| SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES SEEN MOROCCO March 4-19, 2005 | ||
| The first number is the maximum number of that species seen in one day | ||
| The second number is the maximum number of days that that species was seen | ||
| BIRDS | ||
| Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis | ||
| Common in freshwater lakes and lagoons along the coast. 200+/5 | ||
| Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus | ||
| Common in freshwater lakes, including breeders displaying at Sidi Bourhaba. 50+/4 | ||
| Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis | ||
| 5 at Sidi Bourhaba; 12 at Dayet Aouoa. 12/2 | ||
| North Gannet Morus bassanus | ||
| 6 off the coast at Moulay Bousselham; 40+ off Agadir & Cape Ghir. 40+/2 | ||
| Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo | ||
| Common along the coast and barrages.The race maroccanus at Massa and Souss. 65+/7 | ||
| Shag Phalacrocorax aeristotelis | ||
| 1flying over the surf at Cape Ghir of the Moroccan race riggenbachi | ||
| Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | ||
| 1 male at Massa | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| 50+ at Chellah; 1 at Massa. 50+/2 | ||
| Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides | ||
| 2 at Aoulouz Gorge; 8 at Massa; 3 at Souss. 8/3 | ||
| Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Abundant in agricultural areas and freshwater lakes along the coast. 100+/12 | ||
| Little Egret Egretta garzetta | ||
| Common in freshwater. 25/10 | ||
| Great White Egret Ardea alba | ||
| 1 at Barrage el Mansour | ||
| Gray Heron Ardea cinerea | ||
| Seen at lagoons and barrages; 30+ at Souss; 25+ at Massa. 30+/10 | ||
| Purple Heron Ardea purpurea | ||
| 1 at Aoulouz Gorge | ||
| White Stork Ciconia ciconia | ||
| Common in rural lowlands and a few in the Atlas, with many nests seen. 100+/14 | ||
| Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus | ||
| 210+ seen at Massa | ||
| Bald Ibis Geronticus eremite | ||
| 60+ at Tamri | ||
| Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia | ||
| Small numbers along coastal lagoons. 30+/5 | ||
| Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus | ||
| 40+ Sidi Bourhaba & Souss; 300+ at Merja Zerga; 34 at Barrage el Mansour. 300+/4 | ||
| Ruddy Shelduck Tadoma ferruginea | ||
| 100+ at Lac de Aguelmana; 17at Barrage El Mansour & 7 at Hassan; 2 at Aoulouz Gorge. 100+/5 | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon Anas Penelope | ||
| A pair at Massa | ||
| Gadwall Anas strepera | ||
| 25 at Dayet Aouoa; 2 at Massa. 25/2 | ||
| Mallard Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| The most common dabbling duck. 40/8 | ||
| Northern Pintail Anas clypeata | ||
| 10 at Sidi Bourhaba; 4 at Massa. 10/2 | ||
| Garganey Anas querquedula | ||
| 2 pairs at Barrage el Mansour and Massa. 2/2 | ||
| Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata | ||
| Common in lagoons, lakes and barrages. 100/4 | ||
| Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris | ||
| 20 at Sidi Bourhaba and Dayet Aouoa; 2 at Massa. 20/3 | ||
| Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina | ||
| 8 at Sidi Bourhaba and Merdja Zerga. 8/2 | ||
| Pochard Aythya ferina | ||
| Common at Sidi Bourhaba; 30+ at Aouoa; 100+ at Barrage Hassan; 1 female at Massa. 200+/4 | ||
| Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris | ||
| 1 male at Sidi Bourhaba. The 12th record for Morocco | ||
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula | ||
| Several pairs at Massa. | ||
| Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus | ||
| A few scattered in the lowlands. 5/8 | ||
| Black Kite Milvus milvus | ||
| Good numbers moving through, all of the Western race. 200+/8 | ||
| Red Kite Milvus milvus | ||
| 2 in the Middle Atlas, south of Azrou | ||
| Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus | ||
| 1 at the Todra Gorge; 1 at Frieja. 1/2 | ||
| Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus | ||
| Common near freshwater with good numbers of males seen. 20+/8 | ||
| Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus | ||
| 1 female on the Tagdilt Track; 6 males in the Souss Valley. 6/2 | ||
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus | ||
| 1 in the Forest de Zaers & Forest de Ceders & Tiz n' Test. 1/3 | ||
| Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus cirtensis | ||
| Scattered. 7/7 | ||
| Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus | ||
| 3 at Forest de Zaers; 1 on the Tiz n' Tichka & in the Souss; pale & dark morphs at Aoulouz. 3/3 | ||
| Bonelli’s Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus | ||
| 2 over the Todra Gorge;1 in the Souss Valley | ||
| Osprey Pandion haliaetus | ||
| 2 at Barrage el Mansour & 2 at Massa. 2/3 | ||
| Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni | ||
| Common around towns and cities. 50/7 | ||
| Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus | ||
| Common. 12/14 | ||
| Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus erlangeri | ||
| 1 at Zeida Plain, Dayet Sjiri, Tamri; 3 near Freija. 3/4 | ||
| Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus | ||
| 1 at Merdja Zerga & west of Jorf of the minor race; 1 at Aoulouz Gorge of the brookei race. 3/3 | ||
| Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides | ||
| 1 near Volubilis & Souss Valley. 1/2 | ||
| Barbary Partridge Alectoris Barbara koenigi | ||
| Scattered, including Martin's 17 at Oukaimeden and one besides the track at the Souss. 17/6 | ||
| Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus ayesha | ||
| 3 heard calling and 2 flushed in the Zaers | ||
| Common Quail Coturnix cortunix | ||
| 2 at Barrage El Mansour; heard at Massa & John flushed one while using the bushes. 2+/3 | ||
| Spotted Crake Porzane porzane | ||
| 4 at Aoulouz Gorge | ||
| Little Crake Porzana parva | ||
| 1 female at Aoulouz Gorge. What a nice find! | ||
| Moorhen Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Scattered in very small numbers. 3/5 | ||
| Common Coot Fulica atra | ||
| Common to abundant. 300+/9 | ||
| Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata | ||
| 40+ at Sidi Bourhaba; 300+ at Dayet Aoua. 300+/4 | ||
| Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus | ||
| 50+ at Merdja Zerga including a leucistic one; 27 on the Souss estuary. 50+/2 | ||
| Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta | ||
| 2 at Sidi Bourhaba; 2000+ at Merdja Zerga; 5 at the Souss estuary. 200+/3 | ||
| Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus | ||
| Common in freshwater lakes and pools. 30+/6 | ||
| Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus | ||
| 1 at Barrage el Mansour; common in Souss valley. 17/6 | ||
| Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor | ||
| Scattered. 11/7 | ||
| Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus | ||
| 17 at Barrage el Mansour; 5 at Souss. 17/2 | ||
| Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula | ||
| 4 at Merdja Zegra; common at the Souss. 40+/2 | ||
| Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus | ||
| The most common charadrius, seen at most bodies of water. 200+/6 | ||
| Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| 40+ at Merdja Zerga and at the Souss estuary. 40+/3 | ||
| Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus | ||
| 11 at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Red Knot Calidris canutus | ||
| 4 at the Souss estuary | ||
| Sanderling Calidris alba | ||
| 20+ at Merdja Zerga; 3 at Massa; common at the Souss estuary. 60+/3 | ||
| Little Stint Calidris minuta | ||
| A few at Merdja Zerga, el Mansour & Souss. 6/3 | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea | ||
| 7 at the Souss estuary | ||
| Dunlin Calidris alpine | ||
| Common at Merdja Zerga and the Souss estuary; 12 of the race artica at el Mansour. 200+/3 | ||
| Ruff Philomachus pugnax | ||
| 1 reeve at el Mansour; a pair at Souss estuary. 2/3 | ||
| Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago | ||
| 11 at Merdja Zerga; 4 at Massa. 11/2 | ||
| Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa | ||
| 550 ar Merdja Zerga. Scattered elsewhere. 550/4 | ||
| Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica | ||
| 20+ at Merdja Zerga; 9 at the Souss estuary. 20+/2 | ||
| Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus | ||
| 20+ at Merdja Zerga; 2 at the Souss estuary. 20+/2 | ||
| Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata | ||
| 7 at Merdja Zerga; 3 at the Souss estuary | ||
| Redshank Tringa tetanus | ||
| Common in freshwater and tidal areas. 100+/4 | ||
| Greenshank Tringa nebularia | ||
| Scattered in freshwater and tidal areas. 25/5 | ||
| Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus | ||
| Small numbers at freshwater sites. 25+/5 | ||
| Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos | ||
| A few dotted about. 2/5 | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres | ||
| 12 at Merdja Zerga; 2 at the Souss. 12/2 | ||
| Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus | ||
| 6 off Agadir coast. | ||
| Great Skua Catharacta skua | ||
| 1 off of Cape Ghir | ||
| Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus | ||
| 1 at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Little Gull Larus minutus | ||
| 1 at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus | ||
| Small numbers on the coast. 100+/5 | ||
| Slender-billed Gull Larus genei | ||
| 40+ at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii | ||
| Common along the coast. 100+/5 | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus | ||
| Abundant along the coast – all of the race graellsii. 1000+/5 | ||
| Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans | ||
| Common along the coast in small numbers – all of the race michahellis. 50+/6 | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus | ||
| 1 1st year bird at Arghoud Beach | ||
| Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica | ||
| 2 at the Souss estuary | ||
| Caspian Tern Sterna caspia | ||
| 10 at Merjda Zerga | ||
| Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis | ||
| Common along the coast. 60+4 | ||
| Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida | ||
| 50+ at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis | ||
| 25 on the Tagdilt Track | ||
| Rock Pigeon Columba livia | ||
| Seen daily in good numbers (what a surprise), though some where actually ‘real ones’ | ||
| Stock Pigeon Columba oenas | ||
| 1 flying over the Souss | ||
| Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus | ||
| Common in the Zaers; scattered elsewhere. 100+/6 | ||
| Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto | ||
| Common seen daily….expanding its range fast! | ||
| European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur | ||
| Heard at Massa | ||
| Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis | ||
| 20+ at Massa; scattered elsewhere. Expanding it's range. 20+/5 | ||
| Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius | ||
| 3 at Freija; 2 at Tafingoult. 3/2 | ||
| Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo bobo | ||
| 1 of the race desertorum 5 km west of Rissani | ||
| Little Owl Athene noctua | ||
| Scattered in lowlands – all of the race glaux. 12/4 | ||
| Marsh Owl Asio capensis tingitanus | ||
| 1 seen well at Merdja Zerga | ||
| Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis | ||
| 1 seen exceptionally well, down to a few feet, just outside Taroudannt | ||
| Alpine Swift Apus melba | ||
| 25 at Fez | ||
| Pallid Swift Apus pallidus brehmorum | ||
| Common in lowland towns and cities. 200+/8 | ||
| Little Swift Apus affinis galilejensis | ||
| 2 in Kenitra; common at Taroudannt. 40+/4 | ||
| Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis | ||
| 1female at Aoulouz gorge; 1 male at Massa. 1/2 | ||
| Bee-eater Merops apiaster | ||
| Seen in small groups on passage. 30+/5 | ||
| Hoopoe Upupa epops | ||
| Scattered, with a few seen most days. 8/10 | ||
| Wryneck Jynx torquilla | ||
| 1 in Barrage el mansour in Ouarazazate | ||
| Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker Picus vaillantii | ||
| 3 at Dayet Aouoa; 2 at Idni on the Tiz 'n' Test. 3/2 | ||
| Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major mauritanus | ||
| Scattered. 2/5 | ||
| Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cincturus arenicolor | ||
| Common in the desert; 2 on the Tagdilt Track. 11/2 | ||
| Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti | ||
| 2 at Barrage Hassan; 5 on the Tagdilt Track, all of the race algeriensis . 5/2 | ||
| Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes | ||
| 1 displaying 6.5km south of Erfoud. A bit shocking that we only found one bird all trip! | ||
| Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti | ||
| 1 that co-operated very nicely on the Zeida Plain and at least 4 heard singing | ||
| Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra | ||
| At least 15 west of Fez, some displaying | ||
| Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla | ||
| Very common is some areas, including rubiginosa in the desesrt and on the Zeida Plain. 400+/7 | ||
| Crested Lark Galerida cristata | ||
| Small numbers between Casablanca and Fez of the race kleinschmidti; small numbers in the arid | ||
| areas east of the Atlas of the race macrorhyncha; common in the Souss Valley of the race | ||
| riggenbachi. 60+/13 | ||
| Thekla Lark Galerida theklae | ||
| Common between Casablanca and Middle Atlas of the race erlangeri and between Jorf and | ||
| Ouarzazate of the race superflua; common in the Souss Valley these being ruficolor.30/10 | ||
| Wood Lark Lullula arborea pallida | ||
| 1 in the orchard at Dayet Aoua. Heard at the Forest de Zaers and at Idni. 1/3 | ||
| Sky Lark Alauda arvensis | ||
| 3 near the Forest de Zaers. Heard on the Zeida Plain. | ||
| Shore (Horned) Lark Eremophila alpestris atlas | ||
| Up to 30 seen daily at Oukaimeden | ||
| Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha | ||
| Up to 15 seen daily on the Tagdilt Track. 15/2 | ||
| Plain Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica | ||
| 4 at Massa. 4/2 | ||
| Sand Martin Riparia riparia | ||
| 1 at the Gorge du Todra; 4 at Freija; 1 at Massa | ||
| Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris | ||
| Common in higher elevations. 70+/6 | ||
| Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | ||
| Common to abundant on most days. Seen daily. | ||
| Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica rufula | ||
| Scattered and widespread. 100+/5 | ||
| House Martin Delichon urbica | ||
| Seen on most days in small numbers. 100+12 | ||
| Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris | ||
| 2 on the Zeida Plain; 2 at Massa. 2/2 | ||
| Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis | ||
| 1 at Forest de Zaers. 3 at Massa. 3/2 | ||
| Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis | ||
| Scattered and widespread. 10/8 | ||
| Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava | ||
| Common at Dayet Aouoa; small numbers elsewhere of Iberiae. Flavissima at Ouarzazate. 18/6 | ||
| Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea | ||
| Up to 6 seen at Gorge du Todra & Aoulouz Gorge. 1 at Tiouti Palmery & the Souss(!). 6/4 | ||
| White Wagtail Motacilla alba | ||
| Widespread. An incrediable roost of 100+ at Rabat. Subpersonata was seen at Barrage Hassan, | ||
| Gorgu du Todra and Massa. 100+/14 | ||
| Common Bulbul Pyconotus barbatus | ||
| Seen daily and abundant at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus minor | ||
| 2 seen at Oukaimeden | ||
| Wren Troglodytes troglodytes kabylorum | ||
| 2 singing birds seen well at Oukaimeden | ||
| Robin Erithacus rubecula | ||
| Common at Forest de Zaers. 6 at Chellah. 15+/2 | ||
| Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos | ||
| 1 at Massa | ||
| Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis | ||
| Widespread in the northern and mountains. Common at Oukaimeden. 20+/8 | ||
| Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri | ||
| Widespread. 9/11 | ||
| Whinchat Saxicola rubetra | ||
| 1 female at Massa. | ||
| Stonechat Saxicola torquata rubicola | ||
| Widespread in agricultural areas. 15+/6 | ||
| Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina | ||
| 1 female south of Rich. Great find! | ||
| Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe | ||
| A few seen. Seebohmi the Moroccan race was seen near Ait Benhaddou. 2/6 | ||
| Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica | ||
| Seen very well in small numbers on 7 days, including melanoleuca. 5/8 | ||
| Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti homochroa | ||
| Up to 4 seen daily in the arid desert. 4/5 | ||
| Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta | ||
| Up to 3 seen on the Zeida Plain and 12 on the Tagdilt track. 12/3 | ||
| Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens halophila | ||
| 1 bird north of Erfoud | ||
| White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga | ||
| Common in the desert and arid regions east of the High Atlas. 20+/5 | ||
| Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura syenitica | ||
| Seen in small numbers on rock outcroppings at higher elevations with more than 20 at | ||
| Oukaimeden. 20+/6 | ||
| Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius | ||
| Widespread. 6/9 | ||
| Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus | ||
| Was this the greyish bird that Dennis saw cross the Tiz 'n' Test? | ||
| Blackbird Turdus merula mauretanicus | ||
| Common seen daily | ||
| Song Thrush Turdus philomelos | ||
| 1 at Chellah, Massa and Tiouti; 2 near Forest de Zaers. 2/6 | ||
| Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus deichleri | ||
| Seen in small numbers at mid elevations on 3 days | ||
| Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti | ||
| Heard around freshwater and seen well at Massa. 6/5 | ||
| Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis | ||
| Abundant in agricultural areas west of the Atlas in the Souss valley. 30+/7 | ||
| Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia | ||
| Heard at Massa (MP) | ||
| Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | ||
| 3 at Massa | ||
| Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus | ||
| 3 at Massa; 1 at the Souss. 3/2 | ||
| Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus | ||
| Heard at Massa | ||
| Dartford Warbler Sylvia undata | ||
| 1 male at Barrage El Mansour at Ouarzazate | ||
| Tristram’s Warbler Sylvia deserticola maroccana | ||
| 2 at Café Yasmina; 2 on the Tiz-n-Test. 2/2 | ||
| Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata | ||
| Singles at Barrage Hassan, s. of Er Rachadia, Freija and Massa. 2/4 | ||
| Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans | ||
| 1 at Barrage El Mansour, Freija and 3 at Massa. 3/3 | ||
| Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala | ||
| Abundant in the Souss valley and along the northern coast. 15/14 | ||
| African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti | ||
| 1showed very well at Dayet Sjiri in the desert | ||
| Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis | ||
| 1 female at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla | ||
| Widespread. 16/10 | ||
| Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita | ||
| Seen in small numbers on 14 days | ||
| Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus | ||
| 2 at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus balearicus | ||
| 5 at Dayet Aoua | ||
| Fulvous Babbler Turdoides fulvus maroccanus | ||
| 6 at Freija | ||
| Coal Tit Parus ater atlas | ||
| A few seen in upper elevations of the Middle and High Atlas. 10/2 | ||
| African Blue Tit Parus caeruleus ultramarines | ||
| Scattered. 5/7 | ||
| Great Tit Parus major excelsus | ||
| Widespread. 10/9 | ||
| Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea hispaniensis | ||
| 2 at Dayet Aouoa | ||
| Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla mauritanica | ||
| 15+ around Dayet Aouoa | ||
| Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala | ||
| Heard in the Zaers; 1 at Freija; 6 at Massa. 6/4 | ||
| Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridonalis | ||
| 2 seen on 2 days in the north of the race algeriensis and more common in the south, this | ||
| being of the race elegans. 30+/13 | ||
| Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator | ||
| Scattered. 9/8 | ||
| Jay Garrulus glandarius whitakeri | ||
| 2 at Dayet Aouoa and 3 on the Tiz 'n' Test. 3/2 | ||
| Magpie Pica pica mauritanica | ||
| Small numbers in the coastal areas, this all being of the Moroccan race with the blue eye | ||
| patch, mauritanica. 6/7 | ||
| Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus | ||
| 25 in the Middle Atlas and good numbers in the High Atlas. 100+/3 | ||
| Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus | ||
| 90+ at Oukaimeden | ||
| Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula spermologus | ||
| 2 at Moullay Bousselham; 6 at Fez. 6/3 | ||
| Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis | ||
| 30+ at Merzouga; 1 along the valley of the Kasbahs | ||
| Raven Corvus corax tingitanus | ||
| Seen on most days in upper elevations and along the coast. 50+/8 | ||
| Starling Sturnus vulgaris | ||
| 60+ near Merjda Zerga | ||
| Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor | ||
| Common. Seen on all but 3 days. | ||
| House Sparrow Passer domesicus | ||
| Coomon. Seen daily! | ||
| Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis | ||
| Common in the agricultural areas. 200+/7 | ||
| Desert Sparrow Passer simplex saharae | ||
| Becoming very scarce. 2 at Café Yasmina. | ||
| Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia barbara | ||
| 20+ at Dayet Aouoa; 30+ at Oukaimeden. 30+/3 | ||
| Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs | ||
| Good numbers seen at mid and lower elevations mainly of the race africana,though the | ||
| nominate race was seen on several occasions. 40+/9 | ||
| Serin Serinus serinus | ||
| Common and widespread, seen on 12 days | ||
| Greenfinch Carduelis chloris | ||
| Common and widespread, seen on 7 days | ||
| European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis | ||
| Common in agricultural areas. 50+/9 | ||
| Linnet Carduelis cannabina | ||
| Common in agricultural areas. 30+/14 | ||
| Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra poliogyna | ||
| 1 female at Dayet Aouoa; 1 flying over the Tiz 'n' Tichka. 1/2 | ||
| Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea aliena | ||
| Up to a dozen seen at Oukaimeden | ||
| Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus zedlitzi | ||
| Up to 15 seen on 4 days in the arid desert regions | ||
| Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus | ||
| Up to 2 a day seen in agricultural areas on 5 days | ||
| Rock Bunting Emberiza cia | ||
| Up to 5 on the Tiz-n-Test. 5/3 | ||
| House Bunting Emberiza striolata sahari | ||
| Common around residential and agricultural buildings. 25+/8 | ||
| Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra | ||
| Abundant in agricultural areas, seen on 9 days. | ||
| BUTTERFLIES | ||
| Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius | ||
| 1 at Volubilis and 3 on the Tiz 'n' Test. 3/2 | ||
| Large White Pieris brassicae | ||
| 1 near Rabat and 1 at Massa. 1/2 | ||
| Small White Artogeia rapae | ||
| Scattered. 1/4 | ||
| Bath White Pontia daplidice | ||
| 1 at Merdja Zerga and 1 on the Tiz 'n' Test. 1/2 | ||
| Green Striped White Euchloe falloui | ||
| 2 at Volubilis | ||
| Greenish Black-tip Elphinstonia charionia | ||
| A few in agricultural areas in the south. 2/3 | ||
| Moroccan Orange-tip Anthocharis belia | ||
| 1 at Volubilis and a few seen on the Tiz-n-Test and in the Souss valley. 8/6 | ||
| Clouded Yellow Colias crocea | ||
| 1 at Volubilis; 1 in the Argana forest; 1 at Massa. 1/3 | ||
| Moroccan Hairstreak Tomares mauretanicus | ||
| 4 at Volubilis | ||
| Small Copper Lycaena phoebes | ||
| 1 at Massa | ||
| African Grass Blue Zezieria knysna | ||
| 4 at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus | ||
| 2 outside of Fez on the way to Dayet Aouoa | ||
| Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta | ||
| 1 at Volubilis | ||
| Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria | ||
| 1 at Volubilis; 3 on the Tiz 'n' Test; 2 in the Souus valley and 1 at Massa. 3/4 | ||
| Hummingbird Hawk Moth | ||
| 1 at the Kasbah Tizziaouine; 2 at the Tiouti Palmery | ||
| MAMMALS | ||
| small Bat species | ||
| Seen in several locations, including the desert. 7/3 | ||
| Barbary Ape Macaca sylvanus | ||
| 25 in the Forest de Cedars | ||
| Cape Hare Lepus capensis | ||
| 1 baby seen at Massa | ||
| Barbary Ground-squirrel Alantocerus getulus | ||
| 2 at Gorge du Todra and 9 at Massa | ||
| Desert Jerboa Jaculus jaculus | ||
| More than likely it was this species that crossed the road on our way to the Zeida Plain | ||
| Shaw's Jird Meriones shawi | ||
| 2 in the Forest de Cedars; 1 at Freija | ||
| Fat Sand Rat Psammomys obesus | ||
| 4 in eth desert at Dayet Sjiri; up to 10 at the dump on the Tagdilt Track. 10+/3 | ||
| Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus | ||
| 1 at Chellah; 2 at Barrage El Mansour | ||
| Egyptian Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon | ||
| 2 fossicking at Massa | ||
| AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES | ||
| North African Green Frog Rana saharae | ||
| Seen in the Gorge du Todra and at Kasbah Skoura. 4/2 | ||
| Marsh Frog Rana ridibundus | ||
| Heard at Sidi Bourhaba | ||
| Moroccan Toad Bufo mauritanicus | ||
| 1 at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Spur-thighed Tortoise Testudo graeca | ||
| 6 at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Stripe-necked Terrapin Maureemys caspica | ||
| 2 at Aoulouz; common at Massa. 20+/2 | ||
| Tarentola deserti | ||
| Individuals in the desert. 1/2 | ||
| Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica | ||
| Likely this species at Tiouti Palmery | ||
| Atlas Gecko Quendenfeldtia trachyblepharus | ||
| 2 on eth south side of the Tiz 'n' Test | ||
| Quendenfeldtia trachyblepharus | ||
| 1 on the south side of the Tiz 'n' Test. Now a separate species from Atlas Gecko | ||
| Stenodactylus sthenodactylus | ||
| 1 (gecko sp.) west of Jorf, while looking for scorpions | ||
| Bibron's Agama Agama bibronii | ||
| 1 south of Rich; 2 west of Jorf; 2 at Massa | ||
| Bell's Dab Lizard Uromastyx acanthinurus | ||
| 3 stunning examples; orange, green and grey, in the Valley of the Kasbahs | ||
| Spiny-footed Lizard Acanthodactylus erythrurus atlanticus | ||
| 15 Tamri; 2 at Massa. 15/2 | ||
| Acanthodactylus lineomaculatus | ||
| It certainly looked this this species on the Zeida Plain, though the range map doesn't jive! | ||
| Acanthodactylus dumerili | ||
| 1 at Dayet Sjiri | ||
| Rough Lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus | ||
| These were the striped ones that we saw in the scrub at Barrage El Mansour | ||
| Small-spotted Desert Racer Meesalina guttata | ||
| 1 west of Jorf, while looking for scorpions | ||
| Iberian Wall Lizard Podarcis hispanica | ||
| 1 at Volubilis | ||
| DRAGONFLIES | ||
| Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope | ||
| Common in the souss | ||
| MISC. INVERTABRAE | ||
| Yellow Scorpion | ||
| 1 west of Jorf | ||
| Locust | ||
| A few seen | ||