Extraits de l’excellent rapport de Tim Jones (avec Jonnie Fisk, Stephen Menzie et Oliver Metcalf ; http://timsbirding.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/moroccowestern-sahara_7.html), guidés par Mohamed Lamine (ANI) dans la région de Dakhla

• Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla : 10 Dark-bellied birds in Dakhla Bay on 30/01
• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea: 2 in Dakhla Bay on 30/01
• European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus: Plenty noted offshore from Dakhla with 20+ seen on 30/01 etc
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta: a presumed hybrid Little x Western Reef (E.gularis) at Oued Massa on 04/02

• Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia: Plenty noted around Dakhla including several colour ringed birds.
• Black Kite Milvus migrans: Just 1 seen the whole trip, at Oued Jenna on 01/02
• Peregrine Falco peregrinus brookei: 1 over Dakhla on 30/01
• Heuglin’s Gull Larus heuglini: a presumed juv at Khniffis Lagoon on 03/02

• Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus: at least 4 adults at Khniffis Lagoon on 03/02
• Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus: a juv at Khniffis Lagoon on 03/02 had been present sev weeks before
• Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius : a single just north of Dakhla on our way back from Bir Anzarane on 02/02
• Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus: 1 flushed out of Oued on 02/02
• Barn Owl Tyto alba: 1 hunting over Oued Saquiat Al-Hamra at a nightime stop on 29 or 30/01
• (African) Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni dunni: 3 showed well at KM 205 along the Aousserd Road on 02/02
• Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Eremopterix nigriceps albifrons: an impressive flock of 30+ at Oued Jenna on 01/02
• Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula: 2 at Oued Jenna on 01/02
• House Martin Delichon urbicum: Various birds seen with plenty in with Swallow flock at Oued Saquiat Al-Hamra
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus : 3 at Khniffis Lagoon on 03/02 and 4+ at Oued Massa on 04/02
• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea: 1 at Khniffis Lagoon on 03/02
• Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta saharae : At least 3 were at Oued Boukila on 29/01 and Another in scrub near a sign for Centre Bir Anzarane north of Dakhla on 30/01
• Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans: After struggling to find any in Oued Jenna and none at any other likely looking habitat patches along the Aousserd Road on 01/02 it was a surprise to find at least 4 at KM205 on the Aousserd Road on 02/02 whilst trying to re-locate the Dunn’s Larks.
• Western Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis: a single in Oued Jenna on 02/02
• Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus: One of the undoubted highlights of the trip, following up a report of a single male we were shocked to find 28+ at Bir Anzarane! More details here including how to see them if planning a trip  http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=4863
• Linnet Carduelis cannabina: heard flying over at Oued Sayed
• Greenfinch Chloris chloris: at Oued Sayed on 29/01