Pied Crow - Corvus albus - N'Gor, Senegal Royal Tern - Thalasseus maximus - N'Gor Western Osprey - Pandion haliaetus - N'Gor Great Egret - Ardea alba - N'Gor Great Egret - Ardea alba - N'Gor Rainbow Agama - Agama agama - N'Gor Northern Grey-headed Sparrow - Passer griseus - N'Gor Red-billed Firefinch - Lagonosticta senegala - N'Gor Red-billed Firefinch - Lagonosticta senegala - N'Gor Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius - N'Gor African Silverbill - Lonchura cantans - N'Gor Village Indigobird - Vidua chalybeata - N'Gor African Grey Woodpecker - Dendropicos goertae - N'Gor White-rumped Seedeater - Crithagra leucopygia - N'Gor White-rumped Seedeater - Crithagra leucopygia - N'Gor, Senegal - N'Gor Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius - N'Gor First, but not last, chicken lunch of the trip - Dakar Chez Loutcha in Dakar Yellow-billed Egret - Ardea brachyrhyncha - Technopole Yellow-billed Egret - Ardea brachyrhyncha - Technopole Yellow-billed Egret - Ardea brachyrhyncha - Technopole Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca - Technopole Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca - Technopole Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca - Technopole White-faced Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna viduata - Technopole Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus - Technopole Gull-billed Tern - Gelochelidon nilotica - Technopole Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia - Technopole Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis - Technopole Reed Cormorant - Microcarbo africanus - Technopole Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Technopole Spur-winged Lapwing - Vanellus spinosus - Technopole Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Technopole Technopole outside Dakar Technopole Plain Tiger - Danaus chrysippus alcippus - Technopole African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus - Technopole African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus - Technopole Reed Cormorant - Microcarbo africanus - Technopole Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Technopole African Jacana - Actophilornis africanus - Technopole Senegal Coucal - Centropus senegalensis - Technopole Fisherman - Technopole Technopole Fisherman - Technopole White-faced Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna viduata - Technopole Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia - Technopole Crested Lark - Galerida cristata - Technopole Western Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava - Technopole Great Egret - Ardea alba - Technopole Black Crake - Amaurornis flavirostra - Technopole Black Crake - Amaurornis flavirostra - Technopole Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Technopole Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Technopole Spur-winged Lapwing - Vanellus spinosus - Technopole Great Egret - Ardea alba - Technopole Great Egret - Ardea alba - Technopole African Swamphen - Porphyrio madagascariensis - Technopole Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis - Technopole Our bungalow accommodation, Club le Calao - N'Gor Kittlitz's Plover - Charadrius pecuarius - Lac Rose Kittlitz's Plover - Charadrius pecuarius - Lac Rose Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus - Lac Rose Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus - Lac Rose Beautiful Sunbird - Cinnyris pulchellus - Lac Rose Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus - Lac Rose Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus - Lac Rose Preparing a tasty 3 course lunch in the middle of nowhere - Lac Rose Lunch on the way - Lac Rose Boubacar Ndou, our guide in Senegal Lunch break - Lac Rose Grey-headed Kingfisher - Halcyon leucocephala - Lac Rose Village Weaver - Ploceus cucullatus - Lac Rose Plantain with bud - inflorescence - Lac Rose Mourning Collared Dove - Streptopelia decipiens - Lac Rose Mourning Collared Dove - Streptopelia decipiens - Lac Rose African Silverbill - Lonchura cantans - Lac Rose Shepherd boy - Lac Rose Passing a village en route to Lompoul On the way to Lompoul Purple Roller - Coracias naevius - en route to Lompoul Baobab landscape - Lac Tanma The ride to Lompoul was extremely noisy, so this was a welcome break - Lac Tanma Baobab trees - Lac Tanma Western Red-billed Hornbill - Tockus kempi - Lac Tanma Moltoni's Warbler - Curruca subalpina - Lac Tanma Worked like a - noisy clock! Yellow-billed Oxpecker - Buphagus africanus - en route to Lompoul Yellow-billed Oxpecker - Buphagus africanus - en route to Lompoul Drummers at Lodge de Lompoul Drummers at Lodge de Lompoul Drummers at Lodge de Lompoul Desert accommodation - Lodge de Lompoul Lodge de Lompoul 4WD - Lodge de Lompoul Lodge de Lompoul Lodge de Lompoul Brubru - Nilaus afer - Lompoul Senegal Batis - Batis senegalensis - Lompoul Senegal Batis - Batis senegalensis - Lompoul Suitable habitat for Savile´s Bustard - Lompoul Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus - Lompoul Speckle-fronted Weaver - Sporopipes frontalis - Lompoul Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops senegalensis - en route to Touba Chestnut-bellied Starling - Lamprotornis pulcher - en route to Touba Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus - en route to Touba Pearl-spotted Owlet - Glaucidium perlatum - en route to Touba Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus - en route to Touba Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus - en route to Touba Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus - en route to Touba Rüppell's Vulture - Gyps rueppellii - en route to Touba Rüppell's Vulture - Gyps rueppellii - en route to Touba Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus - en route to Touba White-backed Vulture - Gyps africanus - en route to Touba White-backed Vulture - Gyps africanus - en route to Touba Chestnut-bellied Starling - Lamprotornis pulcher with a White-billed Buffalo Weaver - en route to Touba The Grand Mosque of Touba Busy road Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei - Kaolack Scissor-tailed Kite - Chelictinia riocourii - Kaolack Grey-headed Gull - Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus - Kaolack Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei - Kaolack Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis - Kaolack Crowded village Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Pterocles exustus - Sokone Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Pterocles exustus - Sokone Pygmy Sunbird - Hedydipna platura - Sokone Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis - Sokone Long-tailed Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis caudatus - Sokone Woodchat Shrike - Lanius senator - Sokone Keur Saloum Keur Saloum Keur Saloum Blue-spotted Wood Dove - Turtur afer - Keur Saloum Long-tailed Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis caudatus - Keur Saloum Green Monkey - Chlorocebus sabaeus - Keur Saloum Green Monkey - Chlorocebus sabaeus - Keur Saloum Yellow-crowned Gonolek - Laniarius barbarus - Keur Saloum Blackcap Babbler - Turdoides reinwardii - Keur Saloum Green Monkey - Chlorocebus sabaeus - Keur Saloum Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava - Keur Saloum Red-billed Firefinch - Lagonosticta senegala - Keur Saloum Brown Babbler - Turdoides plebejus - Keur Saloum Yellow-crowned Gonolek - Laniarius barbarus - Keur Saloum Long-tailed Glossy Starling - Lamprotornis caudatus - Keur Saloum Northern Puffback - Dryoscopus gambensis - Keur Saloum A small marsh by the road - en route to Dielmo Black-headed Lapwing - Vanellus tectus - Dielmo Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri - Dielmo Bustard landscape - Dielmo Local heroes - Dielmo Lamin Seck, our Bustard guide in Senegal White-bellied Bustard - Eupodotis senegalensis - Dielmo Savile's Bustard - Eupodotis savilei - Dielmo Me and Boubacar - Keur Saloum Keur Saloum Colourful gathering at the border The ferry from Barra to Banjul - The Gambia On the way to Banjul Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus - Brufut Woods Senegal Parrot - Poicephalus senegalus - Brufut Woods Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis - Brufut Woods Klaas's Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx klaas - Brufut Woods West African Pied Hornbill - Lophoceros semifasciatus - Brufut Woods Gambian Sun Squirrel - Heliosciurus gambianus - Brufut Woods Splendid Sunbird - Cinnyris coccinigaster - Brufut Woods Combretum paniculatum - Forest Flame-creeper - Brufut Woods Northern White-faced Owl - Ptilopsis leucotis - Brufut Woods Northern White-faced Owl - Ptilopsis leucotis - Brufut Woods Variable Sunbird - Cinnyris venustus - Brufut Woods Long-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus climacurus - Brufut Woods Long-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus climacurus - Brufut Woods Bronze Mannikin - Lonchura cucullata - Brufut Woods Bronze Mannikin - Lonchura cucullata - Brufut Woods Lavender Waxbill - Estrilda caerulescens - Brufut Woods Bronze Mannikin - Lonchura cucullata - Brufut Woods Copper Sunbird - Cinnyris cupreus - Brufut Woods Village Weaver - Ploceus cucullatus - Brufut Woods Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus - Brufut Woods Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu - Uraeginthus bengalus - Brufut Woods Lavender Waxbill - Estrilda caerulescens - Brufut Woods Black-billed Wood Dove - Turtur abyssinicus, with Lavender Waxbills and a Bronze Mannikin - Brufut Woods Black-billed Wood Dove - Turtur abyssinicus - Brufut Woods Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus - Brufut Woods Yellow-fronted Canary - Crithagra mozambicus - Brufut Woods White-crowned Robin-Chat - Cossypha albicapillus - Brufut Woods Hooded Vulture - Necrosyrtes monachus - Brufut Woods Gambian women Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone rufiventer - Tanji Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone rufiventer - Tanji Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata - Tanji Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus - Tujering Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Chalcomitra senegalensis - Tujering Vieillot's Barbet - Lybius vieilloti - Tujering Vieillot's Barbet - Lybius vieilloti - Tujering White-fronted Black Chat - Oenanthe albifrons - Tujering Red-chested Swallow - Hirundo lucida- Tujering Brown-backed Woodpecker - Dendropicos obsoletus - Tujering Brown-backed Woodpecker - Dendropicos obsoletus - Tujering Palm-nut Vulture - Gypohierax angolensis - Tujering Whistling Cisticola - Cisticola lateralis - Tujering Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops - Tujering Vinaceous Dove - Streptopelia vinacea - Siffoe Vinaceous Dove - Streptopelia vinacea - Siffoe Lizard Buzzard - Kaupifalco monogrammicus - Siffoe African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus - Siffoe Green Wood Hoopoe - Phoeniculus purpureus - Siffoe Bronze-tailed Starling - Lamprotornis chalcurus - Siffoe Swallow-tailed Bee-eater - Merops hirundineus - Siffoe Blue-bellied Roller - Coracias cyanogaster - Siffoe Blue-bellied Roller - Coracias cyanogaster - Siffoe Western Red-billed Hornbill - Tockus kempi - Siffoe Black Scimitarbill - Rhinopomastus aterrimus - Siffoe Northern Black Flycatcher - Melaenornis edolioides - Siffoe African Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides typus - Siffoe African Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides typus - Siffoe African Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides typus - Siffoe Pied-winged Swallow - Hirundo leucosoma - Siffoe Pied-winged Swallow - Hirundo leucosoma - Siffoe Solomon Jallow - our guide in Gambia Dark Chanting Goshawk - Melierax metabates - Dasilamehi African Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides typus - Dasilamehi Blue-bellied Roller - Coracias cyanogaster - Dasilamehi Plain-backed Pipit - Anthus leucophrys - Dasilamehi Plain-backed Pipit - Anthus leucophrys - Dasilamehi Lamin Lodge Lamin Lodge Lamin Lodge Lamin Lodge Lamin Lodge Black-headed Heron - Ardea melanocephala - en route to Abuko Black-headed Heron - Ardea melanocephala - en route to Abuko Gambian farmer Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus chrysoconus - en route to Abuko Northern Red Bishop - Euplectes franciscanus - en route to Abuko Blue-spotted Wood Dove - Turtur afer - en route to Abuko A Swedish sponsor Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maxima - Abuko Giant Kingfisher - Megaceryle maxima - Abuko Black-crowned Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax - Abuko Nile crocodile - Crocodylus niloticus - Abuko African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis - Abuko Western Plantain-eater - Crinifer piscator - Abuko Western Plantain-eater - Crinifer piscator - Abuko Abuko Nature Park Northern Puffback - Dryoscopus gambensis - Abuko African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis - Abuko African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis - Abuko Vultures in Abuko Nature Park Fanti Saw-wing - Psalidoprocne obscura - Abuko Abuko Nature Park Little Greenbul - Eurillas virens - Abuko Buff-spotted Woodpecker - Campethera nivosa - Abuko Green Monkey - Chlorocebus sabaeus - Abuko Björn in Abuko Nature Park Grocery shop Dark Chanting Goshawk - Melierax metabates - Faraba Banta Greyish Eagle-Owl - Bubo cinerascens - Faraba Banta Grasshopper Buzzard - Butastur rufipennis - Faraba Banta Grasshopper Buzzard - Butastur rufipennis - Faraba Banta Grasshopper Buzzard - Butastur rufipennis - Faraba Banta The village water pump Blue-bellied Roller - Coracias cyanogaster - Raptor Bridge African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus - Raptor Bridge Woolly-necked Stork - Ciconia microscelis - Raptor Bridge Piapiac - Ptilostomus afer - Raptor Bridge Hamerkop - Scopus umbretta - Raptor Bridge Hamerkop - Scopus umbretta - Raptor Bridge African Hawk-Eagle - Aquila spilogaster - Raptor Bridge African Hawk-Eagle - Aquila spilogaster - Raptor Bridge Lady in yellow Wahlberg's Eagle - Hieraaetus wahlbergi - Brumang Bridge Wahlberg's Eagle - Hieraaetus wahlbergi - Brumang Bridge Family selling charcoal by the road Fork-tailed Drongo - Dicrurus adsimilis - Brumang Bridge Yellow-billed Shrike - Corvinella corvina - Brumang Bridge Yellow-billed Shrike - Corvinella corvina - Brumang Bridge Reed Cormorant - Microcarbo africanus - Brumang Bridge Brumang Bridge Jalaa Kolong White-crested Helmetshrike - Prionops plumatus - en route to Tendaba White-crested Helmetshrike - Prionops plumatus - en route to Tendaba African Golden Oriole - Oriolus auratus - en route to Tendaba African Golden Oriole - Oriolus auratus - en route to Tendaba African Golden Oriole - Oriolus auratus - en route to Tendaba Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata - en route to Tendaba Tendaba Tendaba Camp Tendaba Ruddy Turnstone - Arenaria interpres - Tendaba Tendaba Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis - Tendaba Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus - Tendaba Gambian women Gambian art Senegal Thick-knee - Burhinus senegalensis - Tendaba Tendaba Airport African Darter - Anhinga rufa - Tendaba Nile Monitor - Varanus niloticus - Tendaba African Darter - Anhinga rufa - Tendaba Oman 2011Egypt 2009