Bird

Bird Guide Gambia and Senegal

Gambia is a country of nature with more than 650 different bird species recorded. Even if you are just beginning or an expert in birding, you have got the right destination. Make sure you will have a unique experience and increase your chances of birding with a local and professional bird guide. Wether you choose for a short nature trip or for a complete week birdwatching, I am at your disposal !

Make sure you fully enjoy your holiday in Gambia. I propose birdwatching anywhere in my country and also in Senegal.

- Abdoulie Ndure

About me

About me

I am an experienced ornithologist and a professional tourist guide for several years.

Here my official certificate issued by "Habitat Africa". I am member of "The Gambia Bird Guide Association" and also of "The West African Bird Study Association (Wabsa)". I work with tour operators but I also work as a freelance guide.

« I am Belgian and I had the opportunity of birding with Abdoulie several times. Abdoulie knows very well most of the species of birds. He is punctual, patient, helpful and he is a careful driver. If you need a trustworthy person in Gambia, I strongly recommend him ! »

White wagtail

Latin : Motacilla alba

Images: 3
Fine-spotted woodpecker

Latin : Campethera punctuligera

Images: 6
Royal tern

Latin : Thalasseus maximus

Images: 2
Striated heron

Latin : Butorides striatus

Images: 5
Brown-rumped bunting

Latin : Emberiza affinis

Images: 2
Grey-headed bristlebill

Latin : Bleda canicapillus

Images: 6
Brown babbler

Latin : Turdoides plebejus

Images: 1
Black-headed gull

Latin : Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Images: 3
Cattle egret

Latin : Bubulcus ibis

Images: 3
Bearded barbet

Latin : Lybius dubius

Images: 6
African green pigeon

Latin : Treron calvus

Images: 3
Grey-headed gull

Latin : Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Images: 5
Little grebe

Latin : Tachybaptus ruficollis

Images: 2
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird

Latin : Pogoniulus bilineatus

Images: 6
Red-billed hornbill

Latin : Tockus erythrorhynchus

Images: 4
Vinaceous dove

Latin : Streptopelia vinacea

Images: 1
White-shouldered black tit

Latin : Melaniparus guineensis

Images: 7
African mourning dove

Latin : Streptopelia decipiens

Images: 3
Pied kingfisher

Latin : Ceryle rudis

Images: 6
Yellow-bellied hyliota

Latin : Hyliota flavigaster

Images: 6
Common sandpiper

Latin : Actitis hypoleucos

Images: 2
White-breasted cuckooshrike

Latin : Ceblepyris pectoralis

Images: 6
Common moorhen

Latin : Gallinula chloropus

Images: 1
Northern crombec

Latin : Sylvietta brachyura

Images: 5
Palm-nut vulture

Latin : Gypohierax angolensis

Images: 4
Woodchat shrike

Latin : Lanius senator

Images: 6
African darter

Latin : Anhinga rufa

Images: 5
African harrier-hawk

Latin : Polyboroides typus

Images: 3
Senegal batis

Latin : Batis senegalensis

Images: 8
Woodland kingfisher

Latin : Halcyon senegalensis

Images: 2
Shikra

Latin : Accipiter badius

Images: 6
African golden oriole

Latin : Oriolus auratus

Images: 7
Swallow-tailed bee-eater

Latin : Merops hirundineus

Images: 4
Swamp flycatcher

Latin : Muscicapa aquatica

Images: 6
Bronze mannikin

Latin : Spermestes cucullata

Images: 6
Malachite kingfisher

Latin : Corythornis cristatus

Images: 7
African spoonbill

Latin : Platalea alba

Images: 2
Black-crowned night heron

Latin : Nycticorax nycticorax

Images: 1
Abyssinian ground-hornbill

Latin : Bucorvus abyssinicus

Images: 8
Long-tailed glossy-starling

Latin : Lamprotornis caudatus

Images: 2
Senegal eremomela

Latin : Eremomela canescens

Images: 10
Pied crow

Latin : Corvus albus

Images: 3
Grey-headed kingfisher

Latin : Halcyon leucocephala

Images: 9
Blackcap

Latin : Sylvia atricapilla

Images: 3
Copper sunbird

Latin : Cinnyris cupreus

Images: 2
Barn owl

Latin : Tyto alba

Images: 1
Namaqua dove

Latin : Oena capensis

Images: 9
Mouse-brown sunbird

Latin : Anthreptes gabonicus

Images: 2
African fish eagle

Latin : Haliaeetus vocifer

Images: 6
Western yellow wagtail

Latin : Motacilla flava

Images: 4
White-faced whistling duck

Latin : Dendrocygna viduata

Images: 2
Brubru

Latin : Nilaus afer

Images: 2
Great cormorant

Latin : Phalacrocorax carbo

Images: 6
Red-headed quelea

Latin : Quelea erythrops

Images: 1
Common chiffchaff

Latin : Phylloscopus collybita

Images: 1
Brown snake eagle

Latin : Circaetus cinereus

Images: 1
Great egret

Latin : Ardea alba

Images: 9
African blue flycatcher

Latin : Elminia longicauda

Images: 4
White-crowned robin-chat

Latin : Cossypha albicapilla

Images: 3
African swallow-tailed kite

Latin : Chelictinia riocourii

Images: 6
African yellow white-eye

Latin : Zosterops senegalensis

Images: 6
Northern carmine bee-eater

Latin : Merops nubicus

Images: 1
White-fronted plover

Latin : Charadrius marginatus

Images: 1
African pied wagtail

Latin : Motacilla aguimp

Images: 3
Dark chanting goshawk

Latin : Melierax metabates

Images: 5
Eurasian oystercatcher

Latin : Haematopus ostralegus

Images: 3
Grey kestrel

Latin : Falco ardosiaceus

Images: 1
Tawny-flanked prinia

Latin : Prinia subflava

Images: 7
Brown-backed woodpecker

Latin : Dendropicos obsoletus

Images: 2
Collared pratincole

Latin : Glareola pratincola

Images: 1
Black-headed lapwing

Latin : Vanellus tectus

Images: 3
Heuglin's masked-weaver

Latin : Ploceus heuglini

Images: 2
Black-headed heron

Latin : Ardea melanocephala

Images: 3
Bronze-tailed glossy-starling

Latin : Lamprotornis chalcurus

Images: 4
Gosling's bunting

Latin : Emberiza goslingi

Images: 8
White-backed vulture

Latin : Gyps africanus

Images: 9
Grasshopper buzzard

Latin : Butastur rufipennis

Images: 8
Pin-tailed whydah

Latin : Vidua macroura

Images: 7
Oriole warbler

Latin : Hypergerus atriceps

Images: 4
Sanderling

Latin : Calidris alba

Images: 1
Common greenshank

Latin : Tringa nebularia

Images: 1
Cut-throat finch

Latin : Amadina fasciata

Images: 5
Black-crowned tchagra

Latin : Tchagra senegalus

Images: 6
Klaas's cuckoo

Latin : Chrysococcyx klaas

Images: 4
White-crowned lapwing

Latin : Vanellus albiceps

Images: 6
Grey heron

Latin : Ardea cinerea

Images: 6
Black scimitar-bill

Latin : Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Images: 4
Gull-billed tern

Latin : Gelochelidon nilotica

Images: 3
Vieillot's barbet

Latin : Lybius vieilloti

Images: 5
Yellow penduline tit

Latin : Anthoscopus parvulus

Images: 7
Denham's bustard

Latin : Neotis denhami

Images: 1
Purple glossy-starling

Latin : Lamprotornis purpureus

Images: 15
Red-necked falcon

Latin : Falco chicquera

Images: 9
Abyssinian roller

Latin : Coracias abyssinicus

Images: 6
Guinea turaco

Latin : Tauraco persa

Images: 2
Green wood-hoopoe

Latin : Phoeniculus purpureus

Images: 2
Village indigobird

Latin : Vidua chalybeata

Images: 1
Lesser honeyguide

Latin : Indicator minor

Images: 5
Northern black flycatcher

Latin : Melaenornis edolioides

Images: 2
Grey-backed camaroptera

Latin : Camaroptera brevicaudata

Images: 2
Prices of the trips

Prices of the trips

Make sure you fully enjoy your holiday in Gambia. I propose birdwatching anywhere in my country. From the coastal area to "upriver", by road and by boat or just walking around your hotel. Different trips are available : from a couple of hours to a few days or for one or more weeks. You will be collected at the airport or at your hotel, and driven back there.

(Prices are calculated with guiding, transport and entrances to nature reserves. Meals are included only during the "upriver" trips, except beverages.)

TRIPS AROUND THE COAST
(HALF DAY)

From 20 £
  • FAJARA GOLF COURSE & KOTU CREEK AREA

  • 2 people : 25 £ per person
  • 4 people : 20 £ per person

TRIPS "UPRIVER"

From 150 £
  • TENDABA 1 NIGHT

  • 2 people : 190 £ per person
  • 4 people : 150 £ per person


  • This includes transport, driver, fuel, Kiang West National Park, accommodation, boat trip, breakfast, 2 park lunches and guiding. Beverages are not included.

TRIPS AROUND THE COAST
(FULL DAY)

From 30 £
  • ABUKO NATURE RESERVE & LAMIN LODGE & LAMIN RICE FIELDS
  • BIJILO FOREST PARK & TANJI BIRD RESERVE
  • THE BRUFUT WOODS & TUJERING WOODS

  • 2 people : 50 £ per person
  • 4 people : 30 £ per person

Further to GEORGETOWN & BANSANG & BASSE

From 195 £
  • GEORGETOWN 1 NIGHT

  • 2 people : 225 £ per person
  • 4 people : 195 £ per person


  • This include transport, fuel, driver, breakfast, dinner, ferry crossings, park lunches and guiding. Beverages are not included.

TRIPS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER

From 35 £
  • PIRANG & FARABA-BANTA BUSH TRACK
  • MAKASUTU CULTURE FOREST

  • 2 people : 60 £ per person
  • 4 people : 35 £ per person


  • THE MARAKISSA WOODS & DARSILAMI

  • 2 people : 70 £ per person
  • 4 people : 40 £ per person

TRIPS "UPRIVER" TENDABA & GEORGETOWN

From 395 £
  • 4 nights / 5 days : 395 £ stg per person

  • This include transport, ferry crossings, fuel, driver, breakfast, park lunches, dinner, accomodation, boat trip and guiding. Beverages are not included.

TRIPS TO NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN SENEGAL

  • To observe rare and endemics species these trips are a must !

  • Species such as African Finfoot, Little Green Woodpecker, Egyptian Plover, Fulvous Babbler, Sennar Penduline Tit, Cricket Warbler, Arabian Bustard, Stonechat, River Prinia, Quail-Plover, Savile’s Bustard, African Blue Flycatcher, African Swallow-tailed Kite, Black-Faced Firefinch and many others.
  • Migratory species from November till March.
  • Price is all included except beverages.
  • Duration and itinerary to be defined on request.

Specific excursions on request

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Abdoulie Ndure, experienced ornithologist and a professional tourist guid

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