and the SDA speedrun was pretty good too (Marshmallow rocks)
Walrus is needed for 4 jiggies (Wozza, Jinjo and both Boggy races) and no notes, since all walrus notes can be collected with a surface dive (while swimming on the surface of the water, hit A and then Z 1 frame later). Termite, as demonstrated in Sami's TAS, is completely skippable. Alligator is needed for an additional 6(?) notes in the area under the breakable huts; the overhangs with stuff under them are too close to the ground to go under as Banjo. However, the jinjo in a similar location can be collected using a beak barge. The Bee figure is accurate. However, a bee may still save time because it can climb up the tree much more quickly than Banjo. Pumpkin is not skippable. The loading zone into the chapel that contains the water level switch is apparently hardcoded to reject Banjo.
Cheers guys.