Bird AlbumMorocco · Suss-Massa-Draa
Embouchure du Oued Souss
253 species and 27,109 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 144 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Maghreb MagpiePica mauritanica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata98 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 253 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- PN Souss-Massa – domaine générale20 km227 species
- PN Sous-Massa – Estuaire de l'Oued Massa33 km287 species
- Oued Massa – champs d'Aghorimze37 km220 species
- Cap Ghir41 km195 species
- Oued Massa – Ifentar45 km183 species
- Estuaire du Asif n'Srou47 km200 species
All 253 species recorded here
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Serin Serinus serinus
- Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- House Bunting Emberiza sahari
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Great Tit Parus major
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Dartford Warbler Curruca undata
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola
- Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus
- Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Razorbill Alca torda
- Maghreb Owl Strix mauritanica
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- African Desert Warbler Curruca deserti
- Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus
- Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
- Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
- Atlas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
- Iberian Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Embouchure du Oued Souss?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 144 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Embouchure du Oued Souss?
253 species, from 27,109 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Embouchure du Oued Souss in November?
The most recorded in November: Greater Flamingo, Maghreb Magpie, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull and Common Greenshank.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.