Morocco Ramsar wetland
Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake
129 bird species recorded; the most in April.
The original uploader was Hadraj at French Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
42 species in January.60 species in February.57 species in March.85 species in April.55 species in May.26 species in June.18 species in July.54 species in August.48 species in September.38 species in October.23 species in November.38 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
129 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 129Speciesrecorded more than once
- 58Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 3,000Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,077 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 11Raptors
- 7Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 12Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 75Songbirds
- 13Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 129 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Waders7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black TernChlidonias niger
Ducks & geese12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds75 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Maghreb MagpiePica mauritanica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Red-rumped WheatearOenanthe moesta
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Atlas Pied FlycatcherFicedula speculigera
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Western Orphean WarblerSylvia hortensis
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Dupont's LarkChersophilus dupontiVU
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens
- White-crowned Black WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Maghreb Green WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan9°/-2°68 mm
- Feb10°/-1°66 mm
- Mar14°/1°77 mm
- Apr17°/4°63 mm
- May22°/8°45 mm
- Jun28°/12°15 mm
- Jul33°/16°9 mm
- Aug32°/16°24 mm
- Sep26°/12°37 mm
- Oct20°/8°59 mm
- Nov13°/2°84 mm
- Dec10°/-1°67 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake.
Lake in Morocco
Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Morocco, 2,077 m above the sea.
129 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 3,000 open records.
The most recorded are the Ruddy Shelduck, the Northern Wheatear and the Northern Raven.
30 species come for the summer, 24 for the winter and 4 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, Curlew Sandpiper and Dupont's Lark.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- Auberge camping du col du Zadcampsite · 4.0 km · 1 within 10 km
- Timahditnearest town · 19 km in a straight line
- Fes Saïss International Airport (FEZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 95 km in a straight lineCar hire at FEZ airport (Saïss)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmAuberge camping du col du Zad
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas68 mountains within 25 kmJbel Tamarrakoit2,345 m · volcano · 6.4 kmLouta Zad n' Tafessene · 16 kmTassit · 17 kmKoudia Châne · 20 kmBou Izouar · 21 kmId Outene · 21 kmSenoual · 23 kmJebel Roumiat · 24 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmAguelmame Sidi Ali lake1.7 km² · 0.2 kmAguelmam n’ Tichrat0.3 km² · 15 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Aguelmame Sidi Ali lake
Morocco
- 60Birdyas Score
- 129Species
- 58Migrants
- 3Threatened
Paraje Natural de las marismas del Río Palmones
Spain · 347 km
- 87Birdyas Score
- 254Species
- 139Migrants
- 10Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2474405) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 3,000 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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