Our wheels
After almost a half night of sleep we drove out to the desert again. This time Al-Abraq farm was the target, where several rarities have been spotted during the recent years, most notably maybe the first Forest Wagtail for the WP. Our effort didn´t reveal any megas at the farm today, but we had nice views of a male Finch´s Wheatear, two phoenicuroides Eastern Black Redstarts, one pallidirostris Southern Grey Shrike, two Desert Warblers, one Woodlark and one Short-eared Owl. Johan once again scored the best phonescoping with his stunning shot of a Daurian Shrike. Two Sparrowhawks did their very best to impersonate Shikra.
Desert Wheatear
Desert Warbler
Short-eared Owl
Daurian Shrike
Finsch's Wheatear
Woodlark
Adult Steppe Grey Shrike
After having lunch with the regular sprinkle of snacks, chocolate and pistage cookies, we headed to Jahra farms where we were greeted by a male Little Bittern that swiftly crossed our path. Shortly after that Olaf found the precious Shikra, beautifully perched in the only palm tree visible. Two Smyrna Kingfishers also amused the crowds, along with Ring-necked Parakeets, phoenicuroides E-B Redstart, Turkestan Shrike and Bluethroat.
Shikra!
Ring-necked Parakeet
White-throated Kingfisher
That´s all folks!
1 kommentar:
Gott jobbat pågar! Roligt att följa er tur i öknen. Här hemma missar ni knappast något, förutom decemberkryss på kungsfågelsångare för hugade månadskryssare.
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