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| The Gambia, West Africa, 28th November to 12th December 2008 |
| Part 3 - Thrushes to Sparrows + assorted others |
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| African Thrush |
| Common |
| Snowy-crowned Robin-chat |
| A few at Abuko |
| White-crowned Robin-chat |
| Best views in the Senegambia hotel garden |
| White-fronted Black-chat |
| One female |
| Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher |
| Several at Abuko, a few elsewhere |
| Beautiful Sunbird |
| Common |
| Splendid Sunbird |
| Fairly common |
| Variable Sunbird |
| Fairly common |
| African Golden Oriole |
| A few seen, photographed in the Senegambia hotel garden |
| Yellow-billed Shrike |
| Common |
| Northern Puffback |
| A pair at Kotu, one at Georgetown |
| Yellow-crowned Gonolek |
| Common, more often heard than seen |
| Pied Crow |
| Common at the coast, few inland |
| Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling |
| Fairly common |
| Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling |
| Fairly common |
| Purple Glossy-starling |
| A few in most Glossy-starling flocks |
| Long-tailed Glossy-starling |
| Common |
| Black-necked Weaver |
| Plenty at Abuko |
| Village Weaver |
| Common |
| Western Bluebill |
| A couple at Abuko |
| Red-billed Firefinch |
| Common |
| Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu |
| Common |
| Lavender Waxbill |
| Fairly common |
| Orange-cheeked Waxbill |
| Several seen |
| African Silverbill |
| A few about, photographed at a water-hole near Farafenni |
| Bronze Mannikin |
| Common |
| Exclamatory Paradise Whydah |
| A few upriver |
| Grey-headed Sparrow |
| Several seen |
| More Gambia images |
| Yellow-billed Stork, Greater Flamingo, White-faced Whistling Duck, Tawny Eagle, Grasshopper Buzzard, Lanner Falcon, African Scops Owl, Pearl-spotted Owlet, Brown-necked Parrot, Senegal Parrot, Striped Kingfisher, Green Wood-hoopoe |
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| Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark |
| A few in dry areas upriver |