Spotted redshank (tringa erythropus), Al Ansab Lagoons

Temminck´stint (calidris temminckii), Al Ansab Lagoons

Wood sandpiper (tringa glareola), Al Ansab Lagoons

Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Al Ansab Lagoons

Isabelline shrike (lanius isabellinus), As Sawadi Beach Resort

Western cattle egret (bubulcus ibis), Sun Farms

Green sandpiper (tringa ochropus), Sun Farms

Isabelline wheatear (oenanthe isabellina), Sun Farms

Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis), Sun Farms

Namaqua dove (oena capensis), Sun Farms

Common myna (acridotheres tristis) and Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis), Sun Farms

Common myna (acridotheres tristis), Sun Farm

Arabian babbler (turdoides squamiceps) Khatmat Milahah

Red-tailed wheatear (oenanthe chrysopygia) Shinas

Greater sandplover (charadrius leschenaultii), Shinas

Eurasian curlew (numenius arquata), Liwa

Sooty gulls (larus hemprichii), Liwa

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii), Liwa

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii), Heuglin´s gull (larus heuglini), Steppe gull (larus barabensis), Swift tern (sterna bergii) and Sandwich tern (sterna sandvicensis), Liwa

Eurasian curlews (numenius arquata) and Eurasian oystercatcher (haematopus ostralegus) , Liwa

Black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus), Sun Farms

Glossy ibis (plegadis falcinellus) Sun Farms

Glossy ibis (plegadis falcinellus) Sun Farms

Whiskered tern (chlidonias hybrida), Sun Farms

Black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus), Glossy ibis (plegadis falcinellus) and White-tailed lapwing (vanellus leucurus), Sun Farms. Really nice combination!!!

Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis), Sun Farms

Indian Roller (coracias benghalensis), Sun Farms

Grey Francolin (francolinus pondicerianus) Sun Farms

Green bee-eater (merops orientalis) Sun Farms

Green bee-eater (merops orientalis) Sun Farms

Sociable lapwing (vanellus gregarius) Sun Farms

Sociable lapwing (vanellus gregarius) Sun Farms

Sociable lapwing (vanellus gregarius) Sun Farms

Southern grey shrike (lanius meridionalis), Sun Farms

Greater short-toed lark (calandrella brachydactyla) Sun Farms

Grey wagtail (motacilla cinerea), Sun Farms

Grey wagtail (motacilla cinerea), Sun Farms

Citrin wagtail (motacilla citreola) Sun Farms

Citrin wagtail (motacilla citreola) Sun Farms

Crested lark (Galerida cristata) Sun Farms

Common snipe (gallinago gallinago) Sun Farms

Sooty falcon (falco concolor) Al Fahal Island

Striated heron (butorides striata) Al Fahal Island

Sooty falcon (falco concolor) Al Fahal Island

European nightjar (caprimulgu8s europaes) Al Fahal Island. This bird came flying and settled on the island.

Bridled tern ((onychoprion anaethetus) during the trip to Al Fahal Island

Bridled tern ((onychoprion anaethetus) during the trip to Al Fahal Island

Persian shearwater (puffinus persicus), during the trip to Al Fahal Island

Arctic skua (stercorarius parasiticus) during the trip to Al Fahal Island

Pallid harrier (circus macrourus) Barr al Hikman

Pallid harrier (circus macrourus) Barr al Hikman

Desert wheatear (oenanthe deserti) Barr al Hikman

Barr al Hikman. Here we had great knot (6), black-bellied, greater and lesser sandplover, kentish plover, crabplover (more than 300) tereksandpiper, ruddy turnstone, broad-billed sandpiper, black-tailed godwit and many many other shorebirds and and a lot of them.

Barr al Hikman, paradise for shorebirds, gulls and terns.

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii) Shannah

Heuglin´s gull (larus heuglini), Shannah

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii) Shannah

Western reef heron (egretta gularis) Shannah

Crab plover (dromas ardeola) Shannah

Isabelline shrike (lanius isabellinus), Barr al Hikman

Little stint (calidris minuta) Barr al Hikman

Barr al Hikman

Dunlins (calidris alpina), barr al Hikamn. They came flying and it looks like they were going to spend the night here not far from the shore.

Black-crowned sparrow-lark (eremopterix nigriceps) Al Ghaftayn

Black-crowned sparrow-lark (eremopterix nigriceps) Al Ghaftayn

Bluethroat (luscinia svecica), Al Ghaftayn

Isabelline shrike (lanius isabellinus), Al Ghaftayn

Pied wheatear (oenanthe pleschanka), Al Ghaftayn

Greater sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii) and water pipit (anthus spinoletta), Muntasar

Hypocolius (hypocolius ampelinus) Qatbit

Desert wheatear (oenanthe deserti), Qatbit

Desert wheatear (oenanthe deserti), Qatbit

Pallid scops owl (otus brucei) Qatbit

Pallid scops owl (otus brucei) Qatbit

Pallid scops owl (otus brucei) Qatbit

Pallid scops owl (otus brucei) Qatbitt

Pallid scops owl (otus brucei) Qatbit

Isabelline wheatear (oenanthe isabellina, Dawkah

Eurasian hobby (falco subbuteo), Dawkah

Eurasian hobby (falco subbuteo), Dawkah

Greater hoopoe-lark (alaemon alaudipes) Al Balid Farm

Greater hoopoe-lark (alaemon alaudipes) Al Balid Farm

Isabelline shrike (lanius isabellinus, Al Balid Farm

Chestnut-belliied sandgrouse (pterocles exustus), Al Balid Farm

Black-crowned sparrow-lark (eremopterix nigriceps) female, Al Balid Farm

Chestnut-belliied sandgrouse (pterocles exustus), Al Balid Farm

Greater hoopoe-lark (alaemon alaudipes) Al Balid Farm

Crested honey buzzard (pernis ptilorhynchus) Salalah

Abdim´s stork (ciconia abdimii), Wadi Darbat. One day we had over 200 here.

Abyssinian white-eye (zosterops abyssinicus) Ayn Razat

Cinnamon-breasted bunting (emperiza tahapisi) Wadi Darbat

Abdim´s stork (ciconia abdimii), Wadi Darbat

Abdim´s stork (ciconia abdimii), Wadi Darbat

Abdim´s stork (ciconia abdimii), Wadi Darbat

African silverbill (lonchura cantans) Ayn Hamran

Palestine sunbird (cinnyris osea), Wadi Darbat

African silverbill (lonchura cantans), Wadi Darbat

Lappet-faced vulture (torgos tracheliotus), between Wadi Darbat and Tawi Atayr

Yemen serin (crithagra menachensis) Tawi Atayr

Yemen serin (crithagra menachensis) Tawi Atayr

Eastern mourning wheatear (oenanthe lugens), on the road to Ayn Razat (arabian wwheatear, oenanthe lugens lugentoides?)

Eastern mourning wheatear (oenanthe lugens), on the road to Ayn Razat (arabian wwheatear, oenanthe lugens lugentoides?)

White stork (ciconia ciconia), Wadi Hanna

Squacco heron (ardeola ralloides), West Khawr

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) and Eurasian curlew (numenius arquata), East Khawr

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) and Eurasian curlew (numenius arquata), East Khawr

Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Amur falcon (falco amurensis) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Amur falcon (falco amurensis) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Eurasian spoonbill (platealea leucorodia) and grey heron (ardea cinerea), Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Eurasian spoonbill (platealea leucorodia), Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Eurasian spoonbill (platealea leucorodia) and little egret (egretta garzetta), Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Eurasian spoonbill (platealea leucorodia), Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Purple heron (ardea purpurea), Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Western reef heron (egretta gularis) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Little stint (calidris minuta) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

Little stint (calidris minuta) Wadi Baqlat near Ras Janjari

White-spectacled bulbul former yellow-vented bulbul (pycnonotus xanthopygos), Ayn Razat

Bruce´s green pigeon (treron waalia), Ayn Razat

African paradise flycatcher (terpsiphone viridis), Ayn Razat

African paradise flycatcher (terpsiphone viridis), Ayn Razat

Blackstart (cercomela melanura), Ayn Razat

Rüppell´s weaver (ploceus galbula), Ayn Razat

Long-billed pipit (anthus similis), Ayn Razat

Long-billed pipit (anthus similis), Ayn Razat

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Greater spotted eagle (aquila clanga), Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Intermediate egret (egretta intermedia) West Khawr

Tristram´s starling (onychognathus tristramii), Al Mughsayl

Blackstart (cercomela melanura), Al Mughsayl

Common tern (sterna hirundo), Al Mughsayl

Common tern (sterna hirundo), Al Mughsayl

Green bee-eater (meroops orientalis), Al Mughsayl

Steppe eagles 90 %, eastern imperial eagle, greater spotted eagle and black kite, Raysut waste disposal. We think there were more than 300 eagles at this site.

White stork (ciconia ciconia), Raysut waste disposal.

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Eastern imperial eagle (aquila heliaca), Raysut waste disposal

Eastern imperial eagle (aquila heliaca), Raysut waste disposal

Steppe eagle ((aquila nipelensis), Raysut waste disposal

Shining sunbird (cinnyris habessinicus), Taqah

Shining sunbird (cinnyris habessinicus), Taqah

Black kite (milvus migrans), Taqah. Please notice that this is the yellow-billed type aegyptius!!!

Short-toed snake eagle (circaetus gallicus), Wadi Darbat

Blue-cheeked bee-eater (merops persicus), Khawr Rawri

Blue-cheeked bee-eater (merops persicus), Khawr Rawri

Blue-cheeked bee-eater (merops persicus), Khawr Rawri

Blue-cheeked bee-eater (merops persicus), Khawr Rawri

Mysterious wheatear, Wadi Darbat

Mysterious wheatear, Wadi Darbat

Mysterious wheatear, Wadi Darbat

Eastern imperial eagle (aquila heliaca), Wadi Darbat

Greater spotted eagle (aquila clanga), Wadi Darbat

African silverbill (lonchura cantans), Wadi Darbat

Little Egret (egretta garzetta), Wadi Darbat

Abdim´s stork (ciconia abdimii), Wadi Darbat

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii) Taqah

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) and Black-tailed godwit (limosa limosa) East Khawr

Ruff (philomachus pugnax), East Khawr

Grey heron (ardrea cinerea), East Khawr

Abyssinian white-eye (zosterops abyssinicus) Ayn Hamran

Laughing dove (spilopelia senegalensis) Ayn Hamran

Black-crowned tchagra (tchagra senegalus) Wadi Darbat

Black-crowned tchagra (tchagra senegalus) Wadi Darbat

Cinnamon-breasted bunting (emperiza tahapisi) Wadi Darbat

Short-toed snake eagle (circaetus gallicus), Wadi Darbat

Short-toed snake eagle (circaetus gallicus), Wadi Darbat

Western Cattle egret (bubulcus ibis) East Khawr

Sooty gull (larus hemprichii), East Khawr

Black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus), East Khawr

Black-tailed godwit (limosa limosa) and Western Cattle egret (bubulcus ibis) East Khawr

Little stint (calidris minuta) and terek sandpiper (xenus cinereus), East Khawr

Little stint (calidris minuta) terek sandpiper (xenus cinereus) and dunlin (calidris alping), East Khawr

Rose-ringed parakeet (psittacula krameri) Al Qurm Natural Park

Little stint (calidris minuta), green sandpiper (tringa ochropus) and citrine wagtail (motacilla citreola), Al Qurm Natural Park

Black-winged stilt (himantopus himantopus), Al Qurm Natural Park

Red-wattled lapwing (vanellus indicus), Al Qurm Natural Park

Western reef heron (egretta gularis), Al Qurm Natural Park

White-eared bulbul (pycnonotus leucotis), Al Qurm Natural Park

White-eared bulbul (pycnonotus leucotis), Al Qurm Natural Park

Osprey (pandion haliaetus), Al Qurm Natural Park

Slender-billed gull (chroicocephalus genei), Muscat