Marais do Bouregreg

What is left of the marshes of the Bouregreg, is a small patch that spans from the fortress of Chellah to the bridge Al-Fida. A few canals cut the marshes, which don't usually get flooded by the river. The ponds have small flocks of wintering ducks, and during the summer breeding Rață mare , Piciorong and Prundăraș gulerat mic. Rață porumbacă has bred here in recent years. Near Chellah, the vegetation that is used to fence the small farms, a large Stârc de cireadă colony gathers during Spring. This colony also has important numbers of breeding Țigănuș and Stârc de noapte , as well as a few Egretă mică . In the bushes and Mastic trees there are Pițigoi albastru african , Bulbul comun , Cinteză and Frunzăriță hispanică . Șoimul rândunelelor (during Summer), Uliu păsărar, Erete de stuf and Vânturel roșu are regularly seen here, with the occasional visit of Atlas Long-legged Buzzard . Species such as Acvilă porumbacă , Cresteț pestriț and Fâsă cu spate măsliniu have also been seen here.