MOROCCO
TRIP LIST
October 27 - November 8, 2000
MOROCCO |
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Day 1: Lac de Sidi Bourhaba; Merdja Zerga; Moullay Bousselham
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| Little Grebe | 10 at Sid Bourhaba, and common at Massa | |
| Great Crested Grebe |
4 at Sidi Bourhaba and >100 at Barrage 'El Mansour' |
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| Cory's Shearwater | >100 off Cape Rhir | |
| Mediterranean Shearwater |
2 off the coast at Oued Sous and 8off Cape Rhir all where Balearic P.y. mauretanicus |
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| Gannet |
Several seen off Moullay Bousselham, common off Cape Rhir |
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| Great Cormorant |
Common at Sidi Bourhaba and Barrage 'El Mansour'. The Moroccan race P.c. maroccanuswas common at Oued Sous and Massa |
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| Cattle Egret | Common west of the Atlas Mts | |
| Squacco Heron | 3 seen at Oued Loukkos, 1 at Massa | |
| Little Egret | Common in wetlands | |
| Western Reef Heron | 1 flyby at Oued Sous (EB) | |
| Gray Heron | Common in wetlands | |
| Great White Egret | 1 at Massa | |
| White Stork |
Seen around cities and an impressive flock of c. 75 coming into roost at Barrage 'El Mansour' |
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| Glossy Ibis |
Small group at Oued Loukkos, larger numbers at Massa |
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| Bald Ibis |
4 on the north side of Tamri estuary, 28 4km north of Tamri |
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| Spoonbill | 6 at Oued Sous | |
| Greater Flamingo |
4 at Merdja Zerga, 6 at Barrage 'El Mansour', >500 at Massa, >100 at Oued Sous |
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| Ruddy Shelduck | >100 at Barrage 'El Mansour' | |
| Gadwall | 2 at Massa | |
| Teal | 10 at Barrage 'El Mansour' | |
| Mallard | Found in most wetlands | |
| Northern Pintail | 4 at Massa, several N. of Safi | |
| Northern Shoveler | Common in wetlands | |
| Marbled Teal | >200 at Massa, several N. of Safi | |
| Pochard | 4 at Sidi Bourhaba, common at Massa | |
| Tufted Duck | 6 at Massa | |
| Common (Black) Scoter | 3 flying along coastline at Moullay Bousselham | |
| Osprey | 1 each at Oued Loukkos, Massa and Oued Sous | |
| Bonelli's Eagle | A pair over the Gorge du Todra, and a pair over the Tiz 'n'Test | |
| Booted Eagle | 1 flying away S. of El Jadida (AB) | |
| Long-legged Buzzard |
Seen most days, though never more than 2. This is the No. African race B.r. cirtensis |
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| Sparrowhawk |
2 at Sidi Bourhaba, 1 in the Zaers, Massa and at Tiouti Palmery |
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| Black-shouldered Kite | 1 N. of Rabat, 2 in the Sous Valley, 1 at Massa | |
| Marsh Harrier |
>20 at Sidi Bourhaba, 2 at Barrage 'El Mansour', Massa and between Safi and El Jadida |
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| Hen Harrier | 2 males at Sidi Bourhaba | |
| Lesser Kestrel | 2 at the Tiouti Palmery and 2 at Massa | |
| Eurasian Kestrel | Seen everyday including 1 at Dayet Sjri at Merzouga | |
| Lanner Falcon |
1 at Merzouga, a pair feeding in Sous Valley all of the No. African race F.b. erlangeri |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
2 feeding at Aoulouz Gorge of the Mediterranean race F.p.brookei |
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| Barbary Falcon | 2 seen, including one calling at Aoulouz Gorge | |
| Barbary Partridge |
Several in the Zaers, Oued Sous and Tamri as well as a group of c.25 along the road N. of Ouarzazate |
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| Double-spurred Francolin | 8calling and in flight in the Zaers | |
| Quail | A single bird heard at Freija (AB) | |
| Spotted Crake | 1 in sewer stream at Barrage 'El Mansour' | |
| Purple Swamp-hen | 1 at Sidi Bourhaba | |
| Moorhen | Several at Massa and Oued Sous | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | 13 at Sid1 Bourhaba | |
| Coot |
Common at Massa and Barrage 'El Mansour'. 2 seen at a pond in the Zaers |
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| Oystercatcher |
1 at Moullat Bousselham, 3 at oued Loukkos, c.20 at Oued Sous |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Common at Oued Loukkos, Massa and Oued Sous | |
| Avocet | 1 at Barrage 'El Mansour', 6 at Oued Sous | |
| Stone-curlew | 1 at Freija | |
| Cream-colored Courser | 2 S. of Erfoud, 1 at Merzouga at W. of Jorf, >20 S. of Safi | |
| Ringed Plover | Common in wetlands | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Common in wetlands | |
| Kentish Plover | 4 at Massa, common at Oued Sous | |
| Grey (Black-bellied) Plover | Several at Massa, Oued Sous and along coast N. of Safi | |
| Lapwing | c.25 at Oued Loukkos | |
| Red Knot | >20 at Moullay Bousselham, 2 at Oued Sous | |
| Sanderling | Small numbers along the coast | |
| Little Stint | Common in wetlands | |
| Ruddy Turnstone |
Several at Moullay Bousselham, Cape Rhir and El Jadida |
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| Dunlin |
The Western European race C.a. schinziiseen in small numbers in wetlands and along the coast |
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| Curlew Sandpiper | 7 at Massa and 1 at Oued Sous | |
| Redshank | Small numbers in wetlands | |
| Greenshank | Small numbers in wetalnds | |
| Green Sandpiper |
Several at Barrage 'El Mansour', Masssa, Oued Sous and N. of Safi |
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| Common Sandpiper | 2 at Oued Loukkos, 'El Mansour' and Massa, 4 at Oued Sous | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | >300 at Merdja Zerga, smaller numbers at Massa, Oued Sous | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | 1 at Massa, c.10 at Oued Sous | |
| Whimbrel | 1 at El Jadida | |
| Curlew | 8 at Oued Loukkos, 3 at Oued Sous and 2 N. of Safi | |
| Snipe |
2 at Oued Loukkos, 12 at 'El Mansour' and 2 at Oued Sous |
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| Ruff | 1 reeve at Oued Loukkos | |
| Great Skua | 1 at Cape Rhir | |
| Pomarine Skua | 2 at Oued Sous, c. 8 at Cape Rhir | |
| Parasitic Skua | c. 12 at Cape Rhir | |
| Audouin's Gull |
18 at Massa, 13 at Oued Sous and several N. of Safi. Mostly adults |
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| Yellow-legged Gull |
Small numbers along the coast and at Massa of the Southern European race L.c. michahellis |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larger numbers of the Western European race L.f. graellsii along the coast and at Massa and Oued Sous |
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| Black-headed Gull | Smaller numbers along the coast and at Massa and Oued Sous | |
| Mediterranean Gull | 4 adults just S. of El Jadida | |
| Sandwich Tern | >50 at Massa, and smaller numbers along the coast | |
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse |
Several small flocks in the Sous Valley including 13 at Freija and 8 at Barrage Youssef Bentachfin |
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| Rock Dove |
Everday….'real ones' at Gorges du Ziz, Gorges du Todra and Oukaimeden |
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| Stock Pigeon | 1 flying in the Zaers | |
| Wood Pigeon | Common in the Zaers, Massa, Oued Sous | |
| Laughing Dove | 8 at Massa | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Common in residential areas | |
| 'Pharoah' Eagle Owl |
1 heard early morning on outskirts of Boumalne/Tagdilt Track, this being the No. African race B.b. ascalaphus (AB) |
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| Little Owl |
2 calling at Moullay Bousselham, 1 at Auberge Blue Soliel, 3 at Massa and 1 S. of Tamri |
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| Marsh Owl |
23 leaving their roost and flying over the marshes at Merdja Zerga |
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| Nightjar sp. | 2 seen in flight in the Zaers…. Red-necked ? | |
| Pallid Swift | 2 over the town of Tinerhir (AB) | |
| Little Swift | 3 in Rabat, 10 in Taroudannt and 4 in El Jadida | |
| White-rumped Swift | 1 at Massa, in with Plain Martin and Crag Martins | |
| Kingfisher | 1 at Oued Loukkos, 3 at Massa | |
| Hoopoe | 1 at Barrage 'El Mansour', and 1 in Sous Valley | |
| Wryneck | 1 at Massa | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1 at Dayet Aoua D.m. mauritanus and 2 at Tiz 'n' Test D.m.lynesi |
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| Levaillant's Green Woodpecker | 1 male at Oukaimeden | |
| Bar-tailed Lark |
This is the race A.c. arenicolor. 4 on Zeida Plain, more numerous at Merzouga |
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| Desert Lark |
Both nominate and Southern Morocco race A.d. payni seen west of Jorf. Several were also seen west of Ouarzazate |
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| Hoopoe Lark |
Several were seen at Erfoud, west of Jorf and on the Tagdilt Track with an astounding 12 in and around Merzouga |
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| Short-toed Lark | 8 near the cafés at Merzouga | |
| Lesser Short-toed Lark |
Large flocks of the race C.r. minoron the Tagdilt Track |
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| Dupont's Lark |
8 signing and playing hide-and-seek on the Zeida Plain |
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| Crested Lark |
Common in most locations. The North African race G.c.riggenbachi |
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| Thekla Lark |
Common in Erfoud and Tiz 'n' Test, all of the N.African raceG.t. erlangeri |
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| Sky Lark | 1 on the Tagdilt Track | |
| Temminck's Lark | 10 at Merzouga, large numbers on the Tagdilt Track | |
| Sand Martin (Bank Swallow) | 1 at Dayet Sjri, several in Vallee du Dades | |
| Plain Martin | 5 at Dayet Aoua and a couple at Massa | |
| Crag Martin |
Common at Erfoud, Gorge du Todra, Oukaimeden, Tiz 'n' Test, Massa and Ile de Mogador |
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| Barn Swallow |
Seen in Merzouga, Vallee du Dades, Sous Valley, and Massa |
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| Red-rumped Swallow | A small group seen at Freija | |
| House Martin |
Small numbers at Freija, Massa, Gorge du Todra and Dayet Aoua |
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| Tree Pipit | 2 at Massa | |
| Meadow Pipit |
Several at Oued Loukkos, Dayet Aoua, Sous, 5 at Oukaimeden |
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| Water Pipit | 2 at Barrage 'El Mansour' | |
| Pied Wagtail |
Several of the British Isles race M.a. yarrelli at Oued Loukkos and Zeida Plain. The 'Moroccan Wagtail' M.a.subpersonatawas seen on all other days and at most locations |
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| Yellow Wagtail |
The Spanish-North African race M.f. iberiae was seen at Oued Loukkos, Barrage 'El Mansour', Massa and Oued Sous |
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| Gray Wagtail | 1 at Sidi Bourhaba and 1 at Oukaimeden | |
| Common Bulbul | Common in residential, farmland and fertile valleys | |
| Alpine Accentor | 7 at Oukaimeden | |
| Robin | Common west of the Atlas Mts | |
| Black Redstart |
One or two of the European race P.o. gibraltariensis were seen most days, with >30 seen at Oukaimeden |
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| Redstart | 1 at Dayet Aoua, Sous Valley and Zaers | |
| Moussier's Redstart |
Common in the Sous Valley, several at Massa, Oued Sous, Tamri, Tiz 'n' Test, Oukaimeden, Merzouga, West of Jorf |
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| White-crowned Wheatear |
Common around Erfoud. Merzouga, West of Jorf, Vallee du Dades |
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| Black Wheatear |
Common around Erfoud, Merzouga, West of Jorf, Vallee du Dades and Oukaimeden, all of the No. Africa race O.l. syenitica |
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| (Northern) Wheatear |
2 at Valley du Dades, 1 on Tiz 'n' Tichka, 1 at Oued Sous |
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| Mourning Wheatear |
1 male of the North African race O.l.halophila north of Ouarzazate |
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| Red-rumped Wheatear |
2 at Zeida Plain, Merzouga, Tagdilt Track and Tiz 'n' Tichka |
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| Black-eared Wheatear | 1 male in Vallee du Dades | |
| Desert Wheatear |
North African race O.d. homochroaat Erfoud, 6 at Merzouga and several West of Jorf |
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| Stonechat |
Common seen every day in all habitats, all of the race S.t.rubicola |
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| Blue Rock Thrush |
2 north of Erfoud, 3 in Gorge du Todra, 1 at Oukaimenden and 2 at Aoulouz Gorge |
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| Blackbird |
NW African race T.m. mauretanicuscommon west of the Atlas Mts |
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| Song Thrush |
1 at Tiz 'n' Test and a large flock just south of the Ile de Mogador |
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| Mistle Thrush |
Several at Dayet Aoua, 1 at Oukaimeden and 1 north of Safi all of the North African race T.v. deichleri |
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| Zitting Cisticola |
Common in Sous Valley, Massa, Oued Sous and Sidi Bourhaba |
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| Cetti's Warbler | 2 at Massa | |
| Reed Warbler | 4 at Barrage 'El Mansour' and 2 at Massa | |
| Melodious Warbler |
A small group in the trees on the hotel grounds in Midelt (B&NM) |
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| Iberian Chiffchaff |
The newly split race P.c. brehmii, common everywhere |
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| Blackcap | One or two seen on most days | |
| Whitethroat | 1 on the Tiz 'n' Test, 2 at Oued Sous | |
| African Desert Warbler |
This new species of Sylvia, S.n. desertiwas seen once at Erfoud and 6 at Dayet Sjri |
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| Sardinian Warbler | The most common sylvia, seen on most days | |
| Subalpine Warbler | 1 was seen at Dayet Sjri | |
| Spectacled Warbler | 4 at Dayet Sjri | |
| Tristram's Warbler |
2 of the Moroccan race S.d. maroccana, 1at 'chez Michel' and 1 at Dayet Sjri |
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| Dartford Warbler | 1 in the orchard at the Tagdilt Track | |
| Firecrest | 2 at Dayet Aoua, 1 on the Tiz 'n' Test | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | 1 at Sidi Bourhaba and 1 at Oued sous | |
| Pied Flycatcher |
2 in the Zaers and 1 at Tiouti Palmery of the race F.h.speculigera |
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| Coal Tit | 3 at Dayet Auoa and 3 on the Tiz 'n' Test | |
| Great Tit |
2 at Sidi Bourhaba, several in the Zaers and at Dayet Auoa, and 1 on the Tiz 'n' Test |
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| Blue Tit |
The NW African race P.c. ultramarinusseen at Sid Bourhaba, the Zaers,Gorge du Todra, Oukaimenden and Oued Sous |
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| Southern Grey Shrike |
Both sub-species L.m.algeriensisat Asilah, Sous Valley, Massa and between Safi and El Jadida, and L.m.elegansin Erfoud, Merzouga, Tagdilt Track, Sous Valley, Massa and Tamri |
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| Black-crowned Tchagra | 1 was heard in the Zaers, 4 seen at Freija | |
| Fulvous Babbler |
2 at 'chez Michel', 12 at Freija, 8 S. of Safi all the Moroccan race T.f. maroccanus |
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| Jay |
1 of the N. Moroccan race G.g. whitakeri in the Zaers, and several of the Atlas Mts race G.g. minoron the Tiz 'n' Tichka and Tiz 'n' Test |
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| Magpie |
The NW Africa race P.p. mauritanica, common west of the Atlas |
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| (Red-billed) Chough | c. 20 in the Middle Atlas, > 300 at Oukaimeden | |
| Alpine Chough | > 200 at Oukaimeden | |
| Brown-necked Raven | 3 in Merzouga | |
| Raven |
Several in the Zaers, Zeida Plain, Oukaimeden, Tamri these being smaller N. African race C.c. tingitanus |
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| Starling | Several seen at Oued Loukkos | |
| Spotless Starling | Common in residential areas | |
| House Sparrow | Common | |
| Spanish Sparrow | Small groups at Freija and 1 at Massa | |
| Desert Sparrow | 12 at Merzouga, of the race P.s. saharae | |
| Rock Sparrow |
8 at Dayet Aoua, several at Erfoud and > 12 at Oukaimeden |
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| Chaffinch |
The NW African race F.c. africanawas common in the mountains and to the west. >50 of the nominate race at Oukaimeden |
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| Serin |
Several at Dayet Aoua, 'chez Michel', Oukaimeden, Sous Valley, Massa and Oued Sous |
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| Greenfinch | Common in the Atlas and to the west | |
| Goldfinch | Common west of the Atlas Mts | |
| Linnet | A small flock seen at Asilah | |
| Crimson-winged Finch |
>300 at Oukaimeden of the dull isolated NW African race R.s. aliena |
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| Trumpeter Finch |
>40 west of Jorf and 4 at Tadgilt Track of the NW African race B.g. zedlittzi |
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| Common (Red) Crossbill | Several at Dayet Aoua | |
| Cirl Bunting |
2 at Dayet Aoua, 1 Oukaimeden, 2 Tiz 'n' Test, 3 in the Sous Valley |
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| Rock Bunting |
Individuals at Gorge du Todra, Vallee du Dades, Oukaimeden and Tiz 'n' Test |
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| House Bunting |
Western race E.s. sahari, in Jorf, Taroudannt, Massa |
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| Corn Bunting | 2 at Freija |
**Note: Species seen by only one individual has their initials in brackets |
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