BIJILO FOREST - MORNING WALK
Our very last morning attracted
just over half of the group for a walk to the nearby Bijilo Forest. We set off
at for the short walk, during which, we saw Greater and lesser blue-eared
Glossy Starlings, Village Indigobird, Grey and Red-billed Hornbills and lots of attle Egrets on the golf course.
The walk through the forest began
with a close encounter with a Snowy-crowned Robin-chat and its cousin the
White-crowned version. We then went on to find Bearded barbet, Shrikra, Little
and Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters, Green Woodhoopoe, Double-spurred Francolin and a
host of common birds. Two Gonoleks gave great views and so did Brown Babbler,
further along the track we photographed a Grey-backed Cameroptera and heard an
Oriole Warbler.
Soon it was time to return to the
hotel, we decided to walk back along the beach which was crowed with sunbathers
but we still saw several good species. A group of Piapiacs showed well and a
Green Woodhoopoe searched a small play area for insects. Out at sea we saw
Sandwich and Caspian Terns, a Lesser Black-backed Gull and some distant
skuas which were too far out to identify.
Well that was the end of the
tour, the rest of the day was spent relaxing around the hotel grounds, some of
the group went into Banjul whilst others roamed around with cameras at the
ready.
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