19/03/2016 at Al Abraq and Jahra Pool Reserve

This morning was a clear sign that spring migration has really begun. Most common migrants were Willow Warblers and Redstarts. However, there were many others too like Semicollared Flycatchers 3-4, Spotted Crake 2, Savi’s Warbler 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 5 etc. At Jahra Pool Reserve I saw Short-toed Eagle, 4 White-tailed Lapwings and a flock of c. 100 Garganeys.

Crested Honey Buzzard in flight
Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus عُقَيِّبٌ عَسَلِيَّةٌ شَرْقِيَّةُ
Semi-collared Flycatcher perched on a branch of a tree
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata ذُبَابِيٌّ نِصْفُ مُطَوَّقٍ
Ménétries’s Warbler standing on the ground
Ménétries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea دُخَّلَةٌ رَأْسَاءُ
Ehrenberg's or Common Redstart standing on wood
Ehrenberg’s Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamisicus
Sykes’s Wagtail standing on the ground
Sykes’s Wagtail Motacilla (flava) beema
Ferruginous Duck swimming in water
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca بَطَّةٌ كُمَيْتٌ
Ferruginous Duck swimming in water
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca بَطَّةٌ كُمَيْتٌ