As water is scarce in The Gambia, especially during the dry season (December to June), many species visit it for drinking. On the very first day water was made available, birds turned op.
Common, uncommon and even rarer species already turned opt. The species list is far from complete, and new species turn up every day. There is no doubt that the true list of species visiting the site is much, much longer.
You can click on the scientific name of each species, for more information about the species.
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Species seen at the hide near Bamakuno Forest close to the village Bulock (hide 1).
| Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
| Four-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles quadricinctus |
| Vinaceous Dove | Streptopelia vinacea |
| Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis |
| Black-billed Wood-Dove | Turtur abyssinicus |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Purple Starling | Lamprotornis purpureus |
| Bronze-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis chalcurus |
| Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus |
| Splendid Sunbird | Cinnyris coccinigastrus |
| Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica |
| Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
| Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus |
| Black-winged Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus |
| Lavender Waxbill | Estrilda caerulescens |
| Orange-cheeked Waxbill | Estrilda melpoda |
| Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| Black-faced Firefinch | Lagonosticta larvata |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
Species already photographed from the hide near Tendaba (hide 2)
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
| Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
| Grasshopper Buzzard | Butastur rufipennis |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius |
| Red-necked Buzzard | Buteo auguralis |
| Vinaceous Dove | Streptopelia vinacea |
| Black-billed Wood-Dove | Turtur abyssinicus |
| African Pygmy-Kingfisher | Ispidina picta |
| Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
| Vieillot's Barbet | Lybius vieilloti |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| Yellow-crowned Gonolek | Laniarius barbarus |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta |
| Eurasian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla |
| African Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis |
| Brown Babbler | Turdoides plebejus |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus |
| Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
| Bronze-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis chalcurus |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis |
| Brown-rumped Bunting | Emberiza affinis |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica |
| Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |