Crimson-Winged Finch Miracle Tour

Birdwatching Holidays in Spain, Morocco & more… BOLETAS Birdwatching centre 22192 Loporzano (Huesca) – Spain tel/fax 00 34 974 262027 or 01162 889318 <a href="/goto?url=http://www.boletas.org" target="_blank">e.mail: [email protected] // www.boletas.org </a> Esther Diago Millán - NIF 38493051K “Crimson-winged Finch Miracle Tour” After almost all morning walking in the High Atlas searching for the finches without success, a single beautiful male was “feeding” on the snow in a miraculous encounter. We all were shocked. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">TOUR </li><li style="flex:1">DATES </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Morocco </li><li style="flex:1">11 March to 21st March 09 </li></ul>Party: Simon Scarth , Janette Scarth , Peter Thompson , Geraldine Thompson Mick Daubney , Ann Daubney, Anders Arnell , Stephen Charles Penn , Steve Wilce , Susan Wilce Tour Leader : Josele J. Saiz Total Number of Species : 172 Weather & Sites: Sunny and Nice Day 1 – Day 2 – Day 3 – Day 4 – Day 5 – Day 6 – Day 7 – Day 8 – Day 9 - Day 10- Marrakesh, Oued Souss , Agadir Sunny and a bit hot Sous Massa – Sous Massa Plains – Oued Souss Sunny and misty Agadir – Tamri – Paradise Valley – Souss River Bank - Tadourant Sunny and pleasant with some sowers Tadourant – Souss River in Aoulouz – Tamsint – Ouazarzate Reservoir Sunny and cold Tagdilt Track – – Boulmane Dades Sunny and cold Tagdilt Track – Todra Gorge – Merzouga Oasis Sunny and nice Merzouga Desert – Merzouga Lake Sunny and nice Merzouga Oasis – Risanni – Boulmane Dades – Ouazarzate Reservoir Sunny and cold Dar Daif – Ait Benhadou – Tizi´n Tichka Pass- Arbalou – Boletas Raptor Watch Point Sunny and pleasant Okaimenden – Atlas Mountains Money for conservation has gone to : Bald Ibis Project in Morocco run by SEO-Birdilfe Favourite bird of the tour <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Ander Arnell </li><li style="flex:1">- Thick-billed Lark </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">- Lanner </li><li style="flex:1">Peter Thomson </li></ul>Geraldine Thomson - Bald Ibis <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Steve Wilce </li><li style="flex:1">- Cream-coloured Courser </li></ul>Susan Wilce Janet Scarth Simon Scarth Mick Daubney Ann Daubney Stephen Penn Josele J. Saiz - Cream-coloured Courser - Desert Sparrow - Cream-coloured Courser - Hoopoe Lark - Hoopoe Lark - Lanner - Crimson-winged Finch My thanks to everyone for their good humour ( thanks Anders for your great entertainment) and company throughout. The trip was great fun, with exceptional birding without too much effort. I sincerely hope you all enjoyed your Moroccan adventure as much I enjoyed being with you. Josele J. Saiz <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">#</li><li style="flex:1">0. Species </li><li style="flex:1">Scientific Name </li></ul>Tachybaptus ruficollis <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>x3x<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">7</li></ul>x<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">8</li><li style="flex:1">9</li><li style="flex:1">10 </li></ul>1. Little Grebe 2. Great Crested Grebe Great Cormorant Grey Heron Podiceps cristatus Phalacrocorax carbo maroccanus Ardea cinerea xx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>xxx3. xxx1xxx4. xx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>x5. Little Egret Egretta garzetta <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>x6. Squacco Heron Cattle Egret Ardeola ralloides 7. Bubulcus ibis 1xxxxxxxxx8. White Stork Ciconia ciconia x9. Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Plegadis falcinellus Platalea leucorodia Phoenicopterus ruber Tadorna ferruginea Anas crecca 30+ 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Glossy Ibis </li><li style="flex:1">xx </li></ul>15+ 7 Eurasian Spoonbill Greater Flamingo Ruddy Shelduck Common Teal 2 35+ <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Anas acuta X<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">Northern Pintail </li></ul>Garganey xxx3xAnas querquedula Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Marbled Teal 122x21Marmaronetta angustirostris Aythya ferina Common Pochard Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Osprey Pandion haliaetus Milvus migrans 11<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul>2 1<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">Black Kite </li><li style="flex:1">25+ </li></ul>2 15 Short-toed Eagle Western Marsh Harrier Montagu's Harrier Eurasian Sparrowhawk Northern Goshawk Long-legged Buzzard Bonelli's Eagle Booted Eagle Circaetus gallicus Circus aeruginosus harterti Circus pygargus 1<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">6</li></ul>1<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul>11<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul>Accipiter nisus punicus Accipiter gentilis 14Buteo rufinus cirtensis Hieraaetus fasciatus Hieraaetus pennatus Falco tinnunculus Falco biarmicus erlangeri Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides Falco peregrinus minor Coturnix coturnix <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">7</li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">4</li></ul>xx 3x1h 1x 1x1 1x 6+ xx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">Eurasian Kestrel </li></ul>Lanner Falcon <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>1 Barbary Falcon Peregrine Falcon Common Quail Common Crane Spotted Crake 1 1h6 1hGrus grus Porzana porzana 1xx Common Moorhen Eurasian Coot Gallinula chloropus Fulica atra xxxx2xx Houbara Bustard Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-winged Stilt Pied Avocet Chlamydotis undulata undulata Haematopus ostralegus Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostra avosetta Burhinus oedicnemus saharae Cursorius cursor xxx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">3</li></ul>1 Eurasian Thick-knee Cream-colored Courser Black-bellied Plover Little Ringed Plover Kentish Plover Common Snipe Black-tailed Godwit Eurasian Curlew Common Redshank Common Greenshank Green Sandpiper 411 x 2<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">10+ </li></ul>Pluvialis squatarola Charadrius dubius Charadrius alexandrinus Gallinago gallinago Limosa limosa <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>40+ xxxxxxxxxNumenius arquata Tringa totanus Tringa nebularia Tringa ochropus <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Species Scientific Name 1x2x1xx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">7</li><li style="flex:1">8</li><li style="flex:1">9</li><li style="flex:1">10 </li></ul>#56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Common Sandpiper Little Stint Actitis hypoleucos Hypoleucos Calidris minuta 25 Curlew Sandpiper Ruff Calidris ferruginea Philomachus pugnax Larus audouinii <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Audouin's Gull </li><li style="flex:1">60+ </li></ul>xx xx x Western Yellow-legged Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Black-headed Gull Mediterranean Gull Gull-billed Tern Larus cachinnans michahellis Larus fuscus graellsi Larus ridibundus xx xx xx 3xx xx xLarus melanocephalus Sterna nilotica 3 1x Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Pterocles senegallus Pterocles orientalis Pterocles coronatus Columba livia xxx Spotted Sandgrouse Black-bellied Sandgrouse Crowned Sandgrouse Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon Common Woodpigeon Eurasian Turtle Dove Eurasian Collared Dove Laughing Dove 2? x67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 45+ 7<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>xxxx2<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>xxxColumba palumbus Streptopelia turtur 6xhxStreptopelia decaocto Streptopelia senegalensis Bubo ascalaphus x1x2x1x2xx1<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>xx 2 10+ Pharaoh Eagle Owl Little Owl Athene noctua saharae (solitudinis) Caprimulgus ruficollis Tachymarptis melba Apus apus 3H1 Red-necked Nightjar <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Alpine Swift </li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Common Swift </li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>xx xx Pallid Swift Apus pallidus xx xxx xxx x<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">xx </li><li style="flex:1">xx </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">Little Swift </li></ul>Apus affinis Common Kingfisher Blue-cheeked Bee-eater European Bee-eater Eurasian Hoopoe Great Spotted Woodpecker Levaillant's Woodpecker Bar-tailed Lark Alcedo atthis 1Merops persicus chrysocercus Merops apiaster <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">5</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">8</li><li style="flex:1">50+ </li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>2 5Upupa epops <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">44 </li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Dendrocopos major Picus viridis vaillantii Ammomanes cincturus arenicolor Ammomanes deserti payni (monodi) Alaemon alaudipes Ramphocoris clotbey Calandrella cinerea rubiginosa Calandrella rufescens minor Galerida cristata randonii Galerida theklae aguirrei Alauda arvensis harterti Eremophila alpestris atlas Eremophila alpestris bilopha Riparia riparia 21 1 26 16<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Desert Lark </li><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">10+ </li></ul>Greater Hoopoe Lark Thick-billed Lark Greater Short-toed Lark Lesser Short-toed Lark Crested Lark hxx 2 2 1xh<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">xx </li><li style="flex:1">xx </li><li style="flex:1">xx </li></ul>2xx 1xxxxxxxxx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Thekla Lark </li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">Sky Lark </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Horned Lark </li><li style="flex:1">2</li></ul>Temminck's Lark Bank Swallow <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">xx </li><li style="flex:1">6</li><li style="flex:1">1</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">x</li></ul>2x Plain Martin Riparia paludicola mauretanica Hirundo rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Barn Swallow 1xxxxxxxxHirundo rustica xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Red-rumped Swallow House Martin Hirundo daurica rufula Delichon urbica x<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">White Wagtail </li></ul>Motacilla alba xxx2Moroccan Wagtail Blue-headed Wagtail Spanish Yellow Wagtail Grey Wagtail Motacilla alba subpersonata Motacilla flava 2x105. Motacilla flava iberiae Motacilla cinerea 1106. 107. xxxxx<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">x</li><li style="flex:1">Tree Pipit </li></ul>Anthus trivialis Species Scientific Name 1x2x3x4x<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">6</li></ul>h<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">7</li><li style="flex:1">8</li></ul>x9x10 1#108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137.

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