Sierra Leone Day 6 06.04.2019

Once I Returned from the park spent far more time being social than birding. Still, a chilled out morning at the house gave me chance to inspect the nearby vegetation for birds, such as Sunbirds and overhead the occasional raptor would pass by.

During the afternoon we headed out to a beach a few miles away. After a couple of swims I decided to explore the nearby vegetation for birds and found a few new species for me; Plain-backed Pipit, African Wattled Lapwing, Orange-cheeked Waxbill and Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher. A group of Great Blue Turacos also provided entertainment as they lumbered through the vegetation on the far side of the river.

-Great Blue Turaco

-Plain-backed Pipit

Species List:

University of Makeni, Fatima Campus: Hooded Vulture, Yellow-billed Kite, African Harrier Hawk, Shikra, African Palm Swift, Pied Crow, Splendid Sunbird, Copper Sunbird, Common Bulbul, African Thrush, Bronze Mannikin,

Beach No.1: Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Long-tailed Cormorant, African Jacana, Common Sandpiper, African Wattled Lapwing, Collared Pratincole, Laughing Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Malachite Kingfisher, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Great Blue Turaco, African Palm Swift, Pied Crow, Common Bulbul, Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Plain-backed Pipit, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Green Monkey,