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Day 18: Morgan Kunda, Jajari

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Today's target species are a bustard and a hornbill. It soon becomes clear that the task is difficult for me, normally he walks around very far. I can't do that as Omar indicates. After 2 hours of slow walking, Omar asks a shepherd if he saw bustards. 'No', says the man, 'not today, I often see them'. Omar says that October/November is better, then I see them much better, also from the road. So a better period for me.

In the afternoon I was not so inspired. Omar is now familiar with my camera, so he finds the necessary new species in the large garden. Actually not my photos, but I just take them with me. Usually I have seen birds, either standing next to Omar for birds that I do not see directly, here in Gambia or last summer in South Africa.

Whinchat
Paapje
Saxicola rubetra

Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 640, distance 23.2 m

The photo shows a Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia at 08:26 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Subalpine warbler
Baardgrasmus
Sylvia cantillans

Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 18.9 m

The photo shows a Subalpine warbler (Sylvia cantillans). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sylviidae. The photo was taken at Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia at 08:59 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Red-billed quelea
Roodbekwever
Quelea quelea

Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 19.3 m

The photo shows a Red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Ploceidae. The photo was taken at Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia at 09:00 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Pallid harrier
Steppekiekendief
Circus macrourus

Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 111 m

The photo shows a Pallid harrier (Circus macrourus). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia at 09:25 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Ass
Ezel
Equus asinus

Ass (Equus asinus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 76.1 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 Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia at 10:10 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Spotted thick-knee
Kaapse griel
Burhinus capensis

Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 20.1 m

The photo shows a Spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis). It is a bird in the order Charadriiformes and the family Burhinidae. The photo was taken at Katchang, Kerewan, The Gambia at 11:52 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Cashew
Acajoeboom
Anacardium occidentale

Cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 6.52 m

The photo shows a Cashew (Anacardium occidentale). It is a plant in the order Sapindales and the family Anacardiaceae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 17:30 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Red-bellied paradise flycatcher
Roodbuikparadijsmonarch
Terpsiphone rufiventer

Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 8000, distance 12.1 m

The photo shows a Red-bellied paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Monarchidae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 17:38 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Yellow-crowned gonolek
Goudkapfiskaal
Laniarius barbarus

Yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2500, distance 16 m

The photo shows a Yellow-crowned gonolek (Laniarius barbarus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Malaconotidae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 17:42 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Greater blue-eared starling
Groenstaartglansspreeuw
Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 7.24 m

The photo shows a Greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Sturnidae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 17:47 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Gabar goshawk
Gabarhavik
Micronisus gabar

Gabar goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 16.4 m

The photo shows a Gabar goshawk (Micronisus gabar). It is a bird in the order Accipitriformes and the family Accipitridae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 18:00 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

Northern black flycatcher
Senegalese drongovliegenvanger
Melaenornis edolioides

Northern black flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 19.9 m

The photo shows a Northern black flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Morgan Kunda (Jajari, Kerewan, The Gambia) at 18:23 on Thursday March 06, 2025.

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