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Species List
Sites mentioned are as follows:
Fajara Golf Course, between Bakotu and Fajara Hotels.
Kotu Creek & Ponds the area of mud, scrub & rice paddies south of Kotu Creek, and east of the Kotu Serekunda road.
Casino Cycle Track the area of scrub between Kotu lower bridge and the Palma Rime hotel, bordered by the cycle track and the sea.
Brufut Woods & Bridge
Abuko we only covered the part between the entrance and the zoo, not the extension to the north.
Pirang Marsh the area of woods and marsh between the village and the creek.
Pirang Shrimp Farm - the abandoned shrimp farm north east of Pirang village.
Yundum area of scrub and sandgrouse drinking pools along a track immediately west of the airport.
Barra & Essau scrub and grassland area around Essau, beach area north of Fort Bullen, in Barra.
Please note where I have not accurately counted the number of a particular species seen, I have preceded the location with n. Numbers of each species seen are understated in many cases, especially regarding the commoner species Im not always as diligent as I should be in keeping numbers of species seen.
1. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 1 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
2. Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
3. African Darter (Anhinga rufa) 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98
4. Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) 3 Abuko 3.11.98, 2 Bund Road 6.11.98
5. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
6. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 1+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
7. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 4 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 3 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 3 Cape Road 5.11.98, n Essau 6.11.98, 3 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
8. Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, n Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
9. Black Egret (Egretta ardesiaca) 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98
10. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 1 Kotu Creek 3.11.98
11. Western Reef-Egret (Egretta gularis) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 4 Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 3 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, 2 Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
12. Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 poss. Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98
13. Great White Egret (Egretta alba) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
14. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98
15. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) 3 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98
16. Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) 1+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Abuko 3.11.98, 2+ Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
17. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) 1 Barra 6.11.98
18. White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) n (resident flock) Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, n Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
19. Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) 3 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98
20. Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
21. Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
22. Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) 2 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
23. Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) very common throughout seen in large numbers every day.
24. Gymnogene (African Harrier Hawk) (Polyboroides typus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
25. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98
26. Dark Chanting Goshawk (Melierax metabates) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
27. Gabar Goshawk (Melierax gabar) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
28. Shikra (Accipiter badius) 2 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
29. Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
30. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
31. Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
32. African Hobby (Falco cuvieri) 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
33. Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 3 Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Cape Road 5.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98. Many others heard.
34. Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
35. Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98
36. African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
37. Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 2 Barra 6.11.98
38. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) n Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
39. Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) 5 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
40. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) n Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98
41. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 2 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 2 Barra 6.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98
42. Wattled Plover (Vanellus senegallus) 3+ Fajara Golf Course 2.11.98, 1 Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, n Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
43. Black-headed Plover (Vanellus tectus) 2+ Fajara Golf Course 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 4 Fajara Golf Course 8.11.98
44. Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) abundant e.g. Kotu Creek, Fajara Golf Course, Pirang Marsh, Cape Road
45. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
46. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Kotu Creek 3.11.98, n Barra 6.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
47. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, 2 Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
48. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
49. Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 4 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
50. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 1 Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98
51. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
52. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Barra 6.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
53. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Barra 6.11.98
54. Sanderling (Calidris alba) n Barra 6.11.98
55. Ruff (Philoamchus pugnax) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 2 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
56. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) 1 Barra 6.11.98, 1 Banjul 6.11.98
57. Grey-headed Gull (Larus cirrocephalus) n Banjul 6.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
58. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 3 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
59. Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia) n Barra 6.11.98, n Banjul Barra ferry 6.11.98
60. Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) n Barra 6.11.98, n Banjul Barra ferry 6.11.98
61. Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis) n Barra 6.11.98
62. Black Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
63. White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 1 Kotu Ponds 7.11.98
64. Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus) 4+ Yundum 4.11.98
65. Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 1 Barra 6.11.98, n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98. More were certainly seen but not recorded easily picked out in flight by white rump.
66. European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98. Possibly others, but I couldnt be bothered to work my way through the thousands of other doves!
67. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) very common throughout
68. Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea) abundant everywhere
69. Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) abundant everywhere
70. Black-billed Wood Dove (Turtur abyssinicus) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
71. Blue-spotted (Red-billed) Wood Dove (Turtur afer) 1+ Abuko 3.11.98
72. Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) 1+ Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 3 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Cape Road 5.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98
73. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 4 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, 2+ Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
74. Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
75. Western Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Brufut Woods 4.11.98, n Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, n Brufut Woods 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
76. Levaillants Cuckoo (Oxylophus levaillantii) 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 1 Bakau 5.11.98
77. Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2+ Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
78. Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) 1 Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, heard Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
79. Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98
80. Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) 1+ Fajara Golf Course 8.11.98
81. African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) n Kotu Creek 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
82. Little Swift (Apus affinis) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, n Banjul 6.11.98, n Barra 6.11.98
83. Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) n Abuko 3.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1-2 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
84. African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ceyx pictus) 1 Bakau 5.11.98
85. Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
86. Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) 1 Bakau 5.11.98
87. Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
88. Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) 2 Abuko 3.11.98
89. Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Abuko 3.11.98, n Kotu Creek 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Kotu Creek 7.11.98, n Kotu Creek 8.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
90. Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) 3+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2+ Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Bakau 5.11.98, 1 Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 8 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
91. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) 2+ Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 3+ Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 2 Kotu Creek 7.11.98
92. Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinica) 1 Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 1 Faraba Banta 5.11.98, 1 Barra 6.11.98, 2 Essau 6.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98
93. Rufous-crowned Roller (Coracias naevia) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 2+ Faraba Banta 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
94. Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
95. Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Abuko 3.11.98, 1 Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 1 Faraba Banta 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
96. Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) n Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Barra 6.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, 4 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
97. Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98, 1 Fajara Golf Course 8.11.98
98. African Pied Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus) n Abuko 3.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98
99. African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, 8 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
100. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) Brufut Woods 7.11.98. Lots of others heard, e.g. Kotu Creek, Brufut, Essau etc, but very difficult to see.
101. Vieillots Barbet (Lybius vieilloti) 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98. Others heard e.g. Pirang, Essau.
102. Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius) 3+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98
103. Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
104. Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
105. Fine-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera) 2+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
106. Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) 2 Essau 6.11.98
107. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) n Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, 1 Barra 6.11.98
108. Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura) 2+ Abuko 3.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, n Brufut Woods 7.11.98
109. Mosque Swallow (Hirundo senegalensis) 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
110. Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) 1+ Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, m Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 7.11.98, 8.11.98, n Pirang Marsh 5.11.98. Others seen but not recorded.
111. Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
112. Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida) 1+ Kotu Creek 2.11.98. These are difficult to tell from Barn Swallow, of which it was formerly considered a subspecies (Gib still referred to them as one species). It has more red on the throat, and a much narrower, sometimes broken breast band. It is much commoner than Barn Swallow, being the resident species. Once I had identified one of each, I didnt bother trying to split subsequent birds seen at Pirang, Brufut Woods etc.
113. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98. See comments under Red-chested Swallow above.
114. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1 Banjul 6.11.98, 2 Barra 6.11.98
115. Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
116. Little Greenbul (Andropadus virens) 3+ Abuko 3.11.98
117. Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) abundant everywhere, especially Brufut and in hotel gardens
118. African Thrush (Turdus pelios) 1+ Abuko 3.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
119. Snowy-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98
120. White-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha albicapilla) 1 Bakau 5.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
121. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98
122. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 1 Essau 6.1.98
123. Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida) 1 Essau 6.11.98
124. Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) n Essau 6.11.98
125. Green-backed Eremomela (Eremomela pusilla) 2+ Brufut Woods 7.11.98
126. Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyura) 2 Kotu Creek 2.11.98
127. Green Hylia (Hylia prasina) 1 Yundum 4.11.98
128. Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Kotu Creek 8.11.98
129. Fan-tailed Warbler (Zitting Cisticola) (Cisticola juncidis) n Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98, n Cape Road 5.11.98, 1 Essau 6.11.98, heard Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
130. Siffling Cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus) 1 Yundum 4.11.98
131. Whistling Cisticola (Cisticola lateralis) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
132. Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans) 1 Essau 6.11.98
133. Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, heard Cape Road 5.11.98
134. Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) n Abuko 3.11.98, many heard but not seen (or looked for).
135. Oriole Warbler (Moho) (Hypergerus atriceps) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98. The best places are supposedly in the scrub behind the Bakotu Hotel and near lower Kotu Bridge. I didnt see them in either place, and most other birders I met seemed to be struggling as well, although some were seeing them.
136. Northern Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides) 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98
137. Common (Brown-throated) Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) 1 Abuko 3.11.98
138. Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer) 1 Abuko 3.11.98, 1 Bakau 5.11.98
139. Brown Babbler (Turdoides plebejus) n Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98. Others seen but not recorded.
140. Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardii) 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Abuko 3.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
141. Collared Sunbird (Anthreptes collaris) 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
142. Pygmy Sunbird (Anthreptes platurus) 1 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
143. Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Nectarinia senegalensis) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
144. Variable Sunbird (Nectarinia venusta) 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
145. Copper Sunbird (Nectarinia cuprea) 1 Essau 6.11.98
146. Splendid Sunbird (Nectarinia coccinigaster) 1 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, 1 Abuko 3.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
147. Beautiful Sunbird (Nectarinia pulchella) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 1 Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, 2 Fajara Golf Course 8.11.98
148. African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
149. Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina) 1 Fajara Golf Course 2.11.98, 1+ Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2+ Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 3 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98, 2 Fajara Golf Course 8.11.98
150. Northern Puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) heard Abuko 3.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
151. Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegala) 2 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
152. Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Barbary Shrike) (Laniarius barbarus) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, many others heard, especially Brufut Woods, Fajara Golf Course and Kotu Creek, but very skulking and difficult to see.
153. Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98, 1 Casino Cycle Track 7.11.98, 2 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
154. Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) 2 Casino Cycle Track 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 2 Barra 6.11.98, 4 Essau 6.11.98, 4 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
155. Pied Crow (Corvus albus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, n Brufut Woods 4.11.98, n Cape Road 5.11.98, n Banjul 6.11.98, n Barra & Essau 6.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
156. Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) 3 Yundum 4.11.98, 2+ Brufut Woods 7.11.98
157. Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus) 5 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
158. Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) 1 Kotu Ponds 2.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 2.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 1+ Brufut Woods 7.11.98
159. Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) n Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Abuko 3.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 3.11.98, 3 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, n Fajara Golf Course 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Kotu Ponds 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
160. Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, 3 Essau 6.11.98
161. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) n Banjul 6.11.98
162. Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) 2 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 1 Yundum 4.11.98, 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98. Others certainly seen but not recorded.
163. White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris) n Kotu Creek (nesting colony) 2.11.98, n Essau 6.11.98, n Kotu Creek 8.11.98
164. Vitelline Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) 2+ Abuko 3.11.98
165. Heuglins Masked Weaver (Ploceus heuglini) 1+ Yundum 4.11.98
166. Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) very common, seen almost everywhere. Enormous roost right outside Bakotu Hotel, Kotu.
167. Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) 1 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98
168. Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
169. Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) 1 Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, n Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Faraba Banta 5.11.98, n Cape Road 5.11.98, n Essau 6.11.98, 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98. Others seen but not recorded often seen from moving car.
170. Yellow-shouldered Widowbird (Euplectes macrourus) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
171. Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) n Kotu Creek 2.11.98, 2 Bakau 5.11.98, n Kotu Creek 7.11.98
172. Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens) 1 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98
173. Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98
174. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) 2 Yundum 4.11.98, 3 Kotu Creek 7.11.98
175. African Silverbill (Lonchura cantans) 2 Pirang Shrimp Farm 5.11.98
176. Bronze Mannikin (Lonchura cucullata) n Kombo Beach hotel, Kotu village 2.11.98, n Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 3 Brufut Bridge 4.11.98, 2 Pirang Marsh 5.11.98, n Bakau 5.11.98, 2 Essau 6.11.98, 2 Brufut Bridge 7.11.98, n Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
177. Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) 2 Casino Cycle Track 8.11.98
178. Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) 1 Brufut Woods 4.11.98, 2 Brufut Woods 7.11.98
179. White-rumped Seedeater (Serinus leucopygius) 2 Essau 6.11.98
180. Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) 1 Brufut Woods 7.11.98