10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Further down the list, The Gambia offers 600 birds, with about 250 species possible in 10 days. Destinations birding tips Gambia Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Trinidad and Tobago world birdwatchThe Species per Square Mile Approach.

2019 83

2019 Species Equatorial Guinea Gambia 83

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The species is a common one, found from the Gambia to Somalia and from the Sudan to South Africa. Who doesn’t love a good owl? There are few families of birds where despite a cosmopolitan distribution I’m always so pleased to see any species of the family. owls aren’t rare, but they are seldom easy.

2016 72

2016 Owls Gambia Somalia 72

10,000 Birds

JUNE 21, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, Panama and Haiti top the list. The beginning of the northern summer is a good time (as any) to dream of some of the most biodiverse places on Earth. No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge.

Rwanda 76

Rwanda 2018 Equatorial Guinea El Salvador 76

10,000 Birds

JULY 19, 2018

And the results are indicative, representative and nothing short of surprising: Brunei, The Gambia, Belize, Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea and Panama top the list. Summer is normally the vacation season, for ordinary tourists at least. Birders follow different patterns of bird migration and their local activities and travel accordingly. But – where? I discovered this cover-photo map somewhere at the BirdLife International’s website.

2018 73

2018 Equatorial Guinea Guyana Suriname 73

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Born in Gambia, raised and living in Sweden , Larsson illustrated three major guides before this one, all authored by Klaus Malling Olsen: Terns of Europe and North America (PUP, rev.

Albatross 91

Albatross Penguins Gambia Sweden 91

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

After some initial confusion on my part, and knowing with certainty that said company did not offer tours to Ghana, it suddenly struck me… my clients had wanted to go to The Gambia all along, but had got the country name confused with Ghana! The Gambia, a cheap package holiday destination for British sunseekers had become quite popular with birders. My connection with Ghana began rather unexpectedly (and as it turned out, rather humorously) more than ten years ago.

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Ghana 2015 Gambia Hunters 71