27/09/2024 birding in the evening at Al Khuwaisat

I spent three hours before sunset observing the migrating Steppe Eagles and other birds. It was a splendid experience, witnessing these majestic birds of prey up close.

The list of birds seen:

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 1, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 1, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 20, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus/menetriesi 7, Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 2, Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 1.