Uncommon Birds in Gambia
Our list for Gambia has 55 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 49 winter visitors and 5 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Gambia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 55, most common first
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorUncommon48–56 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Oct–May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaWinter visitorUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Oct–May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisWinter visitorUncommon75–115 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–May
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusResidentUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Sep–May
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisWinter visitorUncommon36–41 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaWinter visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaPassage migrantUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Dec
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaWinter visitorUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Oct–May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made