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Chandlers Ford “Falcons” |
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HOTEL AND GROUNDS.
The Hotel Corinthia Atlantic is on the edge of Banjul itself. It has a splendid beach with a walk of about 2 kilometres up to a saline lagoon opposite the Palm Grove hotel. The hotel gardens has extensive landscaping with its own “bird wood” originally set up by Clive Barlow, and is now watched by Lamin Jobaate, director of the West African Bird Studies Association (WABSA).
Birding in the grounds of the hotel, both early and late in the day, was at times rewarding. Hooded Vultures were resident, Black Kite, Yellow Crowned Gonolek, Brown Babbler, African Thrush, Common Bulbul, Speckled Pigeon, African Mourning Dove, Laughing Dove, to name but a few were abundant. However other species did occur with Palaearctic species such as Bonelli’s Warbler, Red throated Pipit, and over head Lanner Falcon, Pallid Swift were regular. Bearded Barbet, Rose collared Parakeet, and Long tailed Glossary Starling and African Red Billed Hornbill were also seen daily. |
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Cattle on beach near Hotel Atlantic |
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Yellow Crowned Gonolek |