Reach for the skies!!! My tern to fly high!

[Dave Williams]

472)Western Reef Egret

Western Reef Egret.    BY472 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

473)White-billed Buffalo Weaver

White-billed Buffalo Weaver.  BY473 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Plentiful around the hotel but I don't recall having seen this one before so another lifer

474)White-rumped Seedeater

White-rumped Seedeater   BY474 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

475)Yellow-crowned Gonalek

Yellow-crowned Gonalek.  BY475 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

476)Purple Heron

Purple Heron. BY476 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Straight in to the midday sun but another lifer!

477)Rupell's Griffon Vulture

Rupell's Griffon Vulture.  BY 477 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

478)Slender-billed Gull

Slender-billed Gull.  BY478 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

479) Chestnut=backed Sparrow-lark

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark.     BY479 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

One of a pair found by birding friends who got up and went out earlier than I did!

480)Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller. BY480 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

481)Cut-throat Finch

Cut-throat Finch.   BY481 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

482)Western Marsh Harrier

Western Marsh Harrier.    BY482 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Another lifer, two juveniles with female White-faced Whistling duck in the foreground

483)Knob-billed Duck

Knob-billed Duck. BY483 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

484)Black-rumped Waxbill

Black-rumped Waxbill.  BY485 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

485)African Silverbill

African Silverbill.   BY486 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

I took a photograph of a flock of Red Bishops on top of a tree and it was much later when I looked at it I realised I had a new addition for my BY. They all count!

486)White-throated Bee-eater

White-throated Bee-eater. BY487 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

487)Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow  BY488 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[PeterHG]

Excellent collection from Senegal.I think I would have put  #476 down as a Goliath Heron.

[Dave Williams]

488)Black-headed Lapwing

Black-headed Lapwing  BY 489 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[Dave Williams]

14 minutes ago, PeterHG said:

Excellent collection from Senegal.I think I would have put  #476 down as a Goliath Heron.

 

Oh Nooooooooooooo! I think you are right Peter. Merlin thinks so too.Didn't seem big enough to be honest.

 

 

Just been looking and my Heron has a Black Crown I think! That indicates Purple Heron.....anyone else?

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams

[xelas]

33 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

Just been looking and my Heron has a Black Crown I think! That indicates Purple Heron.....anyone else?

 

It is a Goliath Heron. Purple Heron, apart of a black stripes on the side of the neck also has pale legs while yours has dark legs.

[Tdgraves]

@xelasbeat me to it!

[Dave Williams]

C'est une catastrophe

[michael-ibk]

Courage mon ami!

 

Beautiful photos from Senegal Dave, I´ve been thinking about going there lately. For some reason really love your Grey Plover photo, very energetic with that background.

[Dave Williams]

1 hour ago, michael-ibk said:

Courage mon ami!

 

Beautiful photos from Senegal Dave, I´ve been thinking about going there lately. For some reason really love your Grey Plover photo, very energetic with that background.

 

Thanks Michael. Not too sure that Senegal is as good as The Gambia, certainly not where I was. I have to finish my TR yet.

[Dave Williams]

Things not going well tonight. I lose a precious bird and my footy team lose too!

Scraping the barrel again here

489)Speckled Pigeon.

Speckled Pigeon.       BY490 by Dave Williams, on Flickr

Edited December 22, 2022 by Dave Williams