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Sunday, 17 April 2011

Morocco April 2011

This is a short summary of the travel route on our journey in Morocco 9. - 16. April 2011. You can view the map showing where we went in the bottom of the page. Some pictures are posted below, but I will post more shots from the trip here.

Eurasian Thick-knee

Day 1: Arrival, picking up four cars in Agadir, and spending the night at "the little swede".

Day 2: Morning birding at Oued Souss. After breakfast we travelled to Ansa (just north of Agadir) where we stayed for most of the day reading gull-rings. The last hours of daylight were spent birding from the car. Stayed at a hotel in Essaouira.

Moroccan MagpieLesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed Gull

Day 3: Started the day with some excellent birding in the river delta south of Essaouria. Slightly random birding until we arrived (?) in the early afternoon. Stayed in the Ramsar area for the rest of the day. Drove to El Jadida to spend the night.

Little EgretTurtle DoveAmerican Golden PloverWestern Reef-Heron

Day 4: El Jadida - Tamri

European Bee-eaterBlack-winged StiltLittle Egret

Day 5-6: Tamri - Ansa - Agadir

Woodchat ShrikeMayflySpotted!Plain SwiftWestern Olivaceous Warbler

Day 7: Oued Massa: birding the delta and the dry flats just north of the river.

Long Fringe-fingered LizardGull-billed TernEurasian Thick-kneeHybrid sparrow

Day 8: Oued Souss and Oued Massa (a few kilometers up the river). Flight back to Norway in the afternoon.


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