Gambia birding Holiday

Hornbills in The Gambia

African-Pied-Hornbill-

Hornbills are named because of the shape of their bills. The Gambia is lucky to have several, three of which we deal with here today. We will talk about The Abbysinnian Ground Hornbill in a separate blogpost😉 Bird information. Where can we see the Red-billed, African-pied & African-grey Hornbill? All are found in or around Footsteps […]

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Wire-tailed swallow

Wire-tailed-Swallow

Wire-tailed swallow has been living at Footsteps for as long as I can remember. They nest in our bar and have been rearing three or four sets of chicks each and every year. In fact, the nest is very rarely empty, with always three babies. I call them José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti, the

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Giant Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

The Giant Kingfisher is the largest of the kingfishers although hardly a giant measuring around 45cm long. It’s Africa’s largest species of Kingfisher. As we can see from the pictures below, they are not called Kingfishers for nothing. They are truly a king among kingfishers. Where can we find the Giant Kingfisher? Not generally seen

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Hamerkop

Hamerkop

The Hamerkop takes its name from the shape of its head, it has a long bill and crest at the back that looks somewhat like a hammer. It comes from the Afrikaans word for the hammerhead. It’s easy to see why from the pictures below although I think it should have been named ice pick! You find

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Double-spurred Francolin

Double Spurred Francolin

Double-spurred Francolin – Usually we see this game bird which is a member of the Pheasant family entering Footsteps from the protected Koonfung Forest next door to us. Moving in small groups like chickens they scurry quite quickly over open land preferring the cover of grass and bushland. Where can we find the Double-spurred Francolin?

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Yellow-throated leaflove

Leaflove

The Yellow-throated leaflove AKA Mango bulbul, Yellowthroat and Yellow-throated greenbul. A daily visitor to Footsteps its a member of The Bulbul family. A bit of a party bird although shy they are sometimes seen in pairs but seldom alone. Where is the Yellow-throated leaflove found? As mentioned earlier, this little bird is a daily visitor at our eco-lodge.  They

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