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Dag 4: Tanbi Wetland Complex en Lamin fields

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With two cars and drivers, the guests and their guides are taken to the rice fields, half an hour from the lodge. It is a beautiful area with birds and many people at work. Everything has to be done by hand here, as helpers they have donkey carts to bring and collect the stuff. I am typing this on day 19, then I walked more easily than now. But that is besides the point. Just like the previous days, we see beautiful new birds: a dwarf heron, African spoonbill, Senegal Thick-knees and jacanas. After the afternoon rest we go to the coast at Tenbi, where there are a small forest and mudflats. In the forest we have a lot of fun with the speaker that I had brought with me. The guide in Oman attracted many species. It is no different here: we see, among other things, honeysuckers, a hoopoe, a Yellow-crowned Gonolek (a beautiful bird :-)) and a Yellow-fronted tinkerbird. Omar takes a great photo of the hoopoe. At the water's edge we see a Goliath Heron, a 1.5 meter high heron that looks like a purple heron. A very successful day.

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<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/milvus migrans aegyptius/milvus migrans aegyptius-en.html">Milvus migrans aegyptius</a> / Yellow‑billed kite / Geelsnavelwouw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 41.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/botaurus sturmii/botaurus sturmii-en.html">Botaurus sturmii</a> / Dwarf bittern / Afrikaanse woudaap</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2500 sec at F6.3, ISO 6400, distance 23.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/butorides striata/butorides striata-en.html">Butorides striata</a> / Striated heron / Amerikaanse mangrovereiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F8.0, ISO 3200, distance 26.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/charadriidae/vanellus spinosus/vanellus spinosus-en.html">Vanellus spinosus</a> / Spur‑winged lapwing / Sporenkievit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F8.0, ISO 5000, distance 23.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/ceryle rudis/ceryle rudis-en.html">Ceryle rudis</a> / Pied kingfisher / Bonte ijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F8.0, ISO 2000, distance 18.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/threskiornithidae/platalea alba/platalea alba-en.html">Platalea alba</a> / African spoonbill / Afrikaanse lepelaar</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F9.0, ISO 640, distance 48.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/egretta gularis/egretta gularis-en.html">Egretta gularis</a> / Western reef heron / Westelijke rifreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F8.0, ISO 1250, distance 20.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/burhinidae/burhinus senegalensis/burhinus senegalensis-en.html">Burhinus senegalensis</a> / Senegal thick‑knee / Senegalese griel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 20.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/ardea melanocephala/ardea melanocephala-en.html">Ardea melanocephala</a> / Black‑headed heron / Zwartkopreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 320, distance 36.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/charadriiformes/jacanidae/actophilornis africanus/actophilornis africanus-en.html">Actophilornis africanus</a> / African jacana / Lelieloper</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F7.1, ISO 1250, distance 16.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/cuculiformes/cuculidae/centropus senegalensis/centropus senegalensis-en.html">Centropus senegalensis</a> / Senegal coucal / Senegalese spoorkoekoek</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 1600, distance 12.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/meropidae/merops pusillus/merops pusillus-en.html">Merops pusillus</a> / Little bee‑eater / Dwergbijeneter</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 11.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/columbiformes/columbidae/oena capensis/oena capensis-en.html">Oena capensis</a> / Namaqua dove / Maskerduif</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 640, distance 23.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/cisticolidae/prinia erythroptera/prinia erythroptera-en.html">Prinia erythroptera</a> / Red‑winged prinia / Roodvleugelprinia</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F7.1, ISO 1600, distance 15.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/meropidae/merops albicollis/merops albicollis-en.html">Merops albicollis</a> / White‑throated bee‑eater / Witkeelbijeneter</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F7.1, ISO 4000, distance 12.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/bucerotiformes/upupidae/upupa epops/upupa epops-en.html">Upupa epops</a> / Common hoopoe / Hop</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F7.1, ISO 800, distance 12.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/acrocephalidae/iduna opaca/iduna opaca-en.html">Iduna opaca</a> / Western olivaceous warbler / Westelijke vale spotvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F7.1, ISO 3200, distance 13.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/malaconotidae/dryoscopus gambensis/dryoscopus gambensis-en.html">Dryoscopus gambensis</a> / Northern puffback / Gambiapoederdonsklauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F7.1, ISO 3200, distance 10.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/coraciiformes/alcedinidae/halcyon leucocephala/halcyon leucocephala-en.html">Halcyon leucocephala</a> / Grey‑headed kingfisher / Grijskopijsvogel</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 400, distance 19.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/accipitriformes/accipitridae/hieraaetus wahlbergi/hieraaetus wahlbergi-en.html">Hieraaetus wahlbergi</a> / Wahlberg's eagle / Wahlbergs arend</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 201 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/musophagiformes/musophagidae/tauraco violaceus/tauraco violaceus-en.html">Tauraco violaceus</a> / Violet turaco / Violette toerako</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 3200, distance 25.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/laniidae/lanius phoenicuroides/lanius phoenicuroides-en.html">Lanius phoenicuroides</a> / Red‑tailed shrike / Turkestaanse klauwier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 28.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/gambia/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/pelecaniformes/ardeidae/ardea goliath/ardea goliath-en.html">Ardea goliath</a> / Goliath heron / Reuzenreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F6.3, ISO 5000, distance 106 m

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