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Fulvous Babbler, Oued Sayed, 06.04.2010 We continued to Oued Bouhila, which in recent years has apparently become a more reliable site for Scrub Warbler than Oued Sayed. We drove over the bridge and parked next to the road. We walked this beautiful wadi in an easterly direction for a few 100 m to find Scrub Warbler with relative ease with the help of the tape. Here we spotted our only Western Orphean and Spectacled Warbler of the trip as well as our first Rufous Bush-Robin and Trumpeter Finches. Our next stop was at the Sandy Plains at km 22 from the bridge of Guelmin mentioned in Bergier. Here we found a nesting hole of our first Red-rumped Wheatear as well as several Temmincks Horned Larks with juveniles. Temmincks Horned Lark, Sandy Plains, 06.04.2010 4 Red-rumped Wheatear, Sandy Plains, 06.04.2010 Another stop at km 35 produced White Crowned and Black Wheatear, several Temmincks Horned Larks, a male Spanish Sparrow and crippling views of a pair of Thick-billed Larks. Birding at both stops was done on the east side of the road. After finishing birding in this area at 11:30 a.m. we drove straight to Khnifiss Lagoon on road N1 with just a single brief stop
close to the sea, 50 km south of Tantan, where we saw a pair of Barbary Falcons and at least 7 Common Scoters. Sandy Plains, 06.04.2010 White-crowned Black Wheatear, Sandy Plains, 06.04.2010 In Akfenir we attempted to secure a permit for Khnifiss lagoon without success as the office was closed. To reach the office, go past the fuel station on the left and turn right before passing the police station. After about 70 metres there is a big sign for the office on the left. Another opportunity to obtain the permit is to sleep at the hotel La Courbine d’Argent, where the owner can arrange permits. However, we went to the lagoon without a permit and after a brief discussion with the warden we were allowed to stay for one hour. Despite a fairly strong wind we were able to pick out our target bird, Kelp (Cape) Gull, quickly. At least 7 adults of this much sought after species, which recently started to breed here, were present. Without a boat trip, which is sometimes offered in the area, the large lagoon is difficult to cover. For this reason we were only able to search a small part before we continued to Tarfaya. Tarfaya has a strategic position for seawatching. We went straight to the harbour and sat there for about 2 hours. This produced several Cory’s Shearwaters, Gannets, a Great Skua and an unidentified Dolphin. We were joined by the police but they were very friendly and smiled after looking through our scopes. When we left the harbour we were stopped by an official and had to wait for about 20 min until he had taken down all our details. At this point it is worth mentioning that we counted a grand total of 12 police checkpoints on our way to Dakhla, starting north of Guelmin. As suggested in other trip reports we used the attached Fiche, which we had completed in advance, and we claimed to be “biologists”. This proved a good choice because most checkpoints were passed with relative ease after showing passports and passing on the form. On our return journey north controls went much faster. In Tarfaya we stayed at the Casa Mar, a nice hotel situated close to the entrance of the harbour. When driving into Tarfaya from the north, continue straight towards the harbour instead of turning left towards Laayoune. The hotel Casa Mar is on the right just before the entery to the harbour. We paid 700 MD for dinner, bed & breakfast for all of us. 07.04. Tarfaya - Dakhla We wanted to reach Dakhla and do some birding in the famous Dakhla Bay. For this reason we had to move on quickly and only stopped a couple of times. A toilet break south of Tarfaya produced a fly-by Crowned Sandgrouse. The first proper stop was made about 40 km north of Laayoune. A lake on the left of the road held some waterbirds and a pair of Thick-billed Larks. In Laayoune we added an adult female Rock Thrush and Marbled Duck to our list. A brief stop at the river passing through Laayoune can be rewarding. A rubbish dump 204 km north of Dakhla produced one pair each of Hoopoe Lark, Brown-necked Raven and Red-rumped Wheatear. At the first camping site in Dakhla Bay we searched unsuccessfully for African Royal Tern in the early afternoon and evening. A more rewarding stop was at the southernmost point of the bay (around the bridge to the harbour) where we had at least 12 European Storm Petrels as well as 100+ Audouin’s Gulls. 5
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