The number of birders visiting Senegal
has increased in recent years, but this French-speaking country
cannot yet match the Gambia as the most popular birding destination
in West Africa. This is largely because of the lower travel
costs to the Gambia. However, amongst its many attractions,
Senegal offers excellent seawatching and much better pelagic
trip opportunities than its smaller neighbour. True seawatching
in Senegal is undoubtedly synonymous with Cap Vert. At N'Gor,
only about a mile northwest of central Dakar, there are two
excellent spots for land-based seawatching: Isle N'Gor and the
terrace of Club le Calao. In autumn, the numbers and mix of
seabird species passing probably makes these the best seawatching
sites on the entire eastern Atlantic
seaboard!
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| A great Catharacta Skua at sea on
26th October. Brown or South Polar? Photo: Martin
Oomen, 2007. |
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Senegal
wildlife – a new website
In 2011 a brand new website and a blog saw its release. It
is mainly dealing with all kind of birds in Senegal and is
managed by Paul Robinson, Flemming Quist and Céline
Roux-Vollon. Please visit the site: www.senegalwildlife.org
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Permanent
birder in Dakar
The british birder Paul Robinson will be based in Dakar for
about two years. If you intend to visit Senegal for birding
it could be a good idea to contact Paul. Here you'll find a
short presentation of Paul and his e-mail» |
Seawatching
in october 2010
Between 25-31 of October 2010 a French team studied the seabird
passage from the terrace at Calao. Worthy of mention is great
numbers of skuas and Wilson's Storm-petrel. View their seawatching
results here» |
An article
about seawatching at Cap Vert peninsula published in Ornithos
The article 'Cap Verde peninsula, Senegal, a seawatching site
of great interest' dealing much with When & Where to watch
the southbound seabird migration in the Dakar area. The paper
was published in September 2009 and is readable in French language
with a summary in English. View
or download the full article here» (PDF 619 KB) |
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