Acrocephalus
Well-known member
A Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) was photographed at Oualidia lagoon by a multinational birding team on 5-6 June 2014 (and still present today). Vaughan Ashby who sent me the picture commented that “this may well be the first record for Africa”, probably based on the fact that the species was listed in the Bird Checklist of Tunisia in Avibase.
Today, I checked the “Birds of Tunisia” (Isenmann et al 2005) and found that the species was not listed. Denis Lepage also commented that he “can’t find a source of the Tunisia record in Avibase, and looks like an error/unconfirmed sighting”.
So, it seems this is a true first for Africa.
Today, I checked the “Birds of Tunisia” (Isenmann et al 2005) and found that the species was not listed. Denis Lepage also commented that he “can’t find a source of the Tunisia record in Avibase, and looks like an error/unconfirmed sighting”.
So, it seems this is a true first for Africa.