1 March 2018 – Recent records of rare species to Morocco

Posted on 01/03/201801/03/2018 by Go-South

White Heron (Ardea cinerea monicae): one at Pointe de la Sarga, Dakhla, 23 February (Daniel Benders) Baillon’s Crake : one at Dar Bouazza, 22 February (Bob Endert) Great Black-backed Gull: one ... Read More

28 February 2018 – A record of Cuvier’s Gazelle near Tafraoute

Posted on 28/02/2018 by Go-South

A group of Cuvier’s Gazelle (one male, two females and one lamb probably) videoed near Tafraoute, Anti-Atlas, on 8 February 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw83tgUGWnU&feature=youtu.be (Lu... Read More

27 February 2018 – A Great Black-backed Gull at Rabat

Posted on 27/02/201828/02/2018 by Go-South

An immature Great Black-backed Gull near the Bou Regreg estuary at Rabat, 25 February. Other interesting gulls were a Common Gull and also a Slender-billed Gull, a species which is rarely seen around ... Read More

26 February 2018 – Range expansion of the Red Fox and another Golden Eagle electrocuted

Posted on 26/02/2018 by Go-South

L’observation d’un Renard roux (Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes) écrasé sur la route à 65 km au nord-est de Boujdour (26°29’6.37″N 13°56’8.42″W) le 3 janvier 2018 par Nuno Sant... Read More

23 February 2018 – Raptor migration at Jbel Moussa

Posted on 23/02/2018 by Go-South

Une bonne nouvelle ! Notre collègue Rachid El Khamlichi vient de prendre en charge la gérance d’un lodge au Jbel Moussa : c’est l’endroit idéal pour admirer la migration des rapaces sur... Read More

18 February 2018 – Records from Bir Anzarane

Posted on 18/02/2018 by Go-South

50 km north of Bir Anzarane (the « dunes » area), 13-16 February 2018: the weather was colder than expected for the season, rather cloudy with max day temperature registered with our car thermomet... Read More

14 February 2018 – A new trip report is available

Posted on 14/02/201814/02/2018 by Go-South

A new trip report is available: Dakhla and Aousserd, November 2017 Thanks to Jean Chevallier for sharing!... Read More

Hivernage de l’Erismature à tête blanche à Merja Fouwarate

Posted on 14/02/201815/10/2022 by Go-South

A new paper is available in Go-South Bulletin: Lahrouz, S. ; Dakki, M. & Hassani, H. 2018. Présence d’un effectif remarquable d’Erismatures à tête blanche Oxyura leucocephala dans un mar�... Read More

12 Février 2018 – A Short-eared Owl rescued

Posted on 13/02/201813/02/2018 by Go-South

Un Hibou des marais (Asio flammeus) trouvé blessé d’un coup de feu le 15 janvier près de Ben Slimane a été apporté à l’Association Marocaine de Fauconnerie et de Conservation des Rapaces (A... Read More

12 February 2018 – The spring migration of the Great Spotted Cuckoo in the Atlantic Sahara

Posted on 12/02/2018 by Go-South

Au Sahara Atlantique, le passage prénuptial du Coucou-geai est très précoce et étalé. Il débute parfois en novembre (huit observations, les plus précoces au sud de Goulimine le 3 novembre 2006)... Read More

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Birds and Nature in Morocco

Année : 2018