Wildlife
On the Island
African Harrier Hawk
Polyboroides typus
Island resident
Blue-Cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Island migrant
Bronze Mannikin
Spermestes cucullata
Island resident
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Island resident
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Island resident
Double-Spurred Francolin
Pternistis bicalcaratus
Island resident
Fork-Tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Island resident
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Island resident
Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
Island resident
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Island resident
Red-Billed Fire-Finch
Lagonosticta senegala
Island resident
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Island resident
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Island resident
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Island resident
Western Grey Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Island resident
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus migrans parasitus
Island resident/migrant
In and Around the Sierra Leone River Estuary
African Fish Eagle
Haliaetus vocifer
Estuary resident
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Estuary migrant
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Estuary resident/migrant
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Estuary migrant
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Estuary migrant
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Estuary migrant
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Estuary migrant
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Estuary migrant
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Estuary migrant
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Estuary migrant
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Estuary migrant
Green-Backed Heron
Butorides striata
Estuary resident
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Estuary resident/migrant
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Estuary migrant
Intermediate Egret
Ardea intermedia
Estuary resident
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Estuary resident/migrant
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Estuary migrant
Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus
Estuary resident
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Estuary migrant
Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Estuary resident
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Estuary resident
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Estuary resident/migrant
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Estuary migrant
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Estuary resident/migrant
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Estuary migrant
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Estuary migrant
Western Reef Egret (Heron)
Egretta gularis
Estuary resident
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Estuary migrant