Barbary Macaque, High Atlas (2 Viewers)

[mollymawk]

Anyone have a reliable site in the High Atlas?

We are staying in the Ouirgane area for week in mid-April and will have car for at least part of the time. I think I have sufficient information for the birds but info on monkeys is a bit sparse.

With thanks in anticipation.

 

[Xenospiza]

I should put my report back online (disappeared with travellingbirder...)
There are two spots near Azrou - put the coordinates into google maps for the exact location:
- the Maison de la Cèdre. I saw it along the touristic road west of the main road (33.418905,-5.182203) (search for Barbary Macaque on Surfbirds to get an idea!)
- they are apparently even easier at Cèdre Gouraud (33.426664,-5.155435), which is east of the Maison de la Cèdre.

 

[mollymawk]

Thank you. That sounds like quite a drive. Anything more in the Marrakech and High Atlas area?

 

[Xenospiza]

This might well be closer, but I have no idea about your chances there:
http://observado.org/waarneming/view/77668293
http://observado.org/waarneming/view/63298867 (looks doable!)

 

[StevePreddy]

I should put my report back online (disappeared with travellingbirder...)
There are two spots near Azrou - put the coordinates into google maps for the exact location:
- the Maison de la Cèdre. I saw it along the touristic road west of the main road (33.418905,-5.182203) (search for Barbary Macaque on Surfbirds to get an idea!)
- they are apparently even easier at Cèdre Gouraud (33.426664,-5.155435), which is east of the Maison de la Cèdre.

I can vouch for Cedre Gourand. Take a piece of fruit and they'll come up to you, take it out of your hand, and sit there eating it while you take their photo...

 

[Tomwbhx]

Hi

Anyone have a reliable site in the High Atlas?

We are staying in the Ouirgane area for week in mid-April and will have car for at least part of the time. I think I have sufficient information for the birds but info on monkeys is a bit sparse.

With thanks in anticipation.

Hi,
We are heading out to Morocco on Friday and have 3 nights in Ourigane, we won't have transport whilst we are there but will be going walking. Do you have any birding recommendations?

Cheers
Tom