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<blockquote data-quote="dandsblair" data-source="post: 3185078" data-attributes="member: 107571"><p><strong>Bobiri then to the Coast</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Bobiri then to the Coast </strong>- this was planned to be our final day birding. We get off early to visit Bobiri Forest Reserve for the last time. After yesterday’s heavy rain we hope that the birds will be active today. Not a bad start as we see <strong>Afep Pigeon</strong> sitting out in the open, then hear and see flight view of <strong>Bronze-naped pigeons</strong>, it is then Hornbill time first a <strong>White crested hornbill</strong>, then a difficulty to see small Hornbill but eventually we get good scope views of <strong><span style="color: Red">Black Dwarf Hornbill</span></strong>, then after a really good view of two <strong>Thick-billed Cuckoos</strong> who circle around us for some time, Victor spots a <strong><span style="color: red">Dwarf Red-billed Hornbill</span></strong>, the birds it is sitting out on the open on a broken branch but before we can photograph it something spooks it and it flies into the very lush forest, how frustrating, as we didn’t make a sound our move, still it was a great if brief sighting. We quickly add <strong>Blue Cuckoo Shrike</strong>, then <strong>Golden greenbul, Naked-faced Barbet, Blue Malkoha</strong> and <strong>Klaas’s Cuckoo </strong>but birds of prey are disappointing with only <strong>Ayre’s Hawk Eagle</strong> and <strong>Cuckoo hawk</strong>, and yet again no sign of Long-tailed Hawk or Red-thighed Sparrowhawk but things do look up with <strong>Cassin’s Honeybird </strong>and final bird of the morning a <strong>Least Honeyguide</strong>.</p><p></p><p>After an early lunch near Kumasi we set off for Coconut Grove Hotel (near Cape Coast) for our 3 night extension. About 45 minutes before we get to the coast we pass the turning for Kakum, I say to Sarah “we could always come back here for a morning or evening session”, “no chance – I’m ready to relax” she said. Anyway, I had planted the seed. After we had arrived at the Resort and checked in we returned to the reception area to make our arrangements for our airport pick-up. Victor suggests to us that we might want to come out Saturday morning as after spending a full day chilling tomorrow, we are sure to be bored. I told him I had already raised the suggestion with Sarah but she wanted to relax, after a few minutes discussion she had a change of heart and said well if it is the full team rather than just us going by a taxi and having to take a local guide OK(guide is mandatory at NP) but we must be back by lunch time. It was Valentine’s Day and we were going to relax by the sea like it or not before having a special dinner. (<em>Sarah has just read this over my shoulder and says it makes her sound horrible and not very birdy, I actually think it makes her seem extremely reasonable)</em>. So we agreed 5.15 pick-up for Saturday morning, I would just pay the Kakum charges and give Victor and Appiah something for their trouble to cover the additional half day of guiding / driving.</p><p></p><p>A quick walk around the edge of the Resort got us <strong>Yellow-wagtail, Cattle Egret, White-throated Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Kite, Hooded Vulture</strong> and <strong>Little Swift</strong> but we would leave a full bird watch for later days.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dandsblair, post: 3185078, member: 107571"] [b]Bobiri then to the Coast[/b] [B]Bobiri then to the Coast [/B]- this was planned to be our final day birding. We get off early to visit Bobiri Forest Reserve for the last time. After yesterday’s heavy rain we hope that the birds will be active today. Not a bad start as we see [B]Afep Pigeon[/B] sitting out in the open, then hear and see flight view of [B]Bronze-naped pigeons[/B], it is then Hornbill time first a [B]White crested hornbill[/B], then a difficulty to see small Hornbill but eventually we get good scope views of [B][COLOR="Red"]Black Dwarf Hornbill[/COLOR][/B], then after a really good view of two [B]Thick-billed Cuckoos[/B] who circle around us for some time, Victor spots a [B][COLOR="red"]Dwarf Red-billed Hornbill[/COLOR][/B], the birds it is sitting out on the open on a broken branch but before we can photograph it something spooks it and it flies into the very lush forest, how frustrating, as we didn’t make a sound our move, still it was a great if brief sighting. We quickly add [B]Blue Cuckoo Shrike[/B], then [B]Golden greenbul, Naked-faced Barbet, Blue Malkoha[/B] and [B]Klaas’s Cuckoo [/B]but birds of prey are disappointing with only [B]Ayre’s Hawk Eagle[/B] and [B]Cuckoo hawk[/B], and yet again no sign of Long-tailed Hawk or Red-thighed Sparrowhawk but things do look up with [B]Cassin’s Honeybird [/B]and final bird of the morning a [B]Least Honeyguide[/B]. After an early lunch near Kumasi we set off for Coconut Grove Hotel (near Cape Coast) for our 3 night extension. About 45 minutes before we get to the coast we pass the turning for Kakum, I say to Sarah “we could always come back here for a morning or evening session”, “no chance – I’m ready to relax” she said. Anyway, I had planted the seed. After we had arrived at the Resort and checked in we returned to the reception area to make our arrangements for our airport pick-up. Victor suggests to us that we might want to come out Saturday morning as after spending a full day chilling tomorrow, we are sure to be bored. I told him I had already raised the suggestion with Sarah but she wanted to relax, after a few minutes discussion she had a change of heart and said well if it is the full team rather than just us going by a taxi and having to take a local guide OK(guide is mandatory at NP) but we must be back by lunch time. It was Valentine’s Day and we were going to relax by the sea like it or not before having a special dinner. ([I]Sarah has just read this over my shoulder and says it makes her sound horrible and not very birdy, I actually think it makes her seem extremely reasonable)[/I]. So we agreed 5.15 pick-up for Saturday morning, I would just pay the Kakum charges and give Victor and Appiah something for their trouble to cover the additional half day of guiding / driving. A quick walk around the edge of the Resort got us [B]Yellow-wagtail, Cattle Egret, White-throated Bee-eater, Yellow-billed Kite, Hooded Vulture[/B] and [B]Little Swift[/B] but we would leave a full bird watch for later days. [/QUOTE]
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