24 May 2015 – Red-necked Nightjar at Nouakchott
A Mauritanian record of Red-necked Nightjar: a bird captured today at Nouakchott by M.L. Khayya (info. A. Qninba). This date is late for the spring passage through Mauritania (Browne 1981, Isenmann e... Read More
23 May 2015 – Another Namaqua Dove at Safia
A second Namaqua Dove discovered at Safia yesterday, in addition to the fist seen on 19 May (Abdeljebbar Qninba & ANI). This one has a very short tail. ... Read More23 May 2015 – Iberian Flycatcher in Morocco
After an analysis made by Andrea Corso et al. on the identification of Atlas Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera (to be published in the next issue of Dutch Birding), Arnoud van den Berg warns that... Read More
22 May 2015 – Many European Honey Buzzards found dead at Imlily
At least 20 European Honey Buzzards and an Egyptian Vulture found dead at Imlily (South-East of Dakhla) yesterday. They probably died after drinking the Imlily hyper salted water, following the siroc... Read More
19 May 2015 – Nightjars near Dakhla
No Egyptian Nightjar on the Awserd road but two Red-necked and at least one European Nightjar at Mijk on 16 May (Franck Chevalier)... Read More19 May 2015 – A Namaqua Dove at Safia
Excellent year for rarities in the Atlantic Sahara: a Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis, Tourterelle masquée, Tórtola de El Cabo) at Safia today (Abdeljebbar Qninba). There were only two previous records ... Read More
17 Mai 2015 – Du nouveau sur les ‘petits martinets sombres’ des Haha
La présence de ces martinets sombres au nord d’Agadir constitue une énigme qui agite l’ornithologie marocaine depuis 40 ans. Les multiples observations de petits martinets sombres dans la régio... Read More
15 May 2015 – A Golden Nightjar at Awserd
A Golden Nightjar Caprimulgus eximius found dead on the road to Awserd, 3 May 2015. First confirmed record for Morocco and the Western Palearctic (Jurek D., Surfbirds) Cet engoulevent sahélien av... Read More