Massa Nature Reserve is 2 miles up the beach from Sidi Ouassai campsite. This is a top Moroccan bird sanctuary because the lagoon never completely dries up, so has a large resident population, and many migrant species in spring and autumn. We walked up the beach to the reserve and, after eating our picnic, came across one of the park guides. We’d seen very little up to that point, but the knowledgeable guide took us to places and pointed out birds we’d never have spotted, e.g. spoonbill, redshank and little grebe. Photos of birds look like distant dots unless taken with specialist equipment, and that’s why there aren’t any.
Jane had twisted her foot back in Agadir, so we decided to go back by taxi, which the guide arranged. Surprise, surprise, his dad was the taxi driver. While we were waiting for dad, the guide kindly let us wait in his family’s living room. They weren’t too poor a family, but look how sparsely furnished it is: the only other item, the TV, is just off camera.
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