We finally arrived to the wadi north of Ouadane, Mauritania on Monday evening. It took a lot of effort but we finally dug out the three northern Mauritanian WP specialities - African Grey Woodpecker, Blue-naped Mousebird and Golden Nightjar.

I have finally completed my Algerian trip report which may be of interest to some people. The Cloudbirder link is here: www.cloudbirders.com/be4/download...

My first post on Bluesky. Some of the better birds I’ve seen in Ireland and the Western Palearctic this year. I have big plans to target some more very rare species in the WP next year. Algerian Nuthatch, South Polar Skua, Caspian Tit and Yellow-crowned Night Heron pics attached.