Monday, 30 March 2026

14-3-2026 KOTU CREEK, THE GAMBIA - BLACK HERON (Egretta ardesiaca)

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The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing. Th...

26-3-2026 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - HOUSE SPARROW (MALE) (Passer domesticus)

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The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the sparrow family Passeridae. This small bird typically measures around 16 cm (6.3 in)...

30-3-2026 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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Large wader (approx 102 cm or 3.5 ft) with an also large wingspan (approx 175 cm or 5.5 ft). Stylized silhouette and long neck. Greyish plum...

30-3-2026 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - EURASIAN GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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The great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), a robust seabird, is cloaked in predominantly black plumage. It is a member of the cormorant fami...

30-3-2026 GANDIA GRAU, VALENCIA - LESSER BLACK BACKED GULL (Larus fuscus)

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The lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, winter...

14-3-2026 BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - REED (LONG TAILED) CORMORANT (Microcarbo africanus)

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The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It ...
Sunday, 29 March 2026

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - GREY HERON (Ardea cinerea)

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The Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is a statuesque wading bird belonging to the family Ardeidae. It is a familiar sight in both rural and urban ...

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - BLACK HERON (Egretta ardesiaca)

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The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing. Th...

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - GREAT WHITE EGRET (Ardea alba ssp. alba)

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The great egret (Ardea alba), also known as the common egret, large egret, great white egret, or great white heron, is a large, widely distr...

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - WESTERN REEF HERON (Egretta gularis)

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The western reef heron (Egretta gularis), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and p...

14-3-2026 BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - AFRICAN PIED KINGFISHER (Ceryle rudis ssp rudis),

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The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl ...

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - REED (LONG TAILED) CORMORANT (Microcarbo africanus)

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The reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It ...
Saturday, 28 March 2026

14-3-2026 CAPE POINT BANJUL, THE GAMBIA - MOURNING COLLARED DOVE (Streptopelia decipiens)

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The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (Streptopelia decipiens) is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Afric...
Friday, 27 March 2026

14-3-2026 BANJUL DOCKS, THE GAMBIA - HOODED VULTURE (Necrosyrtes monachus)

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The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards ...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, S AFRICA - SOUTHERN PALE CHANTING GOSHAWK (Melierax canorus ssp. canorus)

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The pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. This hawk breeds in southern Africa and is a resi...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - PIONEER WHITE BUTTERFLY (belenois aurota)

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Belenois aurota, the pioneer or pioneer white or caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae—that is, the yello...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTHERN PIED BABBLER (Turdoides bicolor)

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The southern pied babbler (Turdoides bicolor) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae, found in dry savannah of Botswana, Namibia,...

22-2-2026 RHULANI LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - LAUGHING DOVE (Spilopelia senegalensis)

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The laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) is a small pigeon that is a resident breeder in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - BLUE WILDEBEEST (Connochaetes taurinus ssp. taurinus)

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The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded gnu or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and o...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTHERN WHITE RHINOCEROS (Ceratotherium simum simum)

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Southern white rhinos are the most abundant of the five rhino species, listed as "Near Threatened" rather than extinct, with aroun...
Thursday, 26 March 2026

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - SOUTHERN WARTHOG (Phacochoerus africanus ssp. sundevallii)

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  The common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) is a wild member of the pig family (Suidae) found in grassland, savanna, and woodland in sub-S...

22-2-2026 RHULANI LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - BROWN SPOTTED LOCUST (Cyrtacanthacris tatarica)

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The brown-spotted locust (Cyrtacanthacris tatarica) is a medium-sized, primarily solitary grasshopper found in Africa and Asia. It is known ...

2-2-2026 RHULANI LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - TREE LOCUST (Anacridium moestum)

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Anacridium moestum, the camouflaged tree locust, is a species of grasshopper belonging to the family Acrididae, that is native to Africa sou...

22-2-2026 RHULANI LODGE, SOUTH AFRICA - CAPE WILD DOG (Lycaon pictus ssp. pictus)

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The Cape wild dog occurs foremost in Southern and East Africa. It is rare in North Africa and mostly absent in West Africa, with the only po...

22-2-2026 MADIKWE GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (Equus quagga ssp. burchellii)BURCHELL'S ZEBRA (Equus quagga ssp. burchellii)

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Burchell's zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) is a southern subspecies of the plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and natu...