Bird AlbumSierra Leone · Western Area
Freetown Golf Course
127 species and 833 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: December, with up to 53 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
Pied CrowCorvus albus
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
African ThrushTurdus pelios
African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplex
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Mount Aureol6 km80 species
- Congo Dam10 km155 species
- River No. 2 Beach17 km112 species
All 127 species recorded here
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
- African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Turati's Boubou Laniarius turatii
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Mangrove Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
- Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura
- Crimson Seedcracker Pyrenestes sanguineus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
- Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
- Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
- Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor
- White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
- African Green Pigeon Treron calvus
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi
- African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
- Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
- Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
- Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae
- Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
- Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
- Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
- Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera maculosa
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pardipicus nivosus
- Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Freetown Golf Course?
December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 53 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Freetown Golf Course?
127 species, from 833 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Freetown Golf Course in November?
The most recorded in November: Red-eyed Dove, Common Bulbul, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Pied Crow and African Palm Swift.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.