Uncommon Birds in Morocco
Our list for Morocco has 104 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 9 summer visitors, 43 winter visitors and 30 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Morocco in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 104, most common first
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusWinter visitorUncommon26–29 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorUncommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusWinter visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusSummer visitorUncommon22–24 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Jul–May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentUncommon39–43 cmRecorded all year
Northern GannetMorus bassanusResidentUncommon87–100 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorUncommon32–35 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made