4.3.2014/TReunala  

 

21.2.  Drive  from   Agadir  airport  via  Massa  and  Tiznit  to  Guelminand  then  toFort  Bou-­‐Jerif.    4  hours,  about  230  km.(Mohamed  Bargache  Guide,Tel  :+212615885199,Email  :mbargache@gmail.com),  and  Frederick  &Jean-­‐Claud  from  Tiznit.Birds  after  GuelminOen  des  3andOen  moe1male.At  F  B-­‐J  river  shoreBut  ruf  1  ,Fal  tin  1,Ath  noc  (Little  owl)  2+1+2,  Pyc  bar  (bulbul)  5  and  Gal  cri  5  &Gal  the  1  larks.  

 

River  at  Fort  Bou-­‐Jerif                                                                                                                  Whale  skeleton  at  FB-­‐J  

22.2.  Birding  with  Mohamed  at  road  side  west  of  Guelmin8.30-­‐9Ram  clo  (Thick-­‐billed  lark)  1  male,Buc  git  (Trumpeter  finch)  2.  Then  drive  toTan  Tan  road;  10  km  south  of  Guelmin  at  River  Sayad  bridge45  min:Phy  tro  3,  Phy  col  2,  Ant  pra  1,  Mot  alb  1,  Car  car  5.  Then  drive  5  km  S  Boukla  Bridge45  min.;Cha  dub  3,Tri  neb  1,  His  rus  10,  Pho  mou  (Moussier´s  redstart)  1  male,  Oen  (lugens)  halophila  (Western  Mourning  Wheater)  1male.  Then  drive  SW  about  35  kmwhere  1  ½  h  birding  at  desert  in  the  best  “lark  site”.Mel  cal(Calandra  lark)  3,  Rha  clo  (Thick-­‐billed)  6,  Amn  des  (Desert)  20,  Amn  cin  (Bar-­‐tailed)  10,  Cal  bra  (Short-­‐toed)  5,  Ala  ala  (Hoopoe)  10,    Ere  bil  (Temmick´s  )  1,  Gal  cri  5.    North  side  of  the  road;  Cur  cur  (Cream-­‐coloured  courser)  3,  Col  liv  4,  Lan  mer  2,  Oen  des  5,  Oen  oen  1  (Common  wheater),  Mot  fla  2,  Ant  cam  2.  Then  drive  back  to100  km  site  (to  Tiznit)  where  1  ½  h  walk  to  small  hill  SE  from  the  road.Birds;  Rha  clo  3,  Buc  git  3+3+5,  Amn  des&cin  10,  Gal  cri  3.Back  at  FB-­‐J  at  15.20  whereUpu  epo  1,  Pas  dom  5,  Str  dec1,  Apu  pal(Pallid  swift)  1.  At  16.10  drive  back  toGuelmin,  then  to  the  coast  via  Sidi  Ifni  to  Tiznit  and  then  toAgadir  (Tagadirt  Apart  hotel)  where  at21.30.    

 

 

Avibase: Marocco Species: 476 Howard&Moore Lifer/Race/2´nd, 3´rd

View  at  road  west  from  Guelmin                                                                          Mohamed  at  hill  near  the  100  km  road  stop  

 

23.2Birding  at  Qued  Souss  river  side  (8-­‐10).Lot  of  resting  birds  in  river  banks;  Pha  car  maroccanus  15,  Egr  gar  3,  Pta  leu(Spoonbill)  6,  Ard  cin  10,  Fla  rub  50  (Greater  Flamingo),  Tad  tad  3,  Ana  cly  25,  Lar  mic  300,  Lar  fus  10,  Lar  genei  1,    Lar  rid  100,  Ste  san  6,  Num  arq  30,  Lim  lap  5,  Him  him  30,  Rec  avo  2,  Hae  ost  50,  Plu  squ  30,  Tri  neb  3,  Tri  tot  5,  Tri  och  1,  Act  hyp  3,  Cal  min  3,  Pan  hal  1,  Fal  tin  1,  Pic  pic  maroc  10,  Mot  alb  sub  1,  Pyc  bar  xx,  Hir  rus  50,  Rip  rip  3,  Del  urb  2,  Par  maj  1x,  Syl  mel  10,  Cis  jun  2.  Col  liv  10,  Str  dec  2.  

 

Qued  Souss  river                                                                                                            Qued  Souss  “marsh”  vegetation  

Then  drive  toMassa/Wassau  Camping  Beach  area(12-­‐13)  Birds;  Ger  ere  (Northern  bald  ibis)  63,  Bur  ode  (Thick  knee)  25,  Upu  epo  1,  Pho  mou  1  male&female,  Phy  tro  1,  Ant  pra  1,  Chl  chl  1.                                                                                                                                                          Then  drive  back  to  S  to  the  shore  of  brackish  lake  (about  700  m  long)  where  birding  1  h.  Pta  leu  1,  Ple  fal  (Glossy  ibis)  70,Pha  car  30.  Ana  pla  1  male,  Tac  ruf  5,  Ful  atr  5,  Gal  chl  10,  Fal  tin  1k,  Str  tur  3,  Str  sen  5,    Hir  rus  5,  Rip  pal  (Plain  martin)  1+1,  Pyc  bar  20,  Tur  mer  5,  Syl  mel  5,  Cis  jun  5,  Fri  coe  africana  2,  Chl  chl  4,  Ser  ser  1,  Emb  cia  (Rock  bunting)  3,  Emb  cirlus  (Cirl  bunting)  5  (1m,  2f),  Emb  sahari  (House  bunting)  1.  Then  drive  backwards  toMassa  Reserve  (15.30-­‐17)  where  walk  on  the  ”river”  side  near  to  the  sea.  Birds:  Pha  car  30,  Ard  cin  7,  Pan  hal  1,  Lar  sp  500  sitting  on  the  dunes,  most  of  them  Lar  mic,  Lar  fus  50,  Lar  gen  30,  Ste  san  30  Gel  nil  (Gull-­‐billed  tern)  2,  Act  hyp  1,  Cal  min  2Lan  senator1,  Tchagra  senegalus  1+2,  Car  can  6.    

 

 

Bald  ibises  at  sand  dunes  

 

 

24.2  Paradise  Valley.Drive  on  road  7022  up  to  La  Tifnit  willage(32  km)  where  birding  along  the  river  banks  which  palm  covered  and  small  banana  etc.  cultivations.Birds;  Cot  cot  1,  Pyc  bar  20,  Tur  mer  5,  Fri  coe  afr  30,  Par  maj  5,  Syl  mys  5,  Syl  atr  5  (m  &f),  Eri  rub  2x,  Phy  tro  5,  Pas  dom  20,  Car  car  1,  Emb  cir  5,  Emb  sah  1.  Then  drive  up  to  Imouzzier  village  where  birding  at  road  side.  Birds;Tur  mer  3,  Fri  coe  3,  Par  maj  3,  Car  spi  5  up  in  the  hill  side,  Emb  cia  3,  Emb  sah  7,  tosi  hyvin  ja  läheltä  näkyi.  Then  back  and  at  the  gorge  two  stops.  Birds;  Pho  och  1  m,  Mot  cit  1,  Fri  coe  1.No  wheaters.  Back  at  Agadir  airport  at  1  o´clock.  

 

 

View  at  La  Tifnit  village.                                                                                                        View  from  the  road  at  gorge  area    

 

 

 

                       Road  going  up  beside  the  dry  river                                                                        View  from  Imoussier  village  

 

 

 

 

21.2 22.2 23.2 24.2 Total species97Daily speciesUusiaDaily new 131

3 33 27

72 49

276

Lifers 4 3 1 Active birding15h/in car19h 1/4 6/7 6/5 2/3 6.5species/h Costs 790e; 8.2e/species Phasianidae Barbary Partridge Punapyy p.54 Alectoris barbara Double-spurred Francolin Kannusfrankoliini p.52 Francolinus bicalcaratus Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 1 Anatidae Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope American Wigeon Anas americana Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 25 Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Common Teal Anas crecca Marbled Teal Mar. angustirostris Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 5 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Slavonian or Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 50 Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Black Stork Ciconia nigra European White Stork Ciconia ciconia 30 Threskiornithidae Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita 63 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 70 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 7 Ardeidae Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta 3 Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis Phalacrocoracidae Long-tailed Cormorant/Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Great Cormorant Phal. carbomaroccanus 55 Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 1 1 1 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Barbary Falcon p.120 Falco pelegrinoides Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus 2 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Black Kite Milvus migrans Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Northern Harrier/Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Dark Chanting Goshawk p.114 Melierax metabates Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo Long-legged Buzzard p. 107 Buteo rufinuscirtensis 1 Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Otididae Great Bustard Otis tarda Arabian Bustard ? Ardeotis arabs Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Corncrake Crex crex Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Common Coot Fulica atra 5 Burhinidae Eurasian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 25 Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 50 Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 22 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 2 Charadriidae Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Grey Plover/Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 30 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 2 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 3 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Scolopacidae

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Great Snipe Gallinago media Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 5 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 30 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Redshank Tringa totanus 5 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1 1 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta 5 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Dunlin Calidris alpina Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Glareolidae Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor 3 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Black-winged Pratincole p.136 Glareola nordmanni Laridae Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Gull sp. Larus sp. 2 500 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 200 Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 70 Grey-hooded Gull Larus cirrocephalus Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 100 Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 30 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Little Gull Larus minutus Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 2 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 30 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 5 sp Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Little Tern Sterna albifrons Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Black Tern Chlidonias niger Pteroclididae Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Jouhihietakyyhky p.212 Pterocles alchata Spotted Sandgrouse Täplähietakyyhky Pterocles senegallus Black-bellied Sandgrouse Hietakyyhky Pterocles orientalis Crowned Sandgrouse Kruunuhietakyyhky Pterocles coronatus Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pitsihietakyyhky Pterocles lichtensteinii Columbidae Rock Dove Columba livia 5 4 20 10 Stock Dove Columba oenas Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 2 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 1 20 5 Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Psittacidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Cuculidae Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Strigidae Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Desert Eagle-Owl Aavikkohuuhkaja p.222 Bubo ascalaphus Little Owl Athene noctua 5 Marsh Owl Afrikansuopöllö p.228 Asio capensis Caprimulgidae Red-necked Nightjar Ruosteniskakehr. P.234 Caprimulgus ruficollis European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Egyptian Nightjar Aavikkokehrääjä, Kesä Caprimulgus aegyptius Apodidae Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Common Swift Apus apus Plain Swift Madeirankiitäjä p.236 Apus unicolor Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 1 Little Swift Apus affinis White-rumped Swift Kafferikiitäjä Apus caffer Coraciidae European Roller Coracias garrulus Alcedinidae Common Kingfisher Meropidae Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Vihermehiläissyöjä p.240

Merops persicus

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Upupidae Common Hoopoe Upupa epops 1 3 1 Picidae Northern Wryneck Jynx torquilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Levaillant's Woodpecker Atlaksenvihert. p.242 Picus vaillantii Malaconotidae Black-crowned Tchagra Pensaslepink. p.356 Tchagra senegalus 3 Laniidae Red-backed Shrike p.356 Lanius collurio Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis 2 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1 1 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Corvidae Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Common Magpie p360 Pica picamauritanica 5 20 2 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Crow Corvus albus Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Common Raven Corvus corax Paridae Great Tit Parus major 1x 5 Blue Tit Parus caeruleus Coal Tit Parus ater

Crested Tit Parus cristatus Remizidae Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Hirundinidae Plain Martin Pikkutörmäpääsky p.258 Riparia paludicola 2 Collared Sand Martin/Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 5 2 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 10 20 70 5 Eurasian Crag Martin Kalliopääsky Ptyonoprogne rupestris Pale Crag Martin Aavikkopääsky Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Rock Martin Afrikan kalliopääsky Ptyonoprogne fuligula Northern House Martin Delichon urbicum 3 1 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Alaudidae Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 10 Thick-billed Lark p.254 Ramphocoris clotbey 9 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 3 Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura 10 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 20 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 5 Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni DuPont's Lark Chersophilus duponti Crested Lark Galerida cristata 5 30 20 3 Thekla Lark Galerida theklae 1 Woodlark Lullula arborea Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Horned Lark/Shorelark Eremophila alpestris Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha 1 Cisticolidae Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 10 Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Cricket Warbler Spiloptila clamans Pycnonotidae Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 5 5 50 20 Sylviidae Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Sedge Warbler p.314 Acr.schoenobaenus Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Western Olivaceous W. Iberian kultarinta Iduna (pallida) opaca Melodious Warbler Taiturikultarinta, p.324 Hippolais polyglotta Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 3 10 5 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2 2 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 5 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 2? Orphean Warbler Lännenorfeuskerttu p.306 Sylvia hortensis Desert Warbler Saharankääpiökerttu p.310 Sylvia nana/deserti Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda Tristram's Warbler Atlaskerttu p.312 Sylvia deserticola Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala 10 10

Timaliidae Fulvous Babbler Saharantimali p.360 Turdoides fulva Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Regulidae Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Troglodytidae Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Sittidae Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Certhiidae Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Sturnidae European Starling p.370 Sturnus vulgaris Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 3 1 Turdidae Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 2 10 10 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Muscicapidae European Robin Erithacus rubecula 2x Rufous Scrub Robin p.276 Cercotrichas galactotes Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Moussier's Redstart Sepelleppälintu p.280 Phoenicurus moussieri 1 5 3 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus 5 Buff-rumped Wheatear Laulutasku p.290 Oenanthe moesta 1 Isabelline Wheatear Arotasku p.282 Oenanthe isabellina Northern WheatearAtlaksenkivitasku p.282 O. oenanthe(seebohmi) 1 Black-eared Wheatear Rusotasku p.284 Oenanthe hispanica Desert Wheatear Aavikkotasku p.290 Oenanthe deserti 3 5 Mourning Wheatear Lännen surutasku p.286 Oenanthe (lugens) halophila 1 White-crowned Black Wheatear Kalottit. p.288 Oenanthe leucopyga Black Wheatear Mustatasku p.288 Oenanthe leucura Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied FlycatcherAtlaksensieppo p.340 Kesä F. hypoleucaspeculigera Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus 10 xx 10 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 2 Desert Sparrow Aavikkovarpunen p.374 Passer simplex Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Prunellidae Dunnock Prunella modularis Motacillidae Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 2 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1 White Wagtail p.269 Motacilla albasubpersonata 1 2 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 2 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1 2 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Fringillidae Chaffinch p.377 Fringilla coelebsafricana 2 20 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla European Serin Serinus serinus 3 European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 10 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 5 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 5 5 1 Citril Finch p.380 Carduelis citrinella Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina 10 Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 13 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Red Crossbill p.386 Loxia curvirostrapoliogyna Emberizidae Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Western Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 3 2 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 3 10 House BuntingKyläsirkku p.402 Emberiza (striolata) sahari 1 8 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus