Gambia Ramsar wetland
Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve
131 bird species recorded; the most in November.
Frederic Baiges · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
71 species in January.53 species in February.66 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.44 species in September.0 species in October.119 species in November.9 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
131 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 131Speciesrecorded more than once
- 60Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 6ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 695Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 18Raptors
- 1Owls
- 14Waders
- 2Gulls & seabirds
- 2Ducks & geese
- 22Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 29Songbirds
- 40Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 131 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCR
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- ShikraAccipiter badius
- Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
- African Harrier-hawkPolyboroides typus
- Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
- Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVU
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Beaudouin's Snake EagleCircaetus beaudouiniVU
- Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
- African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African Scops-owlOtus senegalensis
Waders14 species
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- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Ducks & geese2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
Herons, ibises & grebes22 species
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- DarterAnhinga rufa
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- HamerkopScopus umbretta
- White-backed Night HeronGorsachius leuconotus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Goliath HeronArdea goliath
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
- African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds29 species
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- Mangrove SunbirdAnthreptes gabonicus
- Long-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis caudatus
- Scarlet-spectacled Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
- Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
- Sahel Paradise WhydahVidua orientalis
- African Blue-flycatcherElminia longicauda
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
- Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
- Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
- Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
- Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
- Orange BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
- Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds40 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
- Western Red-billed HornbillTockus kempi
- Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
- Western Grey Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusVU
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
- African FinfootPodica senegalensis
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
- Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
- Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
- Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
- Black-billed Wood DoveTurtur abyssinicus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Double-spurred SpurfowlPternistis bicalcaratus
- Savile's BustardLophotis savilei
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
- Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
- Vieillot's BarbetLybius vieilloti
- Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European SwiftApus apus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan32°/15°1 mm
- Feb35°/17°0 mm
- Mar38°/19°0 mm
- Apr40°/21°0 mm
- May40°/23°6 mm
- Jun36°/24°90 mm
- Jul31°/24°201 mm
- Aug30°/24°310 mm
- Sep30°/24°224 mm
- Oct31°/23°68 mm
- Nov33°/20°4 mm
- Dec32°/16°0 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve.
Protected area
Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Gambia.
131 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 695 open records.
The most recorded are the Darter, the Great White Egret and the Pink-backed Pelican.
0 species come for the summer, 59 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
6 are threatened worldwide, including Hooded Vulture, Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in November.
Get there and watch
- Tendaba Campplace to stay · 11 km · 1 within 10 km
- No Kundanearest town · 6.6 km in a straight line
- Banjul International Airport (BJL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 87 km in a straight lineCar hire at DSS airport (Dakar)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1places to stay within 10 kmTendaba Camp
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmKonkoba Hill · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Bao Bolong Wetland Reserve
Gambia
- 66Birdyas Score
- 131Species
- 60Migrants
- 6Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q807045) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 695 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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