Barn Swallows

Barn Swallows gathered mud for nest building, in the Machin region, Romania

Lesser Grey Shrike, Romania

Lesser Grey Shrike, Romania

Pied Wheater, Romania

Pied Wheatear, Eastern Romania

Hybrid Pied Wheatear

Most probably a hybrid of Pied and Black-eared Wheatear

Black-headed Bunting, Romania

Extremely confiding Black-headed Bunting

White Storks, Romania

White Storks, Romania

Stone Curlew, Romania

Stone Curlew, Romania

Little Owl, Romania

Little Owl, Romania

Calandra Lark, Romania

Calandra Lark, Eastern Romania

Souslik

Souslik, Romania

Little-ringed Plover, Romania

Little-ringed Plover in the Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Great-reed Warbler

Great-reed Warbler, Danube Delta, Romania

Yellow Wagtail, Romania

Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Romania

Kentish Plover, Romania

Kentish Plover in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Little Tern, Romania

Little Tern in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

White-winged Black Terns, Romania

White-winged Black Tern in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Collared Pratincole, Romania

Collared Pratincole in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Redshank, Romania

Redshank in Lagoons in Eastern Romania

Common Swift

Common Swift, Lincoln

Zambia and Botswana

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Red-rumped Swallow

Record shots of RED-RUMPED SWALLOW Grafham Water 9th May

A MOROCCAN ADVENTURE

Our birding trip to Morocco started in the Agadir area before motoring South to the Desert areas of Guelmin spending some time on route at Soussa Massa.The next and last leg of our short trip involved climbing the tortuous roads of the High Atlas to reach the ski resort at Oukaimeden.

In excess of 142 species were seen with a personal 'lifer' tally of 32. Notable species seen which are not mentioned later were Thekla Lark, Brown-necked Raven, Cirl Bunting, Tristam's Warbler, Crag Martin, Brown-throated Sand Martin, Long-legged Buzzard and Cream-coloured Courser.

My choice for the most memorable event of the trip, apart from the driving skills (or lack of) of the Moroccan drivers, was seeing at close quarters the 500 or so Black Kites spiralling down to roost during the early evening.

THE COLOURFUL BIRDS OF MOROCCO

COMMON BULBUL, MOROCCO

The ubiquitous Common Bulbul.

BALD IBIS, MOROCCO

Bald Ibis, costal fields North of Agadir.
One of the regions most threatened species.

GREY WAGTAIL, MOROCCO

Grey Wagtail