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3 5 Spotting

Spotting

by LouiseKornerSerrekunda, Gambia

2 3 Spotting

Spotting

by LouiseKornerSerrekunda, Gambia

2 0 Baobab

Baobab

by GeorgeRieggSerrekunda, Gambia

One of our majestic Baobab's doing his own thing.

4 0 Hooded Vulture

Hooded Vulture

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Grounds of the Senegambia hotel in the

2 3 Bocourts Agama

Bocourts Agama

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Largish lizard.

3 0 Western reef heron

Western reef heron

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Blue-black with white throat

0 4 Long-tailed Nightjar

Long-tailed Nightjar

by Gloster BirderGambia

Spot the birdy?

4 2 Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Blue-breasted Kingfisher

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

At Kachikally Sacred Crocodile Pool

1 1 Senegal Coucal

Senegal Coucal

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

Rice fields

2 1 Striated Heron

Striated Heron

by Gloster BirderSerrekunda, Gambia

Rice fields

5 3 Giant Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

by Gloster BirderBrikama, Gambia

Forest pool

1 1 Gambian Sun Squirrel

Gambian Sun Squirrel

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

Riverine forest

5 2 Guinea Baboon

Guinea Baboon

by Gloster BirderBrikama, Gambia

At Makasutu Culture Forest

2 2 Black kite

Black kite

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Seen in hotel grounds

0 0 Orb spider

Orb spider

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Large spider on coastal path

3 0 Copper Sunbird

Copper Sunbird

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Female.

1 0 Red-billed Hornbill

Red-billed Hornbill

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Relatively narrow bill, face mainly white, white underparts

2 0 Gambian sun squirrel

Gambian sun squirrel

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

As in photo, this one being rather more golden than normal.

2 0 West African Fiddler crab

West African Fiddler crab

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Purple, male crab.

3 0 Greyish Eagle Owl

Greyish Eagle Owl

by Gloster BirderSenegal

Rare in Gambia only one or two pairs

1 2 Common Agama

Common Agama

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

Beside the pool at the Hotel Laico Atlantic.

2 1 Western Red Colobus Monkey

Western Red Colobus Monkey

by Gloster BirderBrikama, Gambia

At Abuko N.R.

5 2 Pied Crow

Pied Crow

by Mel11Sameh, West Coast Region, Gambia

Black and white crow.

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by GeorgeRieggSerrekunda, Gambia

On the way home outside a compound - looked like a bunch of lil fuzzy hungry ...

2 2 Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat

Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

Roost in the garden of the Hotel Laico Atlantic

0 0 Red-eyed Dove

Red-eyed Dove

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Largish dove with collar lined with white

0 1 African Golden Orb Spider

African Golden Orb Spider

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

A large spider seen in shrubland on the coast

0 0 Northern anteater chat

Northern anteater chat

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Uniformly dark brown.

0 0 Lesser blue-eared glossy starling

Lesser blue-eared glossy starling

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Blue-green head, narrow black eye-mask.

4 0 Yellow-crowned gonolek

Yellow-crowned gonolek

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Black above, striking scarlet below, dull golden crown.

3 0 Pied kingfisher

Pied kingfisher

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Medium sized and unmistakable.

6 0 Pied crows

Pied crows

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

Very social and intelligent, these crows are sometimes kept as pets

2 0 Vervet Monkey

Vervet Monkey

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

A pair of green vervet monkeys having a play fight.

1 0 Cattle egret

Cattle egret

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Stocky, heavy-jowled with a yellow bill. Adult, non-breeding

2 0 Scarlet dragonfly

Scarlet dragonfly

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

I may be wrong with my identification!

3 0 Black-necked weaver

Black-necked weaver

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Adult male.

2 2 Red-eyed dove

Red-eyed dove

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Red-eyed dove from below..

1 0 Common Bulbul

Common Bulbul

by Mel11Serrekunda, West Coast Region, Gambia

Vocal and ubiquitous. Upperparts and breast dull brown, darker on face, ...

2 0 Shikra

Shikra

by Mel11Yundum, West Coast Region, Gambia

Pale grey back, delicate pink barring below.

3 0 Piapiac

Piapiac

by Mel11Yundum, West Coast Region, Gambia

All black with a pink bill as this is a young bird.

0 0 Wester Gray Plantain-eater

Wester Gray Plantain-eater

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Swollen yellow bill, dark brown head and neck, long spikey feathers on back of ...

6 1 Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling

Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling

by Mel11Banjul, Gambia

Glossy blue-green head, blue upper parts, flanks royal blue. Folded wing tips ...

1 0 Sandwich tern

Sandwich tern

by Mel11West Coast Region, Gambia

The Sandwich tern is a medium-large tern with grey upperparts, white ...

1 1 Red-billed Hornbill

Red-billed Hornbill

by Gloster BirderBanjul, Gambia

In the garden of Hotel Laico Atlantic, about 4 feet from the window :) Zazu of ...

0 0 Africn Silverbill

Africn Silverbill

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Pale buff-brown above, whitish below, dark wings and black, pointed tail

1 0 Broad-billed roller

Broad-billed roller

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Yellow bill, rufous head and neck, violet throat and underparts

6 2 Puff Adder

Puff Adder

by Mel11West Coast, Gambia

Thick bodied. Large rounded head. Query on name as not positive on my ...

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