Sightings

Common Whitethroat perched on a stick

24/08/2010 at Abraq Al Habari

Eurasian Hoopoe 24, Spotted Flycatcher 2, Black-headed Bunting 10, European Bee-eater 100, European Roller 4, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 3, Upcher’s Warbler 1, Black Kite 1, Barn Swallow 18, Rose-coloured Starling 1, Red-backed Shrike 3, Willow Warbler 2, Common...

Black-headed Bunting standing on the ground

13/08/2010 at Abraq Al Habari

Eurasian Hoopoe 11, European Bee-eater 5, Great Reed Warbler 5, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 6, Barn Swallow 6, Black-headed Bunting 2, Sand Martin 1, Isabelline Wheatear 7, European Roller 3, Upcher’s Warbler 5, Yellow Wagtail 4, Lesser Grey Shrike...

Arabian Lark standing on the ground

25/05/2010 at SAANR

Season starts to be over by now. I had one Yellow Wagtail, one Spotted Flycatcher and one Norther Wheatear at Tulha – not much compared to fews weeks back. However, it was really nice to find juvenile Dunn’s...

Egyptian Vulture in flight

11/05/2010 at Abraq Al Habari

Egyptian Vulture 1, Squacco Heron 1, Sedge Warbler 7, Common Redstart 5, Garden Warbler 1, Masked Shrike 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 1,  Eastern Orphean Warbler 2, Red-backed Shrike 8, Spotted Flycatcher 2, Upcher’s Warbler 2, European Bee-eater 1, Willow...

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse in flight

01/05/2010 at Abdaly Farms

I visited Abdaly farms this morning with Brian Foster and Austin Baird. Our main targets were Common Babbler and Red-wattled Lapwing which we saw well. Surprisingly we saw  4 flocks of Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (40) and three flocks of...

Desert Finch perched on a branch

30/04/2010 at Abraq Al Habari

Brian, Mike, Graham and myself visited Al Abraq this morning. Our highlights were: Shikra 1, Syke’s Warbler 1, Upcher’s Warbler 4, Basra Reed Warbler 1, Semi-collared Flycatcher 1 (possibly same bird that we saw on April 28th) and...