B.Y. 2019. The Tortoise rules!

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97) Black-winged Bishop

Garden, near Farasutu forest.

Black-winged Red Bishop     Euplectes hordeaceus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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98) Black-winged Stilt

Also seen in Spain but I knew I'd get closer in TG!

Black-winged Stilt    Himantopus himantopus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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99) Black-capped Babbler

Black-capped Babbler   Pellorneum capistratum by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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100) Blue-bellied Roller

Blue-bellied Roller   Coracias cyanogaster by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Galana]

Congratulations on  your first century. The Beautiful Sunbird truly earned its name. Nice capture for the 100 too.

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101) Blue-breasted Kingfisher

I usually get lots of photo opportunities but not this time, taken on the penultimate day!

Blue-breasted Kingfisher   Halcyon malimbica by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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102)Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater  Merops persicus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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103)Blue-spotted Wood Dove

Farasutu forest

Blue-spotted Wood-dove   Turtur afer by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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104)Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin    Spermestes cucullata by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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105)Brown Babbler

Brown Babbler  Turdoides plebejus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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106)Bruce's Green Pigeon

Near Farasuto forest

Bruce's Green-pigeon   Treron waalia by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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107) Cardinal Woodpecker

In the same fig tree as the pigeon!

Cardinal Woodpecker   Dendropicos fuscescens by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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108)Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern  Hydroprogne caspia by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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109) Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret  Bubulcus ibis by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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110) Common Bulbul

Common Bulbul  Pycnonotus barbatus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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111)Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper  Actitis hypoleucos by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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112) Double-spurred Francolin

I see these fairly regularly but have usually failed totally in an attempt to get a photo 

Double-spurred Francolin   Pternistis bicalcaratus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

This time I got close on a few occasions, always getting the same final view too....disappearing at speed!

 

Double-spurred Francolin  Pternistis bicalcaratus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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113)Eurasian Spoonbill

Integrating with the African ones too.One was ringed and I sent in the details, it was ringed on the nest on 28/05/18 in Spain.

Eurasian Spoonbill   Platalea leucorodia by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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114)Fine-spotted Woodpecker

Male

Fine-spotted Woodpecker   Campethera Punctuligera by Dave Williams, on Flickr

The female was lower down the stem of this plant but they were too close to get a shot of them both together.

Fine-spotted Woodpecker   Campethera Punctuligera by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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115)Fork-tailed Drongo

Fork-tailed Drongo   Dicrurus adsimilis by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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116)Giant Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher   Megaceryle maxima by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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117)Great Egret

Great Egret   Ardea alba by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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118)Greater Honeyguide

Garden on the edge of Farasutu forest

Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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119)Greater Painted Snipe

A real favourite of mine! The local Birdguide Association went to a huge effort to build a hide in the mangroves with a 50 m or more footpath made of old car tyres so you could get there without walking through the glutinous mud. Incredibly after all that effort the hide is in a state of total disrepair just a few years later. Why I don't know because the Snipe are still there!

Greater Painted-snipe   Rostratula benghalensis by Dave Williams, on Flickr

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120) Green Wood-hoopoe

Our hotel grounds a few feet from Claire's sunbed!

 

Green Wood Hoopoe   Phoeniculus purpureus by Dave Williams, on Flickr