At Abraq Al Habari on 18/09/2018

Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides
Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides

Abraq Al-Habari:

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis  2, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  4, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 6, Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus  1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  11, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio  1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides  2, Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus1, Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor lahotra 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus  2, Sand Martin Riparia riparia  30, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus  6, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida  1, Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida  1, Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus  2, Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla  2, Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria  3, Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca  3, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata  3, Whitethroated Robin Irania gutturalis  1, Eastern Blackeared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca 1, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina  3, Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava  12, Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis  1, Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus  3, Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana  5.

Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus
Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus, 1st autumn, identified by structure, tail pattern and size, despite the dark carpal patch!
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus male
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  female
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus female
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1st autumn female
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Black-eared Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus
Black-eared Kite Milvus (migrans) lineatus