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<\/a>As well as a few Sanderling (Calidris alba); note the lack of hind toe that is a good identification feature<\/p>\n
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Whinchat’s (Saxicola rubetra) seem to be found everywhere in April and no exception in Sea City. Observations indicate that males are more prevalent<\/p>\n \n than females<\/p>\n \n Turkestan Shrikes (Lanius phoenicuroides) outnumber<\/p>\n \n Daurian Shrikes (Lanius isabellinus) around 70:30<\/p>\n \n A single Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus) was also seen<\/p>\n \n And Lesser Grey Shrikes (Lanius minor) made a welcome return<\/p>\n \n Flowering Bottlebrush were a magnet for Eurasian Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla)<\/p>\n \n And Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)<\/p>\n \n Warbler seen so far included Upchers and this Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)<\/p>\n \n Other spring passerines included a few female Ehrenbergs Redstarts (Phoenicurus p. sammamisicus), note the pale wing patch which is an identification feature of this ssp<\/p>\n \n and a male Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)<\/p>\n \n Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)<\/p>\n \n Numbers of White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)<\/p>\n \n and a few Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes)<\/p>\n \n One of myfavourite’s, is the male Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)<\/p>\n \n In the desert area, I found Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)<\/p>\n \n And a few female Pied Wheatear’s (Oenanthe pleschanka) . I suspect there is sexual segregation in migratory pattern of Pied Wheatear, as the male birds arrived and have already departed a few weeks ago<\/p>\n \n