My name is Mustapha Kassama and I am a professional bird watching guide and I can guide you around the coastal and to the up country with a good experience of showing you different bird species.

The areas to visit around the coastal are as follows:

Kotu Creek, Fajara golfcourse and Casino cycle track

This three areas were all in less than 10 minutes walking distance from the Kotu hotel area. From the bridge over the Kotu creek.excellent views could be obtained daily of different wader species, including Senegal-Thick-Knees, most of the heron and egret species, Hammerkops, sometimes Sacred Ibis and many passing species. The rice fields and wet areas between the Kotu creek and the Casino cycle track were rather good in birds and produce i.e. Painted snipe and some species of cisticola. An evening walk around the casino cycle track towards an area with low dunes near the shore resulted in good views of standard wing nightjar and long tailed nightjar. The Kotu pounds contained quite number of water species in addition to a flock of white daces whistling ducks and some little grebes.

Abuko Nature Reserve

This is a very attractive forest reserve which gave almost all target species, including Green- and Violet turaco’s, Ahanta francolin, African pied hornbill, Giant kingfisher, Pigmy kingfisher, Yellow breasted apalis, Green hylia, African paradise- and Red bellied paradise flycatcher, Western blue bill and many more seen.

Brufut Woods

Those woods turns out to be a very good place for birding. It contains areas of undisturbed savannah woodland attracting many different types of species. E.g. Swallow tailed bee eater, Black crowned tchagra, Greater honeyguide, Klaas’ cuckoo and Stone partridge etc.

Pirang Ponds

Pirang is a very good place for birding, surrounding mangroves harbor a good number of wetland species. The most important bird species of Pirang are Black crowned crane, Pink back- and White pelican, Qual finch, Blue cheek bee eater, Plain back pipit and many more.

Faraba Bantans Bush Track

This is very open savannah woods with many tall trees and a good place for raptors, e.g. Martial eagle, Grasshopper buzzard, Dark chanting goshawk, Bateleur, Brown snake eagle, Western banded snake eagle, Stripe kingfisher, Rufous crown roller etc.

Upcountry

Trips to the upcountry Tendaba, Georgetown, Kaur and Basse which is good for two nights thee days or three nights four days which you can be able to see all expected species in the upcountry. E.g. Egyptian plover, Carmine- and Red throated bee eater, Ruppels-, Griffon and White back vulture and expected of seeing many different raptors. Even on the way going there are some very interesting stopping points for birds.

You can do bookings on the following address:
Email address: mustaphakassama@yahoo.com
Phone: 9983305

Mustapha Kassama