5.12.13 Thursday. Birdwalk.

Steve, 2 boys and myself spent the morning in the storeroom, trying to get the boxes into some sort of order.  Some of the container load will not be accessed until March or April when the visiting people require it, so we were trying to put all those boxes at the back of the store out of the way for now.  We spent 2 hours there and then went home to see how our guests were faring.  The pool is getting well used this week!  We joined them in the pool and then got changed for a late lunch/early tea at Maddies Beach Bar which is on the beach with a good view of the ocean.  After lunch we made our way to Kotu bridge to meet Ebraima the bird guide who we always try to use.  The bird walk took us along the creek, across the rice fields, and then parallel to the main road.  There are over 600 species of birds in Gambia, and on one of these walks we have counted as many as 65 different species in the hour and a half it takes to complete the walk.  The last bird we were shown today was a small owl, just taken up his perch before the sunset, ready for his night time hunting.  We returned to the truck, thanked and paid Ebraima and made our way home for the evening, another film and off to bed.