Birds of Morocco

A Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) exhibited for tourists at Jemaa el-Fna, Marrakech reported by Brahim Bakass on 17 April 2016 (photos 1 & 2). Brahim who was displeased by the show sarcastically commented “this is how we apply the laws protecting wildlife”. On 13 May, Halima Bousadik noted that the owl still exhibited at the

Each spring, especially in May, hundreds of vultures gather at Jbel Moussa for days waiting to cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Based on our experiences from last few years, we wanted this year to set up a ‘vulture restaurant’ at the site. The idea is to collect the carcasses wild boar left by

Even in the Mediterranean region, some European Stonechats can look very similar to Siberian Stonechats. A much whiter Stonechat was briefly seen in northern Morocco while walking through dense shrubs on 4 April 2016. We both spotted the bird because of its whitish appearance, and all the following characteristics were seen in the field: Much

Breeding range expansion of the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) continues in Morocco. After the reproduction of the species at Smir marshes in 2011 and two years later at Merja Fouarat, a new breeding colony is established at Casablanca. The latter colony is found at Parc Sindibad (amusement park located inside the city) by Pierre Beaugé. In