This site is just outside the southern suburbs of Agadir and borders right by the side of the Royal Palace, so access can be an issue. To get there we drove down the Tiznit Road and take the turning sign posted to the “Golf du Soleil”, you will soon see the river and marsh. We saw a fair number of Little Egrets feeding on the open water and mixed gulls (Black-headed, Yellow-legged and Lesser Black-backed) flying up and down the river.
We then drove further down until we came to a security post, here two guards approached for a friendly chat about what we were doing, as with most people broken French is the best tack and after some exchanges of views on camera equipment we had their blessing to take a wander. We walked down from the palace road right to the foreshore getting good view of a flock of Spoonbill going over us on the shore line and on the mud bank there were Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover and distant Flamingo. 
Our intention for the afternoon was to hang around till dusk and try for Nightjar so with some time to spare we headed off back up the river and take a right across a bridge we found, here there were more Ringed Plover and Black-winged Stilt both feeding on the waters edge. Driving on, we went through quite a large eucalyptus forest seeing nothing and arrived in another village which appeared to be a dead end. So we ended up turning back and doing the same route in reverse. This time however we first saw White Storks flying down the river, then, one cut in land and took to landing just off the road we were on.
By the time we were back at the bridge the waders had gone but the air over the river was teeming with Swallows. En-route back to the Palace wall we found Orphean Warbler, then dusk fell and whilst we heard the chug chug of Red-necked Nightjar we had no sightings, however on driving out picked up a foraging Stone Curlew in our head lamps. To be continued.....
Life bird count: 379 Year bird count: 141 Month bird count: 99
Our intention for the afternoon was to hang around till dusk and try for Nightjar so with some time to spare we headed off back up the river and take a right across a bridge we found, here there were more Ringed Plover and Black-winged Stilt both feeding on the waters edge. Driving on, we went through quite a large eucalyptus forest seeing nothing and arrived in another village which appeared to be a dead end. So we ended up turning back and doing the same route in reverse. This time however we first saw White Storks flying down the river, then, one cut in land and took to landing just off the road we were on.
By the time we were back at the bridge the waders had gone but the air over the river was teeming with Swallows. En-route back to the Palace wall we found Orphean Warbler, then dusk fell and whilst we heard the chug chug of Red-necked Nightjar we had no sightings, however on driving out picked up a foraging Stone Curlew in our head lamps. To be continued.....
Life bird count: 379 Year bird count: 141 Month bird count: 99
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