Ras Nouadhibou - Cap Blanc

Dakhlet Nouadhibou > Mauritania

Ras Nouadhibou (Cap Blanc) is a 60-kilometre peninsula divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Added* by Hans Verdaat
Most recent update 5 December 2022

Description ›
Details ›
Map ›
Top 5 birds ›
All birds ›
Gallery ›
Comments & Tips ›
Go there ›

Description

At Cap Blanc you can find seabirds, songbirds and raptors that rest during migration on the peninsula. This location is also one of the best spots to see Mediteranian Monk Seal & Western African Harbour Porpoise.

Details

Access

Access by car and walking along the beach from the viewpoint.

Note: Make sure you don't cross the border as there are still minefields on the Western Sahara side of the border !!

Terrain and Habitat

Desert , Canyon/cliff , Beach , Mud flats

Conditions

Rocky , Dry , Open landscape , Dusty , No shadow , Sandy

Circular trail

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Average walk

Accessible by

Car , Foot , Bicycle , Boat

Birdwatching hide / platform

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

1. Audouin's Gull
(Ichthyaetus audouinii)

2. Slender-billed Gull
(Chroicocephalus genei)

3. Great White Pelican
(Pelecanus onocrotalus)

4. Bonelli's Eagle
(Aquila fasciata)

5. Griffon Vulture
(Gyps fulvus)

Other birds you can see here

Show more birds Show less birds

Gallery

Show more images Show less images

Comments & Tips

Click on the little bird icon () to insert bird names in your own language. The birdnames will automatically be translated for other users!

We greatly appreciate your feedback. Thanks to the feedback we receive from our users, we can further improve the information on Birdingplaces.

Your feedback will be sent to the author of this area and the editors of Birdingplaces. They will use your feedback to improve the quality of the information. Do you want to post a visible comment? Then please click away this box and use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the description

Help to improve the information in the text of this birdingplace.

Feedback on the map

Help to improve the quality of the information on the map of this birdingplace.

Feedback on bird species list

Help to improve the quality of the bird species list of this birdingplace. (Do you want to share your observations? Please use the 'Comment' button at the bottom of this birdingplace)