Sabah Al-Ahmad Natural Reserve

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White-throated Kingfisher in flight

13/09/2013 at SAANR

Early morning I was at SAANR, not much to report in terms of rarity, but there were the following: Willow Warbler 12, Common Whitethroat 3, Ortolan Bunting 2, Black-headed Bunting 1, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2, Desert Whitethroat 1,...

12/11/2011 at SAANR

One of the guards told us at the entrance that he saw this morning four Macqueen’s Bustard, but I went in the opposite direction to find two flying overhead. Macqueen’s Bustard 2, Asian Desert Warbler 5, European Robin 1, Red-breasted...

Eversmann’s Redstart perched on a branch of a tree

15/11/2010 at SAANR

Once again I headed to SAANR with Brian. We checked first some wadis founding only Mourning Wheatears and the same White-crowned Wheatear.  After that we went to Tulha thinking that the place is absolutely dead. However, I heard...

Bonelli's Eagle in flight

08/10/2010 at SAANR

After morning visit to Al Abraq, which was relatively quiet, I headed with Brian to SAANR. Mike Newey joined us over there.  Main target was, of course, White-crowned Wheatear. We managed to relocate the bird pretty quickly. It...