Blåtrast - Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush - Monticole merle-bleu

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Blåtrast - Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush - Monticole merle-bleu

 © NF Photo 121122,  Oued Massa, South of Agadir, Morocco
This is a female

Male is HERE

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 Blåtrast, Monticola solitarius, Blue Rock Thrush, Monticole merle-bleu, hona, Oued Massa

Sammetshätta - Sylvia melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler - Fauvette mélanocéphale

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Sammetshätta - Sylvia melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler - Fauvette mélanocéphale

 © NF Photo 121122,  Oued Massa, South of Agadir, Morocco

This is the male!

The female and a video of the male can be seen HERE as I saw them in two different locations. And only one of each.

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 Sammetshätta, Sylvia melanocephala, Sardinian Warbler, Fauvette mélanocéphale, Oued Massa

Tornfalk - Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel - Faucon crécerelle

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Tornfalk, hona - Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel, female - Faucon crécerelle

 © NF Photo 121122,  Oued Massa, South of Agadir, Morocco
 

A well known bird by most birders. Also likes Morocco nature. :)

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Turkduva - Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove

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Turkduva - Streptopelia decaocto - Eurasian Collared Dove

 © NF Photo 121122,  Oued Massa, South of Agadir, Morocco

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Berberstenskvätta - Oenanthe moesta - Red-rumped Wheatear - Traquet à tête grise

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Berberstenskvätta - Oenanthe moesta - Red-rumped Wheatear - Traquet à tête grise

There is also a Temminck’s (horned) Lark in the image

 © NF Photo 121121,  a desert area south of Guelmim, Morocco

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Svartbukig flyghöna - Pterocles orientalis - Black-bellied Sandgrouse - Ganga unibande

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Svartbukig flyghöna - Pterocles orientalis - Black-bellied Sandgrouse - Ganga unibande

 © NF Photo 121121,  a desert area south of Guelmim, Morocco

I´m not perfectly sure about this bird but according to our guide this is Black-bellied Sandgrouse so I hope he was right.

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 Svartbukig flyghöna, Pterocles orientalis, Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Ganga unibande, Guelmim,

Ökenberglärka - Eremophila bilopha - Temminck’s (horned) Lark

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 Adult there don´t seem to be any difference between male and female

 

Juvenile

Ökenberglärka - Eremophila bilopha - Temminck’s (horned) Lark

© NF Photo 121121,  a desert area south of Guelmim, Morocco

I ws quite pleased when I found the image of the juvenile in my files. I´m not sure really if I did see the bird other then the movement gave it away.
 

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Temminck's Horned Lark on Birdguids

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Tjocknäbbad lärka - Ramphocoris clotbey - Thick-billed Lark - Alouette de Clot-Bey

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Tjocknäbbad lärka - Ramphocoris clotbey - Thick-billed Lark - Alouette de Clot-Bey

© NF Photo 121121,  a desert area south of Guelmim, Morocco

With this camouflage colors it was really hard to find the birds. Only when they moved you noticed them. This lark was a nice one to see.

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Spanish Sparrow

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Spanish Sparrow

© NF Photo 121121,  a desert area south of Guelmim, Morocco
 

 I think these sparrows qualifies as Spanish Sparrows. They are very similar to the northern House Sparrow. It feel strange that they can survive in a harsh area like that. I think you have to enlarge the image to see them better. :)

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Härfågellärka - Alaemon alaudipes - Greater Hoopoe-Lark - Sirli du désert

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Härfågellärka - Alaemon alaudipes - Greater Hoopoe-Lark - Sirli du désert

© NF Photo 121121,  south of Guelmim, Morocco

This bird was really goodlooking when flying but I can´t find any images of that. My  own image is too blurred to see anything. :(  

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This image is linked from, well, where ever it is posted. Someone on Flickr owns it. 

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Sammetshätta - Sylvia melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler - Fauvette mélanocéphale

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Sammetshätta - Sylvia melanocephala - Sardinian Warbler - Fauvette mélanocéphale

© NF Photo 121121, on the road, Oued Boussafen,  Morocco

This is a female and I only saw it in a distance in a very dry and bushy place.
 

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Blåtrast - Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush - Monticole merle-bleu

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Blåtrast - Monticola solitarius - Blue Rock Thrush - Monticole merle-bleu

© NF Photo 121121, on the road, Oued Boussafen, in  Morocco

A new species to me and I did not see it good enough :(  So, I looked for videos to share. I hope you like it.

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Vit Stork - Ciconia ciconia ciconia - White Stork - Cigogne blanche

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Vit Stork - Ciconia ciconia ciconia - White Stork - Cigogne blanche

© NF Photo 121121,  Tan Tan Plage,  Morocco

The White Stork was a nice surprise for everybody. This was the only time we saw it. This bird was common in Sweden 100 years ago but not any longer. Lately there is a breeding project going on to try to establish them in the southern part of Sweden once again.
 

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