Morocco Warbler ID Needed (1 Viewer)

[BruceBerman]

Hi Folks, Saw this double wing-barred warbler near the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga, Morocco on November 1, 2019 (just got back home from that birding trip). In theory there are no warblers in that area with two wing bars. Any ideas? Thank you.

 

[andyb39]

It's a Yellow-browed Warbler. This is a national rarity with 20 previous records, so please report it.

 

[Richard Prior]

Congratulations Bruce!

 

[rockfowl]

Great record for the desert!

 

[BruceBerman]

Thanks, guys. I'll report it soon...as soon as I return from a long anticipated steelhead trout fishing trip in northern California.

 

[rollingthunder]

Patrick Bergier runs www.go-south.org. He collates all the records for Maroc - that’s who i have sent mine to in the past:t:

http://sur.ly/o/go-south.org/AA000014

Above appears to be a link but it’s not the same layout as the one i used a coupla years or so ago...

Laurie -

 

[Acrocephalus]

An interesting record indeed. As Andy said, there are only 20 something records for the country (including 6 from last season not published yet in the annual reports).

Please send the record to the Moroccan Rare Birds Committee as suggested.

 

[rollingthunder]

With more birds apparently overwintering in the UK and down to Iberia (consecutively around Tarifa) perhaps it should be no surprise with a spate of Mahgreb records - the birds are where the birders are:t:

Laurie -

 

[Simon Wates]

With more birds apparently overwintering in the UK and down to Iberia (consecutively around Tarifa) perhaps it should be no surprise with a spate of Mahgreb records - the birds are where the birders are:t:

Laurie -

True indeed! There's no doubt in my mind that in the case of YBW there has been an increase in the last decade (ish). Just from a personal perspective I've had a multi-fold increase in my own sightings (self found or not) of YBW in the last few years and I have been birding a bit less since around 2015.

Its strikes me, that there have been fewer this season than last (?).

 

[BruceBerman]

Hi Mohamed, I was not able to file a report on the web site that was listed above. Do you have a better web address? I did report the sighting on ebird today.

 

[Acrocephalus]

Hi Mohamed, I was not able to file a report on the web site that was listed above. Do you have a better web address? I did report the sighting on ebird today.

Bruce,

You can find the report template at this link: http://www.magornitho.org/mrbc/

There is also a full list of species that should be submitted in case you have seen other rarities.

Thanks!