Another full day in Ankasa today with 72 species recorded HERE. We did the park HQ area in the morning and the main gate tracks in the evening. Highlights included some nice views of Yellow-spotted Barbets, Copper-tailed Starling (lifer), Brown-eared Woodpecker, Lemon-bellied Crombec, good views of Red-tailed, Icternine and Yellow-throated Greenbuls and just the joy of soaking up the Ankasa Forest sounds.
We also had Cusimanse run across the road, Green Bush Squirrel and Mona Monkey (heard only). In addition to the Potto we've also had Lesser Spot Nose Monkey, Fire-footed Squirrel,
11 hours birding (with a short break) and 143 individual birds gives some indication of how the Ankasa forest is certainly a quality over quantity site. Kevin is finding it really hard in both the oppressive heat, the muddy tracks and the fact that a lot of the birds are heard onlys and views are brief in the dense forests. He is only recording approx half of the birds Robert and I are recording as most are lifers for them so he wants decent views which are basically not easy to get. However the HQ farm bush habitat gave him some relief as the habitat is more open and birds less skulking. It's touch and go whether or not he is going to abandon the trip.
Fortunately it was an excellent moth night again at the Frenchman's which is keeping him hanging in there as it is the Chicken and Jollof.
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