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.

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Gambia Equatorial Guinea Species Rwanda 231

10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2023

with some additions, namely South Texas, The Gambia, and Goa (India). Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., No more, no less.

Greece 186

Greece Bulgaria Macedonia Gambia 186

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. It may be slightly impractical to focus on big countries such as Brazil or Indonesia. Mongabay.com has done exactly that.

Equatorial Guinea 187

Equatorial Guinea Costa Rica Guyana Central African Republic 187

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. No, I am not talking of Brazil or Columbia, they are not just in the tropics but more importantly, they are officially huge.

Rwanda 204

Rwanda Equatorial Guinea El Salvador Costa Rica 204

10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! The Gambia, a cheap package holiday destination for British sunseekers had become quite popular with birders. During each trip we would discuss a destination for the following year.

Ghana 187

Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

All the birds face right (with some exceptions, like the elegantly posed, back-to-back adult breeding Common and Thick-billed Murres) and the flying images can always be followed in a pattern, even when they interspersed with the smaller vignettes. 1995), Skuas and Jaegers (Yale Univ.

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Albatross Penguins Groups Family 278