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Dag 1: Belgambia Lodge, Kerewan

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With TUI I fly to The Gambia early in the morning. When we arrive, the chaos is there right away, but the driver is waiting with a sign with the Senegambia logo. Before I have unpacked my camera, about 20 pelicans are already flying over. After an explanation and a nap I go to their photo hide and garden for the first "new birds". The first day there are already 13 new, and 6 species from Europe or South Africa. A little more than half new remains true.

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<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/026 columbiformes/001 columbidae/streptopelia decipiens/streptopelia decipiens-en.html">Streptopelia decipiens</a> / Mourning collared dove / Treurtortel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 5.99 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/estrilda troglodytes/estrilda troglodytes-en.html">Estrilda troglodytes</a> / Black‑rumped waxbill / Napoleonnetje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 5.37 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/114 ploceidae/ploceus cucullatus/ploceus cucullatus-en.html">Ploceus cucullatus</a> / Village weaver / Grote textorwever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1000, distance 5.26 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/074 pycnonotidae/pycnonotus barbatus/pycnonotus barbatus-en.html">Pycnonotus barbatus</a> / Common bulbul / Grauwe buulbuul</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 4.20 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/estrilda caerulescens/estrilda caerulescens-en.html">Estrilda caerulescens</a> / Lavender waxbill / Lavendelastrild</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 800, distance 5.92 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/091 leiothrichidae/turdoides plebejus/turdoides plebejus-en.html">Turdoides plebejus</a> / Brown babbler / Sahelbabbelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 4.85 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/114 ploceidae/euplectes franciscanus/euplectes franciscanus-en.html">Euplectes franciscanus</a> / Northern red bishop / Oranje wever</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 3.32 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/115 estrildidae/lagonosticta senegala/lagonosticta senegala-en.html">Lagonosticta senegala</a> / Red‑billed firefinch / Vuurvinkje</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 6400, distance 3.06 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/116 viduidae/vidua macroura/vidua macroura-en.html">Vidua macroura</a> / Pin‑tailed whydah / Dominicanerwida</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 4.51 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/116 viduidae/vidua chalybeata/vidua chalybeata-en.html">Vidua chalybeata</a> / Village indigobird / Staalvink</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 4000, distance 4.76 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/054 corvidae/ptilostomus afer/ptilostomus afer-en.html">Ptilostomus afer</a> / Piapiac / Piapiac</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 9.88 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/107 turdidae/turdus pelios/turdus pelios-en.html">Turdus pelios</a> / African thrush / Pelioslijster</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 6400, distance 13.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/038 bucerotiformes/003 bucerotidae/tockus kempi/tockus kempi-en.html">Tockus kempi</a> / Western red‑billed hornbill / Westelijke roodsnaveltok</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 6400, distance 14.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/026 columbiformes/001 columbidae/spilopelia senegalensis/spilopelia senegalensis-en.html">Spilopelia senegalensis</a> / Laughing dove / Palmtortel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 5000, distance 10.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/105 sturnidae/lamprotornis caudatus/lamprotornis caudatus-en.html">Lamprotornis caudatus</a> / Long‑tailed glossy starling / Groene langstaartglansspreeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 8000, distance 9.71 m

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