28/10/2016 At Green Island

This morning I went to Green Island at 8 am, I was told by the people at the gate that the opening hour is 9 am, drove around up to Shuwaikh looking for Bank Myna but I only saw Common Mynas up to 25. At 9 entered the gate and the first encounter was with the Hypocolius! 5 were around feeding and flying over. A couple of minutes later I saw a stunning male Ruppells’s Weaver. My last target was the Red-vented Bulbul which was seen after an hour search. I found 3 or probably 4 in the usual spot that I usually find skulking in Conocarpus trees.

The birds that were seen today:

Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 10, Rüppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula 1, Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer 3, Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 15, Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 3, Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 5, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 3, House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1, Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 1, Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 1, Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 1, Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1, White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis 1, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2, Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1, Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 1, Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1, Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 1, Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus