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Mark Andrews led a small group through two of west Africa’s endemic bird areas in March of 2003. We began in the arid Northern Sahel where we visited Ngoundaba Ranch, Benoue National Park, and Waza National Park.
We recorded Black-billed Barbet at Waza for only the second Cameroon record, and connected with Schlegel's Francolin, Cricket Longtail and many other enigmatic species of the area.
The southern leg took us to Korup National Park, Mount Kupe, and Bamenda, whose forests comprise two special west African endemic bird areas. All participants were able to experience Gray-necked Rockfowl (aka Red-headed Picathartes) and a host of other shy and uncommon forest denizens. 
Other birds recorded include Hartlaub's Duck, Ovampo Sparrowhawk, Black Guineafowl, Lark Buttonquail [Quail-plover], Adamawa Turtle-Dove, Bannerman's Turaco, Sjostedt's Owlet, Standard-winged & Pennant-winged Nightjars, Dwarf Kingfisher, White-crested Hornbill, Willcocks's Honeyguide, African Piculet, Tullberg's Woodpecker, Gray-headed Broadbill, Cameroon Pipit, Blue Cuckooshrike, Cameroon Greenbul, Mountain & Gray-winged Robin-Chat, Black-eared and Crossley's Ground-Thrushes, Bangwa Forest-Warbler, River Prinia, Cricket Longtail, Red-winged Gray Warbler, Bamenda Apalis, White-tailed Warbler, Yellow-bellied Hyliota, Black-necked Wattle-eye, Fernando Po [Bioko] Batis, Gray-necked Rockfowl (the holy grail), Thrush Babbler, Sennar Penduline-Tit, Ursula's Sunbird, Serle's [Mount Kupe] Bushshrike, Bannerman's, Brown-capped, Maxwell’s Black, Yellow-capped, and Preuss's Weavers, Rachel's Malimbe, Fernando Po [Little] Oliveback, and Dybowski's Twinspot.

MAE