Brookie's Diary

• Sunday, March 16, 2008 - Tujering and Tanji

This was to be our last day with Yaya Barry. We made an early start and headed south to the new site of Tujering. This is a good site, we were soon in the thick of birds Plaintive and Singing Cisicolas, White Fronted Black Chat, Whinchat, Hoopoe, Vieillot's Barbet, Brown Backed Woodpecker, Cut Throat Finch, that was just the start. Having walked around Chestnut Crowned Sparrow Weavers, Scarlet Chested and Violet Backed Sunbirds, Yellow Penduline Tit, Long Crested Eagles were seen.This is a  good place to get to see some common and uncommon African birds along with some migrating European birds. We also had a quick stop at Tanji beach seeing the White and Pink Backed Pelicans. Terns included Caspian, Royal and Sandwich. Gulls Slender Billed, Grey Headed, Lesser Black Backed and Kelp. Waders Turnstone, Sanderling, Grey Plover and Bar Tailed Godwit (was I in Norfolk for a split second??) Above Striped Kingfisher End of the Birding Tour to see loads of Videos use the link My Videos on the right. Another end to a Gambian Trip, total bird list 179 this with 9 Lifers plus 4 birds to the Gambian list. Gambian List now 266. Don't forget the Trip Report for a more detailed bird list

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