Bons spots égyptiens : Abassa et le Wadi Natrun

Egypt is renowned for its abundance of archaeological and historical sites. Most people dream of visiting the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings and the temples at Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae, and Abu Simbel. The country also provides exciting birdwatching, with a number of African species such as Senegal Thick-knee, Greater Painted-snipe, Kittlitz’s Plover, Senegal Coucal, and Nile Valley Sunbird reaching their northern limits here. In fact, there are two dozen species concentrated in this region that are difficult to find anywhere else in the Western Palearctic. And the many migrant birds passing through en route from Africa to Eurasia at this time of year add an extra dimension to the birder’s experience.
Three Israeli birders, Rony Livne, Eyal Shochat and Rami Mizrachi, visited the country from the 11th to the 21st September 2009. They visited several good spots around the Nile Delta, in the area between Louxor and Abu Simbel and the red Sea coasts.
We propose you a French adaptation of their original trip report written in Hebrew : we begin our serie of articles with the Abassa fishponds and the Wadi Natrun.