The broad scope of habitats in The Gambia and Senegal yield a remarkable microcosm of sub-saharan avifauna, possessing desert edge, sahel, sudan savanna, guinea savanna, gallery forest, marshes, mangrove deltas and creeks, riverine microclimates, and rocky cliffs. In fact, two of the African Bird Club's top 10 African birding hotspots are within The Gambia and Senegal (Tendaba Camp and Djoudj NP, respectively), as well as Cap Vert, widely known as the world's best pelagic seawatch site.
Clive Barlow has dedicated himself to the observation, conservation, and research of the birds in The Gambia and Senegal; he has led hundreds of tours, educated numerous local and european bird-guides, co-founded national parks, and co-authored the quintessential field guide for "Senegambia." He now collaborates with musician/naturalist Andrew Lamy birding tours of West Africa in addition to his "Depart on Request" guided tours of The Gambia.
The Gambia and Senegal not only provide an ideal introduction to African birding--The Gambia has well over 500 species in a small area (Africas smallest country)--but they are also great places for those birders who have already visited Eastern and Southern Africa and wish to complement their life lists with scores of such specialties as Egyptian Plover, Chestnut-bellied Starling, Blue-bellied Roller, Senegal Parrot, Bearded Barbet, White-spotted Flufftail, Sudan Golden Sparrow, Mali Firefinch, Dybowski's Twinspot, Western Bluebill, the elusive White-crested Tiger Heron, and so on... destination for world birders from both America and Europe.
ABOUT BIRDS OF THE GAMBIA, INC.
As a resident of Banjul since 1985, Clive Barlow is an experienced and knowledgeable champion of research in The Gambia. As a resident ornithologist, he is available throughout the year for custom tours. In addition to these "Depart on Request" guided tours of The Gambia, he collaborates with concert-clarinetist/naturalist Andrew Lamy for "Firefinch Adventure" birding tours of The Gambia and West Africa.
Contact Andrew Lamy at Firefinch Adventures any time to make reservations for a group tour with Barlow and Lamy or to customize an itinerary for independently traveling birders, photographers, and researchers.
Phone: (908)377-2755 Andrew Lamy, Firefinch Adventures
email us: Firefinch@att.net or Info@birdsofthegambia.com