava subflava	Red-Bellied Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer rufiventer
White-Crowned Robinchat Cossypha albicapillus albicapillus	Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides edolioides	Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus platycirca	Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus platycirca	Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis	Western Red-Billed Hornbill Tockus kempi	Piapiac Ptilostomus afer	Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus	Yellow-Billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Long-Tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus	Yellow-Billed Shrike Lanius corvina corvina	Green Monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus	Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis	Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus platycirca	Red-Eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata	Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus	Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus
Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Red-Cheeked Cordon-Blue Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus	Red-Billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala senegala
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis rudis	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus	Rick birding the Mangrove	Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis gularis
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis gularis	Little Bee-Eater Merops pusillus pusillus	Little Bee-Eater Merops pusillus pusillus	Sunset at Palm Beach	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	White-Billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris	Kotu rice fields	Yellow-Billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus	Yellow-Billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus
Yellow-Billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasitus	Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus africanus	Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus africanus	Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus ssp.
Dreamer	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus	Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus ssp.	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus