Entering The Gambia for the few days on the river.
First stop a cheeky little upgrade to a room on stilts, even on an estuary to the river Gambia the tides were significant. At night the waves lapped below the room, in the morning the smell outside of the mud was not quite so pleasant.
Alexis and I chartered a little boat for an hour of pre-sunset twitching. There were only a few different species so even a novice like me could recognise the darter from the cormorant by the end of an hour.
The next morning was a bit more of the same, sunrise over the river and the same sorts of birds but heading up onto the extremely wide river Gambia. Our guide, Omar, also pulled out one of the many jellyfish as they floated past - funny that no-one mentioned them when the group went swimming.
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| riverside cottage |
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| Morning view from the balcony |
Alexis and I chartered a little boat for an hour of pre-sunset twitching. There were only a few different species so even a novice like me could recognise the darter from the cormorant by the end of an hour.
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| Black Kite |
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| Flamingo |
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| Pied Kingfisher |
The next morning was a bit more of the same, sunrise over the river and the same sorts of birds but heading up onto the extremely wide river Gambia. Our guide, Omar, also pulled out one of the many jellyfish as they floated past - funny that no-one mentioned them when the group went swimming.
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| Tern |
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| Egret |
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| Jellyfish |
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