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Desert Sparrow (1 Viewer)
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bitterntwisted
Graham Howard Shortt
Not, according to this report... http://www.birdtours.co.uk/tripreports/tunisia/tunisia-11/Tunisia-08.htm
Major dip: Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex). A few birds survive at the fort close to Ksar Ghilane (see Philippe Dubois’ trip report) but I could not go to the fort as it was too late for dune crossing either on foot or by dromedaire. This is probably the last reliable spot in Tunisia for Desert Sparrow as this bird has not been seen or reported since long time at the other traditional spots like El Hessai and Bir Soltane (here, last observation 2005).
Major dip: Desert Sparrow (Passer simplex). A few birds survive at the fort close to Ksar Ghilane (see Philippe Dubois’ trip report) but I could not go to the fort as it was too late for dune crossing either on foot or by dromedaire. This is probably the last reliable spot in Tunisia for Desert Sparrow as this bird has not been seen or reported since long time at the other traditional spots like El Hessai and Bir Soltane (here, last observation 2005).
bitterntwisted
Graham Howard Shortt
Several sites in Tunisia were used in the filming of Star Wars. A grid ref, or failing that the name of the town or village with some N,S,E,W tips would be needed by anyone else looking for them, I expect.
Graham
Acrocephalus
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According to the rather small map in the book Birds of Tunisia (Isenmann et al. 2005), Tozeur is located to the north from the known species' range. However, the map could not be that accurate especially in that remote desert.
We have here in BF a Tunisian member that can say something about this.
http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=89829
DEREK CHARLES
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Hi i was in Tunisuia over the Christmas period and found the Desert Sparrows easily at the known haunt at Ksar Kilane which is south of this sighting. Its a very under visited country so anything is possible with the reported ranges of many of the Desert species. Hopefully your friend will report in more detail later.
http://nibirding.blogspot.com/2010/12/tunisia-trip-report.html
derek
http://nibirding.blogspot.com/2010/12/tunisia-trip-report.html
derek
