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.

Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida

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.

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe female
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe female
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe male
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe male

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.

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Eastern Cinereous Bunting Emberiza (cineracea) semenowi
Eastern Cinereous Bunting Emberiza (cineracea) semenowi
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca. Adult female with 9 chicks.
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca. Adult female.
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra juvenile
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra juvenile
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Namaqua DoveOena capensis female
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis female
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola , photographed 30/03/2016 at Zour Reedbeds