Senegal Ramsar wetland
Saloum Delta National Park
61 bird species recorded; the most in February.
Ousmane Goudiaby 95 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
5 species in January.59 species in February.31 species in March.1 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.1 species in July.0 species in August.1 species in September.0 species in October.1 species in November.1 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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NTNTNo records for this month.
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No records for this month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
61 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).
- 61Speciesrecorded more than once
- 5Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 544Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 11Waders
- 9Gulls & seabirds
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 11Songbirds
- 15Other 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 61 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- African Harrier-hawkPolyboroides typus
Waders11 species
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Gulls & seabirds9 species
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Goliath HeronArdea goliath
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- DarterAnhinga rufa
Songbirds11 species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarus
- Long-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis caudatus
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
- White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
- Pied-winged SwallowHirundo leucosoma
- Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Other birds15 species
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
- Western Red-billed HornbillTockus kempi
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Purple RollerCoracias naevius
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Vieillot's BarbetLybius vieilloti
- Bearded BarbetLybius dubius
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
- Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan28°/18°3 mm
- Feb28°/18°2 mm
- Mar29°/18°3 mm
- Apr28°/19°3 mm
- May28°/21°2 mm
- Jun29°/24°28 mm
- Jul29°/26°119 mm
- Aug29°/26°242 mm
- Sep29°/26°201 mm
- Oct30°/26°58 mm
- Nov31°/23°4 mm
- Dec29°/20°2 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Saloum Delta National Park.
National park of Senegal
Saloum Delta National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Senegal.
61 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 544 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Osprey and the Grey-headed Gull.
0 species come for the summer, 4 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Case de Djibrilcampsite · 7.2 km · 1 within 10 km
- Campement Villageois Le Kossiplace to stay · 10 km · 1 within 10 km
- Banjul International Airport (BJL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 53 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
- 1campsites within 10 kmCase de Djibril
- 1places to stay within 10 kmCampement Villageois Le Kossi
- 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
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Saloum Delta National Park
Senegal
- 39Birdyas Score
- 61Species
- 5Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q390208) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 544 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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