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Lesser Kestrels – Jebal Hamrah

Lesser Kestrels – Jebal Hamrah

May 14, 2019December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst driving to Judah and Jebal Hamrah we came across two Lesser Kestrels perched on fence wires in the very early morning. This was the first time I have seen the species in Jebal Hamrah. Lesser Kestrel is an uncommon passage migrant to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia that migrates in small flocks. They […]

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The Levante winds of Spring – Spain 2017

The Levante winds of Spring – Spain 2017

August 31, 2017December 23, 2019 Stephen Daly Leave a comment

I lead a tour group from the the US Audubon Naturalist Society in April to southern Spain. We had a great time apart from the awful windy weather. The famous Levante wind just would not stop for almost the whole eight days. We did however have a great time, saw lots of birds and other […]

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Plenty of migrants – Jubail

Plenty of migrants – Jubail

April 21, 2017December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst birdwatching the Jubail area at the end of March I saw a lot of good birds and plenty of migrants. Unfortunately the weather was very poor and photography was difficult so most species remained un-photographed. The weather this winter has been very wet and windy and the morning drive to Jubail was through a […]

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Lesser Kestrel shot for preservation

Lesser Kestrel shot for preservation

January 28, 2017December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Armed with telescopic lenses, 24 West Bank photographers took to the Jerusalem wilderness for a two day photoshoot, zooming in on Palestine’s Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni. Sponsored by the Middle Eastern HIMA Fund, these passionate paparazzi snapped over a thousand pictures, framing the small falcon for future generations to admire. This photogenic initiative was part […]

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Highlights from this year’s Spring Tour on The Strait of Gibraltar – April 2015

Highlights from this year’s Spring Tour on The Strait of Gibraltar – April 2015

May 13, 2015December 23, 2019 Stephen Daly Leave a comment

Here’s a quick photo summary of some of the birds we watched down in Andalucia on one of my spring birdwatching tours. Each spring we offer such small tour group holidays to go out in the field and see what bird species are arriving from Africa. The close proximity of the two continents makes this […]

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Melanistic Montagu’s Harrier and other Raptors

Melanistic Montagu’s Harrier and other Raptors

October 14, 2014December 23, 2019 Stephen Daly 1 Comment

Here are some of the raptor photos we managed to see with my Swiss group from Arcatour last week. The wind direction swung around to give us moderate to strong Levante (easterlies) for five days and only died down on our last two days. Still, knowing what the migrating raptors do and where they will […]

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Rain of Birds at last…

Rain of Birds at last…

April 15, 2013December 22, 2019 Itai Shanni Leave a comment

This spring has been very strange. After such a rainy winter with 4-6 floods in the southern Arava, we all expected that the desert will be filled with migrants. Then came March and by the end of it we were still looking hard to find birds in the Arava. Nevertheless there were many quality species […]

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Eagles and Harriers

Eagles and Harriers

April 12, 2013December 22, 2019 Mike Barth Leave a comment

March seemed to be a good time for Marsh Harriers and Greater Spotted Eagles down in the Dubai Pivot fields. Whilst I am used to seeing many Harriers this time of year, Greater Spotted Eagles are a different story. Whilst fairly common down the road at the Ras Al Khor sanctuary, in my experience this […]

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