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BANJUL BEACH AND PALM GROVE LAGOON
Although the hotel was away from the main coastal birding area of the Senegambia hotel and rather out on a limb, it did have distinct advantages.
A walk up the beech to Palm Grove lagoon was distinctly a hassled affair!. Every Gambian wanted us to buy there goods, or take us to see birds. They didn’t take no for an answer.
However the excellent Palm Grove lagoon made it all worthwhile. Arctic Skua and Pomarine Skua were constantly just off shore. At the lagoon, at high tide, large concentrations of terns roosted, Royal Caspian and Sandwich Tern were in their hundreds, but also small numbers of Common, Little, Lesser Crested and Gull Billed Terns were present. Audouin’s, Slender Billed, and Grey Headed Gulls were also roosting, and on occasion a Kelp gull joined them. At low tide waders were ever present. Whimbrel, Greenshank, Curlew, Ringed Plover were numerous. Kentish Plover peaked at 40,White Fronted Plover also showed well.
The highlight at this site was an adult winter Greater Sand Plover on 12/Dec. |
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