Recorded in Nigeria by Tony Disley, 13 Nov – 22 Dec 2003
- Long-tailed Cormorant: Seen at Lagos
- Cattle Egret: Seen at many sites including Jos, Mambilla, Gashaka Gumti National Park and Lagos
- Black-headed Heron: Single birds seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Hammerkop: Single birds seen in Gashaka Gumti on most days
- Spur-winged Goose: A single bird flew over Ngel Nyaki
- Black-shouldered Kite: Birds seen every day at Jos, on all car journeys and also at Yelwa
- Black Kite: Seen every day at Jos
- Yellow-billed Kite: Very common seen everywhere
- Palm-nut Vulture: A single adult bird flew over Leki conservation centre
- Hooded Vulture: Very common seen everywhere
- African White-backed Vulture: Seen every day at Ngel Nyaki/Mambilla
- Ruppell's Griffon Vulture: Seen on most days at Ngel Nyaki/Mambilla
- Short-toed Eagle: A single adult seen in flight at Ngel Nyaki
- Brown Snake Eagle: A single adult seen at Ngel Nyaki
- Bateleur: An adult bird seen at Leinde Fadali (Mambilla Plateau)
- African Harrier Hawk: Birds were seen at Jos, Mambilla and Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Pallid Harrier: A ringtail was seen circling with two Lanners at Jos
- Marsh Harrier: Seen regularly at Mambilla and also seen at Jos
- Gabar Goshawk: Several were seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park, and a melanistic bird was seen at Jos
- Shikra: Seen at several sites, mainly in Gashaka Gumti National Park but also Abuja and Jos
- Red-necked Buzzard: First seen at Jos where it was seen on each day, and was regularly seen at Ngel Nyaki
- Whalberg's Eagle: A single bird was seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park in flight and perched
- African Hawk-Eagle: Single birds were seen at Ngel Nyaki and Leinde Fadali
- Crowned Eagle: A bird almost certainly this species was seen very briefly from above at Leinde Fadali but unfortunately not long enough, this would be a new bird for me.
- Martial Eagle: Adult birds were seen near Ngel Nyaki and in Gashaka Gumti National Park wherean juvenile was also seen
- Common Kestrel: Seen at many sites including central Abuja
- Fox Kestrel: Birds were seen at Jos and Ngel Nyaki, no more than 3 at any one time, birds were also attracted to grass fires at Mambilla
- Red-necked Falcon: A single bird was seen at Jos, in flight and perched.
- African Hobby: A falcon species either this sp or European Hobby was seen briefly in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Lanner Falcon: A pair were seen both days at Jos and birds were seen regularly in the Mambilla area, with a pair regularly seen circling above a small Fulani compound trying to take Chikens or chicks. On one occasion the male bird was succesfull in taking a small chick, before flying to nearby eucalyptus trees and eating it.
- Stone Partridge: A small group were seen and heard one morning behind the Ornothological institute at Jos
- Double-spurred Francolin: Birds were heard calling regularly at Jos and Mambilla, several sightings all in flight after being flushed were made at the latter site
- Scaly Francolin: Small groups were seen on two occasions inside the forest at Ngel Nyaki
- Little Button-Quail: A small quail sp either this species or Quail was flushed in fading light between Yelwa and Ngel Nyaki, despite repeated attempts it could not be flushed again
- White-spotted Flufftail: A bird was heard calling on a few occasions in a forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki
- Wattled Plover: Birds were heard at Yelwa/Ngel Nyaki on a few days with 2 being seen on one occasion
- Common Sandpiper: A single bird was seen on the River in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- African Green Pigeon: Birds were seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki with upto 8 birds seen feeding on fruiting figs
- Tambourine Dove: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki, but only seen perched on one occasion
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove: Seen on several occasions at Ngel Nyaki
- Lemon Dove: Heard at Ngel Nyaki?
- Cameroon Olive Pigeon: Seen on several occasions at Ngel Nyaki and on the walk to Leinde Fadali, mainly seen in ones and twos but the largest flock being ten
- Speckled Pigeon: Seen from the airport at Yola
- Red-eyed Dove: Very common, heard at all sites and seen regularly
- African Mourning Dove: Seen and heard in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Vinaceous Dove: Seen regularly in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Adamawa Turtle Dove: Very common at the Ornithological institute at Jos, but otherwise only one sighting on the drive down from Mambilla to Serti
- Laughing Dove: Very common and seen at all sites visited apart from Forest habitat
- Senegal Parrot: One seen at Jos
- Red-headed Lovebird: Small flocks seen only in flight in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Great Blue Turaco: Heard regularly at Ngel Nyaki but only one bird seen briefly, but what a bird!!
- Green Turaco: Heard every day at Ngel Nyaki and seen on six occasions
- White-crested Turaco: One seen well in flight from a vehicle near Gashaka Gumti National Park and birds heard and seen in a forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki
- Violet Turaco: A single bird seen at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Western Grey Plantain-eater: Seen regularly in the more lowland sites including Abuja
- Levaillants Cuckoo: Seen on two occasions, once in Gashaka Gumti National Park and once in forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki
- African Cuckoo: A female was seen at Ngel Nyaki
- Didric Cuckoo: One female was seen at Jos
- Senegal Coucal: Seen at Jos, Gashaka and Mambilla
- Chestnut-backed Owlet: Heard every night at Ngel Nyaki?
- African Wood Owl: Heard on three nights at Ngel Nyaki
- Marsh Owl: Two birds were seen near Ngel Nyaki at dusk on 14th December
- Nightjar sp: Nightjars seen several times at the forest edge at Ngel Nyaki, Swamp Nightjar or Blk shouldered?
- Long-tailed Nightjar: A single male was seen on the drive upto Jos
- African Palm Swift: Common bird seen at many sites
- Swift sp - Seen at Ngel Nyaki probably European Swift seen distantly
- Swift sp - a couple of birds seen from the car on the drive from Mambilla - Serti had clear white rumps but did not look like Little Swift, possibly Horus Swift?
- Little Swift: Seen at many sites
- Speckled Mousebird: Birds were seen at Ngel Nyaki and Gashaka Gumti National Park, mainly in small groups with max being c.12
- Bar-tailed Trogon: Two sightings of single birds at Ngel Nyaki in the forest interior.
- Grey-headed Kingfisher: Very common at Ngel Nyaki, also seen at Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Striped Kingfisher: Birds were seen at Jos and Gashaka Gumti National Park
- African Pygmy Kingfisher: A single bird was seen at Ngel Nyaki
- African Giant Kingfisher: Several were seen along the river in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Black Bee-eater: Seen most days at Ngel Nyaki and one morning at Yelwa
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater: Seen several times at Yelwa and at Leinde Fadali
- Red-throated Bee-eater: Seen everyday at Jos and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- White-throated Bee-eater: Common bird in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Blue-bellied Roller: Seen a couple of times on the drive from Yola to Jalingo
- Abyssinian Roller: Very common roadside bird on the drive from Yola to Jalingo to Serti
- Green Wood-Hoopoe: Three seen at Jos
- Abyssinian Ground Hornbill: One seen on track on the drive into Gashaka Gumti National Park.
- Red-billed Hornbill: Seen on the drive from Jalingo to Serti
- African Grey Hornbill: Seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park and on the drive from Jalingo to Serti
- Piping Hornbill: Seen on most days at Ngel Nyaki, maximum of 6 birds
- Naked-faced Barbet: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki with upto 13 birds visiting a single Fig tree
- Western Green Tinkerbird: One seen at Leinda Fadali (Mambilla)
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird: Seen and heard regularly at Ngel Nyaki
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird: Seen twice at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Yellow-spotted Barbet: Seen regularly in a fruiting Fig at Ngel Nyaki where upto 8 birds were seen in the tree at one time
- Vieillot's Barbet: One seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Double-toothed Barbet: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki in pairs
- Bearded Barbet: Two seen at Jos and a single bird seen in Abuja
- Yellow-billed Barbet: A single bird was seen in forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki
- Whalbergs' Honeybird: A juvenile seen briefly and then watched going to roost was seen again early morning and then again at the same roost site that evening. According to Birds of Western Africa this is only the 5th sighting in Nigeria and at a new site
- Honeyguide sp: One seen at Ngel Nyaki was probably Lesser Honeyguide
- Cardinal Woodpecker: A single bird seen at Jos on 16th November and another at Ngel Nyaki on the 2nd December
- Elliot's Woodpecker: Singles were seen on two dates at Ngel Nyaki
- Grey Woodpecker: One was seen at Jos on 15th November
- Rufous-naped Lark: A common bird in the grassland on Mambilla, with lot's of singing males
- Sun Lark: A pair were seen by the Ornithological Institute at Jos on 15th November
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark: At least 30 were seen a few miles away from the Insitute at Jos on 15th November
- Black Saw-wing: A common bird at Ngel Nyaki with as many as c.40 being seen daily
- Fanti Saw-wing: About c.10 birds were seen at Leki conservation centre on 22nd December
- Red-breasted Swallow: Several birds were regularly seen outside Abuja Capital Motors in Abuja
- Lesser-striped Swallow: Small numbers were seen on Mambilla plateau at Ngel Nyaki and Leinde Fadali with mixed hirundine flocks
- Red-rumped Swallow: Birds were seen in Abuja
- Rock Martin: Birds were seen at Abuja Capital Motors, and were also seen on the drive down from Mambilla to Serti
- Wire-tailed Swallow: Small numbers were seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Barn Swallow: A common bird on Mambilla with flocks of c.80 quite regular
- House Martin: Small numbers seen on Mambilla with birds also recorded in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Yellow Wagtail: Regularly seen in the grassland on Mambilla with small flocks of upto 25 regularly encountered
- African Pied Wagtail: Seen once in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Plain-backed Pipit: A couple of birds seen at Jos and a common bird on Mambilla with many singing males
- Tree Pipit: Heard and seen everyday on Mambilla
- Yellow-throated Longclaw: Seen everyday on Mambilla
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike: Seen at Jos (male & fem/imm) and Ngel Nyaki (a male with Yellow shoulder patches).
- Petit's Cuckoo-Shrike: Sighted on at least 4 days at Ngel Nyaki in main forest with most sightings involving fem/imm but one sighting of a male bird.
- White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike: A single bird seen flying across road near Gashaka Gumti National Park.
- Western Mountain Greenbul: Sighted everday at Ngel Nyaki in main forest & forest edge as well as some of the closer forest fragments
- Little Greenbul: Lots of singing birds at Leki conservation centre and reserve
- Slender-billed Greenbul: Seen on several days at Ngel Nyaki and also seen at Leki Reserve.
- Simple Leaf-love: One seen at Leki Reserve
- Yellow-throated Leaf-love: Seen or heard several times on Mambilla in forest fragment and also seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Leaf-love: Three birds seen in Gallery forest along track from Gashaka village to Kwano
- Cameroon Olive Greenbul: Small parties seen in the forest interior on a few occasions at Ngel Nyaki
- Common Bulbul: Very common everywhere!
- NightiNgele: Heard singing just outside Gashaka village & seen in scrub on the edge of forest fragment on Mambilla
- Grey-winged Robin-Chat: One seen briefly at Ngel Nyaki in the main forest
- Red-capped Robin-Chat: Singles seen at Ngel Nyaki on two different days, one brought into the open briefly by imitating the call.
- White-crowned Robin-Chat: Seen very well and heard singing just outside Gashaka village, another Robin-Chat either this species or Snowy-crowned seen briefly in flight near Yelwa village on Mambilla Plateau
- Common Stonechat: Common bird on Mambilla Plateau
- Whinchat: Common bird on Mambilla with several being seen most days, also seen at Jos
- Heuglin's Wheatear: After widespread controlled burning on Mambilla, between 15–20 birds were seen singing and song-flighting
- Familiar Chat: Common bird at Jos and seen several times at Ngel Nyaki
- Sooty Chat: Seen on several occasions on Mambilla Plateau, with both males and females being seen
- Cliff-Chat: Several seen on both days at Jos on rocky outcrops
- African Thrush: Recorded at Jos, Mambilla and Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Bangwa Forest Warbler: One was heard on the edge of forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki
- African Moustached Warbler: Birds were seen on Mambilla and at Gashaka Gumti National Park
- African Reed Warbler: A couple of birds were heard in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Melodious Warbler: Singles seen a couple of times at Ngel Nyaki, also heard singing
- Rock-loving Cisticola: Several were seen at Jos on and around the rocky outcrops
- Stout Cisticola: Almost certainly seen on Mambilla, but not heard singing, this bird caused confusion especially with Croaking Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola: Seen a few times in Gashaka Gumti National Park, including adults with food and recently fledged young
- Croaking Cisticola: Seen several times on Mambilla and heard singing and performing weak songflight
- Tawny-flanked Prinia: Regularly seen on Mambilla and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- White-chinned Prinia: Small groups (3–6) seen several times mainly on frgment edge, in bushy srcub
- Black-collared Apalis: Encountered on several occasions mainly in main forest at Ngel Nyaki but also in very small forest fragment near Yelwa
- Black-throated Apalis: Only one sighting of a single bird on forest edge at Ngel Nyaki
- Yellow-breasted Apalis: Two to three birds seen at Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Buff-throated Apalis: One bird seen in gallery forest along track from Gashaka to Kwano
- Grey Apalis: Commonly heard bird at Ngel Nyaki, with several good views
- Grey-backed Cameroptera: Seen and heard at many sites, including Abuja, Gashaka, Jos and Ngel Nyaki
- Green Crombec: One seen at Leki Conservation Centre on 22nd Dec
- Oriole Warbler: Heard several times on Mambilla in forest fragment, and seen very well on three occasions
- Willow Warbler: An extremely common bird at Ngel Nyaki, probably the most numerous bird present, with upto 12 seen in one tree on several occasions often with Graden Warbler
- Blackcap: A single female was seen in a fruiting fig tree at Ngel Nyaki
- Garden Warbler: A common bird in the forest at Ngel Nyaki
- Whitethroat: A single bird was seen in forest fragment on Mambilla
- Pale Flycatcher: One seen just outside Gashaka Village
- Northern Black Flycatcher: Seen both days at Jos and all three days at Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Spotted Flycatcher: Seen several times on Mambilla and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher: One seen along track to Kwano in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- African Dusky Flycatcher: Seen on three occasions on Mambilla Plateau, twice in forest fragment and once at Yelwa village
- Pied Flycatcher: Common bird at Ngel Nyaki, seen everyday
- Senegal Batis: One seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Common Wattle-eye: Heard at most sites visited but only seen three times
- African Blue Flycatcher: Seen on Mambilla several times and also in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- African Paradise Flycatcher: A white male was seen at Ngel Nyaki with further black & red birds being seen at Yelwa and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Black-cap Babbler: Heard at Jos, seen and heard in Gashaka and on Mambilla
- Yellow White-eye: Regularly seen at Ngel Nyaki and also in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Violet-backed Sunbird: A female seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Collared Sunbird: A female seen on one occasion at Ngel Nyaki
- Pygmy Sunbird: A pair seen at Jos and a male at Ngel Nyaki
- Cameroon Sunbird: Seen twice in the forest at Ngel Nyaki
- Green-headed Sunbird: Seen in forest fragment at Ngel Nyaki and birds seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird: A male and female seen at Jos
- Variable Sunbird: A very common bird at all sites
- Orange-tufted Sunbird: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki
- Northern double-collared Sunbird: Very common at Ngel Nyaki
- Copper Sunbird: Seen in Abuja, Gashaka and at Ngel Nyaki
- Splendid Sunbird: Seen at the Gashaka transit camp (Serti), at Ngel Nyaki and in Gashaka National Park
- Common Fiscal: Seen several times on Mambilla Plateau
- Yellow-billed Shrike: Seen in Abuja, Gashaka Gumti National Park and at Jos
- Northern Brubru: Single birds seen at Jos and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Northern Puffback: Seen on several occasions at Ngel Nyaki including a female collecting nest material and a male singing, also a male and female seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Pink-footed Puffback: A single male seen once at Ngel Nyaki
- Brown-crowned Tchagra: One bird seen on the first morning at Ngel Nyaki
- Marsh Tchagra: A single bird seen on the edge of the marshy area below Yelwa village
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek: Seen and heard at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Tropical Boubou: One heard at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Yellow-breasted Boubou: Heard everyday at Ngel Nyaki and seen on several occasions
- Sulphur-breasted Bush-Shrike: One bird seen briefly at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Square-tailed Drongo: Birds seen on two occasions in the forest at Ngel Nyaki were thought to be this species
- Piapiac: Seen in Abjua and enroute to Serti
- Pied Crow: Common bird seen at many sites
- African Golden Oriole: Seen three times in Abuja
- Black-winged Oriole: Seen several times at Ngel Nyaki, in the main forest and fragment
- Purple Glossy Starling: Several seen at Jos
- Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling: A mixed flock of this species seen just outside Gashaka Gumti National Park at the park headquaters with Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling, numbering at least 250+
- Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling: See above species
- Violet-backed Starling: A single male was seen visiting a Fig species at Ngel Nyaki
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker: Between 10–20 seen regularly on Mambilla in close attendance with the Fulani's cattle
- Grey-headed Sparrow: Common bird seen at many sites
- Bush Petronia: Birds were seen at Jos and Ngel Nyaki
- Speckle-fronted Weaver: At least 14 birds of these pretty little birds were seen in the Jos area
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver: Two birds were seen at Jos
- Bannerman's Weaver: Birds were only seen at Ngel Nyaki, with no more than 3 at any time.
- Baglafecht Weaver: Seen on several occasions in the forest fragments at Ngel Nyaki, the max number being 4
- Spectacled Weaver: Confusion with the next species clouded the picture on which species were involved especially with so many not being seen well or long enough to be positively identified. Only one definite sighting was made, a juvenile in Gashaka Gumti National Park identified on bill shape
- Black-necked Weaver: See above species, most sightings of these two species probably refer to this bird. Birds were seen at Ngel Nyaki and Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Black-billed Weaver: Seen on three occasions in the main forest at Ngel Nyaki
- Village Weaver: Seen at many sitesVieillot's Black Weaver: Seen on all 3 days in Gashaka Gumti National Park, max number being c.40
- 216. Dark-backed Weaver: Single birds seen twice at Ngel Nyaki
- Brown-capped Weaver: Birds seen on three occasions including a pair
- Western Bluebill: One sighting of a single bird in the sub-montane forest at Ngel Nyaki
- Black-winged Red Bishop: Seen regularly in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Red Bishop: Seen regularly at Jos
- Yellow Bishop: Seen occasionally on Mambilla
- Yellow-mantled Whydah: A transitional male was seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Pale-fronted Negro-finch: One sighting of a single bird at Ngel Nyaki briefly.
- Grey-headed Negro-finch: Seen 2–3 times at Ngel Nyaki
- Fernando Po Oliveback: Seen occasionally at Ngel Nyaki, including at least one bird seen repeatedly taking nest material from grassy banking upto a dead trunk in a very large tree (c.60–70 feet up)
- Dybowski's Twinspot: Four sightings at Ngel Nyaki & Yelwa on Mambilla and also seen twice in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Rock Firefinch: Seen on both days at Jos Ornithological Institute
- Bar-breasted Firefinch: Seen regularly in Abuja
- Red-billed Firefinch: Seen regularly in Abuja
- Red-cheeked Cordo-bleu: Recorded in Abuja, Jos, Mambilla and Gashaka Gumti National Park in
- Lavender Waxbill: Seen one morning at Jos
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill: Birds were seen on Mambilla
- Black-crowned Waxbill: Seen regularly in good numbers on Mambilla
- Common Waxbill: Seen at both Mambilla and in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Bronze Manikin: A common bird seen at many sites
- Black and White Manikin: Birds were seen on Mambilla at Ngel Nyaki
- Magpie Manikin: Several birds were seen in Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Village Indigobird: Seen regularly in Abuja both male and female, with female Indigobird sp seen at Jos
- Pin-tailed Whydah: Three birds seen near Yelwa
- Exclamatory Pardise Whydah: Seen daily at Gashaka Gumti National Park, including displaying males
- Yellow-fronted Canary: Seen regularly at Jos, Ngel Nyaki & Gashaka Gumti National Park
- Thick-billed Seed-eater: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki
- Oriole-Finch: Seen regularly at Ngel Nyaki
- Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting: Birds seen and heard daily at Jos and at Ngel Nyaki
