Bird watching in Senegal - July 2025

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ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

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E ni Svenskar och inte förstår Engelska så ska ni skämmas. J och Björn, med det menar jag inte att alla mina stavfel ska ältas varje gång vi träffas.

Well, the flag of Skåne, just a BONUS flag.

July 2025

Day 2: Trois Marigots - Podor

We will explore another birding site of great interest: Les Trois Marigots, where we can spot: Ruff, Black-winged Stilt, Black-headed Lapwing.

Then, we drive Northwards,the edge of the Sahara, where some keys species await us, crossing forest of acacias. Among those species, we have the iconic Cricket longtail and Golden Nightjar.

Around Podor it is easy to see the: Sudan Golden Sparrow, Black Scrub Robin, Sennar Penduline Tit and so on

Dinner and overnight at Cours du Fleuve

Thursday 24 ^th of July 2025 and my Guide was at my room several times to tell me that it was time to leave. Our scheduled departure time was at 8 o'clock, but I was sick. It was 9 o'clock before I managed to get myself to the car.

We left Saint Louis and Hotel Diamarek behind. We stopped to pick up another Guide at the outskirts of Saint Louis. He will join us to Guide us while in the north.

He get in to the car and I open my door to throw up. I felt bad, really bad and we were soon stopping again so I could throw up. I felt asleep and I woke up just in time to see the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater nest site.

There was a big site with nests and many Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters with nests next to the road.

Listen to the Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Sound from www.xeno-canto.org

Remarks from the Recordist

Recorded with my mobile phone using my JBL microphone with the Merlin app. High Pass Filter applied with Audacity.

All the cars passing cut out.

A big colony of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater nesting next to the road.

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Podor

Podor

is the northernmost town in Senegal, lying on Morfil Island between the Sénégal River and Doué River on the border with Mauritania. It was the location of the ancient state Takrur.

It is home to a ruined French colonial fort, built in 1854 as a centre for gold trading, and is the birthplace of fashion designer Oumou Sy, as well as musicians Baaba Maal and Mansour Seck.

At the 2013 census the population of the town was 11,608. According to the 2023 census, it had grown to 12,512. It is 99% Muslim.

We leave the nest site continuing towards Podor and I fall asleep again. I wake up when we reach Podor and I find the town to be very beautiful. We will stay at La cour du fleuve at the Senegal River facing the river and Mauritania across the river.

La cour du fleuve is a beautiful hotel and the courtyard is full of birds. We had our lunch, that we had ordered by phone and as I felt better after the throw up and sleep I was hungry.

I had ordered Spanish Omelette and bread and it tasted very good. We will go look for birds at 15 thirty so I went to my room for a quick power nap.

Having lunch

A very nice bathroom

A very nice bathroom

I really liked my room, especially the bathroom. I have not seen a nice bathroom since I arrived to Senegal. But now I was looking forward to a shower.

We will visit the eBird hotspot: Diatar track and I start my eBird app at 15:51 after having left the paved road. We start to drive along a dirt road and we keep our eyes out for birds.

It was really nice to drive around the area, of course, I want to see birds. But even if I do not see any birds, I get to see a lot of different habitats around the world.

White-throated Bee-eater

Kittlitz's Plover

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Northern Red Bishop

Senegal Thick-knee

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Kittlitz's Plover

Crested Lark

Black Scrub Robin

eBird Report

Diatar track, Saint-Louis, SN
Jul 24, 2025 15:51 - 17:39
Protocol: Traveling
4.403 kilometer(s)
Checklist Comments: Bird watching with Sogui Tours Senegal
21 species

White-faced Whistling-Duck 3
Mourning Collared Dove 3
Laughing Dove 14
Namaqua Dove 17
Senegal Thick-knee 5
Spur-winged Lapwing 7
Kittlitz's Plover 3
Western Cattle-Egret 7
Great White Egret 1
Blue-naped Mousebird 2
White-throated Bee-eater 2
Woodchat Shrike 1
Crested Lark 1
Black Scrub Robin 2
Beautiful Sunbird 1
Little Weaver 1
Northern Red Bishop 10
Yellow-crowned Bishop 7
African Silverbill 1
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 1
Sudan Golden Sparrow 5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S262405397

This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)

Today's track at Diatar track

I felt good, not 100%, but I was much better. But I skipped dinner coming back to Hotel La cour du fleuve in Podor. I went straight to my room to retire for the night.

Sick or not, today I could add 4“LIFERS” to my list:
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Black Scrub Robin
- Kittlitz's Plover

Will I be recovered to 100% tomorrow? Will we see any exciting birds? How many “LIFERS” tomorrow? Click HERE to find out everything about tomorrow.

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