MOROCCO ALBUM
In March we took a group from Leeds RSPB to Agadir in Morocco. Our driver/guide kindly sent us the following photographs.
Thick-billed Lark
Moussier's Redstart
Temminck's Horned Lark
Stone Curlew
Woodchat Shrike
Bee-eaters
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Here are some of Phil's photographs from our previous visits to Morocco
Bald Ibis gathering nest material.
The world's population was confined to two small colonies in Morocco numbering less than 300. Recently a handful have been found in Syria.
Hopefully increased involvement by RSPB/Birdlife International will see these birds increasing.
Cream-coloured Courser
Levaillant's Green Woodpecker.
Black-crowned Tchagra - a skulker in coastal thickets near Agadir
Tristram's Warbler is endemic to the Atlas Mountains
Moroccan Magpie - an interesting endemic
Seebohm's Wheatear is endemic to the Western Atlas Mountains
African Chaffinch
The Black Wheatear is confined to the Iberian peninsula and Northwest Africa
Blue Rock Thrush is a common garden bird!
Rock Bunting occurs near houses at Oukaimeden
The Moroccan Wagtail has a striking face pattern.
African Blue Tit sports a sharp black face pattern
Beside the super birds, Morocco holds many other interesting creatures.
Migrants passing through can include Rufous Bushchat.
The localised Fulvous Babbler in the Sous valley
There are now two species of Crested Lark. Those inland in Morocco apparently represent a separate species.
This Lesser Crested Tern was resting on the beach at Tamri
Tristram's Warbler
Red-necked Nightjars feed over the King's Palace in Agadir.
Spoonbills over Oued Massa