Birds at Khenifiss National Parc, Morocco

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Flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus - Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopteriformes

Silltrut - larus fuscus - Lesser Black-backed Gull - Goéland brun 

Gråhäger - Ardea cinerea - Grey heron - Héron cendré

Strandskata - Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher - Huîtrier pie 

Rödbena - Tringa totanus - Common Redshank - Chevalier gambette

© NF Photo 121120,  Khenifiss National Parc,  Morocco

About Khnifiss National Parc

lol, I found the place on the map and it turned out to be a National Park. I did not know it then. Behind the sand dune is the Atlantic Ocean.

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Myrspov - Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit - Barge_rousse

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Myrspov - Limosa lapponica - Bar-tailed Godwit - Barge_rousse 

© NF Photo 121120,  Kniipfiss, Western Sahara, Morocco

 

We visited this place on our way south and now we headed north. The Godwit came closer to our side this time. Thanks for that.  

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Rostand - Tadorna ferruginea - Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorne casarca

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Rostand - Tadorna ferruginea - Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorne casarca

© NF Photo 121120,  Layounne, Western Sahara, Morocco

 

A very beautiful duck we saw a few of in Morocco. I love the color of it. They seem to be in winter plumage as I can´t see the black ring around their necks.

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Merry Christmas Cattle Egret

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Kohäger - Cattle Egret

© NF Photo 121120,  Layounne, Western Sahara, Morocco
 

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Svarthalsad dopping - Podiceps nigricollis - Black-necked Grebe - Grèbe à cou noir

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Svarthalsad dopping - Podiceps nigricollis - Black-necked Grebe - Grèbe à cou noir

© NF Photo 121120,  Layounne, Western Sahara, Morocco

 

The bird in winter plumage. The color on the image is because it is early morning light and large sanddunes in the background reflecting on the water.

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Marmorand - Marmaronetta angustirostris - Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal - Marmaronette marbrée

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 Marmorand - Marmaronetta angustirostris - Marbled Duck, or Marbled Teal - Marmaronette marbrée

© NF Photo 121120,  Layounne, Western Sahara, Morocco

One of the ducks we spotted in layounne and a lifer for me.

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Styltlöpare - Himantopus himantopus - Black-winged Stilt

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 Styltlöpare - Himantopus himantopus - Black-winged Stilt

© NF Photo 121120,  Layounne, Western Sahara, Morocco

On our way north we stoped at the wetland north of Layounne. To see the stilts in the early morning light was amazing. But the garbage in there was not fun.

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 Styltlöpare, Himantopus himantopus, Black-winged Stilt, Layounne, Western Sahara,

121119 Wetland south of Layounne

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© NF Photo 121119, Layounne , Western Sahara, Morocco

 

I can see Ruddy Shelduck and Stilts among others in the last shot. And a heron. The rest is probably some ducks and gulls.

This was the only place we birded this day and we were above the area. ¤ of the guys went down but my foot was bleeding so I could not. It was not easy either in the sand to get down.
 

This place is rather close to the Atlantic Ocean but with no connections to it or any river. It is groundwater down there.

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 Ruddy Shelduck, Black-winged Stilt, Layounne, Western Sahara,

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