16 April 2019 – The Glossy Ibis colony of Rabat
‘Mohammed Hilmi and I have been monitoring the Glossy Ibis colony in Rabat and this last Sunday (February 14th), along with Hassan Hassani, we managed to get a better idea about its actual size — ... Read More
14 April 2019 – A Yellow-browed Warbler at Yasmina
A Yellow-browed Warbler captured on 13 April at Yasmina near Merzouga. The bird showed some fat, perhaps suggesting a long flight and thus, coming from S Sahara (Marc Illas, Georg Gruber, Armando Aisp... Read More
13 April 2019 – The Dunn’s Lark at Merzouga
(updated 17 April 2019, record of Javi Elorriaga Bts 30 March, John L. Muddeman 14 April) The Dunn’s Lark is now well known from the Aousserd road (Inner Oued Ad Deheb, Atlantic Sahara). Outside of ... Read More
12 April 2019 – A new breeding record of Great Spotted Cuckoo
There are only a few breeding records of Great Spotted Cuckoo in Morocco, including hosts feeding young from early April (near Taroudant, 3 and 4 April 1990 – Maumary & Duperrex 1991) to end Apr... Read More
11 April 2019 – Other news from the region of Aousserd
A recent trip provided a big flock of Desert Sparrows with 150+ birds and 7 Golden Sudan Sparrows at Oued Chiaf (Golden Nightjar is still in the same breeding area), another big flock of Desert Sparr... Read More
10 April 2019 – A presumed hybrid Collared x Pied Flycatcher at Yasmina
An adult male (presumed) hybrid Collared x Pied Flycatcher ringed at Yasmina this morning (Marc Illa, Ivan Maggini, Armando Aispuro and Georg Gruber)... Read More
9 April 2019 – A Franklin’s Gull at Merzouga
A cracking adult Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan at Merzouga lake yesterday 8 April afternoon – And still the Grey Phalarope there (Marc Illa, Ivan Maggini and Georg Gruber). Onzième menti... Read More
8 April 2019 – Records in SE Morocco
From 28 March to 3 April, a one-week birding trip in SE Morocco for Limosa Holidays brought me from Marrakech via the High Atlas and Boumalne Dadès to Merzouga and back again. In the Merzouga area, m... Read More