11 November 2018 – Records near Agadir and Goulimine

Posted on 11/11/2018 by Go-South

In a week’s birding around Agadir and Guelmim (Goulimime) from 27 October to 3 November 2018, together with a Limosa Holidays group, various migrant birds were seen. At Tamri river mouth we foun... Read More

9 November 2018 – News from the interior of Dakhla

Posted on 09/11/2018 by Go-South

Nico from Dakhla Rovers comes back from 2 visits in the interior of Dakhla. Aousserd/Laglat: some rain but less than what was expected. 2 Pale Rock Martins Ptyonoprogne obsoleta at Laglat and many Uro... Read More

8 November 2018 – Pelagic from Agadir

Posted on 08/11/201807/11/2018 by Go-South

With seven Limosa birders from England and Scotland, Arnoud van den Berg did a pelagic off Agadir on 29 October 2018. Because the boat had a motor problem, they stayed at sea for more than 10 hours, m... Read More

7 November 2018 – Remarkable Osprey migration

Posted on 07/11/201806/11/2018 by Go-South

Long and unusual migration by a juvenile Scottish Osprey. It left Brittany on 25 September at 15:40 and flew non-stop for 2,522 km averaging 53 kph/33 mph, taking 1d 23h 30m to reach Africa. Strong ea... Read More

6 November 2018 – Autumn breeding in the Atlantic Sahara

Posted on 06/11/2018 by Go-South

Abdeljebbar Qninba et ses collègues avaient déjà noté une ponte (2 œufs) de Sirli du désert Alaemon alaudipes près de Boukra le 21 octobre (https://go-south.grepom.org/?p=5936). Ils viennent de... Read More

5 November 2018 – Great Black-backed and Kelp Gulls at Khnifiss

Posted on 05/11/201804/11/2018 by Go-South

At least 3 Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus and one Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus at Khnifiss on 31 October. Khnifiss is the only spot in the World where these two species meet (B. Maire, Facebook... Read More

4 November 2018 – A young Finnish Pallid Harrier in Morocco

Posted on 04/11/201804/11/2018 by Go-South

Un jeune Busard pâle Circus macrourus est suivi en migration : il a traversé le Détoit de Gibraltar le 28 octobre et se trouve près de Casablanca le 2 novembre (LAJI.FI)... Read More

2 November 2018 – Sparrow migration through the Strait of Gibraltar

Posted on 02/11/201801/11/2018 by Go-South

Un phénomène peu connu : la migration des Moineaux de l’Europe vers le Maroc à travers le Détroit de Gibraltar. Durant les derniers jours d’octobre, Alejandro Onrubia et ses collègues ont co... Read More

30 October 2018 – A Pallid Harrier at Akhfenir

Posted on 30/10/201829/10/2018 by Go-South

Lors d’une visite ornithologique au Sahara atlantique marocain du 18 au 25 octobre 2018, l’équipe formée de A. Qninba, A.Z. El Agbani , M. Radi et A. Rihane a photographié un Busard pâle pr�... Read More