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    WP rarities in northwest Africa

    Hooded Vulture at Jbel Moussa. What's the likelihood of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar? Hooded Vulture at Jbel Moussa - MaghrebOrnitho
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    Renaming taxa on ethical grounds

    Ceríaco, L.M.P., Aescht, E., Ahyong, S.T., Ballerio, A., Bouchard, P., Bourgoin, T., Dmitriev, D., Evenhuis, N., Grygier, M.J., Harvey, M.S., Kottelat, M., Kluge, N., Krell, F.-T., Kojima, J.-I., Kullander, S.O., Lucinda, P., Lyal, C.H.C., Pyle, R.L., Rheindt, F.E., Luisa Scioscia, C...
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    Here is the thing. Neither my nor your opinion matter. Members of this forum and worldwide community of birders (and other tourists for that matter) are not stupid. They know more than we do, and they can make their own decisions in terms where they want to go and when. I have seen your...
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    Morocco: Double-spurred Francolin

    Lesson learned. Never use "indeed" before reading the full stuff. Of course, the game reserve mentioned in the abstract is neither of three areas where the wild populations still present but is located in the Maamoura Forest (whithin the species’ historical range but the species disappeared from...
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    Indeed, drones are currently not allowed (of course, this may change in the future). And in my experience, the questioning around the high end cameras has more to do with filming licence fees (to the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre) than anything.
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    Binoculars confiscated by Egyptian authorities at airport

    In Morocco, these "incidents" are extremely, extremely rare. And when they happen, it's almost certain a local problem between the concerned officer and the ecotourist (and these kind of problems can happen with any life event not just optics at country ports). Tens of tour companies advertise...
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    Good rarities in southern Algeria

    Some very interesting observations in southern Algeria in late December 2021 by two different teams (not all records were within the Western Palearctic). - White-throated Bee-eater, Village Indigobird and Cut-throat Finch (first record for all three species). - Blue-naped Mousebirds and Black...
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    Nearctic Lapland Longspur in the W. Palearctic

    On 13 November 2021, a Lapland Longspur was photographed near Casablanca, Morocco. Less that two weeks earlier, a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was photographed at Khnifiss lagoon. Now, if you see the logic, could the Lapland Longspur be also of American origin? Any thought? Are there any records from...
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    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    GPS tags and corneal opacity This research is now published in a journal: Fritz, J., Eberhard, B., Esterer, C., Goenner, B., Trobe, D., Unsoeld, M., Voelkl, B., Wehner, H. & Scope, A. 2020. Biologging is suspect to cause corneal opacity in two populations of wild living Northern Bald Ibises...
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    Morocco: sharing the birds

    Morocco: sharing the birds – A Sound Approach guide to birds of the Maghreb By Arnoud B van den Berg & The Sound Approach The new title is to launch on 1 July 2020 and is already available for pre-order. See www.soundapproach.co.uk for more details. A short video demonstrates how the ePub App...
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    Hooded Crow breeding in Catalonia

    This looks like the beginning of a genuine colonisation. Young already fledged at the known site (El Prat de Llobregat). And there is a new breeding pair with chicks about to fledge at Sant Boi de Llobregat which is located some km away from the first. See details and photos at Rare Birds in...
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    'Ghostly' Saharan cheetah

    Southern Algeria (2020) After more than ten years since the last sighting, the Saharan Cheetah photographed at Ahaggar, southern of Algeria, last March.
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    WP rarities in northwest Africa

    African Crake and Eastern Black-eared Wheatear An African Crake found dead at a site named Sebkhat Skaymate located north of Dakhla on 13 February 2019. An Eastern Black-eared Wheatear was netted at Merzouga during a ringing session on 8 March 2020 (only 4 previous old records in Morocco).
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    Buteo buzzard, Algeria

    Thanks all for the discussion. We still don’t have an agreed name I think. I will ask if he has any other photos. As hybridization played a major role in its formation, the Atlas Long-legged Buzzards can still technically be called hybrids. I think just that the meaning of hybrids is different...
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    Buteo buzzard, Algeria

    This buzzard was photographed at Djurdjura, northern Algeria in March 2020 by Mourad Harzallah. The black subterminal tail band, smaller bill and the general look of the bird (smaller and compact) suggest a Steppe Buzzard. However, some Atlas Long-legged Buzzards also have the first criterion...
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