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| The Gambia, West Africa, 28th November to 12th December 2008 |
| Part 1 - Pelicans to Swifts |
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| Pink-backed Pelican |
| Fairly common, particularly upriver, at Pirang etc |
| African Darter |
| Plenty along the creeks at Tendaba |
| Black-headed Heron |
| Fairly common, photographed at Abuko |
| Goliath Heron |
| One at Tendaba |
| Western Reef Egret |
| Common |
| Cattle Egret |
| Ubiquitous |
| Hamerkop |
| Fairly common, photographed at Tendaba and Kaur |
| Marabou Stork |
| One from boat along River Gambia west of Georgetown, also seen at a nest site nearby |
| African Fish Eagle |
| Photographed from a boat along the river Gambia west of Georgetown |
| Palm-nut Vulture |
| Several seen |
| Hooded Vulture |
| Ubiquitous |
| Beaudouin's Snake Eagle |
| One at Brufut |
| Lizard Buzzard |
| Several seen |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk |
| Fairly common upriver |
| Shikra |
| Fairly common |
| Wahlberg's Eagle |
| At least two seen |
| Martial Eagle |
| One near Wassu |
| Grey Kestrel |
| Fairly common |
| African Jacana |
| Usually found to be present on any suitable looking lily ponds |
| Senegal Thick-knee |
| Plenty seen |
| Egyptian Plover |
| About 10 seen at various spots along the north bank |
| Spur-winged Plover |
| Everywhere |
| Black-headed Plover |
| A few upriver, photographed on fields near Kotu after failing to locate them on the golf course |
| Wattled Plover |
| Common |
| Slender-billed Gull |
| Plenty at suitable wetlands |
| Speckled Pigeon |
| Common |
| African Mourning Dove |
| Fairly common |
| Red-eyed Dove |
| Common |
| Vinaceous Dove |
| Common |
| Black-billed Wood-dove |
| Fairly common |
| Blue-spotted Wood-dove |
| Fairly common |
| Namaqua Dove |
| Quite common upriver, only a couple near the coast |
| Bruce's Green Pigeon |
| A few groups seen near Tendaba and Georgetown |
| White-faced Scops Owl |
| A few roosting birds seen, e.g. near Abuko, Kotu and Brufut |
| Greyish Eagle Owl |
| One impressive bird seen at a roosting site |
| Little Swift |
| Everywhere, photographed flying around nests under the jetty at Tendaba |
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| African Harrier Hawk |
| Fairly common |