We decided that as it was Friday, we’d just have a morning’s birding at Brufut Woods in order to allow Tijan time to go to the mosque later in the day.
First call was to see two obliging White-faced Scops Owls right next to he track. The Verreaux’s Eagle Owls had not been seen for several months; we tried the regular places but to no avail. African Green pigeons fed in the top of one of the trees where they should have been. Then we were directed to a site where three Long-tailed Nightjars were roosting – first time I’ve ever seen any nightjar in daylight.
A quiet afternoon back at the hotel where the temperature was still very high produced a semi-obscured view of a female Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Bearded Barbet and Lesser Honeyguide as well as the usual crew.
On to the hide overlooking the almost dry drinking pools and we picked up several more birds. Black-winged Red Bishops joined the Red Bishops and doves. We saw another Lanner falcon and a couple of Harrier Hawks.
We noted several migrants – Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap as well as more Swallow-tailed Bee-eaters, Fork-tailed Drongos, Lesser Honeyguides, Sunbirds and Prinias. We came across a Black-winged Kite on the way back.
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