Today we go from the north bank of the Gambia River to the southwest of Gambia. With a few stops it takes us 6 hours. The Northern Hornbill that we have been looking for the past few days suddenly shows itself today. From the road, Omar sees the Hornbill about 50 meters from the road. And he actually manages to take pictures of the group on the edge of denser forest. Our attempt just before that, the search for the Temminck's Racer, had not been successful. It did yield pictures of an oxpecker on a donkey.
Today's destination is the Kingfisher lodge on a river. Especially in the autumn, the sand quarry nearby is flooded, a paradise for kingfishers. Now you see rollers and dragonflies there. The quarry itself is very beautiful. The trees are often left standing on islands now. There is even a large crocodile in the water.
