Site Report: Fes
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City
Visits
- 2025-02-28: We had a night in Fes to wait for the train that would take us back to Spain. I had been in Fez in 1997, and my memories of constant scams continues in 2025. A bunch of guys stand around and tell you that some street is "closed" or other lies to try and get you to hire them as a guide. We were having none of it, so instead, we wandered around lost deflecting constant touts. What a nightmare. In 1997, there was hashish everywhere in Morocco, especially Fes. Seems like Moroccans have mostly kicked their smoking habits, though. Only one person tried to sell me drugs while we were at Fes.
- 2025-03-01:
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (13 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(13 records)
Class: Birds
(13 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- Order: Pelicans
(2 records)
- Family: Herons
- Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Family: Storks
- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
- Order: Perching Birds
(8 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- Family: Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- House Bunting (Emberiza sahari)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)