26/10/2022 Lesser Flamingo is coming again
Yesterday Aju John witnessed the arrival of the Lesser Flamingo. It is becoming annual since when it was first found in 2007. It was then occurred in 2010, 2012, 2015 through this year.
KISR West
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 130, Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 1, Feral Pigeon Columba livia 20, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 22, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 53, Dunlin Calidris alpina 10, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 15, Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 120, Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 6, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 28, Great Egret Ardea alba 2, Little Egret Egretta garzetta 3, Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 5.
Jahra Pool Reserve
Garganey Spatula querquedula 3, Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 14, Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca 37, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 6, Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 13, Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 6, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 182, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 114 Counted, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 4, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2, Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 3, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 15, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1, Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 3, Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 1, Common Redshank Tringa totanus 16, Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 33, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 2, Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 3, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 3, Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 1, Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 9, Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 5, Sand Martin Riparia riparia 10, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 12, Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2, White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 1, White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1.
Al-Liyah Reserve – Northern Section
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1, Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 1