8/03/08 at Sulaibiya Pivot Fields

Steppe Eagle 3, Imperial Eagle 1, Greater Spotted Eagle 2, Long-legged Buzzard 1, Pallid Harrier 1 male, Common Kestrel 1, Western Marsh Harrier 1, Squacco Heron 1, Little Egret 1, Common Quail 4, Collared Pratincole 2, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 1, Eurasian Hoopoe 6, Tawny Pipit 15, Eurasian Skylark 20, Greater Short-toed Lark 8, White Wagtail 150+, Yellow Wagtail feldegg 2, Isabelline Shrike 2, Woodchat Shrike 1, Isabelline Wheatear 25+, Northern Wheatear 15+, Pied Wheatear 10, Common Stonechat 8, Barn Swallow 5. Abdulrahman first found the Collared Pratincoles. One bird was very tame and came up to the car on several occasions. I found it again several hours later in a different location. The male Pallid Harrier was devouring a Quail. Several Quails were calling from the alfalfa fields.

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus مُرْزَةٌ بَغْثَاءُ

Collared Pratincole

Collared Pratincole on desert sand
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola يُسْرٌ مُطَوَّقٌ
A portrait of Collared Pratincole
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola يُسْرٌ مُطَوَّقٌ

White Wagtail

White Wagtail Motacilla alba on ground
White Wagtail Motacilla alba أَصْقَعٌ أَبْيَضُ
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga عُقَابٌ رَقْطَاءُ كَبِيرَةٌ