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Elizabeth Manneh
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Married. Share my time between the UK and The Gambia. I love reading, crafts, wildlife, photography, plant-based food and more.
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This Agama lizard was resting on a roof beam in our bird hide in The Gambia.

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The yellow head of an Agama lizard against a dark background.
October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A rather beautiful White-crowned Robinchat taking a look around our Gambia compound.

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A medium-sized bird is perched on a stick with forest behind. It has a red tail and underparts, and a black eye stripe and wings. It has a white crown.
October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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We often hear the Common Wattle-eye around the compound but we don’t often get a clear view. This little beauty was surveying the garden area.

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A small bird is sitting on a horizontal fence post. It has a white throat and belly, and black wings. It has a black bib and head and has a scarlet patch over its eye.
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Oops! It’s tricky to keep your balance in the wind with such a long tail! 😳 A Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher on a windy day!

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October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay today chosen by @alan678.bsky.social is #green. This greenfinch is decidedly unimpressed with the rain. 🤣

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A small bird is perched on a twig. It’s mainly green with a yellow flash on its wings. It’s very wet because it’s raining.
October 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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It’s hard to believe how loudly the Pied Crows can call until you’ve heard them. They are incredibly noisy! 😳

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A large crow is calling from a palm tree trunk. Its bill is open. It is all black except for a white band around its shoulders and belly.
October 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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All #Gambian glossy starlings have stunning colours. This Purple Glossy Starling is demonstrating why it’s called ‘glossy’. 😉

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A medium-sized bird is perched on a fence post. It has its back to the camera but is looking over its right shoulder. It has glossy blue plumage on its back with a purple head and rump. It has yellow eyes.
October 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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I was so busy trying to photograph the White-crowned Robinchat that at first I didn’t even notice the African Beauty snake photobombing in front of it! 🤣

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A medium-sized bird is standing on the edge of a bird pool. It has red underparts, black wings and tail and a white crown. A slim snake is approaching the pool. The head of a slim snake. The top of its head and body are darker brown while its underside is cream. It has a narrow black stripe through its eye and down its side.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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A male Violet-Backed #starling showing off his stunning plumage.

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A bird is perched on a horizontal branch. It has white underparts and iridescent violet back, tail and head.
October 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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A crowd at the bird bowl, including Lavender Waxbills, red-Cheeked Cordon Bleu, a Little Weaver and. Western Bluebill.

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A group of different small birds are all perched around the rim of a clay bird bowl.
September 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Today’s #BirdIfTheDay from @robcrank68.bsky.social is ‘Any bird with three or more colours’. Here’s a White-crowned Robinchat demonstrating three colours beautifully. 😉
A medium-sized bird is perched on a fence post. It has a red tail and underparts, a black head and wings and a white crown.
September 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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The theme for #BirdOfTheDay is ‘Any bird having a bath’. Here’s a Western Grey Plantain Eater squeezing into a small bowl for its bath. 🤣

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A bird is having a vigorous bath in a small clay bird bowl. It is mostly various shades of grey with a yellow parrot-like bill.
September 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A pretty little Yellow White-Eye taking a look around.

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A small yellow bird is perched on a fence post. It has a white ring around its eye.
September 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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#birdoftheday theme today is #notabranch. Here’s a male Buff-spotted #woodpecker ready to take a dip in our clay bird bowl.

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A small woodpecker is clinging to the rim of a clay bird bowl. He has olive wings and head, green and white spots on his neck and belly, and a red nape
September 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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A rather beautiful Nile Monitor lizard at our bird pool in The Gambia.

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A large monitor lizard is reaching over into a shallow pool. It has green and yellow mottled marking and its forked tongue is snaking out to drink.
September 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Just discovered #birdoftheday with @robcrank68.bsky.social

Today’s theme is a bird with yellow on it. I’m offering a Yellow-throated leaflove seen at our bird pool in The Gambia.

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A medium-sized bird is balancing on a horizontal twig. It has brown wing, and grey-brown head and underparts. It has a bright yellow throat patch.
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Got some fabulous #fungus growing in our garden in mid Devon. I think this is Parasol fungus - check out the tennis ball for size comparison!
A photo looking down on brown and white fungus caps. There’s a tennis ball for size comparison. A group of large Parasol fungus
September 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We’re lucky enough to see the Lizard Buzzard regularly at our bird pool at Balaba Nature Camp. Here it’s checking it’s safe to take a bath.

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A bird of prey is sitting in a shallow pool. It has a grey head and back, a black and white barred tail and black and white striped underparts. Its legs are pink and it has a black stripe on its throat.
September 20, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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We’re always happy to see the little Buff-Spotted #Woodpecker when he comes for a bath.

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A small woodpecker is perched on the rim of a clay bird bowl facing outwards. It is olive green with white spots and has a red patch on its nape.
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The African Golden Oriole is a fairly regular visitor to our Gambian bird camp, especially when there are ripe berries to be enjoyed.

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A bird is sitting at the top of a tree. There are ripe berries in the tree. The bird is bright yellow with black wing edges and a black eye stripe.
September 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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One of our quieter visitors, the Grey-Headed Bristlebill likes to come later in the day when the noisier birds have gone.

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A medium-sized bird is perched on the rim of a clay bird bowl. It has an olive green back and tail and yellow-green underparts. It has a yellow throat and a grey head.
September 16, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The Shikra is a daily visitor to Balaba Nature Camp in The Gambia. It usually enjoys the pool to itself while the other birds watch on.

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A bird of prey is stooping to drink in a shallow pool. It has a grey head and back, a barred tail and yellow legs. Its underparts are striped red and white and it has orange eyes.
September 15, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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A male Red-Bellied Paradise #Flycatcher showing off his spectacular tail.

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A small bird is sitting on a horizontal branch. It has a black head and its wings are edged in black and white. Its body and tail are red. The tail is about twice the length of its body.
September 14, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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We’re lucky enough to have Red #Hornbills nesting in our birding lodge in The Gambia. This one is foraging on the ground.

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A medium-sized bird with black and white wings, a white head and neck, and a large, red, downward curving bill.
September 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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It’s not only birds that like to drink at our bird pool in The Gambia. This Ground squirrel is a daily visitor too.

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This photo shows the head and shoulders of a Ground squirrel bending into a bird pool to drink. It’s mainly a dull brown with a white stripe down its side.
September 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM