Gambia in June

[marstonbirder]

I,m visiting the Gambia in June ,i,m finding it hard to find what the biding is like during this month.Is it a quite time ,are they many birds about ,
Can anyone help with any information.!

[lockbreeze926]

I've never been anywhere near Gambia, but this very forum has an Information Wanted sub-forum and it has a specific section on Gambia, in the Africa section.

Also, the "search" facility will probably turn up 189 or so hits using Gambia as a search term.....

[MarkHows]

check out this report, not in june but well outside the main season for visiting

might be of some use and excellent photo's

http://www.iyufera.com/htm/tr-gambia-01.htm

my trip report of the place - Jan I am afraid but might help - guides sites etc.

http://www.hows.org.uk/inter/birds/gambia/gambia.htm
hope that helps, but june is not popular.

http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/gambia/gambia10/gambia2001.htm

this one is from JULY 2001

Mark

[Steve G]

When in june are you going?

Early/mid june is usually too early for the first rains & few of the infra-African migrants will have returned. Returning Cuckoos & birds such as Pygmy & Woodland Kingfisher tend to re-appear towards the end of June. At this time Bishops & Pin-tailed Wydahs are starting to take on breeding plumage (Exclamatory Paradise Wydahs are later). Egyptian Plovers will still be on their breeding grounds in Senegal in june & most waterholes will have dried up almost completely making it harder to find water birds whilst most waders will be on northern breeding grounds.

To make the most of a june visit it might be best to hire the services of a local guide who will know what sites are still productive -I can put you in touch with a good one if you are interested.

Check out his website via the resources tab at the top right-hand corner of this page (resources > links > international birding > (alphabetical list >) go to Gambian Birds)