How many lifers?

14 June 2025

How many lifers?

Birding in The Gambia, you of course will see a lot of different birds. But how many lifers will you see? A lifer, the first time you see that type of bird. Even when you did see already many birds, there is a very big chance you will see several lifers. Always a fantastic little moment in the trip.

A lifer is always a big surprise. For example in 2023, during a boattrip on the river Gambia in Georgetown, the city with the 3 names. Suddenly, in a small side-creek of the Gambia, he wS there the crimson seedcracker, a lifer for everyone in the boat, even for guide Yankuba Jammeh. Just long enough to make some spotter-pictures from that little rare bird. A moment to never forget.

How many lifers will you see in The Gambia?