Feature article
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris
Morocco was probably among the best countries to have been able to observe this species with the last acceptable records being submitted in February 1998. Unconfirmed reports, subsequent to 1998, refer to the area Merja Zerga and whilst probable, these records have not been officially accepted. During the later part of 2008 Birdlife International, and other notable organisations, launched an appeal for all birdwatchers to search for Slender-billed Curlews. It seems to us to be very appropriate that we lead our launch of Moroccan Birds with the main feature focusing on this incredibly rare bird.
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Moroccan Bird List – Andalucia Bird Society 2nd to the 5th December 2009
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Common Crane Grus grus
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
(Red) Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetyus audouinii
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Little Owl Athene noctua
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
European Serin Serinus serinus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Total Species 111
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