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Contacting Martin
Morocco
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Photograph by Martin Reid© |
One
of the target birds for any visitor to Morocco is the critically endangered
Bald Ibis. Currently the known world
population outside of Morocco consists of one or two wild birds in southeast
Turkey, and three individuals recently found wintering in Arabia, presumably
from an unknown breeding population. In Morocco there are two known colonies:
one stable group of about 200 birds at a remote sea cliff some 5 miles south of
Oued Massa on the southern coast, and a declining colony of about 40 birds at
Tamri on the central coast - this photo shows an immature bird at theTamri
breeding/roosting site (the adults had flown off to their feeding area moments
before). | |
