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'''[[Africa]], [[Tunisia]]'''
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==Overview==
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In northern [[Tunisia]] just inland from the coastal resort of Tabarka is Ain Draham on the P17, Tabarka-Djendouba road. This village is surrounded by cork oak forest which forms one of the largest stretches of deciduous woodland in Tunisia and many of the birds here are difficult to see elsewhere in the country.
  
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==Birds==
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===Notable Species===
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Breeding birds include [[Levaillant's Woodpecker|Levaillant's]], [[Great Spotted Woodpecker|Great Spotted]] and [[Lesser Spotted Woodpecker]]s, [[Common Jay]], [[Eurasian Blackbird|Blackbird]], [[Common Crossbill]] and [[Hawfinch]].
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The recently separated [[African Blue Tit]] and [[European Pied Flycatcher|Atlas Flycatcher]] can also be seen here and there are also distinctive subspecies of [[Coal Tit|Coal]] and [[Great Tit]]s.
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Raptors present in summer include [[Black Kite]], [[Long-legged Buzzard]] and [[Short-toed Eagle|Short-toed]], [[Bonelli's Eagle|Bonelli's]] and [[Booted Eagle]]s as well as the distinctive North African punicus race of [[Eurasian Sparrowhawk]].
  
In northern Tunisia just inland from the coastal resort of Tabarka is Ain Draham on the P17, Tabarka-Djendouba road. This village is surrounded by cork oak forest which forms one of the largest stretches of deciduous woodland in Tunisia and many of the birds here are difficult to see elsewhere in the country.
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===Checklist===
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{{BirdsSee|[[Black Kite]], [[Short-toed Eagle]], [[Eurasian Sparrowhawk]], [[Long-legged Buzzard]], [[Bonelli's Eagle]], [[Booted Eagle]], [[Common Woodpigeon]], [[Common Cuckoo]], [[Tawny Owl]], [[Levaillant's Woodpecker]], [[Great Spotted Woodpecker]], [[Lesser Spotted Woodpecker]], [[Garden Bulbul|Common Bulbul]], [[Eurasian Robin]], [[Moussier's Redstart]], [[Blue Rock Thrush]], [[Eurasian Blackbird]], [[Song Thrush]], [[Mistle Thrush]], [[Sardinian Warbler]], [[Blackcap]], [[Western Bonelli's Warbler]], [[Coal Tit]], [[African Blue Tit]], [[Great Tit]], [[Short-toed Treecreeper]], [[Common Jay]], [[Chaffinch]], [[Common Crossbill]], [[Hawfinch]], [[Cirl Bunting]]}}
  
Breeding birds include Levaillant's, Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, Common Jay, Blackbird, Common Crossbill and Hawfinch. The recently separated African Blue Tit and Atlas Flycatcher can also be seen here and there are also distinctive subspecies of Coal and Great Tits. Raptors present in summer include Black Kite, Long-legged Buzzard and Short-toed, Bonelli�s and Booted Eagles as well as the distinctive North African punicus race of Eurasian Sparrowhawk.
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==Other Wildlife==
  
Tabarka has plentiful hotel accommodation and can be reached by car or bus from Tunis, or, by a more tortuous route inland via Beja and Djendouba.  Ain Draham itself also has hotels but these are considerably more expensive than those in Tabarka. One particularly good spot is the highest point of the area, Col des Ruines, 1.5km from Ain Draham
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==Site Information==
==Birds==
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===History and Use===
{{BirdsSee|[[Black Kite]], [[Short-toed Eagle]], [[Eurasian Sparrowhawk]], [[Long-legged Buzzard]], [[Bonelli's Eagle]], [[Booted Eagle]], [[Woodpigeon]], [[Common Cuckoo]], [[Tawny Owl]], [[Levaillant's Woodpecker]], [[Great Spotted Woodpecker]], [[Lesser Spotted Woodpecker]], [[Garden Bulbul|Common Bulbul]], [[Eurasian Robin]], [[Moussier's Redstart]], [[Blue Rock Thrush]], [[Blackbird]], [[Song Thrush]], [[Mistle Thrush]], [[Sardinian Warbler]], [[Blackcap]], [[Western Bonelli's Warbler]], [[Coal Tit]], [[African Blue Tit]], [[Great Tit]], [[Short-toed Treecreeper]], [[Common Jay]], [[Chaffinch]], [[Common Crossbill]], [[Hawfinch]], [[Cirl Bunting]]}}
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===Areas of Interest===
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One particularly good spot is the highest point of the area, Col des Ruines, 1.5km from Ain Draham
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===Access and Facilities===
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Tabarka has plentiful hotel accommodation and can be reached by car or bus from Tunis, or, by a more tortuous route inland via Beja and Djendouba.  Ain Draham itself also has hotels but these are considerably more expensive than those in Tabarka.  
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===Contact Details===
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''To do''
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==External Links==
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''Content and images originally posted by Steve''
 
''Content and images originally posted by Steve''
 
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Africa, Tunisia

Overview

In northern Tunisia just inland from the coastal resort of Tabarka is Ain Draham on the P17, Tabarka-Djendouba road. This village is surrounded by cork oak forest which forms one of the largest stretches of deciduous woodland in Tunisia and many of the birds here are difficult to see elsewhere in the country.

Birds

Notable Species

Breeding birds include Levaillant's, Great Spotted and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, Common Jay, Blackbird, Common Crossbill and Hawfinch.

The recently separated African Blue Tit and Atlas Flycatcher can also be seen here and there are also distinctive subspecies of Coal and Great Tits.

Raptors present in summer include Black Kite, Long-legged Buzzard and Short-toed, Bonelli's and Booted Eagles as well as the distinctive North African punicus race of Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Checklist

Birds you can see here include:

Black Kite, Short-toed Eagle, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Long-legged Buzzard, Bonelli's Eagle, Booted Eagle, Common Woodpigeon, Common Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Levaillant's Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Common Bulbul, Eurasian Robin, Moussier's Redstart, Blue Rock Thrush, Eurasian Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Sardinian Warbler, Blackcap, Western Bonelli's Warbler, Coal Tit, African Blue Tit, Great Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper, Common Jay, Chaffinch, Common Crossbill, Hawfinch, Cirl Bunting

Other Wildlife

Site Information

History and Use

To do

Areas of Interest

One particularly good spot is the highest point of the area, Col des Ruines, 1.5km from Ain Draham

Access and Facilities

Tabarka has plentiful hotel accommodation and can be reached by car or bus from Tunis, or, by a more tortuous route inland via Beja and Djendouba. Ain Draham itself also has hotels but these are considerably more expensive than those in Tabarka.

Contact Details

To do

External Links

To do

Content and images originally posted by Steve

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