Dowsett-Lemaire F & Dowsett RJ. 2008. The avifauna of Mole National Park, Ghana. Malimbus 30: 93–133. (Le Pouget, 30440 Sumène, France; EM: dowsett"at"aol.com.)—Describe habitats within the park (Sudanian zone), compile information, present summaries per bird species from previous publications and unpublished reports dating back to 1970 (results of mostly brief visits), and augment with their own observations gathered during about 6 weeks in the rainy and dry seasons of 2004 and 2005. Recognize occurrence of 350 species (notable: Cisticola guinea is locally common), give breeding data on 39, question reports of 30 others and document changes in the avifauna over 30 years (e.g., disappearance of Centropus grillii, Tchagra minutus, Colius striatus;  appearance of Podica senegalensis, Pachycoccyx audebertii, Cuculus solitarius, Cuculus clamosus, Ceuthmochares aereus, Scotopelia peli, Apus horus, Caprimulgus pectoralis, Apaloderma narina and Muscicapa caerulescens) in the largest wildlife reserve in Ghana. 

Ahon DB & Rondeau G. 2008. [Distribution, conservation status and sensitivity to playback of the Rufous Fishing Owl Scotopelia ussheri in the coastal forest zone of Ivory Coast]. Malimbus 30: 134–144. (Université de Cocody, U.F.R. Biosciences, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire; EM: bahon2002"à"yahoo.fr.)—Report on methodlogy and results of a study in 3 phases. The first phase (256 hours of fieldwork), carried out during each of the four tropical seasons from Dec 2004 to Oct 2005, was to detect if the species was present at 4 coastal sites by determining if there was a response to nocturnal playback of the call. The species was detected at only one site and this was the location of the second phase (264 hours of fieldwork), from Oct 2005 to Nov 2006, to determine sensitivity to playback as a function of season, hour, presence or absence of moonlight. The third phase consisted of questioning the local population about knowledge of this bird and its use by them for food, medecine or magic.—(French, Engl. summ.)

Cesarini D, Boughtflower A & Furtado A. 2008. A new breeding site of the Cape Verde Purple Heron Ardea (purpurea) bournei on Santiago, Cape Verde Islands. Malimbus 30: 145–155. (Projecto “Áreas Protegidas”, Parque Natural Monte Gordo, São Nicolau, Cabo Verde.; EM: cosmoanarca"at"libero.it.)—Detail discovery in the period June 2006 to Feb 2007, during an ornithological survey of a new national park, of a small population and one nest (photos pf nest site). Discusses threats, mainly from humans. 

Wilkinson R. 2008. Some recent records of birds from Gashaka Gumti National Park and Ngel Nyaki, Nigeria, and the Gotel Mountains, Cameroon. Malimbus 30: 155-164. (North of England Zoological Society, Chester Zoo, Chester CH2 1LH, U.K.; EM: r.wilkinson"at"chesterzoo.org.)—Reports 49 species, previously thought to be rare or uncommon (e.g. Gyps africanus, Gyps rueppelli, Ptilopachus petrosus, Chrysoccyx cupreus, Tachymarptis aequatorialis, probable Psalidoprocne fuliginosa, Motacilla clara, Andropadus gracilis, Muscicapa sethsmithi, Illadopsis puveli breeding, Euplectes hartlaubi, Nesocharis shelleyi breeding, Estrilda nonnula, probable Vidua camerunensis in Nigeria) noted during 3 visits totaling 25 days in 2005 and 2007. 

Riegert J, Antczak M & Fainová D. 2008. The first record of Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus in SW Cameroon. Malimbus 30: 165–167. (Univ. S. Bohemia, Fac. Sci., Dept. Zoology, Branišovská 31, 370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.)—One on 14 January 2008 in the southern foothills of Mt. Cameroon.

Tobler M & Naurin S. 2008. On the occurrence of the Alpine Swift Apus melba in Nigeria. Malimbus 30: 167–168. (Dept. Animal Ecology, Lund Univ., Ecology Bldg., 223 62 Lund, Sweden; EM: michael.tobler"at"zooekol.lu.se.)—4 flocks of up to 50 birds at c. 6°6'N, 9°8'E, 16-24 Nov 2006.

Cheke RA. 2008. African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense new to Togo. Malimbus 30: 168–169. (Natural Resources Inst., Univ. Greenwich at Medway, Central Av., Chatham Maritime, Kent  ME4 4TB, U.K.; EM: r.a.cheke"at"greenwich.ac.uk.)—Believed heard at night 25 July 1989 close to the Ghana border.

Olmos F, Ottosson U & Tende T. 2008. A new record of the White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga for Nigeria. Malimbus 30: 169–170. (Largo do Paissandu 100/4C, 01034-00 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; EM: f-olmos"at"uol.com.br.)—Report one glimpsed at c. 9°45'N, 10°30'E, 8 Oct 2007.