Trip List: The Gambia, December 1-15, 2000

Howard Orridge, United Kingdom; lyn.orridge@ntlworld.com

No.SpeciesScientific NameStatus1
Dec
2
Dec
3
Dec
4
Dec
5
Dec
6
Dec
7
Dec
8
Dec
9
Dec
10
Dec
11
Dec
12
Dec
13
Dec
14
Dec
15
Dec
1Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficolislocally/seasonally common -2-----------1-
2Long-tailed Cormorant (Shag) Phalacrocorax africanuscommon-abundant --X-X4020X--X1X--
3African Darter (Snake Bird) Anhinga rufaseasonally common-abundant ----313X-XX----
4Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalusseasonally frequent ----7----------
5Pink-backed Pelican (Grey) Pelecanus rufescenscommon-abundant ---61523-XX-X--
6White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotusuncommon --2------1-----
7Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticoraxcommon-abundant -1X------------
8Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloidescommon-abundant ---7--XX-10+X2-2-
9Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibisabundant XXXX30+XXXXXXXXX-
10Green-backed heron (Striated) Butorides striatusabundant -112-12--2-----
11Black Heron (Egret) Egretta ardesiacacommon-locally abundant -1-X-1512+--------
12Western Reef Heron (Egret) Egretta gulariscommon-abundant -X-2215+X1-XX--2-
13Little Egret Egretta garzettacommon -1 or 2-1-1X1-41----
14Intermediate Egret (Yellow-billed) Egretta intermediacommon-locally abundant -1------12-----
15Great White Egret Egretta albacommon-abundant -1--1221-2XXX--
16Purple Heron Ardea purpureafrequent-common --111--1-------
17Grey Heron Ardea cinereacommon-abundant 1XXXX-1XXXXXX1-
18Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephalacommon-locally abundant --5-1---3-X1---
19Goliath Heron Ardea goliathlocally frequent common ------2--1-----
20Hamerkop Scopus umbrettacommon -X8X-20X--X32XX-
21Yellow-billed Stork (Wood Ibis) Mycteria ibisfrequent-locally common -------9-13----
22Wooly-necked Stork (White-necked) Ciconia episcopuslocally common ---------122-16--
23Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensisrare ---------11-1--
24Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferusfrequent-common ----------1-20+--
25Hadada Ibis Bosttrychia hagedashfrequent-common ---------2-----
26Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicuslocally common -----63--3-----
27European Spoonbill Platalea leucorodiarare -------------G-
28African Spoonbill Platalea albalocally common -------4-------
29White-faced Whistling Duck (Tree) Dendrocygna viduatalocally abundant -130---18170-----10-
30Spur-winged Goose Plectopterus gambensiscommon ---------1-----
31African Pygmy Goose Nettapus aurituslocally frequent ----------4+----
32Pintail Anas Acutauncommon ---------1-----
33Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleusseasonally common -2-1--1-2------
34Black Kite Milvus migranscommon-seasonally abundant -1-------------
35Yellow-billed Kite Milvus (migrans) parasitus- -2XXX256+23X-X2-
36African Fish Eagle (River Eagle) Haliaeetus vociferfrequent-common ------------2--
37Palm-nut Vulture Gyphohierax angolensiscommon-locally abundant --2-111--1--X--
38Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachuscommon-abundant SEV20+XX40+XXXXXX100+XX-
39White-backed Vulture Gyps africanuscommon-locally abundant ----------23---
40Ruppell's Griffon Vulture Gyps rupelliifrequent-common -----1----1----
41Short-toed Eagle (Snake Eagle) Circaetus gallicus gallicusfrequent-common ---1------111--
42Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascensfrequent -----1---1-1---
43Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatusuncommon-common ---------3-----
44African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typuscommon -1--6-1--11----
45Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargusseasonally uncommon-common ------2--4-----
46Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosusseasonally common ----1-1X-X--1--
47Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabarfrequent-common ------------1--
48Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabatesfrequent-common --------12-----
49Shikra Accipiter badiusfrequent-common -1222121-2-X1--
50Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipenniscommon-locally abundant -------1-2-----
51Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicuscommon -1-2313--1--1--
52Tawny Eagle Aquila rapaxfrequent -------1-------
53Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergifrequent ---21-1--1--1--
54African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogasterfrequent ---------1-----
55Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatusfrequent-seasonally common ---------1-----
56Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalisfrequent-common -------111-----
57Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosusrare -----1---------
58Osprey Pandion haliaetusseasonally common ---152510-2-----
59Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceuscommon -1-212--1--211-
60Red-necked Falcon (Kestrel) Falco chicquerafrequent -----------2--2
61African Hobby Falco cuvierifrequent -------1-------
62Lanner Falcon Falco biamicusuncommon-frequent ---------1-1---
63Peregrine Falco perigrinusuncommon-frequent ---21--11-X1-1-
64Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosuscommon -H--H-----H-1--
65Ahanta Francolin Francolinus ahantensisrare-locally frequent --H------------
66Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratuscommon-abundant -2-2---------2-
67Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostrislocally common ----1H----1----
68Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropusseasonally common ------1--------
69Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavoninalocally frequent-common ---------X-----
70African Jacana Actilophilornis africanalocally common-abundant -12XXXX---1----
71Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensislocally common --3------------
72Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegusregular ----2----------
73Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopuscommon-locally abundant -16---22---3-310-
74Avocet Recurvirostra avosettafrequent-locally abundant -----3---------
75Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensiscommon -3-4--1--4-15125-3-
76Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptiuslocally frequent-common ----------24---
77Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckiiuncommon ---3----1------
78Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincolafrequent ----------34----
79Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubiusfrequent-common ----------1----
80Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticulaseasonally common-abundant -6--550+-1-------
81Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuariusuncommon-frequent ----------15----
82Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandriusfrequent-locally common -------1-------
83White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatuslocal ----1--1-------
84Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarolaseasonally common-abundant -1-1XX---------
85(Senegal) Wattled Plover Vanellus senegalluscommon-locally abundant -2XXX---2-106-2-
86Black-headed Plover Vanellus tectuscommon -2-X----2--4---
87Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosuscommon-abundant -X-X5X1X-XXXXX-
88Little Stint Calidris minutacommon-abundant -----20-2-------
89Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckiirare-uncommon ---------------
90Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferrugineacommon-abundant -----10-1--1----
91Ruff Philomachus pugnaxseasonally abundant -1---2----4----
92Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa locally abundant -----15--------
93Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponicacommon-abundant -1--1--X-------
94Whimbrel Numenius phaeopuscommon-locally abundant -X-XXX11-X---6-
95Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquatacommon -----1---------
96Common Redshank Tringa totanuscommon-locally abundant -1-1-2-X-X---1-
97Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilisfrequent-locally common -----2---------
98Common Greenshank Tringa nebulariacommon-locally abundant -1-11-X2-XX--1-
99Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropusuncommon-common -1-1------1--X-
100Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareolacommon-locally abundant -2-1-1-------1-
101Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucoscommon-locally abundant -3-2-1-2-X---1-
102Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interprescommon-abundant -1--X6---------
103Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinuslocally common -1-------------
104Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticuslocally common ----2----------
105Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalusabundant -3XX40+300+X------22
106Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundusfrequent-locally abundant ----11---------
107Little Gull Larus minutus- -1-------------
108Slender-billed Gull Larus geneicommon-locally abundant -----2---------
109Audouin's Gull Larus audouiniiseasonally-locally frequent ----1----------
110Kelp Gull Larus dominicanusuncommon ----1----------
111Lesser-black Backed Gull Larus fuscuscommon-abundant ----X----------
112Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnansuncommon ----1----------
113Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon niloticafrequent ----33-13-------
114Caspian Tern Sterna caspiaabundant ----20+1521--1----
115Royal Tern Sterna maximaabundant ---150+1---------
116Lesser-crested Tern Sterna bengalensisfrequent-locally common ----10----------
117Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensiscommon-abundant ---15021--------
118Common Tern Sterna hirundofrequent-abundant ----130----------
119Little Tern Sterna albifronsfrequent-locally common-abundant ----2--12-------
120Black Tern Chlidonias nigerseasonally abundant -1-------------
121Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricintusseasonally common ---2-----------
122African Green Pigeon Treron calvafrequent-abundant ----30-2--------
123Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waaliafrequent-abundant ------6---122--
124Blue-spotted Wood Dove (Red-billed) Turtur afercommon --1111X--------
125Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicuscommon-abundant -1-1-11X-X1XX--
126Namaqua Dove (Long-tailed) Oena capensisfrequent-seasonally abundant ---1-11---C.20----
127Speckled Pigeon Columba guineacommon-locally abundant -X-2X28--XXXX--
128Feral Pigeon Columba liviafrequent ---XX-22X--3X--
129Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquatacommon-abundant -XXXXXXX-X-XXX-
130African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipienscommon-abundant -1-X--1----XX--
131Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinaceaabundant -XXXXXXXXXXX-X-
132European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turturfluctuates-may be abundant ----------2----
133Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensiscommon-locally abundant 1X-XXXX----X---
134Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegaluscommon-occasionally abundant -2222-22--X3-X-
135Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula kramericommon-abundant -25-526--822X--
136Green Turaco (Guinea) Tauraco persalocally frequent --2-11---------
137Violet Turaco Musophaga violaceafrequent-locally common --2-1-1--------
138Western Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer piscatorcommon-abundant -222221-X2X42X-
139Lavaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantiicommon -1-----11------
140Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaasfrequent-common --G------------
141Didric Cuckoo (Diederik) Chrysococcoyx capriusseasonally common (rainy) --------1------
142Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensiscommon-abundant -2-2--321-21---
143African Scops Owl Otus senegalensislocally common -----------H---
144White-faced Scops Owl Otus leucotislocally common ------1----1---
145Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteusfrequent-common --1------------
146Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatumfrequent-common -1H2H2---------
147Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacuruslocally common -C.5--------1----
148Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollisrare ---------1 DEAD-----
149Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussherifrequent-locally common ----5----------
150African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvusabundant -15-15+X8--X----X-
151Pallid Swift Apus pallidusfrequent-occasionally abundant ---5-2050+20-----X-
152Common Swift Apus apusfrequent ---------------
153Little Swift Apus affiniscommon-seasonally abundant -X---1010+--X---30-
154Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephalafrequent-common --1-1----------
155Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbicafrequent-common ----11---4+-----
156Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensisseasonally common -31------------
157Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuticommon ----1-1--2-----
158African Pygmy Kingfisher Ceyx pictafrequent-common --1------------
159Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristatacommon --111----3+-----
160Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachysrare-uncommon (wet season) --2------------
161Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximalocally frequent-common --2------------
162Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudiscommon-locally abundant 18+242XXX-X-XX--
163Little Bee-eater Merops pusilluscommon -5-15+X32-X1-----
164Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineuslocally common -28+-6+2-2-------
165Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bullockilocally frequent-common -----------C.200---
166White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollisfrequent-common ---------1-----
167Little Bee-eater Merops orientalisfrequent-common --240-22--X-----
168Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicusseasonally abundant ------3--8-----
169Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naeviacommon-abundant ----2--111-----
170Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogastercommon -13X-22------5-
171Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssiniacacommon-abundant -1--1-1--220+20+20+--
172European Roller Coracias garrulusrare-uncommon ----------1----
173Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurusseasonally abundant -1-12-11----10X--
174Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpuruscommon-locally abundant -12-5X63---3----
175Hoopoe Upupa epopsfrequent ----------1----
176Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchuscommon-abundant 24X6532-1X40+XXX-
177African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatuslocally common --2-22---------
178African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutuscommon -2-2-2X2212----
179Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconuscommon ---1---2-------
180Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloticommon -------13------
181Bearded Barbet Lybius dubiuscommon -121--3-5--X---
182Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicatorfrequent-common --11-----------
183Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligerafrequent-common -1--1-1----11--
184Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosalocally frequent --1---------1--
185Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescensfrequent-common -------------G-
186Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertaecommon -121X11-2------
187Brown-backed Woodpecker Picoides obsoletusfrequent-common --------1------
188Crested Lark Galerida cristatafrequent-locally common ----2-15-2-----
189Chesnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotiscommon-abundant -----2-----1---
190Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obsuralocally frequent --2-3----------
191Sand Martin Riparia ripariafrequent-abundant -------2-X-----
192Grey-rumped Martin (Swallow) Pseudhirundo griseopygarare -----------2---
193Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufafrequent -------15-2X----
194Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensisfrequent -1-2---6-------
195Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo dauricacommon ---------741X--
196Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithiifrequent -X---6X2-X-----
197Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosomafrequent ----11---------
198Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucidaabundant -X-2XX12--X--X-
199Common House Martin Delichon urbicafrequent-occasionally abundant -------2-------
200Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flavacommon-abundant ----5-1--1X----
201White Wagtail Motacilla albacommon -----11--21----
202African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimprare -------1-12+----
203Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrysfrequent-locally common -------1-1-----
204Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceusuncommon --------------G
205Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Coracina phoeniceafrequent -----2-----1---
206White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralisrare-uncommon ----G----------
207Little Greenbul Andropadus virenslocally common --1------------
208Yellow-throated Leaflove Chlorocichla flavicollislocally common --1------------
209Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillalocally frequent --2------------
210Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatuscommon-abundant --1X4-XXX---XX-
211Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchoslocally frequent ----H----------
212Snowy-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha niveicapillauncommon-frequent --12-----------
213White-crowned Robin-chat Cossypha albicapillafrequent-common ------------2--
214Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthefairly common ----1--1-1-----
215Northern Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiopslocally frequent ----------1----
216African Thrush Turdus peliosfrequent-common 1122----X---1X-
217Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceusfrequent -----H1--------
218Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallidafrequent -1--51----H----
219Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglottafrequent ----1-1-2------
220Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantanscommon ---HH---1------
221Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralislocally common ----H----------
222Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterusfrequent-locally common --------H------
223Zitting Cisticola (Fan-tailed Warbler) Cisticola juncidiscommon -1---68--------
224Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflavaabundant -1-1XH-21-1-1--
225Red-winged warbler Heliolais erythrpterauncommon --------1------
226Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavidauncommon-frequent --1------------
227Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyuracommon-abundant ---3-----------
228Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela pusillacommon -----11-2X-----
229Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyurafrequent ----2--1-1-----
230Oriole Warbler (Moho) Hypergerus atricepslocally frequent ---6-----------
231Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochiluslocally frequent --1-11---------
232Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybitafrequent ------1-------1
233Garden Warbler Sylvia borinuncommon-locally frequent -----1---------
234Blackcap Sylvia atricapillalocally frequent -----1---------
235Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillanscommon ------1--------
236Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioidesfrequent 1---11---1--1--
237Senegal Batis Batis senegalensisuncommon-locally frequent ----1--1-------
238Common Wattle-eye (brown-throated) Platysteira cyaneacommon --2---------1--
239Red-bellied Paradise flycatcher Tersiphone rufiventercommon --2+-1----------
240Red-billed X African Paradise Flycatcher HYBRID- --2+-1----------
241African Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone viridisfrequent ----1----------
242Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejuscommon XXXX5----------
243Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtiifrequent-common -111--------1--
244Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicusuncommon-frequent --1------2-----
245Scarlet Chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensisfrequent-common -------12-1X---
246Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venustalocally common -1-X5+XX-2--X-21
247Copper Sunbird Nectarinia cupreauncommon-locally frequent -----2---------
248Splendid Sunbird Nectarinia coccinigasteruncommon-locally common --2X--7X-------
249Beautiful Sunbird Nectarinia pulchellacommon 1X-XX13--2-X-1-
250African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratusfrequent-common --1------------
251Woodchat Shrike Lanius senatorfrequent-common -----1--1-1----
252Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvinacommon -1X10+5-5XX-X--X-
253Brubru (Shrike) Nilaus afercommon ----H----------
254Northern Puffback (Shrike) Dryoscopus gambensisfrequent-common --2-11------1--
255Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalafrequent-common --1------------
256Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Barbary Shrike) Laniarius barbarusfrequent-common -2-2223---5----
257White-crested Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatusfrequent --55-----------
258Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimiliscommon -3-XX14-13X-1--
259Piapiac Ptilostomus aferfrequent-common -3XX2-1X4X---62
260Pied Crow Corvus albuscommon-abundant XXXXXXXXXX-X-XX
261Purple Glossy Starling Lamprotornis purpureuscommon-abundant --5-331721X--XX
262Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chalcuruslocally common --------1------
263Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeuscommon-abundant --------1-X10X--
264Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chloropteruscommon ----------X51--
265Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatuscommon -5X-35+3-XXX3X--
266Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcheruncommon --------1------
267Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanusfrequent-common -------8----15+--
268House Sparrow Passer domesticuslocally common --12-22--------
269Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseuscommon 2X-XX2--XXX--1-
270Bush Petronia Petronia dentatauncommon-locally frequent ----2--1--2----
271White-billed Buffalo-weaver Bubalornis albirostrisfrequent-common -8-6--XX50+-XX---
272Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollislocally frequent-common --1-2----------
273Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglinirare-uncommon -------1-------
274Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimusrare ----H--H-------
275Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatusabundant -20+100+XX30+215XXXXXX-
276Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalusfrequent-common ---1--1--------
277Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceusfrequent-common -------1-------
278Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanuscommon-abundant -1-2-8--X--X---
279Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegalacommon -2XX-26---X--2-
280Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvatarare -------1-------
281Red-cheeked Cordon Bleu Uraeginthus bengalusabundant -22-21-1-X-----
282Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescenslocally common ----32-1--1----
283Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpodafrequent-common ------2--------
284Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytesuncommon-locally common --------3--8---
285Quail-finch Ortygospiza atricollislocally common -----42--------
286African Silverbill Lonchura cantansuncommon -3-------------
287Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullatacommon-abundant -X-200+100+X2------X-
288Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciatarare-locally frequent --------1------
289Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeatalocally frequent-common ------2---111--
290Exclamatory Paradise Whydah Vidua interjectafrequent ----------101---
291Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicuscommon-abundant --1----42--5---
292Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberzia tahapisiuncommon ----------12---

Return to Gambia report.


This page served with permission of the author by Urs Geiser; ugeiser@xnet.com; January 30, 2001