Ebou Barry, Bird Guide with Bird Tours Gambia
The Official Bird Guide - Ebou Barry - at Bird Tours Gambia has been birding from
an early age since 1998.
Equipped with a pair of binoculars and Clive Barlow’s ‘A Field Guide to Birds of
The Gambia and Senegal.’, Ebou soon developed into his interest into a passion and
became an expert in identification of birds.
Ebou turned his passion into a career as an official Bird Guide in the Gambia, and
has established himself as a well-known and trusted member of the birding fraternity,
with many good contacts around the country in nature parks and other birding areas.
Ebou was one of the original Bird Guide operating from Kotu Bridge, at a time when
there were only around 20 Bird Guides in The Gambia. Today, there are over 300 ‘bird
guides’, some of which do not have training, so be warned!
A word of advice from Ebou - Book your trips before you leave for your holiday with
an Experienced Gambian Bird Guide, rather than be harassed outside your hotel. Ebou
can arrange to meet you at your hotel on your arrival to discuss any terms and conditions
for your trips with him.
Friendly, enthusiastic and fluent in English, Ebou has a extremely good understanding
of the behaviour and habitats of birds in the Gambia, and has a superb ability to
be able to identify species from long distances, recognise and even imitate calls.
Ebou runs a 7-seater Mistubishi 4-wheel drive, which enables him to easily take tour
groups of up to 6 people anywhere in the Gambia. (Larger groups can be arranged,
even with short notice).
Ebou can cater for the birder with a desire to see particular uncommon species; with
his wealth of contacts and other bird guides throughout the Gambia, locations can
be found to accommodate these special requests.
Ebou’s knowledge and interest of birds extends beyond the Gambia, with a particular
preference to British birds. He has experienced bird-watching in Britain, and also
attended the Bird Watching Fair at Rutland Waters in Leicestershire.
Bird Guide Ebou Barry is in his early thirties and unmarried.
