Rare birds in Morocco: report of the Moroccan Rare Birds Committee (1998-2000)

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Rare birds in Morocco: report of the Moroccan Rare
Birds Committee (1998-2000)
PatmkBagiefJacquesFramhimjrd^MichelTPeveiRjtaiultheMonxcanRcuvBiizlsQmmittee
Durantlaperiode1998-2000,laCommissiond’HomologationMarocaineaanalyse129demandesd'homologation
d’especesraresoumalconnues,dontlalisteestpresenteeenannexe.Quartre-vignt-douzeonteteacceptees.
incluantuneespecenoteepourlapremierefoisauMarocetenAfrique:leBecasseauechassesMicropalama
himantopus,ettroisespecesnoteespourlapremierefoisauMaroc,leBecasseaudeBonaparteCalichisfiiscicollis,
leBecasseausemipalmeC.pusillaetleBecasseauroussetTryngitessubnificollis.LaracesiberienneduPouillotveloce
PhylloscopuscollybitatristiszegalementeterenseigneepourlapremierefoisauMaroc
Introduction The dark egret/heron at Merzouga
Ifhefirsttriennialreport On22April1997,agroup(Gl)oftenornithologistsled
of the Moroccan Rare byAvandenBergfoundadarkheron/egretatMerzouga
Birds Committee (MRBC) ThebirdwaswithinagroupofseventypicalLittleEgrets
appeared in Bull.ABCin Egrettagarzettaandseveralexcellentpicturesweretaken.
20005 This secondreport
.
includes the 129 records
analysedduring1998to2000
(seeTable1).Ninety-twohavebeenaccepted,includinga
speciesnewforAfrica (StiltSandpiperMicropalama
himantopus aswellasfourspecies/subspeciesnewfor
),
Morocco(White-rumpedSandpiperCalidrisfuscicollis
,
SemipalmatedSandpiperC.pusilla,Buff-breastedSandpiper
TryngitessubruficollismdSiberianChiffchaffPhylloscopus
collyhitatristis).Annualreportsfortheperiodhavebeen
publishedinPorphyricP8
.
Theupdatedlistofspecies consideredbyMRBC
appearsasAppendix 1 andincludestruevagrants(ie
specieswithfewerthan30records)andrareorlittle-
knownspecieswhosecurrentstatusisinadequatelyknown.
We strongly urge visiting birdwatchers to submit
descriptionsofrelevantspeciestotheMRBCSecretary:
Prof.JacquesFranchimont,QuartierAbbasLemsaadi,me
n°6,n°22,30.000MeknesV.N.,Morocco.MRBCworkin
progressisaccessibleathttp://www.ifrance.com/Go-
South/.
Threedetailedrecordsofadarkheron(WesternReef
HeronEgrettagularisordark-morphLittleEgretE.garzetta)
atMerzougahavebeenthesubjectofmuchdiscussion
withintheMRBC.Theyarepresentedbelow.
Table1. Numberofrecordsanalysedbythe MRBCfrom 1998to2000
Recordsfrom
1982 1986 1989 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total Accepted Rejected
Fourth report(1998) 1 12 37 50 34 16
Fifth report(1999) 1 1 1 2 1 1 39 46 36 10
Sixthreport(2000) 1 7 7 18 33 22 11
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Twodayslater,itwasrediscoveredbytwoothergroups, Egrettasp.VandenBergdescribedhisrecordinDutch
(G2)withfivebirdersledbyTGullick(whoapproached Binding6
.
thebirdtosome80m),and(G3)ledbyNJRedman.The
darkheron/egretwasthenwithmoLittleEgrets. Presentation of data
Table2summarisesthedetaileddescriptionsthat Thepresentationofdatafollowsthesamepatternasused
have been submitted by the three groups. Texts in intheMRBCreportfor1995—19975:forallspecies,the
italicsare extracted verbatim from their reports. followingsequencehasbeenused:
Thedifferencesinthedescriptionsbetweengroups
G1 G3andG2arestriking,especiallyconcerningthejizz • Englishandscientificnamesofspecies
andbill(thehypothesisthattwodifferentbirdswere • Status according to codes presented in
presentinAprilwasdiscussedbutultimatelyrejectedas Appendix1
G2andG3sawthebirdonthesameday). • Datadetails:year,MRBCfilenumber,region(see
ThedeliberationsoftheMRBC,andcommentsof map),place,numberofbirdsinvolved(oneunless
YvesKayserandPhilippeJDubois, havealsoshown otherwisestated),age,sex,otherinformationifappli-
inconsistencies.Finally,MRBCdecidedthattheidentity cable,date(s)ofobservation,andrecorders)name(s).
of the dark heron/egret at Merzouga could not be • Comments
specificallydeterminedanditshouldbereferredtoasan
Table2
GroupG1—22April1997 GroupG2-24April1997 GroupG3—24April1997
Generalcolour •upperpartsandunderpartsdarkgrey,Including •darkslatyblack. •smoky-grey/blackdark
elongatednarrowdarkgreyfeathersonback phase(muchasWestern
andbreast.Bellyslightlypalergreythanbreast. ReefHeron).
Jizz •samesizeandstructureasaccompanyingLittleEgrets. •differentandmore‘slouched •samesizeandstructure
•nodifferenceinwalkingorflightwithLittleEgrets. stance’(inrelationtothe (asthetwotypicalLittle
twotypicalLittleEgrets). Egrets).
Bill •black. •appearingheavier(inrelation •fairlyslenderaswhitebirds,
•atfirstsight,thebillseemedmarginallylonger tothetwotypicalLittleEgrets) grey-black(nopalebase).
(thantwotypicalLittleEgrets);however,this andmorethickbilledwith Culmenslightlycurvedbut
wasnotconfirmedbytakingmeasurementsfrom evenadroopyeffecttothe sameaswhitebirds.Billnot
photosandmightbeattributedtoanillusory dirtyyellowishbill(notblack). deepatbase,norblunt-tipped.
effectcausedbythefacialpattern.
Legs •tarsusblackwithsomeyellowishadmixed •theblacklegsandyellow •legsdarkbrownish-black(grey
towardsankle. Toesyellow.Clawsblack. feetwerecommontoallthree uppertibia)withyellowishfeet
birds(iethedarkegret/heron (upto‘ankle’),sameaswhite
andthetwotypicalLittleEgrets). birds.Legsnotnoticeablythicker
orshorterthanwhitebirds.
Head,throat, •foreheadwhite,mottledgreytowardscrown. •therewerewhitishfeathersfrom •throatandchinwhite.
neck Hindcrown,napeandneckdarkgrey.Dark thechintohalfwaydownthe
lores. Whitefeatherssurroundingeyeasbroken throat.
eye-ring.Ear-covertswhite,slightlymottledgrey. •thickerneckwasobvious(in
•irispale. relationtothetwotypicalLittle
•bareskinoffacegreyish. Egrets).
Wings •primariesdarkgreywithmuchwhiteatbase. •inflight,thedarkegretshowed •inflightseveralprimaries
Secondariesdarkgreywithsomewhitemottling whitishwingpatchesinareaof showedwhitewebsgiving
atbaseofouters. Tertialsdarkgreywithlittle primarywing-coverts. curiouspiedeffect.
whiteatbase.Greaterprimary-covertslargelywhite
withsomedarkgreyedges.Outerandtwocentral
greatercovertsdarkgreywithlittlewhiteatbase.
Median,lesserandunderwing-covertsdarkgrey.
Faintbrownishhueonupperwing-coverts.
Tail •darkgrey.
Plumes •similarornamentalplumes(totypicalLittleEgrets) •darkheadplumes(two)as
•strap-likenapefeatherslongerthanbill. whitebirds.
•duetodirectcomparison,bothinthefieldand •Insummary,birdappeared
onphoto,itwaspossibletoascertainthatthebird’s exactlyaswhitebirdsinsize,
billshape,leglengthandcolourofbarepartswere proportions, bare-partscoloration,
identicaltoLittleEgret. differingonlyincolourofplumage.
Determined as Egrettasp,darkmorph Egrettagularis Egrettagarzetta,darkmorph
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For accidental species, six numbers in brackets (00, 15) Souss. Souss estuary, 18-19 April, photo (
follow the status code. The first two indicate the Malecha, H Dufoumy etal)
numberofrecords (andnumberofbirds) inthefiles Approximately 50 records to date. The Plains of Eastern
Morocco, along the Mediterranean coast, are among the
of the Centrale Ornithologique Marocaine (COM)
best areas to observe this species, whose range and
priortotheformationoftheMRBC. The second pair numbers have recently increased in Europe. The 1989
indicatethenumberofrecords(andnumberofbirds) recordrelatestotheEuropeansubspecies albaandnotto
accepted by the MRBC and described in the first theAfricanracemelanorhynchoswhichcanbeexpectedin
triennial report (1995-1997)5. The last pair indicate Tafilalt.
the number ofrecords accepted by the MRBC from
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca carolinensis
1998to2000, andthenumberofbirdsinvolved. The AV (2/2, 0/0, 1/1) ( )
wsyhsitcehmadteitcaillisstafreolrleoqwusirtehde bsyeqtuheenMceRBoCf s(pAepcpieesndfioxr 1998 &<9G8 M1a)Snonuesrss.)Massaestuary,male,28February(CB<>wden
1). Tehstiuradrrye(c2o3r-d2f7orApMroirlo1c9c8o4.,OTnAexeplrseevni,oGusBraelcaonr^da,frAoWmtChleaMrakseseat
List of accepted records al),theotherwasatBarraged'ImfoutontheOuedOum-Er-Rbia
on13April195918.
Great Northern Diver GaviaimmerAM (3/3, 0/0, 1/1) Blue-winged Teal AnasdiscorsAV (14/22+, 1/1, 2/2)
1986 (86/1)Souss,Soussestuary,first-winter, 14-20Decem-
ber,photo(HKlemola&JKomi).Thisbirdstayedover 1998 &(98G/2M)aSnonuesrss.)Massaestuary,male.28February(CBowden
aotneleamsotn2t0hNaotvtehmebSeoru—ssNesJtuRaerdyma(int)b.eingpresentsince 2000 (00/01) Rharb. Sidi Bou-Rhaba. male. 20 February (P
Lansdown)
AccidentalvisitortotheStraitofGibraltar1720butonlyone
documentedrecordontheMoroccansideoftheStrait(7September Sixteenthand17threcordsinMorocco,andthefifthatSidiBou-
h1a9r9b3,ouFrC,u3z0inD)e.cTewmobeorth1e9r8r9,ec0orAdrsmfirnoimettahle,AatnldanMteircjcaoaZsetrg(Aagfardoimr JRahnaubaarya-nMdarscihx,thwaitththseinMgalesssaineAsptriula,ryM.aTywaenldveDehcaevmebebre,enanidn
lateDecember1990toearlyjanuary199123). TtawkoeriknoOucstto,bneera.rMTahreraoknelcyhi2nlandrecordwasatBarrageLalla
.
MPMa,nxOSWhe(a-/r-w,a0t/e0,r1P/u7f0f+i)nus(p.) puffinus Ring-necked Duck AythyacollarisAV (9/13, 1/1, 1/1)
1999 (99/28)Tarfaya,AkhfennirandTarfaya,5-6September(A 1998 (98/36)WesternHighAtlas.BarrageHassanAddakhil.
male,25January(PLansdown)
MoretJhoarins7e0tailn)dividualswerereportedbetweenAkhfennirand ThisindividualwasrecordedonadamwellinlandoftheAtlantic
Tarfayaon5-6September.Thesedatesareconsistentwiththe coast,butapairwasatthesamelocalityinDecember1980-
knownautumnmigrationpattern,whichisfromlateAugustto Januaryl98112.
lateNovember.Ofthethreeformsofsmallshearwaters,Balearic White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
ShearwaterPuffinusip) mauretanicusis the commonest WV, OB, PM? (0/0, 8/17)
offtheAtlanticcoastduringmigration;ManxShearwateris 1997 (97/18)Rharb.MerjaBargha,male,30Mayand28June.
yraerlerk,ouwahinlreetmhaeinosccuunrersetnacbeliosfheYde.lkouanShearwaterP.(p.) 1998 (p9h8o/t6o)(SJaC'isC.asDtoruoyiReotm,amnaleet,al1)0April(JFranchimont.AEl
White-faced Storm-petrel Pelagodroma marina Ghazietal)
A19V97(4/(3937+/,170)/S0,ou1s/s1,)24nauticalmilesoffAgadir,31March,photo 11999988 ((a99b88//3135))SSaaiiss,,DDoouuyyiieett,,mmaallee,,2235DJuelcye0mbFerran(JchFiramnocnhtiemtoanl)tet
(KCarlssonetal) 1999 (99/21)Sais,Douyiet,male,29April(AElGhazietal)
AccidentalvisitortoMorocco.Onlyfourpreviousrecords,all 1999 (99/22)Sais,Douyiet,sixmalesandonefemale,13July(J
southof30°N;anincreaseinpelagictripssouthofAgadirwould Franchimontetal)
surelyleadtoanincreaseinthenumberofsightings.Aphotoof 1999 (99/32)Sais,Douyiet,threemalesandonefemale,20and29
thisbirdwaspublishedinBirdingWorld10:134. September(AElGhazietal)
1999 (99/36)Sais,Douyiet,male,24December(AElGhazietal)
GreatWhite Egret EgrettaalbaOW, PM (1/1, 6/6) BredinthemarshesoftheRharbuntilthelate1930s;thereafter
1989 (89/1)Tafilalt,Merzouga,27December,photo(HDufoumy) numbersdramaticallydecreased.Onlyfourrecordsinthe1950s-
1998 (98/34)Rharb,MerjaBargha,26November(PWiprachtiger 1970sandsincethenonlyone,in1983-White-headedDuckis
&AElGhazi) nowregularatDouyietwiththefirstbreedingrecordin2000,and
1999 (99/17)PlainsofEasternMorocco,BarrageMohamed furtherobservationsfromtheredonotneedtobesubmittedto
V,adult,17January(DJerezAbad&RRamirezEspinar) MRBC.On13July1999,thesixmalesweredisplayingandthe
1999 ((B9o9u/-4A2r)egP)l,aNiandsoro,f1E7aDsetceermnbeMro(rDoJcecroe,zABbaardr&agReRAarmaibreezt fReumdadlyewxaWshiwitteh-haefaemdaeldefReumadldey.DOunck20Oa.njdam2a9iSceepntseimsbemrd,aahtylberaisdt
Espinar)
2000 (00/06)PlainsofEasternMorocco,BarrageMohamed twohybridRuddyxWhite-headedfemaleswerewiththegroup
V, immature, 27 February (DJerez Abad & R Ramirez
Espinar)
124-BullABC Vo!9No2 ReportoftheMoroccanRareBirdsCommittee(1998-2000):Bergieretal.
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Ruddy x White-headed Duck Oxyurajamaicensisx Spotted Crake PorzanaporzanaPM, OW (-/-, 0/0, 2/8+)
0. leucocephalaAV (0/0, 3/4, 2/5) 1998 (98 +)Souss.Massaestuary,7+,28February(CBowden
1998 (98 16)Sais.Douyiet,threemales.25April(JFranchimont &GManners)
&AElGhazi) 1999 (99/9) Doukkala. Sidi Moussa-Oualidia, 8 April (V
1998 (98/32) Sais. Douyiet, two females, 23 December (1 Schollaert&LLanghendries)
Franchimontetab Thesewereprobablyearlymigrants.Springpassageoccursinlate
Thepresenceofhybridscontinuestothreatenthere-establishment Febmary-earlyMay.SpottedCrakemigratesonabroadfront,eg
ofWhite-headedDuckatDouyiet. thereareseveralrecordsfromtheTafilaltinsouth-eastMorocco12.
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melieraxmetabates Little Crake Porzanaparva PM (-/-, 0/0, 2/15+)
RB(-/-, 0/0, 1/1) 1998 (98/10)Souss.Massaestuary,atleastfivemalesandseven
1999 (99 37)Souss. 10kmeastofOuladBerehil.immature,2 females,16April(HDufoumyetab
April(AHoggetab 1998 (98/2-0Souss,Massaestuary,atleastonemale,26March,
Recordedinthearganparklandforest,anoriginalenvironment twofemales,27March(EdeThiersantetab
whichisrapidlydisappearingduetoencroachingagriculture. ScarcespringmigrantwithmostrecordsinMarch-April.Many
recordsarefromtheMassaestuarybutthespeciesmigratesona
Tawny EagleAquilarapaxRB (-/-, 0/0, 3/3) broadfront,fromtheAtlanticcoasttoeasternMorocco.
1998 (98 9)Souss.Tafingoult. 2May(J. Franchimont&AEl
Ghazi) BailIon’s Crake Porzanapusilla
1999 (99 2-4 Souss.nearArazane.subadult?,12September(H PM, BM, OW (-/-, 0/0, 1/1)
Dufoumy&BGauquie) 1997 (97 20) Plains ofEastern Morocco, Barrage Mechra
1999 (99/38)Souss.Igoudar.immature.2April(AHoggetab Homadi,adultmale,23March(DJerezAbad&RRamirez
OncewidespreadthroughoutMorocco,includingthemontane Espinar)
north.Likeseveralotherraptors,itisnowrareandappearstobe Thiswasprobablyaspringmigrantbutthespecieshasbredinthe
confinedtotheSoussandadjacentareas.Themostrecent PlainsofEasternMorocco,attheMoulouyaestuaryinthe1950s
breedingrecordswerein1980r.1990(HDuperrex&LMaumary) andinl989910.
and 1992’\ H Dufourny(inlift) has alsosent information
concerningsevenpreviousrecordsofthiseagle,allintheSouss Kittlitz’s Plover CharadriuspecuariusAV (2/5, 0/0, 1/1)
plain,betweenTaroudantandAoulouz,in1993(three),1994 1999 (99/3>Dades-Draa, ZaouiatSidiSalah, 50kmsouthof
(one),1995(one)and1997(two). Zagora,1March(PYesou&MSouth)
Thirdrecord.ThetwopreviousoneswereatMerzougain1990
Barbary Falcon Falco(peregrinus)pelegrinoides (uptofouron19Januaiy-7February,thenthreeon20February
RB poorlyknown (-/-, 14/15, 13/17) andoneon31March)andin1991(oneonl4january).
1998 (98/11)Tarfaya.5kmsouthofElOuaarestuary,immature,
1998 (1918A/u1g2u)sTatr(fJaFyraa.n1c6hkimmosnotu&thF.ofTToaunattianMaPllaighe),immature,11 AAmVe(r0i/0c,an1/1G,ol1/d1e)n Plover Pluvialis{d.) dominica
August(JFranchimont&FTouatiMalih) 1999 (99/20)Souss,Soussestuary,winterplumage,l6-17May(C
1998 (98/13)Tarfaya. 11 kmsouthofSidiIfni, immature, 12 Bowden&RDawson)
August(JFranchimont&F.TouatiMalih) SecondrecordinMorocco.ThefirstwasalsoattheSoussestuary,
1999 &(9L9/L6a)nDgohueknkdarliaes.)sidiMoussa-Oualidia,8April(VSchollaert on25April19975.
1999 (99/7)Haha,Tamri,5April(VSchollaertetab Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidrispusilla
1999 (99/l4)WestemHighAtlas.Tizi-n'Tichka,pair,27March AV (0/0, 0/0, 2/2)
(VSchollaertetab 1995 (95/24)Souss,Soussestuary,adult,5May(MAndrews)
1999 (99/19)Souss,Soussestuary,28April(FHerbecqetab 1999 (99/5)Doukkala,SidiMoussa,Oualidia,8April(VSchollaert
1999 (99/25)Souss,Soussestuary,twojuveniles,15September, &LLanghendries)
onejuvenile,17September(HDufoumy&BGauquie) ThefirstrecordsinMorocco(thatinMay1995wasdescribedin
1999 (99/29)Souss. Soussestuary, juvenile, 3September(V Bull.ABO).TheonlyotherAfricanrecordwasatBancd’Arguin,
Schollaertetab Mauritania35
1999 (99/30)WesternMiddleAtlas,DayetAoua,twojuveniles, .
16September(VSchollaertetab White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
1999 (99/31)Doukkala.KhemisZemamra,juvenile,1September AV (0/0, 0/0, 1/1)
(AJorisetab 1999 (99/26)Prerif,BarrageIdriss1°,21September(VSchollaert
1999 (99/45)PlainsofEasternMorocco, ElAioun, Oujda, etab
twoadults,23September(VSchollaertetab FirstMoroccanrecord.BreedsintheCanadianarcticandwinters
2000 (00/l6)WesternAnti-Atlas,Tissint,14May(AElGhazi& inSouthAmerica;itisannualinsomeEuropeancountriesandhas
JFranchimont) alsobeenrecordedintheAzores,MadeiraandCanaries.
MostrecordsarefromsouthernMoroccoandtheAtlanticcoast
betweenDoukkalaandTarfaya,butitmaybeamorewidespread Pectoral Sandpiper CalidrismelanotosAV (5/5, 0/0, 2/3)
breederasmanyareasinnorthernMoroccoarelessfrequently 1998 (98/39)Souss,Soussestuary,twojuveniles,25September,
visitedbybirdwatchers,egtherealsotworecordsfromthe oneuntil2October(RDawson&AEdmond)
WesternHighAtlasandWesternMiddleAtlas.Itsdistribution 1999 (99/27) Rharb, Lower Loukos marshes, juvenile, 17
overlapswithFalcopereginusmmorinTafilalt,andofF.p.‘atlantrt September(GWillem&VSchollaertetab
alongtheHahacoastandintheSouss.
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SixthandseventhrecordssincethefirstmentionbySmith25. Ring-billed Gull LarusdelawarensisAV (22/22, 6/7, 5/8)
All are from the Atlantic coast, in September-October. 1998 <98 8) Souss. Soussestuary, second-summer, 1“ April
(H Dufourny etal)
PurpleSandpiper CalidrismaritimaAV (8/12, 0/0, 2/3) 1998 (98,38)Souss,Soussestuary,first-winter,17January(R
1998 (98/14)Zaer,Skhirat,6April(MGrosselet&JFonderflick) Dawson&MLawrence)
1999 (99/40)Chiadma,Essaouira,two,17January-19March(R 1999 <99 10)Souss.Sousscsuiary.first-winterfirst-summer,5-
Dawsonetcil) 7April(VSchollaertetal)
AllbutonepreviousrecordwerealsoalongtheAtlanticcoastin 1999 (99, 18)Chiadma Ksobestuary,first-summer,29April,
October-February theAprilrecordisthelatesteverandthatat photo(HDufoumyetal)
;
EssaouiraisthesouthernmostinMorocco,butthespecieshas 2000 (00, 18)TangierPeninsula.Tahadaitestuary,fc>uradults,
beenrecordedoncemuchfurthersouth,attheBancd’Arguin 18October(JFranchimontetal)
NationalPark,northernMauritania21. In1999,otherswerenotedatEssaouira(Ksobestuary)inMarch
mdMayiBirdingWorld12:101and192),butdetailsofthesehave
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus notbeensubmittedtoMRBC.TogetherwithLarachesaltpans
AV (8/12,2/5, 1/1) andKsobestuary,theSoussestuaryisoneofthebestplacesfor
1999 (99/41)Tarfaya,Khnifiss,27July(GLeotard&OChaline) thisspeciesinMorocco.TherecordatTahadartestuaryisthe
T1h9e96southernmostrecordinMorocco.Probablyanearlyautumn largest-evergroupinMorocco.
migrant.
Common Gull LaruscanusWV (-/-, 5/5, 5/9+)
AStVilt(0S/0a,nd0/p0i,pe1/r1)Micropalamahimantopus 1997 (H9K7o/n2tak)aSnouesns).Soussestuary.22and31January(MLeivo&
(96/43)Souss,Soussestuary,28March(IRowlandsetal) 1998 (98/29)Souss.Soussestuary,twoadults.29April,one.30
BreedsintundrasofNorthAmericaandwintersmainlyincentral April(JDRVernon)
SouthAmerica.ThefirstMoroccanandAfricanrecord.This 1998 (98 31a>Souss.Soussestuary,adult,second-summerand
individualstayeduntilatleast3April. first-summer,15April,adultandfirst-summer,16—18April
(HDufoumyetal)
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngitessubruficollis 1998 (98/31b) Souss. Souss estuary, first-winter. 23 and 25
AV (0/0, 0/0, 1/1) November,adult,30November(HDufoumyetal)
1998 (98/40) Souss, Souss estuary, 26 September, photo (R 1998 (98/31c)Haha.betweenAgadirandCapRhir,first-winter.
Dawson) 23November(HDufoumyetal)
Firstrecordofthisarcticspecies,whichwintersfromBoliviato Nowknowntobearegularwintervisitorinsmallnumbersalong
northernArgentina.SeveralNearcticwadersreachedEuropeand theAtlanticcoastsouth toAgadir, but rare in the Strait of
MacaronesiainSeptember1998,egthisspecieswasalsorecorded GibraltarandalongtheMediterraneancoast.From1999onwards,
intheCanariesandtheAzores. onlyrecordsfromtheStraitandtheMediterraneanneedtobe
submittedtoMRBC.
GreatSnipe Gallinagomedia PM, OW(-/-, 0/0, 1/1)
1999 (99/13)Tafilalt,OuedZiz,northofErfoud,30March(V WGrVeat Black-backed Gull Larusmarinus
Schollaert&LLanghendries) (-/-, 0/0, 3/4)
Themostrecentrecordwasin1985.GreatSnipeisanaccidental 1997 (97/25)Souss.Soussestuary,immature,31January(MLeivo
wintervisitorandrarepassagemigrant,whichhasbeennotedin &HKontkanen)
lateSeptember-earlyApril,mainlyinnorthernMorocco. 1998 (98/43)Tarfaya.Khnifiss,twosubadults/adults,15October
(PDefosduRau&MThibault)
Slender-billed Curlew Numeniustenuirostris 2000 (00/02)Souss.Soussestuary,first-winter,23February(P
WV(0/0, 1/1) Lansdown)
1998 (98/5)Rharb.MerjaZerga,atleastone,11February(M&A Untilthe1960stherewereveryfewrecords,butsince1964there
Parent) havebeennearly70recordsfromtheAtlanticcoast,mainlynorth
Firstrecordsincewinter1994-95.Thespecies’Moroccanstatus oftheSoussregion.Therehaveonlybeenafewfurthersouth,
hasbeenextensivelydescribedinrecentyears19’26,31,32. includingoneatKhnifisslagoon,inDecember1985-March
Spotted SandpiperActitismaculariaAV (1/1, 0/0, 2/2) 19863,withothersinMauritania21,22andtheCanaries1 .
1995 (95/25)Souss,Soussestuary,adultsummerplumage,5May RoseateTern SternadougalliiPM (1/1, 1/3)
(MAndrews) 1999 (99/15)Souss. Soussestuary', three adults, 27April (H
1999 (99/8) Souss, Souss estuary, 5 April (V Schollaert & L Dufoumyetal)
Langhendries) RoseateTemgenerallypassesfaroffshoreandisthusrarelyseen
SecondandthirdrecordsofthisNorthAmericanwader.Thefirst fromtheAtlanticcoast.Springpassageismainlyfrommid-April
wasatKhnifisslagoon,on10April1990(FCuzin).Adescription tomid-June.
ofthe1995birdwaspublishedinBull.ABC ArcticTern SternaparadisaeaPM, OW (-/-, 0/0, 1/1)
Sabine’s Gull LarussabiniPM, OW(-/-, 1/1, 2/7) 1999 (99/11)Souss,Soussestuary,adult,4April(VSchollaert&
1998 (98/17)Souss,Soussestuary,immature,17April(HDufoumy LLanghendries)
etal) Thirteenthspringrecord.Probablyacommonpassagemigrant
1998 (98/25)Haha,OuedTinkertestuary,six,29April,photo(P offshorebutrarelyrecordedfromthecoast.Springpassage
Morrisetal) noted from mid-March to lateMay.
Spring passage off the Atlantic coast largely occurs well
offshore, fromlate March to late May.
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Ring-necked Parakeet Psittaculakrameri IsabellineWheatear Oenantheisabellina
AV/RB? 0/0,1/1) PM (18/19+, 1/1, 2/2)
2000 (00/07 Plains ofEasternMorocco. Beni Enzar. 1997 (97/28)Dades-Draa. Ouarzazate, 25January(M Leivo
Nador,a'dultmale.28January(DJerezAbad&RRamirez &H Kontkanen)
Espinar) 2000 (00,04)Tafilalt,Merzouga,27February(PLansdown)
FirstrecordontheMediterraneancoast.AlongtheAtlanticcoast, Twentiethand21strecordsforMorocco.Allarefromsouthern
a9sm9a8llferalpopulationbecameestablishedin1990intheAnfa Morocco,fromTafilalt(ten),Dades-Draa(six),LowerDraa
odirsitgriinct,oaftCLaasraabclhaenc(a4(MOaDyigo1i9t85).,TGwoJaocthqeurermeicno)rdasnodfuAnsiklnaohw(n3 A(pfroiulr))aannddoOnulyetdwAodi-nDJaenhueabry(.oNneo);wmcoosntsiidnesrperdiangsc(aFrecbersuparriyn-g
January199616). passagemigrant24.
Short-eared Owl AsioflammeusWV PM 0/0, 1/1) Fieldfare Turduspilaris AV (15/20+, 1/2, 2/2)
,
1 (98 )Souss,Soussestuary,24November(HDufoumyet 1999 (99 46)Souss. AitMelloul (IFCDW), 27 November-19
at) December,photo(RDawson)
Uncommonwintervisitor(c20records)butrareonbothpassages, 2000 (00/10)WesternHighAtlas,Oukaimeden,23March(G
withonlyeightrecordsinspringand11previousrecordsin Steinbriick&EWeber)
autumn.ThemajorityofautumnrecordsareinNovember(ten) The1999recordisthesecondsouthoftheHighAtlas;thisbird
withjusttwoinSeptemberandnoneinOctober. stayedatleastthreeweeksattheInternationalFoundationfor
ConservationandDevelopmentofWildlife(AitMelloul).The
Plain SwiftApusunicolorAV, OB?. WV? (-/-, 0/0, 1/6) 2000recordisthelatestforMorocco;previousrecordswereonly
1998 (98/30)Haha.3kmnorthofTaghazout,c6,29April(JDR tolateFebruary.
Vernon)
StatusinMoroccounclear.Theoccurrenceofsmalldarkswifts’ Aquatic Warbler Acrocephaluspaludicola
PM
wasfirstreportedfromtheAtlanticcoastofMoroccoin1962by (-/-, 0/0, 1/1)
KDSmith.Sincethen,therehavebeennumeroussightingswhich 1998 (98/28)Haha.Tamri,first-winter,29October(DWalsh&C
haveallbeenidentifiedasPlainSwift,butspecimensarerequired Edginton)
toconfirmthis.BreedingsuspectedalongtheHahacoastsince Previouslymorecommononspringandautumnpassages,but
1988,buthasnotbeenproven. nowmuchrarerandonlyfourrecentautumnrecords(including
thisone).The28recentrecordsarefromFebaiary(four),March
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterixnigriceps (eight)andApril(12),thenfromSeptember(one)andOctober
RB (0/0, 1/16) (three,includingthisone)but'Walter34mentionedAquaticWarblers
1999 (99 +4>OuedAd-Deheb.Ouedjenaa,230kmsouth-eastof capturedbyEleonora’sFalconsFalcoeleonoraeatEssaouirafrom
1999 Dakhla,8September,photo(VSchollaert,HDufourny,G 23August.
Willemetal)
FirstrecordfollowingthoseofValverdein195530intheNegyr Marsh WarblerAcrocephaluspalustrisAV (-/-, 0/0, 1/1)
regionandnearSbayera,atc25°N.Tourismhasquiterecently 1999 (99/12)Dades-Draa,Ouarzazate,1-2April(VSchollaert
b2e0e0n0permittedinWesternSaharaandthenumberofrecords etal)
shouldincreaseinthefuture. Thereare14previouspossiblerecords,includingtherecoveryof
aGerman-ringedbird,butDowsett-Lemaire&Dowsett14assumed
African Rock Martin Hirundofuligula RB, BM (-/-, 0/0, 4/ thelatterwasamisidentifiedReedWarblerA.scirpaceus.Noneof
71+) thesubsequentrecords,includingfourmist-nettedbirds,was
(99/2)Dades-Draa.OuedTifekhist,south-westofZagora, convincinglysubstantiatedandthereforethespecies’occurrence
two,23February(PYesou&MSouth) isonlyconsideredpossibleintheforthcomingCheck-Listofthe
21090909 F(4(,90r902a//8n21cFa2he))ibDmraSoudanaertrhsy&r-(oDFP,rTYaoeaTu.saazotPzuiaalM&rmaielMnrieih,Se)oou1ft6hO,)ul2a5d-2D6rissD,eMcheammbiedr,3(-J aBLliesrsodssteohrefMWfoihrrsiottcrecetoc.horTrohdaifstorrSeyNcloovrridtahiscAtufhrrerifucircasatwaePcsMct,eopOfteEWdgfyo(pr-t/M-2o9,r.o0/c0c,o;1/i1t)is
(00/13)Dades-Draa.OuedDraa,23kmeastofAgdz,c50, 1998 (98/7) Western Anti Atlas, Oued Noun, 5 May 0
26December0Franchimont&FTouatiMalih) Franchimont&AElGhazi)
Inlightofhisrecentobservations,PYesouhaswithdrawna Thirty-fouracceptablerecordsinMorocco,most(30)during
previousobservationfromtheHighAtlas,atIghermin1996, springmigration,withonlyfourinautumn.Oneofthelatest
whichwasacceptedbyMRBO\InMorocco,CragMartinH. springrecords,asmostoccurinApril(21records,includingone
rupestrisinominateraceortheresae)isdifficulttoseparatefrom trapped)withthelateston8May.
AfricanRockMartin(racepresaharica)inthefieldandgreatcare
shouldbetakeninidentifyingthesetwo. Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopuscollybita tristis
AV (0/0, 0/0, 1/1)
Dunnock Prunellamodularise (-/-, 0/0, 1/1) 1998 (98/44)Souss,Massaestuary,mist-netted,16March,photo
1982 (82/1 Jbala,BarrageofOuezzane,14February,photo0 (PBulens&ALeDru)
)
Franchimont) FirstrecordinMorocco.ThisracebreedseastofthePechora
Thereareonly35recordsinvolving49birdssince1971,from RiverandUralsandovermostofSiberia.Racialdetermination
mid-September to late April. Most were in northern Mo- difficultinthefield(egseeDubois,Yesou&CHN13fordifferences
roccowith the southernmost in the Souss. between tristis and other Chiffchaffs) but this one was
trapped and photographed.
ReportoftheMoroccanRareBirdsCommittee(1998-2000): Bergieretal. BullABC Vol9No2-127
Records not accepted Surrounding Environment (Province ofLayoune.
Black-throatedDiver Gaviaarctica 1997 (97/29) Plains of Morocco). Trav. Inst. sci. Rabat, hors serie.
EasternMorocco,Melilla,28December1997-11January1998. 4. Bergier, P., Franchimont.J..Thevenot,M. andCHM
1998(98/3)Souss,Massaestuary,subadult,28February.Great 1997. Les oiseaux rares au Maroc. Rapport de la
Northern Diver Gavia immer 1998 (98/35) Souss, Massa Commissiond’HomologationMarocaine. numero2
estuary, juvenile, 21 January. Manx Shearwater Puffinus (1996). Porphyrio9: 165-173-
puffinus1997(97/21)Haha, CapRhir, two, 1 February. 1997 5. Bergier, P., Franchimont,J.. Thevenot. M. and the
(97/22) Haha, Cap Rhir, three, 2 February. Leach’s Storm- MRBC 2000. Rare birds in Morocco: report of the
petrelOceanodromaleucorhoa1997(97/23)Haha,CapRhir. MoroccanRareBirdsCommittee(1995-1997). Bull.
21January.Long-tailedCormorantPhalacrocoraxafricanus ABC7: 18-28.
2000 (00/17) Zaers, Skhirat, 5 September. Western Reef 6. Bergier, P.. Franchimont,J.,Thevenot,M. andCHM
HeronEgrettagularis 1997 (97/19) Tafilalt, Merzouga, dark 2000. Les oiseaux rares au Maroc. Rapport de la
morph, 22-25April, photos, seeabove. IntermediateEgret Commissiond'HomologationMarocaine. numero4
Egrettaintermedia2000 (00/14) Souss, OuedMassa, 2April. (1998). Porphyrio 12: 36-46.
GBorueaaztzWah,it7eAEpgrriel.tEBgraertbtaaraylbaFa1l9c9o9n(9F9a/l23c)oC(hpaeorueigar,inDuasr) 7. B2e0r0g0i.erL,esP..oFirsaenacuhximroarnets,Ja.u,TMhaervoecn.otR,aMp.poarntddCeHMla
pelegrinoides1994(94/12)Zaers,SidiBettache, nodate. 1998 Commissiond'HomologationMarocaine. numero5
(98/19) Middle Moulouya, Missour, 19 August. 1998 (98/20) (1999). Porphyrio 12: 47-56.
DSrouasas,,IAriokui,lopauizr,,3p1aiMraarncdh.am1a9l9e8,(2958/M2a2r)chD.ad1e9s9-8Dr(9a8a/,2T1i)ziMiBdednlie- 8. Bergier. P., Franchimont,J..Thevenot,M. andCHM
Selmane,1-2April.1998(98/27)Sarhro,Tagdilt,26April. 1999 2000. Les oiseaux rares au Maroc. Rapport de la
Commissiond'HomologationMarocaine, numero6
(99/33)EasternSahara,Boudenib,23April. 1999(99/34)High
Plateaux, 50kmsouthofAinBeniMathar,28April. 1999(99/ (2000). Porphyrio 12: 57-69.
35)PlainsofEasternMorocco,69kmnorthofOutatelHaj,29 9. Brosset, A. 1956. Les oiseaux du Maroc oriental de
April.1999(99/39)Variousregions:Souss,Tarfaya,Dades-Draa la Mediterranee a Berguent. Alauda 24: 161-205.
andSarhro,adults,28March-4April.1999(99/43)Souss,Oulad 10. Brosset, A. 1990. L'evolution recente de 1'avifaune
Berehil, 13 September. 2000 (00/09) Souss, Oued Massa, 10 dunord-estmarocain: pertesetgainsdepuis35ans.
April. 2000 (00/11) Souss, Massa estuary, 27 March. Dark Rev. Ecol. (Terreet Vie)45: 237-245.
ChantingGoshawkMelieraxmetabates2000 (00/05) High 11. Cramp,S.&Simmons.K.E.L.(eds)1983.Birdsofthe
Rif, Jbel Bou Hachem, Chaouen, adult, 29 March. Spotted WesternPalearctic. Vol 3- Oxford: Oxford Univer-
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1999(99/4)Souss,Agadir,20+30+23birds,31January.Sabine’s marocain): etude biogeographique et ecologique.
GullLarussabini1998 (98/26) Haha, Cap Rhir, two, 1 May. These, Univ. Montpellier.
Guillemot Uria aalge 2000 (00/03) Haha, Tamri, 12, 23 13. Dubois,P.J.,Yesou, P. andCHN 1995. LesPouillots
February. Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 1998 (98/18) veloces Phylloscopus collybita de type tristis/
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32. van den Berg, A.B. 1990. Habitat ofSlender-billed Anserfabalis BeanGoose,Oiedesmoissons AV
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33. van den Berg, A.B. 1999. Dark-morph egret in Ansercaerulescens SnowGoose,Oiedesneiges AV
Morocco in April 1997. DutchBirding 21: 8—15. Brantaleucopsis BarnacleGoose, Bernachenonnette AV
34. Walter, H. 1968. Zur Abhangigkeit des Brantabemicla BrentGoose, Bernachecravant AV
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35. Williams,R.S.R.andjacoby,M.C.1996.Semipalmated Anas(crecca)carolinensis Green-wingedTeal,SarcelleaailesvertesAV
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National Park,Mauritania: a newspeciesforAfrica. Aythyacollaris Ring-neckedDuck, Fuliguleacollier AV
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“4Avenue Folco de Baroncelli, 13210 Saint Remy de Bucephalaclangula Goldeneye,Garrotaoeild’or AV
Provence France. E-mail:[email protected]. Mergusserrator Red-breastedMerganser, Harlehuppe WV
hQuartier,AbbasLemsaadi,ruen°6,n°22,50.000Meknes MOxeyrugruasjmaemragiacennsseirs1GoRousdadnydeDru,ckH,arElreisbmiaevtruererousse AV,OBA?V
V.N., Morocco. E-mail:[email protected]. Oxyuraleucocephala2 White-headed Duck,
CEPHE, Case94,FacultedesSciences,34095Montpellier Erismatureateteblanche, WV,OB,PM?
Cedex5, France. E-mail: [email protected]. Haliaeetusalbicilla White-tailed Eagle, Pygargueaqueueblanche AV
Gypaetusbarbatus Lammergeier,Gypaetebarbu RB
Appendix 1. Listof bird species forwhich a NecrosyrtesmonachusHoodedVulture, Vautourcharognard AV
description should be submittedtothe Moroccan Gypsrueppellii Ruppell’sGriffon,VautourdeRuppell AV
Rare Birds Committee Aegypiustracheliotos Lappet-facedVulture, Vautouroricou AV,FB
Aegypiusmonachus EurasianBlackVulture,Vautourmoine AV,FB
TanhdeffoorllwohwiicnghldiesttaiinlcslsudheosultdhobseessupbemciitetsedwhtiocMhRoBcCc.urS(toartuhsavaebborcecvuirarteido)ns MCeilrciuesramxamcertoaubrautsesPalDlairdkHaCrhraienrt,inBgusGaorsdhapwalke,Autoursombre ARVB
areasfollows: Aquilapomarina LesserSpottedEagle,Aiglepomarin AV
RB Resident BM Breeding migrant Aquilaclanga GreaterSpottedEagle,Aiglecriard AV
OB Occasional breeder FB Formerbreeder Aquilarapax TawnyEagle,Aigleravisseur RB
PM Passage migrant WV Wintervisitor Aquila(heliaca)adalberti SpanishImperialEagle,
OW Occasionalwintervisitor,otherwiseknownasamigrant(BM, PM) Aigle iberique AV, FB,OB
AV Accidentalvisitor(fewerthan30records) Falcovespertinus Red-footedFalcon, Fauconkobez AV
F(AV) Formeraccidentalvisitor(notrecordedsince 1899) Falcocherrug Saker, Fauconsacre AV
? Indicatesdoubtconcerningstatusimmediatelyprecedingthe NFaulmciod(apemreelgeraignruiss)pHeellemgreitneodidGeusinBeaarfobwalr,yPFialnctoand,eFdaeuNcuomniddieeBarbarie .RFBB
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Figure1.GreatWhiteEgretEgrettaalba,Merzouga,27December Figure2.IsabellineWheatearOenantbeisabellimisnowconsidered
1989(H.Dufourny) ascarcebutregularspringpassagemigrantthnnighM<>nxxx>(G.
Willem)
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intheWesternSahara,aregionwhichhasbeenonlyrecently Morocco,Massaestuary,16March1998(P.Bulens&A.LeDru)
openedtotourism(G.Willem)
Figure5.Thedarkegret/heronatMerzouga,April1997(A.vandenBerg)
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Figure6.ThearganforestoftheSoussregionisarelicthabitat Figure7.TheZizValley,Tafilalt,isfollowedbymanymigrants.A
whichhasproducedmostoftherecentDarkChantingGoshawk GreatSnipeGallinagomediansrecordedhereon30March1999
Melieraxme/flfottesandTawnyEagleAquilaraptivrecords(E. (F.Fomairon)
Rousseau)
Figures8-9.ThelagoonsofSidiM<)ussa-Oualidia<left>andthemarshesandestuaryoftheMassa(right)aretwoofthemostfamous
birdingsitesinMorocco(R.VernonandE.Rousseau)
Figure10.TheseacliffsoftheSouss-MassaNationalParkarehabitatforoneofthemostendangeredbirdsintheworld,NorthernBald
IbisGermticuseremita.
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