Eight days Birding in Tunisia
From the 18th to the 25th of December 2019 ( M.S from Switzerland )
A great birding trip in the south of Tunisia with 89 bird species observed.
First day 18th December : Tunis-Sfax-Djerba: only one stop of approximatly one hour (30 bird species were observed)
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Day 2 : Djerba-Medenine : shorebirds and waterbirds (51 bird species were observed)
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Common Crane Grus grus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Day 3 : Djerba-Medenine : Photography of shorebirds and waterbirds (44 bird species were observed)
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Day 4 : Medenine-Tataouine : Bird Photography and birdwatching (23 bird species were observed)
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Common Crane Grus grus
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Owl Athene noctua
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
House Bunting Emberiza sahari
Day 5 : Tataouine : Bird Photography and birdwatching (17 bird species were observed)
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina
House Bunting Emberiza sahari
Day 6 : Tataouine-Douz : Bird Photography and birdwatching (23 bird species were observed)
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Little Owl Athene noctua
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Tristram’s Warbler Sylvia deserticola
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata
Fulvous Chatterer Turdoides fulva
Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
House Bunting Emberiza sahari
Day 7 : Douz-Kébili : Bird Photography and birdwatching (26 bird species were observed)
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Tristram’s Warbler Sylvia deserticola
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Moussier’s Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
Desert Sparrow Passer simplex
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
House Bunting Emberiza sahari
Day 8 : Kébili-Gabes-Tunis : Bird Photography and birdwatching (21 bird species were observed)
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha
Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
Thekla’s Lark Galerida theklae
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta
Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
House Bunting Emberiza sahari
Birdwatching Tunisia 