Checklist S51659953

Observations

1. White-faced Whistling-Duck

   Number observed:  45

   Details

   Several flocks over

2. Double-spurred Spurfowl

   Number observed:  1

   Details

   Dropped from a tree into long grass

3. Speckled Pigeon

   Number observed:  30

4. Mourning Collared-Dove

   Number observed:  5

5. Red-eyed Dove

   Number observed:  15

6. Vinaceous Dove

   Number observed:  25

7. Laughing Dove

   Number observed:  6

8. Black-billed Wood-Dove

   Number observed:  1

9. Western Plantain-eater

   Number observed:  4

10. Senegal Coucal

    Number observed:  4

11. African Palm Swift

    Number observed:  25

12. Eurasian Moorhen

    Number observed:  1

13. Black Crake

    Number observed:  2

14. Eurasian Thick-knee

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    With Senegal Thick-knees on mud on creek

    Media

15. Senegal Thick-knee

    Number observed:  35

    Details

    Flocking on creek

    Media

16. Black-winged Stilt

    Number observed:  2

17. Common Ringed Plover

    Number observed:  2

18. Little Ringed Plover

    Number observed:  10

19. Spur-winged Lapwing

    Number observed:  15

20. Wattled Lapwing

    Number observed:  2

21. Greater Painted-Snipe

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Male showing very nicely from hide in mangroves. A strange location!

    Media

22. Whimbrel (European)

    Number observed:  6

23. Common Sandpiper

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    On creek

24. Marsh Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    On pond

25. Wood Sandpiper

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    On pond

26. Common Redshank

    Number observed:  1

27. Common Greenshank

    Number observed:  8

28. Gray-hooded Gull

    Number observed:  6

29. African Darter

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Juvenile along creek

30. Reed Cormorant

    Number observed:  8

    Media

31. African Sacred Ibis

    Number observed:  1

    Breeding & Behavior Code:

    F Flyover (Observed)

32. African Spoonbill

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Immatures. One on pond, one on creek.

    Media

33. Black Heron

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Including one showing brilliantly and umbrella-ing from hide in mangroves

    Media

34. Little Egret (Western)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    On pond

35. Western Reef-Heron

    Number observed:  8

    Media

36. Squacco Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    On pond

37. Western Cattle-Egret

    Number observed:  300

    Details

    Hundreds loafing on pond.

38. Great Egret

    Number observed:  6

    Media

39. Gray Heron

    Number observed:  6

40. Purple Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Adult in pond

41. Black-headed Heron

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    In flooded field

42. Hamerkop

    Number observed:  3

43. Pink-backed Pelican

    Number observed:  10

    Details

    On creek

44. African Harrier-Hawk

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Juvenile

45. Hooded Vulture

    Number observed:  40

46. Shikra

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Over bridge

47. Black Kite (Black)

    Number observed:  6

48. Black Kite (Yellow-billed)

    Number observed:  30

49. Green Woodhoopoe

    Number observed:  7

    Details

    Flew past hide

50. Western Red-billed Hornbill

    Number observed:  4

    Media

51. Little Bee-eater

    Number observed:  6

    Details

    Some showing really well!

    Media

52. Malachite Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    From bridge

53. Blue-breasted Kingfisher

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    Along creek

    Media

54. Striped Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Perched in tree

    Media

55. Giant Kingfisher

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Male perched on wire into the sun from bridge.

56. Pied Kingfisher

    Number observed:  4

57. Abyssinian Roller

    Number observed:  1

58. Broad-billed Roller

    Number observed:  2

    Media

59. Bearded Barbet

    Number observed:  1

60. African Gray Woodpecker

    Number observed:  3

    Details

    One perched in tree. Two chasing each other from hide in mangroves

61. Rose-ringed Parakeet

    Number observed:  3

62. Fork-tailed Drongo (Glossy-backed)

    Number observed:  1

63. Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Red-bellied)

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Female flying around in front hide in mangroves and dip bathing before disappearing. Chestnut red extending up nape onto rear crown. Underparts wholly chestnut red

64. Yellow-billed Shrike

    Number observed:  1

65. Pied Crow

    Number observed:  10

66. Green-backed Camaroptera (Gray-backed)

    Number observed:  1

67. Western Olivaceous Warbler

    Number observed:  1

68. Common Reed Warbler

    Number observed:  1

    Details

    Heard singing in mangroves

69. Red-chested Swallow

    Number observed:  10

70. Wire-tailed Swallow

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    One perched by bridge showing nicely

71. Common Bulbul

    Number observed:  20

72. African Thrush

    Number observed:  0

    Details

    Foraging in mangroves. Dad might have seen it then broke the seat in the hide and forgot whether it was this bird or a Vinaceous Dove he was watching.

73. Beautiful Sunbird

    Number observed:  4

74. White-billed Buffalo-Weaver

    Number observed:  5

    Details

    In palm

75. Village Weaver

    Number observed:  120

76. Northern Red Bishop

    Number observed:  2

77. Bronze Mannikin

    Number observed:  15

78. Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

    Number observed:  2

79. Red-billed Firefinch

    Number observed:  12

80. Western Yellow Wagtail (iberiae)

    Number observed:  2

    Details

    Males mostly in non-breeding plumage. Complete white throat sharply demarcated form upper breast. Grey cap, white mark behind the eye on one bird, thin supercilium on the other. No subocular mark on either. Forging amongst mangrove pneumatophores.