The Gambia 2018

Fred's solo seven day trip to Mandina Lodge.


Floating cabins at Mandina Lodge.
Very clean and comfortable.
Spacious with storage.
Hooded Vultures roosting.
Tilapia chewing at the mooring ropes.
Blue-spotted Wood Dove.

Village Weaver drinking at the bowl.
Western Reef Egret by the restaurant at low tide.
Western Great Plantain Eater.
Fanti Sawwing.
Little Brown (Mouse) Sunbird.
African Mourning Dove.

Laughing Dove.
African Thrush.
Shoals of fish around.
Bronze Mannikens.
Whimbrel up a tree??
Pied Kingfisher.

Western Reef Egret.
White-crowned Robin Chat.
Bearded Barbet.
African Pied Hornbill.
Shikra. Little banded Goshawk.
Piapiac.

Blue-bellied Roller.
Senegal Parrot.
Anohter view of my home.
Fiddler Crab.
Greenshank.
Great White Egret.

Beautiful Sunbird.
Yellow-crowned Gonalek.
Common Bulbul.
White-throated BeeEater.
Yellow-crowned Gonalek.
Snowy-crowned Robin Chat.

Little Greenbul.
Green-headed Sunbird.
Ahanta Francolin.
Grey-headed Bristlebill.
Greater Painted Snipe. Male.
Pearl-spotted Owlet.

Black Crake.
Squacco Heron.
Long-crested Eagle.
Giant Kingfisher. (f) actually on my cabin.
Giant Kingfisher. (f)
Intermediate (Yellow-billed) Egret

African Darter.
Little BeeEater.
Violet Turaco.
Fine-spotted Woodpecker.
Brown Babbler.
Whimbrel in the mangroves.

Hybrid Paradise Flycatcher.
Ring-necked Parakeet.
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher.
Northern White-faced Scops Owl.
Common (Brown-throated) Wattle-eye.
Yellow-billed Shrike.

Superb Sunbird.
Chiff chaff.
Garden Warbler.
Western Red-billed Hornbill.
Beautiful Sunbird.
Black Heron or Egret.

Little Bittern.
Little Bittern.
Senegal Thick-knees. (Dikkops)
African Spoonbill.
Green Wood-hoopoe.
Black-headed Heron.

Hamerkop.
Pied Crow.
They only manage 'Parts'?
Palm-nut Vulture.
Giant Kingfisher.
Gambian Red-colobus. Strange face.

Grey Woodpecker.
Grey Kestrel.
Orange-cheeked Waxbill.
Lzard Buzzard.
Yellow-billed Oxpecker.
Red-eyed Dove.

Violet-backed Starling.
Some times called Plum coloured.
Tawny-flanked Prinia.
Green or Guinea Turaco.
Stone Partridge.
Northern Crombec.

Seebohm's Wheatear.
Seebohm's Wheatear.
Common Redstart.
Striped Kingfisher.
Swallow-tailed BeeEater.
Swallow-tailed BeeEater.

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu.
Beautiful Sunbird.
Superb Sunbird.
Lavender Waxbill.
Lesser Honeyguide.
Four-banded Sandgrouse.

Glden-tailed Woodpecker family.
Senegal Eremomela.
Bearded Barbet.
Yellow-bellied Hyliota.
Blue-breasted Kingfisher.
Lavender Waxbills.

Mud Skipper.
White-backed Night Heron.
Blue-breasted Kingfisher.
Violet Turaco. Index.