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  Ghana- a new popular destination Part One One of the harder birding areas to visit is West Africa, few countries have a decent tourist infrastructure, several are downright dangerous. Cameroon, popular a few years ago, has had political troubles, and whilst still visitable is apparently "not pleasant". Gabon and areas of the Congo are so expensive they're out of the reach of most birders (how will I get my last Pratincole-Grey?). Gambia was always the first choice, and still is, but it is far from the heart of the region and lacking quite a few species that are available in Ghana. So I recently travelled to Ghana with JT, whose posts you may have seen.  Most major tour companies now include Ghana on their itineraries, but we decided to go with Kalu Afasi, from Malimbe Bird Tours, on the recommendation of a friend, and it proved to be a very good move. I shall be writing a full trip report on the website later, but a few impressions won't go amiss. The bird list for...