3-4/04/2016 at Al-Abraq, Kabd Reserve and Jahra Pools Reserve
Al-Abraq was quiet on 3rd April, except for few migrating birds which were:
Apr 3, 2016 9:09 AM – 11:55 AM
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 5, Steppe Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) 1, Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 1, Little Stint (Calidris minuta) 2, White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) 1, Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 1, Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris) 1, Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 21, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida) 1, Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 6, Semicollared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata) 3, Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 11, Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) 2, Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 2.
Kabd Reserve
Apr 3, 2016 1:50 PM – 3:31 PM
Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) 1, Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 1, Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 2, Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) 2
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) 1, Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 3, Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) 1, Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 7, Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) 1, Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca) 5.
Al Jahra Pools Natural Reserve
Apr 4, 2016 10:24 AM – 1:45 PM
There many birds with chicks which includes Little Grebes, Eurasian Coots, Ferruginous Ducks, Common Moorhen, and Water Rail (Seen by Omar Al-Shaheen).
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 6, Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 2, Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 2, Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 2, Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) 1, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) 2, Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 1, Little Crake (Porzana parva) 2, Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) 2, Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 15, Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) 3, Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 11, Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1, Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 5, Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 1, Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 3, Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 32, Little Stint (Calidris minuta) 12, Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 4, Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) 2, Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 1, White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) 1, European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) 3, Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 2, Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 35, Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 8, Great Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) 4, Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) 3, Bluethroat (Red-spotted) (Luscinia svecica) 2, Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 1, Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) 3, Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) 1, Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea) 1.
