Morocco and Western Sahara 2009

Morocco 2009

Morocco Trip Report By Sue Bryan

May 5th May 12th 2009

Lee Evans

Robert Fuge

Sue Bryan

Paul Jeffery

Joan Thompson

Paul, Sue, Lee, Rob and Joan

Introduction

Having been on several birding trips with Lee Evans before, Lee had sent had sent an E-mail to some of us that he knew, who might be interested in joining him on a trip to Morocco and The Western Sahara.

Lee is an excellent birder with an ability to pick out birds at great distance and identify them at ease. He has a sound knowledge of bird calls which he can pick out whilst travelling. He has an excellent network of contacts with years of knowledge of bird sites so that very few species are missed. Paul and I have enjoyed his company on several trips with him now and so we took the opportunity to accompany him, Robert Fuge and Joan Thompson in our adventure to the desert and Atlas Mountains.

Itinerary

5^th May Gatwick - Marrakech - Agadir

6^th May Agadir - Oued Massa - Oued Syed Guelmin-Afhenhir

7^th May Afhenhir - Tarfaya- Laayoune- Boujdour - Daklar (Western Sahara)

8^th May Daklar Aoussard Daklar Afhenhir

9^th May Afhenhir Tan Tan Cap Ghir Tamri Essaouira El Jajida

10^th May El Jadida Sidi Bourhaba - El Hajeb - Azrou Dayet Aaoua Zeida

11^th May Zeida - NZala - Rissani Tineghir - Boumaine el Dades

12^th May Boumaine el Dades Ait Barkla - Marrakech

Flights and Car Hire

Lee arranged the flight and car hire through Easyjet www.easyjet.com and Sixti www.sixti.com . Cost of the flight, and share of the car hire and petrol came to just under £430. We flew from Gatwick to Marrakech.

Accommodation

Accommodation was varied and extremely cheap. We never pre-booked any accommodation but found hotels/hostels in villages where we ended our day. The most we paid for room only was £8 a night each and the cheapest £2.50 a night. In Boumaine el Dades we had a wonderful stay with an authentic meal and entertainment and a good hotel in Zeida. In the Western Sahara hostels were basic with good beds and blankets but dubious washing facilities!

Money

I used my credit card at the airport to obtain 2000 Dirhams (about £160). Morocco does not allow import/export of currency. After purchasing all accommodation and food with this cash I still had £45 (equivalent) left at the end of the trip

Climate

In May it was very hot and we survived most of the day in T-shirts and shorts. I wore zip-off trousers for the first hour of the day. In the Atlas mountains we encountered a little light rain and mist; here I needed a fleece whilst searching for the Tristams Warbler. At the Pharaohs Eagle Owl site near Rissani it reached 115 degrees in the blazing sun.

Habitat

Most of our journey consisted of desert scrub with low-lying bushes in amongst the rock and sand. Rivers were mainly shallow with rocky bedrock. The Atlas Mountains were covered with Spring flowers interspersed with craggy outcrops with a few gorges. We stopped at a few lagoons that were surrounded with vegetation.

Near Marrakech Atlas Mountains

Oued Ziz

Daily Log

5^th May

After leaving Gatwick for our early afternoon flight we arrived in Marrakech in the early evening. At the airport we hired our car and departed with some local currency from a cash machine. We drove for 3 hours arriving in Agadir for the night. Common Bulbuls and Southern Grey Shrikes were added to our list as were White Storks nesting on all available spots.

White Stork

6^th May

Whilst travelling we added common birds to our lists before arriving at the Oued (river) Massa estuary. This reserve is managed by Birdlife International and a chap at the entrance tried to con us that we had to have a guide to enter. This is not necessary as it is a public road through the reserve. A Spectacled Warbler was the first warbler of the trip followed by my first life tick of Moussiers Redstart. The birds came thick and fast with Fan-tailed Warblers zitting everywhere. We walked along the riverbank adding Spoonbill, Grey, Little and Purple Herons as well as Glossy Ibis to our lists. Warblers included; Willow, Olivaceous, Garden, Wood, Great Reed and Sardinian. A Rufous Bushchat competed with a Serin for the singing title. We saw many common waders amongst the Greater Flamingos. We walked through some scrub where a Quail and a Barbary Partridge flew to cover in the now searing heat. Back at the car we admired the North African race of Chaffinch as well as Pied Flycatchers.

Moussiers Redstart

Red-rumped Swallows and Plain Martins were amongst the hirundines as we stopped on a nearby bridge. A few European Bee-eaters called above our heads as we admired a newly fledged brood of Barn Swallows.

Stopping at Oued Syed we began the search for Streaked Scrub Warbler. In the heat it was long search as we added Thekla and Short-toed Larks to our list as well as a Desert Wheatear. Trumpeter Finch was also added before we left. After a long search Joan managed to locate a Streaked Scrub Warbler. Unfortunately I had started a migraine and felt unable to return for a close view making do with a poor flight view (luckily we were to have much better views later in the trip).

Several hours later after a good dose of medication I felt a little better and 22km south of Guelmin we drove off the road to search for larks. Here we had good views of Bar-tailed, Temmincks and Thick-billed Larks.

Bar-tailed Lark

Cream-coloured Courser

The stop proved to be a good one as a Long-legged Buzzard flew by as well as obtaining good views of a Barbary Falcon. Cream-coloured Coursers ran around whilst we took photographs in the sun. Birds were abundant but were proving difficult to approach. We also had fun with some locals requiring cigarettes and sheep milling around with some females in tow! (not too sure what negotiations Lee and Rob were entering into here?)

Temmincks Horned Lark

Thick-billed Lark Barbary Falcon

Long-legged Buzzard

After a few laughs we continued our way south where we spent the night at Afhenhir, where we had a night in a very basic hostel. At £5 a night each we couldnt complain as this far south choice is very limited. With us all being very tired, we slept well.

Hoopoe Lark

7^th May

A short distance from Afhenhir Lee drove to Khenifiss Lagoon at Tarfaya. Here Rob and Lee were keen to add Kelp Gull to their Western Palearctic Lists. It was a misty start to the day but it soon cleared and with a search with the scopes Kelp Gulls were soon located. We sorted through the Terns and added Gull-billed, Sandwich, Little and Lesser-crested to the list. I was thrilled at the sighting of a Hoopoe Lark on the approach road.

Motoring on through Laayoune we added Griffon Vulture and later at Boujdour we added Black Wheatear and Melodious Warbler. Most of the day was spent in the car making the long journey south into The Western Sahara. We had many stops by police controls wishing to inspect our passports. They were intrigued for some reason about our professions and we spent a lot of time filling out forms at each stop. Rob enlivened the situation by having a different profession at each stop. Our professions ranged from professors to scientists, to directors to perfumers but we drew the line at male prostitutes! All this was done in good humour with the police welcoming us at most stops. Interestingly on our return journey through the same control points, we hit on the idea of being tourists and this seemed to prevent the form filling and demands for passports.

Eventually we made it to Daklar where we had our cheapest night at a cost of £2.50 in a dubious hostel. At least the bed was relatively clean. At this point I should mention that although many places have the word restaurant above the door this does not mean that food is obtainable in these remote desert outposts. Many places are for men only, drinking tea! (alcohol is banned here). It is wise to have some back-up plan for food and we bought bread, dairylea cheese and yogurts at village shops, as and when we could for such times.

8^th May

A 5am start was necessary for our trip into the desert before the heat got too much. It was a long monotonous road but we stopped to admire Desert Warblers and Desert Sparrows.

Desert Warbler Desert Sparrow

Black-crowned Finch-lark Fox

Black-crowned Finch-larks also put on a good show but were much more difficult to photograph as was a Fox that peered over the top of a distant cliff. A Black Kite pitched down in the road in font of us but was too shy to have his photo taken on the ground.

Black Kite

Funny sights are often seen whilst travelling and we were amused by two Dromedary Camels being transported in the back of a truck.

Dromedary Camels

We stopped to admire some of the Dromedary Camels encountered.

Lee with Dromedary Camels

41km short of Aoussard we searched for Cricket Warblers. We soon had excellent views as one bird flew around us calling. Fulvous Babblers were hidden in the bushes and did not show well enough for a good photo but Melodious and Olivaceous Warblers did. There were several Southern Grey Shrikes here, as we all enjoyed the fabulous birding, making the long journey very worthwhile. The sun was actually a very welcome change after the cold spells we have endured in England this year.

Cricket Warbler

Southern Grey Shrike

MelodiousWarbler Olivaceous Warbler

Spotted Flycatcher

In recent years we have often wondered where all our Spotted Flycatchers have gone too. Now I know as every bush in the desert seemed to have one. Eventually we returned to the peninsular at Daklar where we watched Audouins Gulls, Caspian and Royal Terns. Retracing our steps we returned to Afhenhir where we spent a second night in the same hostel for another £2.50.

9th May

Lee drove us back up north, over the border into Morocco once again. It must have been a gruelling drive for him with little rest. Although we had just as many police control stops we seemed to sail through them once we had established a routine of saying we were just tourists. We had a few minor incidents with them and a con artist who tried to enforce a bribe out of us but with Robs quick thinking of taking his number and writing it down in his notebook in front of his eyes he quickly returned our money.

Hours later we had a roadside stop where 29km south of Tan Tan we had much better views of Streaked Scrub Warbler. I was pleased with this as I had had a migraine at the previous site and had had only distant flight views. We now headed for Cap Ghir and Tamri where we saw the threatened Northern Bald Ibis. Once we had taken several photographs we headed for their breeding cliffs where we met an extremely officious individual who claimed he was the warden and asked us to leave. I have never met such an individual who did nothing to explain or welcome visiting birders as to why it is so important to protect the birds. We were stood well away from the birds not interfering in any way. Educating and welcoming visitors, whilst managing them is the only way birds are going to be protected in the first place! They need to have a look at places like Loch Garten, Bempton Cliffs and Weeting to see how it can be done!

Northern Bald Ibis

We were nearing the end of our day (or so I thought) and we followed a route to Essaouira. Here we had one of those magical moments in birding as 30+ Eleanoras Falcons took to the sky at dusk hawking insects above our heads. Try as I might to take a photograph there was simply not enough light and so I just enjoyed the spectacle. After a long journey Lee drove onward and we found a bed at midnight at El Jadida in a block of flats. We enjoyed a wonderful hot shower and I slept like a log!

10^th May

Adventurous journeys are never without their problems and our day started with a slow puncture. Luckily being in a town, a garage was soon found and two young lads quickly had us on our way. We started at Sidi de Bouhaba which is a lagoon in a river valley, which was made interesting for all the males onboard by all the pretty university girl students studying biology! They certainly took an interest in us and our telescopes as we searched for our birds (feathered variety or otherwise).

Red-knobbed Coots accompanied Marbled Teal one side of the road whilst Black-necked Grebes and White-headed Ducks kept Ferruginous Ducks company the other side.

Marbled Teal

We left the coast and started the trek across to the Atlas Mountains. Near El Hajeb we had a wonderful show of 29 Honey Buzzards in a kettle, soaring above our heads. Heading ever higher we reached Azrou where we searched for Atlas Flycatcher. After a blank result, with only views of African Blue Tit and a Firecrest we moved a little further on where Paul managed to locate a pair high up in the broad-leafed trees. We watched for quite a while as the male put on a courtship display for the female. It was lovely to see.

Our journey over the Atlas Mountains was made memorable by the massive migration of Painted Lady Butterflies taking place. Millions were flying through the air and it was impossible to avoid them on the road as they flew at car height. I hate to think how many we inadvertently killed in our progress. However the birds were having a feeding frenzy.

Admiring the Spring flowers we made our way to Dayet Aaoua where I was disappointed to find it heaving with people that meant that we dipped the Levaillants Woodpecker expected at this site. Compensation came in the way of a Roller sat in a poplar tree.

Atlas Flycatcher European Roller

Moving on we climbed even higher. Rob was keen to see Seebohms Wheatear which after some driving was spotted perching on a rock. Crested Larks were singing as we stumbled over various rocks. We also paid a quick visit to the Barbary Apes.

Seebohms Wheatear Crested Lark

Lee with Barbary Apes

We finally made it to Zeida where the hotel was positively luxurious compared to our recent nights but the food it offered was hugely disappointing considering the comfortable surroundings it seemed to offer.

11^th May

Starting our day high on a high Atlas Mountain plateau we searched for Duponts Larks. The low scrubby bushes made viewing difficult because as soon as we located a lark in flight it dropped into the scrub and ran as fast as it could and out of sight. It was a frustrating search and after a long time I had to be satisfied with flight-only views. A Hobby flew over as we searched.

Lee drove on and into a gorge at NZala where we watched an Alpine and Red-billed Chough as well as Crag Martins. Passing over the Oued Ziz we watched a Moroccan Pied Wagtail feeding young as I picked up a Hoopoe in flight. Our next destination was almost unreal as we headed into the bleakness of the Sahara Desert once again. I picked up a Lanner in flight 38km north of Rissani.

Moroccan Pied Wagtail

In Rissani Lee identified a Rufous Bushchat that the rest of us struggled with in the heat-haze sitting in the sun.

Rufous Bushchat

After passing through Rissani we stopped 32km short of Erfoud on the N12. Here we searched around the back of a long rock outcrop. The cliffs were imposing as the 115 degree heat took its toll on us. I took a few photos of the Desert Larks that seemed to resent us invading their remoteness.

Desert Lark

Out of nowhere a few lads appeared trying to sell us fossils. We had no common language and at first found them a bit of a nuisance. However once we had established what we were looking for Lee offered one of the lads his binoculars. After a persistent but fruitless search in the middle of the day (not the best time to be searching for our quarry) one lad seemed to know what he was about and indicated that he knew of a better site for Pharaoh Eagle Owl. He jumped in our car and the other lads followed on their bikes to a site 6km away that used to be an old film location. I was expecting John Wayne to come riding by at any moment!

The outcrop of rock had a wall of stone enclosing an area within and we followed the lead lad as he searched the walls of the outcrop. A White-crowned Black Wheatear was a nice diversion as we all searched the crags.

White-crowned Black Wheatear Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Soon things disintegrated as Rob departed to the car followed by Lee. Paul meanwhile had disappeared up above me somewhere. The lads had also disappeared over another wall ahead of us. Joan and I were still searching as one of the lads beckoned us. I shouted to Paul and Lee but did not know what was happening. As Joan and I scrambled over the wall we looked in the direction that the lad was pointing and there in front of us was a Pharaoh Eagle Owl! Lee soon joined us but unfortunately the bird flew off over a ridge before Paul and Rob could get there.

The lads put in another great effort in trying to relocate it but except for a flight view which once again Paul did not see, we needed to move on as we had a long way to travel before nightfall.

Short-toed Lark

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Travelling near Jarf we had a few Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters as well as Short-toed Larks.

At Tineghir we drove down a track-way where Paul picked up a Booted Eagle flying over a rise before reappearing several minutes later.

Lee on the bongo Rob with a big one!

Arriving at Boumaine El Dades we stumbled upon a lovely authentic hotel that was a fitting end for a last nights stay. At Hotel Chems we enjoyed a fabulous evening with a good Moroccan meal and bongo drum entertainment that we all had to participate in.

Paul and Joan playing the bongos!

12^th May

Red-billed Chough Red-rumped Wheatear

Leaving the hotel at 5.30am we admired the Red-rumped Wheatears that had been fairly common throughout our journey in Morocco. We climbed back up the Atlas Mountains through gorges where we encountered a few Rock Sparrows, Serins and Red-billed Choughs.

Serin Rock Sparrow

36km km short of Ait Barkla we encountered our first poor weather. A Sparrowhawk flew over as we got out of the car. Light rain and mist made for a chilly feel to the air and I reached for my fleece to search for Tristams Warbler in the Juniper trees. We knew there was one present as we heard it calling but seeing it was quite a different matter. A Subalpine Warbler gave us a false impression for a while as did an Orphean Warbler lurking deep in the vegetation before it revealed itself. Rock Buntings sat at the top of one tree before we had stunning views of a Tristams Warbler sat out in full view.

Tristams Warbler Rock Bunting

We were all very pleased with our sightings and beat a hasty retreat to the car for a warm-up. A short stop ensued as we spotted a couple of Common Cuckoos showing well on a wire giving a photo opportunity or so we thought. It proved more difficult than we admitted to, as the mist made focusing difficult.

Common Cuckoo

The mist soon lifted as we made our way back down the mountain into warmth once again. We stopped to watch a few Nightingales battling it out for a territory in a vegetated roadside ditch.

All too soon we ran out of time to try for Levaillants Woodpecker near Marrakech and made our way to the airport for our flight back to Gatwick and the end of another wonderful birding trip with Lee, Rob, Joan and Paul.

Lee drove over 5000km and once again I would like to thank him for all his efforts in making it an enjoyable experience. His energy, enthusiasm and sense of humour for all of us to enjoy are second to none!

Systematic List

1. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

2. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

3. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

4. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 09/05/2009 Afhenhir

5. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

6. Little Egret Egretta garzetta 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

7. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

8. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

9. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 05/05/2009 Marrakech

10. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

11. White Stork Ciconia ciconia 05/05/2009 Marrakech

12. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

13. Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita 09/05/2009 Tamri

14. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

15. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

16. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

17. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

18. Gadwall Anas strepera 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

19. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

20. Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

21. Common Pochard Aythya ferina 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

22. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

23. European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 10/05/2009 El Hajeb

24. Black Kite Milvus migrans migrans 09/05/2009 Tan Tan

25. Eurasian Griffon-vulture Gyps fulvus 07/05/2009 Laayoune

26. Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus 07/05/2009 Boujdour

27. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

28. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

29. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 11/05/2009 Tineghir

30. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 10/05/2009 El Hajeb

31. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 06/05/2009 Agadir

32. Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 09/05/2009 Essaouira

33. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 11/05/2009 Ziada

34. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 11/05/2009 Rissani

35. Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides [peregrinus] 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

36. Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

37. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

38. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

39. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

40. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

41. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

42. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

43. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

44. Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

45. Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

46. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

47. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

48. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 07/05/2009 Laayoune

49. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

50. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

51. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

52. Common Redshank Tringa totanus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

53. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

54. Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos 06/05/2009 Agadir

55. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

56. Red Knot Calidris canutus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

57. Sanderling Calidris alba 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

58. Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

59. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

60. Ruff Philomachus pugnax 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

61. Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii 08/05/2009 Daklar

62. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

63. Western Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans (michahellis) 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

64. Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

65. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 08/05/2009 Daklar

66. Royal Tern Sterna maxima 08/05/2009 Daklar

67. Lesser Crested-tern Sterna bengalensis 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

68. Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

69. Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

70. Little Tern Sterna albifrons 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

71. Black Tern Chlidonias niger niger 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

72. Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

73. European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur 06/05/2009 Agadir

74. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 06/05/2009 Agadir

75. Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/05/2009 Marrakech

76. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

77. Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus [bubo] 11/05/2009 Rissani

78. Little Owl Athene noctua 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

79. Common Swift Apus apus 05/05/2009 Marrakech

80. Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 05/05/2009 Marrakech

81. Little Swift Apus affinis 06/05/2009 Agadir

82. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus [superciliosus] 11/05/2009 Jarf

83. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

84. European Roller Coracias garrulus 10/05/2009 Dayat Aaoua

85. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 11/05/2009 Oued Ziz

86. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

87. Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

88. Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus [phoenicurus] 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

89. Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 11/05/2009 Rissani

90. Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

91. Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

92. Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 10/05/2009 Khenssi

93. Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla [cinerea] 06/05/2009 Oued Syed

94. Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 09/05/2009 Tan Tan

95. Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

96. Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti 11/05/2009 Ziada

97. Crested Lark Galerida cristata 06/05/2009 Agadir

98. Thekla Lark Galerida theklae [malabarica] 06/05/2009 Oued Syed

99. Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha [alpestris] 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

100. Sand Martin Riparia riparia 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

101. Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

102. Eurasian Crag-martin Hirundo rupestris 11/05/2009 N' Zala

103. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/05/2009 Agadir

104. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

105. House Martin Delichon urbica 07/05/2009 Laayoune

106. White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba 09/05/2009 Cap Ghir

107. Moroccan Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba subpersonata 11/05/2009 Oued Ziz

108. Spanish Yellow-wagtail Motacilla flava iberiae 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

109. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 05/05/2009 Marrakech

110. Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin Cercotrichas galactotes 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

111. Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 12/05/2009 Aguemous

112. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

113. Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

114. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

115. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata torquata 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

116. White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

117. Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 07/05/2009 Boujdour

118. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 07/05/2009 Boujdour

119. Seebohm's Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe seebohmi 10/05/2009 Dayat Aaoua

120. Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

121. Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

122. Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 06/05/2009 Oued Syed

123. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 06/05/2009 Guelmin 22km south

124. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 06/05/2009 Agadir

125. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 10/05/2009 Dayat Aaoua

126. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

127. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

128. Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

129. Streaked Scrub-warbler Scotocerca inquieta 06/05/2009 Oued Syed

130. Great Reed-warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

131. Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

132. Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 07/05/2009 Boujdour

133. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

134. Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

135. Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

136. Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

137. Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

138. Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

139. Tristram's Warbler Sylvia deserticola 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

140. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

141. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

142. Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus 10/05/2009 Azrou

143. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 07/05/2009 Tarfaya Khenifissa Lagoon

144. Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

145. Atlas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca speculigera 10/05/2009 Azrou

146. Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulvus 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

147. Coal Tit Parus ater 10/05/2009 Azrou

148. Great Tit Parus major major 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

149. Blue Tit Parus caeruleus ultramarinus 09/05/2009 Tamri

150. Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 10/05/2009 Sidi de Bourhaba

151. Southern Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor elegans 05/05/2009 Marrakech

152. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 09/05/2009 Tamri

153. Black-billed Magpie Pica pica mauretanica 06/05/2009 Agadir

154. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 11/05/2009 N' Zala

155. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 11/05/2009 N' Zala

156. Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

157. Common Raven Corvus corax 09/05/2009 Cap Ghir

158. Atlas Raven Corvus corax tingitanus 10/05/2009 El Hajeb

159. Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 05/05/2009 Marrakech

160. House Sparrow Passer domesticus 05/05/2009 Marrakech

161. Desert Sparrow Passer simplex 08/05/2009 Aoussard 41km west

162. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 12/05/2009 Aguemous

163. Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

164. European Serin Serinus serinus 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

165. European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 06/05/2009 Agadir

166. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis carduelis 06/05/2009 Agadir

167. Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina 06/05/2009 Oued Massa

168. Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys githaginea 06/05/2009 Oued Syed

169. Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 12/05/2009 Ait Barkla

170. House Bunting Emberiza striolata 05/05/2009 Marrakech

171. Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra 10/05/2009 El Hajeb

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