Morocco · Suss-Massa-Draa
Cap Ghir
195 species and 3,572 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 75 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern GannetMorus bassanus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Great SkuaStercorarius skua
Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Northern Bald IbisGeronticus eremita
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Estuaire du Asif n'Srou10 km200 species
- Embouchure du Oued Souss41 km253 species
- PN Souss-Massa – domaine générale55 km227 species
- PN Sous-Massa – Estuaire de l'Oued Massa66 km287 species
- Oued Massa – champs d'Aghorimze70 km220 species
- Oued Massa – Ifentar77 km183 species
All 195 species recorded here
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Razorbill Alca torda
- House Bunting Emberiza sahari
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Great Tit Parus major
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Band-rumped Storm Petrel Hydrobates castro
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Cap Ghir?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 75 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Cap Ghir?
195 species, from 3,572 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Cap Ghir in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Gannet, Sandwich Tern, Great Skua, Moussier's Redstart and Audouin's Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.