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Tag: Crested Lark

Resident breeders and last migrants – Jubail

Resident breeders and last migrants – Jubail

June 17, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

The last visit to the Jubail area produced few birds of note. Most of them were resident breeders as would be expected in the summer months but I did see two late migrants in the form of a couple of Spotted Flycathcers and a female Red-back Shrike. Resident breeding birds included plenty of Graceful Prinias […]

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Some scarce and unusual birds – Abqaiq Wetlands

Some scarce and unusual birds – Abqaiq Wetlands

May 22, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington 1 Comment

Whilst birding Abqaiq Wetlands on 1 May with Phil Roberts we came a cross a number of good birds with the best probably being a Eurasian Crag Martin. This species is a scarce passage migrant in the Eastern Province mainly in the spring and I have only seen one before in the Eastern Province over […]

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Blue Rock Thrush and Eastern Black Redstart – Qatar

Blue Rock Thrush and Eastern Black Redstart – Qatar

April 10, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Vinu Mathew went to Qatar recently and visited a farm called Mekaines farm. Vinu said it was an amazing site with a lot of species there. Unfortunately he only spent only two hours there but there were Blue Rock Thrush, Eastern Black Redstart, Stonechats, lots of butterflies, lots of Shrikes, Gulls and Lapwings, Vinu mentioned […]

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Early morning at Ghaftayn

Early morning at Ghaftayn

October 8, 2015December 23, 2019 Robert Tovey 1 Comment

On Wednesday morning, I got up early at Ghaftayn rest house to see what passage there had been over-night. These desert stops have highly variable windfalls of migrants during the passage seasons. One morning can be heaving while another can have virtually nothing. The same goes for the rarity of the birds. This was only […]

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Crested Lark

Crested Lark

April 1, 2013December 22, 2019 Raj Dhage Leave a comment

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Great Bustard: the great show in the plains

Great Bustard: the great show in the plains

March 24, 2013April 30, 2020 Ignacio Yúfera 1 Comment

The Great Bustard (Otis tarda) is one of the largest and most spectacular European birds. Mature males can attain a wingspan of 2,4 meters and a weight of 18 kg, and are among the world’s heaviest flying birds; only its African relative the Kori Bustard and the Mute Swan can dispute that title. Females are […]

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A few bits and pieces in the UAE Part II

A few bits and pieces in the UAE Part II

February 18, 2013December 22, 2019 Mike Barth 6 Comments

Ajban farms is a favorite site of mine , located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is a desert scrub area with large water lakes. Unfortunately the water is constantly being pumped into tankers for nearby constructions sites. Not sure how much longer there will be water there, once gone I am sure there will […]

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More from Zulfi

More from Zulfi

February 8, 2013December 22, 2019 Robert Tovey Leave a comment

Today’s blog looks further at Mansur al Fahad’s visit to Zulfi last week. He tells me the birding is always good there and I can’t dispute that. As well as the pharaoh eagle owl and several steppe eagle featured in the last blog, there is much more to report on. For starters, Mansur managed to […]

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