{"id":6076,"date":"2020-03-22T12:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T17:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.birdingcadiz.com\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:52:38","slug":"birding-in-southern-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdingthestrait.com\/blog\/birding-in-southern-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Birding in Southern Morocco in Spring: Trip Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These are days to recall past birding experiences and let our imagination run free to plan future trips. A year ago, we organized a private birding trip to one of our favourite destinations, Southern Morocco. This was a bespoke tour, ran between the 27th<\/sup> of March and the 3rd<\/sup> of April 2019. The main target was simple, enjoy all the local birding specialities while getting immerse in the Moroccan culture! Moreover, we specifically designed this tour to complement, in terms of species, a previous one to the northern half of the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trip Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can find the trip report here<\/a>. It contains a day-by-day description of the itinerary. It also shows a selection of pictures of birds and landscapes. Next, we summarize some of the highlights of this trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Desert Warbler in Merzouga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Birding in Southern Morocco Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • We got good views of the whole set of Moroccan wheatears within the first 24 hours of the trip. Namely: White-crowned<\/strong>, Black<\/strong>, Northern<\/strong>, Seebohm\u2019s<\/strong>, Maghreb<\/strong>, Red-rumped<\/strong>, Black-eared <\/strong>and Desert Wheatear<\/strong>. Remarkably, we found Maghred Wheatears<\/strong> at two different locations. And all these at an easy pace!<\/li>
  • A Pharaoh Eagle Owl<\/strong> offered dreamed views during the golden hour. Remarkably, we got it in full view, preening and getting ready for his nocturnal hunt. All this in a wonderful desert scenario.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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