4 May 2016 – More Namaqua Doves at Mijk
A male Namaque Dove (Oena capensis, Tourterelle du Cap) was at Mijk on 13 April. It was not seen again on 3rd May but there were two birds, seemingly an adult female and ?? (your thoughts are welcome... Read More
2 May 2016 – Records at Melilla and in Eastern Morocco, April 2016
Synthèse des observations réalisées en avril 2016 à Melilla et dans le Maroc Oriental par Diego Jerez et al. On trouvera dans http://avesynaturanorteafricanas.blogspot.fr plus de détails et de ... Read More
2 May 2016 – A big year at Oued Jenna
The area of Oued Jenna is fantastic: a lot of species are still breeding. Franck was there yesterday and sends these pictures (‘2016 est vraiment une grosse année. Toutes les espèces se repro... Read More
29 April 2016 – Moorhen breeding at Mijk
Nouvelle reproduction de la Gallinule Poule-d’eau (Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus) à la ferme de Mijk dans l’arrière-pays de Dakhla : au moins 5 jeunes de quelques jours le 28 avril (F. Ch... Read More
28 April 2016 – More on Little Owls on the road to Awserd
Un oiseau photographié à 10 km avant l’Oued Jenna le 24 avril (Mohamed Mediani et al.) A Gleib Jediane / Tachektant : les trois jeunes sont toujours au nid le 28 avril (Franck Chevalier, voir po... Read More
24 April 2016 – Golden Nightjar, Sudan Golden Sparrow and Short-toed Eagle at Oued Jenna
Peter Stronach and Bob Swann have just returned back from a trip to Western Sahara along the Aousserd road: ‘We recorded Golden Nightjar and a single juvenile Sudan Golden Sparrow whilst birding... Read More
23 April 2016 – New paper in Go-South Bulletin
A new paper is available in Go-South Bulletin: Guerreiro, R. ; Boratyński, Z. ; Cunha, J. ; Maaloum, H. ; Mappes, T. ; El Agbani, M.A. & Qninba, A. 2016. Diversity of mammals in the Lower Drâa ... Read More
22 April 2016 – African Golden Wolf in the Atlantic Sahara
‘… In March 2015 we deployed a number of camera traps in massifs in the Western Sahara with the aim of documenting the assemblage of carnivores present. The massifs are large, sand-blasted basalt ... Read More