Sightings

Eversmann's Redstart perched on a branch of a tree

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

Birdwatching on 04/11/2018

Highlight of today: Eversmann’s Redstart 1, Hume’s Leaf Warbler 2 found by Omar Al-Shaheen. Also a Great Bittern showed well in the open, photographed by AbdulMohsen Al-Surayea. Other birds include Menetries’s Warbler, Asian Desert Warbler. Other birds seen...

Red-breasted Flycatcher perched on a branch of a tree

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

Birdwatching on 07/10/2018

Al-Abraq: Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 1, Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 1, Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) 1, Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) 2, Asian Shikra (Accipiter (badius) cenchroides)  1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 2, Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)  3, Long-legged...

Ehrenberg's Redstart perched on a branch of a tree

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

Birdwatching on 02/10/2018

Al Abraq: Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 2, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1, Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 25, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 24, Common...

Eurasian Golden perched on a water pipe

Al Shallal's Farm / Jahra Pools Reserve / Sightings

Birdwatching on 27/09/2018

Al-Shallal’s Farm: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 3, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 2, Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 5, White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis 1, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1, Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1,Eurasian Golden...

Richard's Pipit perched on grass leaves

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

25-26/09/2018 at Al-Abraq, Jahra Pools Reserve and Al-Liyah Reserve

26/09/2018 at Abraq Al-Khabari: Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus , Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida,...

Hume's Whitethroat perched on a branch of a tree

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

At Abraq Al Habari on 19/09/2018

Al Abraq: Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus  2, Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus  1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  6, Black-eared Kite  Milvus migrans lineatus  3, Steppe Buzzard  Buteo buteo vulpinus  9, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  6, European Bee-eater Merops apiaster ...

Spotted Redshank standing in water

Jahra Pools Reserve / Sightings

At Jahra Pools Reserve on 19/09/2018 At Jahra Pools Reserve

Jahra Pools Natural: Garganey Spatula querquedula  2, Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto  25, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus  4, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra  5, Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus  2, Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus  26, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola  1, White-tailed...

Asian Shikra perched on ground

Abraq Al Habari / Sightings

At Abraq Al Habari on 18/09/2018

Abraq Al-Habari: Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis  2, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  4, Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus 6, Asian Shikra Accipiter badius cenchroides 1, Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus  1, Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus 4, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  11, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio  1, Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides  2,...

Black Stork in flight

Jahra Pools Reserve / Mutla’a Ranch / Sightings

Birdwatching on 17/09/2018

Mutla’a Ranch: Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto  12, Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis  1, Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus  1, Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops  1, Mauryan Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor lahotra1, Greater Short–toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla  5, Crested Lark Galerida cristata  3, Sand Martin Riparia riparia  5, Barn Swallow...

Tawny Pipit standing in water

Jahra Pools Reserve / Sightings

Birdwatching at Jahra Pools Reserve on 16/09/2018

A short visit to Jahra Pools Reserve: Common Pochard Aythya ferina  1, Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca  4, Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus  5, Eurasian Coot Fulica atra  15, Grey–headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus  1, Little Crake Zapornia parva  1, White–tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus  2, Little Ringed Plover...