A travel day, for now the rhythm is a new location every 3 days. We go to a place on the Gambia river, about 100 km inland. But first we drive, with stops at good birding spots. A pool where Jacanas live. A part where it is very dry now. Eventually we arrive at a hotel on the river. The tidal difference is quite large, there are large mudflats. There is no harbor or shipping, except for fishing boats, canoes mainly. Quite special that there is no hinterland, very few people live there.
Lesser blue-eared starling
Noordelijke blauwoorglansspreeuw
Lamprotornis chloropterus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/800 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 24.5 m
The photo shows a Lesser blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae. The photo was taken at Jamora Lodge (Sotokoi, Brikama, The Gambia) at 07:18 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
African grey woodpecker
Grijsgroene specht
Dendropicos goertae
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/125 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 26.7 m
The photo shows a African grey woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae). It is a bird in the order Piciformes and the family Picidae. The photo was taken at Jamora Lodge (Sotokoi, Brikama, The Gambia) at 07:20 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Grasshopper buzzard
Sprinkhaanbuizerd
Butastur rufipennis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 200, distance 43.6 m
The photo shows a Grasshopper buzzard (Butastur rufipennis). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Wurokang, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 10:57 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Ass
Ezel
Equus asinus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 79.8 m
The photo shows a Ass (Equus asinus). It is a animal in the order Perissodactyla and the family Equidae. The photo was taken at Wurokang, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 10:57 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark
Bruinrugvinkleeuwerik
Eremopterix leucotis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 11.1 m
The photo shows a Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Alaudidae. The photo was taken at Wurokang, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 11:25 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Brown snake eagle
Bruine slangenarend
Circaetus cinereus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 44.8 m
The photo shows a Brown snake eagle (Circaetus cinereus). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Batelling, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 11:28 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Black-headed lapwing
Zwartkopkievit
Vanellus tectus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 26.1 m
The photo shows a Black-headed lapwing (Vanellus tectus). It is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Charadriidae. The photo was taken at Batelling, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 11:32 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Tawny eagle
Savannearend
Aquila rapax
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 76.3 m
The photo shows a Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Batelling, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 11:44 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Fork-tailed drongo
Treurdrongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 24.6 m
The photo shows a Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Dicruridae. The photo was taken at South Bank Road (Wurokang, Mansa Konko, The Gambia) at 11:49 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Bronze-winged courser
Bronsvleugelrenvogel
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 17.4 m
The photo shows a Bronze-winged courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus). It is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Glareolidae. The photo was taken at Tendaba, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 14:51 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Red-winged pytilia
Aurora-astrild
Pytilia phoenicoptera
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 5.86 m
The photo shows a Red-winged pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Estrildidae. The photo was taken at 15:25 on Thursday February 27, 2025.
Gambian epauletted fruit bat
Epomophorus gambianus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/640 sec at F7.1, ISO 10000, distance 8.3 m
The photo shows a Gambian epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus gambianus). It is a animal in the order Chiroptera and the family Pteropodidae. The photo was taken at Tendaba, Mansa Konko, The Gambia at 15:44 on Thursday February 27, 2025.