Bird Watching in The Gambia

The Gambia is teaming with wildlife, and for those with a passion for ornithology, the bird population is truly wonderful.

The pictures below are just a few of my personal favourites.

Osprey
(Pandion Haliaetus)

Grey Kestrel

Pied Kingfisher

(Lesser Pied Kingfisher)

Blue Breasted Kingfisher

Common Wattle Eye

(Brown-throated wattle-eye)

African Darter

(Anhingidae)

White Crested Helmet Shrike

(Prionops Plumatus)

Little Bee Eater

(Merops Pusillus)

Giant Kingfisher

(Megaceryle Maxima)

Malachite Kingfisher

(Alcedo Cristata)

African Harrier Hawk

(Polyboroides Typus)

Short Toed Eagle

(Circaetus Gallicus)

Yellow Billed Stork
(Mycteria Ibis)

Abyssinian Roller

(Coracias Abyssinicus)