The teaching will be in english. We start in Marrakesh and drive east towards the Atlas mountains, a lovely landscape with peaks and cliffs, rivers and some farmland. Depending on the snow, we may reach as high as 3000 m asl.! Lammergeier is possibly seen, and perhaps also the endemic Levaillant`s Green Woodpeckers. We will probably also see Blue Rock Trush, Ring Ouzel,  African Blue Tit, Alpine Accentor, Barbary Partridge, Shore Lark, Black Redstart, Crimson-winged Finch, Rock Sparrow, Cirl Bunting  and several others.  

East towards Boumalne, we find endless stony desert teaming of birds – larks in particular. Temminck`s Horned-, Desert-, Thick-billed-, Lesser Short-toed-, Short-toed-, Hoopoe-, Crested-, Thekla`s- and Skylark are all possible here as well as White-crowned Black-, Mourning- and Red-rumped Wheatears. Long-legged Buzzards and Lanners hunt the area, and three species of sandgrouse breed in the area.  

We continue to the Sahara desert, where we may find some exclusive desert birds such as African Desert Warbler, Tristram`s Warbler, Desert Sparrow, Bar-tailed Desert Lark, Desert Wheatear, Brown-necked Raven and Houbara Bustard. The two last days are spent at the coast, driving via the famous Sous valley. Here we will find farmland, lakes and estuaries, with a diverse  bird fauna. Among the numerous wetland birds we expect to find several species of herons, Glossy Ibis and not least, the endangered Northern Bald Ibis. Marbled Teal and Ruddy Shelduck can be numerous as well as lots of waders and gulls – Audouin`s Gull included. Besides we hope to find Moussiers Redstart, Black-crowned Tchagra, Brown-throated Sand Martin and a lot more.