Parc Lalla Hasna

Parc Lalla Hasna is a large city park near the city centre of Marrakech. It is located right next to the large Koutoubia mosque and the large El Fna square. It's a great place to observe many species of songbird in this very green part of the city. The park is divided by several pathways all leading to the fountain in the center of the park. The rest of the park contains many trees, bushes and flowerbeds.

The (palm)trees are used by common species of songbird, like Bulbul Naranjero, Estornino Negro and Escribano Sahariano. Other scarcer species, like Alcaudón Norteño and Zarcero Bereber, can be found in especially the more quiet areas near the edges of the park. If you're lucky, the very beautiful Colirrojo Diademado might show itself!

Flocks of swifts, being mainly Vencejo Pálido and Vencejo Moro, tend to hang around the mosque tower and also over the park. Sometimes a Vencejo Común or Vencejo Real can be found within these flocks.

Also predatory birds can be observed above the park, like Águila calzada and Milano Negro. Cernícalo vulgar can be found perching on (mostly) palm trees.