Gambia Bird Watching |
Here they may find around 570 species of exotic birds almost never seen in any other part of the world. Around 100 out of them may be seen within walking distance from the beach lodges. There are several types like Paradise Flycatcher, Cutthroat finch, common wattle eye, African darter, singing Cisticola, Great Honeyguide and other which may be seen at different place like near the river Gambia or even by the wide spread rice fields. If any of the tourists have special interest in bird watching then he might love to go to Abuko Nature Reserve which is a must watch for almost every visitor. Known as the pride of Gambia, here one can take the photographs of Pin tailed widow, red bellied Flycatcher, Rose ringed parakit and grey headed gulls apart from Senegal Batish and buffalo weavers. A perfect holiday in Gambia is meaningless without taking snaps of yellow crowned Gonolek, Black crowned Ospray, Broad billed roller, purple glossy sterlings and Abyssinian rollers.
Near the Marakissa river camp one may also find Siffoe and sulpher breasted Bush Shrike, Wilson Indigo and Northern Puffback. Apart from thee one can also look for Grey Plover, wattle plovers, Stone Partridge, Woodland Kingfisher, red shouldered cuckoo shrike and sand grouse among others. What can a tourist expect more than watching and taking photographs of these wonderful birds and sipping on cool drinks after a great Gambian lunch aided with cultural drumming and great cordial service from the Gambian fellows?
The enthusiastic visitors can look for some economic packages that are obtained while he is planning for a holiday spent in Gambia. In fact there are several gambia holiday deals which may be found over the internet which can make the overall cost of the stay and food come down to a unbelievable rate. These packages are designed only for the tourists and finish off few days within their announcements. So one should hurry up and grab them as soon as possible.