10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2019

What comes as a surprise, two of them have already positioned themselves as known birding destinations attracting a substantial number of birders: Trinidad and Tobago with the world-famous Asa Wright Nature Centre (cover photo), and The Gambia with experienced local guides, plus cheap packages for African beginners from Western Europe.

Species 98

Species Birds Equatorial Guinea Gambia 98

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. And I spotted them, not the guide, a near-first. This was only the second time I had ever seen this species in all my time on the continent. But they are hard to see, as you can see from my photographs. Owl number one is sleeping.

Owls 89

Owls Botswana South Africa Gambia 89

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.

Birds 95

Birds Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea Guyana 95

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. And now you finally know where to travel next.

Rwanda 96

Rwanda Costa Rica Equatorial Guinea El Salvador 96

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!

Ghana 100

Ghana Birds Species Hunters 100

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. Although Harrison did all the artwork for the 1983 title, he enlisted artist Hans Larsson for terns, gulls, and skimmers–the Laridae family.

Albatross 111

Albatross Species Birds Breeding 111