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 ! »

Plain-backed pipit

Latin : Anthus leucophrys

Images: 6
Greyish eagle-owl

Latin : Bubo africanus cinerascens

Images: 6
Vinaceous dove

Latin : Streptopelia vinacea

Images: 1
Yellow-crowned gonolek

Latin : Laniarius barbarus

Images: 5
Capuchin babbler

Latin : Phyllanthus atripennis

Images: 9
Red-billed firefinch

Latin : Lagonosticta senegala

Images: 4
Abyssinian roller

Latin : Coracias abyssinicus

Images: 6
Giant kingfisher

Latin : Megaceryle maxima

Images: 6
Brown snake eagle

Latin : Circaetus cinereus

Images: 1
White-faced whistling duck

Latin : Dendrocygna viduata

Images: 2
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird

Latin : Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Images: 8
Yellow penduline tit

Latin : Anthoscopus parvulus

Images: 7
Caspian tern

Latin : Hydroprogne caspia

Images: 7
Common kestrel

Latin : Falco tinnunculus

Images: 2
Yellow-billed shrike

Latin : Corvinella corvina

Images: 3
Dark chanting goshawk

Latin : Melierax metabates

Images: 5
Northern red bishop

Latin : Euplectes franciscanus

Images: 5
Long-tailed nightjar

Latin : Caprimulgus climacurus

Images: 2
Blue-breasted kingfisher

Latin : Halcyon malimbica

Images: 7
Pied kingfisher

Latin : Ceryle rudis

Images: 6
Long-tailed cormorant

Latin : Phalacrocorax africanus

Images: 3
Bronze-tailed glossy-starling

Latin : Lamprotornis chalcurus

Images: 4
Collared pratincole

Latin : Glareola pratincola

Images: 1
Hybrid red-bellied x african paradise flycatcher

Latin : Hybrid terpsiphone viridis x rufiventer

Images: 3
Blue-naped mousebird

Latin : Urocolius macrourus

Images: 3
Brown-backed woodpecker

Latin : Dendropicos obsoletus

Images: 2
Four-banded sandgrouse

Latin : Pterocles quadricinctus

Images: 7
White-backed vulture

Latin : Gyps africanus

Images: 9
Northern carmine bee-eater

Latin : Merops nubicus

Images: 1
Cattle egret

Latin : Bubulcus ibis

Images: 3
Shikra

Latin : Accipiter badius

Images: 6
Splendid sunbird

Latin : Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Images: 9
Northern white-faced owl

Latin : Ptilopsis leucotis

Images: 6
Woodland kingfisher

Latin : Halcyon senegalensis

Images: 2
Yellow-billed stork

Latin : Mycteria ibis

Images: 3
Blackcap

Latin : Sylvia atricapilla

Images: 3
Grey woodpecker

Latin : Dendropicos goertae

Images: 5
Little weaver

Latin : Ploceus luteolus

Images: 8
African darter

Latin : Anhinga rufa

Images: 5
African harrier-hawk

Latin : Polyboroides typus

Images: 3
Abyssinian ground-hornbill

Latin : Bucorvus abyssinicus

Images: 8
Great egret

Latin : Ardea alba

Images: 9
Palm-nut vulture

Latin : Gypohierax angolensis

Images: 4
Woodchat shrike

Latin : Lanius senator

Images: 6
Black-winged stilt

Latin : Himantopus himantopus

Images: 3
Sacred ibis

Latin : Threskiornis aethiopicus

Images: 3
Laughing dove

Latin : Spilopelia senegalensis

Images: 5
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu

Latin : Uraeginthus bengalus

Images: 7
Senegal thick-knee

Latin : Burhinus senegalensis

Images: 4
African mourning dove

Latin : Streptopelia decipiens

Images: 3
Brown-throated wattle-eye

Latin : Platysteira cyanea

Images: 3
Western violet-backed sunbird

Latin : Anthreptes longuemarei

Images: 2
African green pigeon

Latin : Treron calvus

Images: 3
Variable sunbird

Latin : Cinnyris venustus

Images: 2
Bronze-winged courser

Latin : Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Images: 5
Piapiac

Latin : Ptilostomus afer

Images: 2
Gosling's bunting

Latin : Emberiza goslingi

Images: 8
Western bluebill

Latin : Spermophaga haematina

Images: 6
Red-throated bee-eater

Latin : Merops bulocki

Images: 11
Long-tailed glossy-starling

Latin : Lamprotornis caudatus

Images: 2
Slender-billed gull

Latin : Chroicocephalus genei

Images: 6
Exclamatory paradise whydah

Latin : Vidua interjecta

Images: 1
Little grebe

Latin : Tachybaptus ruficollis

Images: 2
Tawny-flanked prinia

Latin : Prinia subflava

Images: 7
Brown-rumped bunting

Latin : Emberiza affinis

Images: 2
Broad-billed roller

Latin : Eurystomus glaucurus

Images: 6
Verreaux's eagle-owl

Latin : Bubo lacteus

Images: 6
European pied flycatcher

Latin : Ficedula hypoleuca

Images: 1
Black-rumped waxbill

Latin : Estrilda troglodytes

Images: 5
African wood owl

Latin : Strix woodfordii

Images: 6
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird

Latin : Pogoniulus bilineatus

Images: 6
Spur-winged lapwing

Latin : Vanellus spinosus

Images: 3
Swallow-tailed bee-eater

Latin : Merops hirundineus

Images: 4
Village indigobird

Latin : Vidua chalybeata

Images: 1
Gull-billed tern

Latin : Gelochelidon nilotica

Images: 3
Helmeted guineafowl

Latin : Numida meleagris

Images: 3
Tree pipit

Latin : Anthus trivialis

Images: 1
Hadada ibis

Latin : Bostrychia hagedash

Images: 6
Senegal parrot

Latin : Poicephalus senegalus

Images: 4
Violet turaco

Latin : Musophaga violacea

Images: 5
Yellow-billed kite

Latin : Milvus migrans parasitus aegyptius

Images: 2
Blue-spotted wood dove

Latin : Turtur afer

Images: 4
Western grey plantain-eater

Latin : Crinifer piscator

Images: 3
Little greenbul

Latin : Eurillas virens

Images: 6
Mouse-brown sunbird

Latin : Anthreptes gabonicus

Images: 2
Brubru

Latin : Nilaus afer

Images: 2
Barn owl

Latin : Tyto alba

Images: 1
Cricket warbler

Latin : Spiloptila clamans

Images: 1
Red-necked falcon

Latin : Falco chicquera

Images: 9
Black heron

Latin : Egretta ardesiaca

Images: 2
Lanner falcon

Latin : Falco biarmicus

Images: 1
African scops owl

Latin : Otus senegalensis

Images: 6
Marabou stork

Latin : Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Images: 9
Northern puffback

Latin : Dryoscopus gambensis

Images: 6
Bronze mannikin

Latin : Spermestes cucullata

Images: 6
Common ringed plover

Latin : Charadrius hiaticula

Images: 3
African pied wagtail

Latin : Motacilla aguimp

Images: 3
Grey plover

Latin : Pluvialis squatarola

Images: 3
Black-winged red bishop

Latin : Euplectes hordeaceus

Images: 4
White-shouldered black tit

Latin : Melaniparus guineensis

Images: 7
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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