Tunisia -Port el Kantaoui and Sousse area -28/06/14 - 06/07/14.
Birds seen whilst out and about during holiday.
Spotless Starling Hoopoe Serin Hoopoe Lark Laughing Dove White-rumped Swift Pallid Swift Spanish Sparrow Lesser Kestrel Slender-billed Gull Caspian Tern Yellow-legged Gull Egyptian Nightjar Southern Grey Shrike
Amongst others.
-- Edited by Phil Owen on Wednesday 9th of July 2014 08:39:44 AM
Lawrence Hindley said
Sun Jun 15 10:35 PM, 2014
Hi Phil
Just noticed your post. I have been to Port El Kantaoui a number of times but have not done that much birding. There were a number of interesting birds in the farmland on the opposite side of the road from the hotels. I saw Hoopoe, Spotless Starling, Southern Grey Shrike, Laughing Dove and Spanish Sparrow on a few of the walks I did. Port El Kantaoui harbour and beachfront may provide seabirds such as Caspian Tern and Yellow Legged Gull.
I did not do any wetlands but I think there may be some down near Monastir. The organized tours to the Sahara can be good as I saw a House Bunting on the way to the Schott El Jerid, which is a great salt lake down south where Star Wars was filmed.
I would suggest that Djerba is a little too far for you to travel as it is way south, but it depends on what sort of holiday you want.
Hope this is of some help. Enjoy the holiday and let us know what you see.
Lawrence
Phil Owen said
Sun Jun 8 12:31 AM, 2014
Booked a holiday to Port el Kantaoui in Tunisia at the end of the month.
Although a beach holiday, I will still find time for some birding.
Any info would be appreciated.
Lawrence Hindley said
Sun Jan 19 8:38 AM, 2014
I went on holiday to the Island of Djerba, Tunisia last September 15th to 28th. I thought it worth sharing the birds seen as it was quite productive. All the main hotels are along a strip of the North East coast and are conveniently situated between two rather good coastal salt-flats, one of which remains as a tidal lagoon known as the Blue Lagoon south of the headland of Rass Taguermes and to the east of the small town Tazdaine and the other the main bay and peninsula off the capital Houmt Souk called Ras Rmal. A number of rather good birds were also seen around the hotel grounds (Iberostar Mehari). The list is as follows:
Greater Flamingo Eurasian Spoonbill Grey Heron Great White Egret Little Egret Common Kestrel Western Marsh Harrier Eurasian Oystercatcher Black Winged Stilt European Golden Plover Grey Plover Common Ringed Plover Kentish Plover Whimbrel Eurasian Curlew Spotted Redshank Common Redshank Common Greenshank Common Sandpiper Ruddy Turnstone Sanderling Curlew Sandpiper Dunlin Audoin's Gull yellow Legged Gull Lesser Black backed Gull Slender Billed Gull Gull Billed Tern Caspian Tern Lesser Crested Tern Sandwich Tern Rock Dove Collared Dove Laughing Dove Little Owl Wryneck Ring Necked Parakeet European Bee Eater Common Hoopoe Southern Grey Shrike Common Raven Barn Swallow Crested Lark Tristram's Warbler Sardinian Warbler Spotless Starling Blackbird Black Redstart Northern Wheatear Black Eared Wheatear Yellow Wagtail Spanish Sparrow
That was 52 species in all and an enjoyable set of early mornings birding. Aim to be finished by 11.00 am as the heat is hard work after. I can recommend the local yellow taxis to get to the sites as they are cheap, helpful and abundant.
Birds seen whilst out and about during holiday.
Spotless Starling
Hoopoe
Serin
Hoopoe Lark
Laughing Dove
White-rumped Swift
Pallid Swift
Spanish Sparrow
Lesser Kestrel
Slender-billed Gull
Caspian Tern
Yellow-legged Gull
Egyptian Nightjar
Southern Grey Shrike
Amongst others.
-- Edited by Phil Owen on Wednesday 9th of July 2014 08:39:44 AM
Just noticed your post. I have been to Port El Kantaoui a number of times but have not done that much birding. There were a number of interesting birds in the farmland on the opposite side of the road from the hotels. I saw Hoopoe, Spotless Starling, Southern Grey Shrike, Laughing Dove and Spanish Sparrow on a few of the walks I did. Port El Kantaoui harbour and beachfront may provide seabirds such as Caspian Tern and Yellow Legged Gull.
I did not do any wetlands but I think there may be some down near Monastir. The organized tours to the Sahara can be good as I saw a House Bunting on the way to the Schott El Jerid, which is a great salt lake down south where Star Wars was filmed.
I would suggest that Djerba is a little too far for you to travel as it is way south, but it depends on what sort of holiday you want.
Hope this is of some help. Enjoy the holiday and let us know what you see.
Lawrence
Although a beach holiday, I will still find time for some birding.
Any info would be appreciated.
Greater Flamingo
Eurasian Spoonbill
Grey Heron
Great White Egret
Little Egret
Common Kestrel
Western Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Black Winged Stilt
European Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Whimbrel
Eurasian Curlew
Spotted Redshank
Common Redshank
Common Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Curlew Sandpiper
Dunlin
Audoin's Gull
yellow Legged Gull
Lesser Black backed Gull
Slender Billed Gull
Gull Billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Sandwich Tern
Rock Dove
Collared Dove
Laughing Dove
Little Owl
Wryneck
Ring Necked Parakeet
European Bee Eater
Common Hoopoe
Southern Grey Shrike
Common Raven
Barn Swallow
Crested Lark
Tristram's Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Spotless Starling
Blackbird
Black Redstart
Northern Wheatear
Black Eared Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Spanish Sparrow
That was 52 species in all and an enjoyable set of early mornings birding. Aim to be finished by 11.00 am as the heat is hard work after. I can recommend the local yellow taxis to get to the sites as they are cheap, helpful and abundant.