First breeding record of the House Bunting (Emberiza sahari) in Spain and Europe. By: Antonio Jesús Sepúlveda & Julio Ortega (Tumbabuey). The appearance of the House Bunting as an African vagrant in the Iberian Peninsula dates back to a decade and a half ago, with a first record in 2009 in the town of Tarifa. …
House Bunting breeds in Europe for the first time Read More »
House Bunting found breeding at the Casbah of Algiers. It’s the first observation of this ‘southern’ species on the Mediterranean coast of the country. The House Bunting (Emberiza sahari) is a widely distributed species across North Africa from Morocco to western Libya. And it’s also patchily distributed in the Sahara from Mauritania to Chad. Although …
House Bunting reached the Mediterranean coast of Algeria Read More »
The House Bunting reached Jbel Moussa in 2015, and a year later it reached the nearby Ceuta (see the update below). The House Bunting (Emberiza sahari) colonised Tangier since at least a decade ago and now is abundant in many parts of this big city (Amezian et al. 2006). Then it colonised Tétouan since at least …
The House Bunting (Emberiza sahari) colonised Tangier in mid-2000. However, despite searching the species has never been recorded at Tétouan or at any other locality in northernmost Morocco outside of Tangier. The House Bunting at Tétouan was recorded thanks to Yousef El Ouahabi who had been observing them visiting his house to feed with the …
House Bunting finally colonised Tétouan, northern Morocco Read More »
The House Bunting is expanding in Tangier, northern Morocco. Apart from the old Medina where it’s well established since years, the species can be now observed in many districts around the city. Up until the publication of ‘The Birds of Morocco’ (Thévenot et al. 2003), the House Bunting (Emberiza sahari) was only recorded as a …