Today my last full day of birding for this trip. We went first to Bonto Woods, unfortunately Edrissa the local guide was busy so Ebrima had to search for the Verreaux's Eagle Owl. On the second attempt he found it.
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| Verreaux's Eagle Owl |
Other birds of interest Common Wattle Eye, Red-billed Firefinch, Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Singing Cisticola, Pygmy Kingfisher, Ahanta Francolin, Grey-backed Cameroptera, Copper Sunbird, Klaas's Cuckoo Splendid Sunbird, Yellow-billed Coucal (just), African Thrush, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, apparently heard Flufftail and Green Hylia.
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| Common Wattle Eye |
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| Ahanta Francolin |
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| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird |
After a packed lunch went a couple of miles to Farasuto, while driving through the village Ebrima spotted one of the local guides who joined us for the rest of the afternoon. The village speciality here is a Greyish Eagle Owl. Other highlights Abyssinian Roller, Stone Partridge, Pied Hornbill, African Wood Owl, Common Wattle Eye, Grey Heron, Double-spur Francolin, Levaillants Cuckoo, Didric Cuckoo, Lanner Falcon, African Harrier Hawk
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| Greyish Eagle Owl |
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| Abyssinian Roller |
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| Didric Cuckoo |
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| Levaillant's Cuckoo |
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| Pied Hornbill |
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| Ebrima (left) and Farasuto guide |
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| African Harrier Hawk from the car as we were leaving |
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