tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48086587187464753072024-03-05T15:36:12.555+03:00Kuwait BirdingBirding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.comBlogger598125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-6423402830565463022021-01-26T12:31:00.004+03:002022-11-17T09:25:37.250+03:00Home Sweet Home<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">09 December 2020 - Kyalami Estate, Midrand</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am now back home in South Africa and re-united with my family after almost a year due to the Covid restrictions.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My birding adventures in Kuwait have sadly come to an end, but will for sure continue in South Africa and wherever else we may go..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For those who enjoyed this and my previous Blog for Kuwait which I started in 2007, I sincerely hope you will continue the birding adventures with me in South Africa on my new Blog below. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://www.birding-adventures.com/">Mike Pope Birding Adventures</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looking forward to staying in touch.....</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1y4emKzFKJEabFmA2CxOrIfTLVR-yYkwy1NZthjh-UO7IstHTr9acQwaIKk-M8Ywj9KNsJunna_sEo7pnwtLZiS0RTpghbNZo_dRwdr7RbjUlqMjEbbZh_Bi4FJNjAr5clInJPWoyqY/s2796/35Milnerton_1497.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2796" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1y4emKzFKJEabFmA2CxOrIfTLVR-yYkwy1NZthjh-UO7IstHTr9acQwaIKk-M8Ywj9KNsJunna_sEo7pnwtLZiS0RTpghbNZo_dRwdr7RbjUlqMjEbbZh_Bi4FJNjAr5clInJPWoyqY/w640-h258/35Milnerton_1497.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My home in Midrand, South Africa</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-13050377036864286892020-12-06T19:32:00.005+03:002020-12-06T19:32:51.190+03:00Au Revoir Kuwait<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 49; 04 December 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This would indeed be my last outing in Kuwait and this morning met up with Neil Tovey and Matt Nottingham at the Pivots at 6:30am. Like yesterday, it was gloomy, overcast and drizzly - but we had a great time chatting and reminiscing at the marsh whilst enjoying a welcome birders breakfast. Again, this was a day for record images, as ISO really had to be cranked up. Later John Gurnett also joined up with us..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">During this time we were entertained by a couple of Spotted Crake</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t88A3hMJXEXQzMrI0EUWO1bHQCKPBMIlIAOIuADoxIsQg0I05UrS6pJ5R6Xx2whH7q_Om6NqQkSIbTLwcc7FNQJ3QLwwjCViKWaMGYRJthYWMucqbolVnjJdjIqWkMvpbWY9eh5uyX0/s1800/SCrake_H2I7386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0t88A3hMJXEXQzMrI0EUWO1bHQCKPBMIlIAOIuADoxIsQg0I05UrS6pJ5R6Xx2whH7q_Om6NqQkSIbTLwcc7FNQJ3QLwwjCViKWaMGYRJthYWMucqbolVnjJdjIqWkMvpbWY9eh5uyX0/w640-h426/SCrake_H2I7386.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">as well as a Water Rail, which was not quite as confiding as the Crake</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yn9dSw2or_0cUDdcaswmPhWvdK4g5anvBVwrU74zfNi9yJrK9VRQyFtLoEAHQelTbBG45bdEn8QTaLYnhSdm3xUCrVAkMylAbv51g77_t3rn7uzemnh499PKCNP4qRtY0gcZr_mPYzA/s1800/WRail_H2I7384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yn9dSw2or_0cUDdcaswmPhWvdK4g5anvBVwrU74zfNi9yJrK9VRQyFtLoEAHQelTbBG45bdEn8QTaLYnhSdm3xUCrVAkMylAbv51g77_t3rn7uzemnh499PKCNP4qRtY0gcZr_mPYzA/w640-h426/WRail_H2I7384.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Chiffchaff dropped in</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eTNi333gFqqYTBZJYLMqASdtNyfWmhHvDsNFf5pTFyTV-1X2aoNYSUL7pvgpZqBDv3BYZITVFOlLZ6EZhPdbaCmnV7nCD2x0B_TZ_YSthmvO6KuBzHX5JDZRGMrCBz-tJa6ZPPlTdsg/s1800/CChiffchaff_H2I7378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eTNi333gFqqYTBZJYLMqASdtNyfWmhHvDsNFf5pTFyTV-1X2aoNYSUL7pvgpZqBDv3BYZITVFOlLZ6EZhPdbaCmnV7nCD2x0B_TZ_YSthmvO6KuBzHX5JDZRGMrCBz-tJa6ZPPlTdsg/w640-h426/CChiffchaff_H2I7378.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then had a drive around the farm, I had a good few Bluethroat, both European and Caspian Stonechat and this damp Steppe Grey Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9OmrvfErRJcqVh1YW35BgaRe_EoBuLJQ3r4qGCt8tL2_n8NdrXJgPGkm7-lOwWgnYfbrclJAPpOBXwUEVBJk2P9HH18J37kk5JgROUS4d0TVJTxqyxvFwAaf0UUv7_9VkWkA6ISPa3U/s1800/SGShrike_H2I7389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9OmrvfErRJcqVh1YW35BgaRe_EoBuLJQ3r4qGCt8tL2_n8NdrXJgPGkm7-lOwWgnYfbrclJAPpOBXwUEVBJk2P9HH18J37kk5JgROUS4d0TVJTxqyxvFwAaf0UUv7_9VkWkA6ISPa3U/w640-h426/SGShrike_H2I7389.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just off the main road, there was a lot of standing water from the rain, which attracted the Black-winged Stilts, along with a Bar-tailed Godwit and a cracking male Eurasian Teal</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06p7v2dwASIsaAdWnESY3MCur1TqInBycMAi5c1F4JEHQbKfSEqbwDvbiIwwX-XkU9I9_i-oo3JkkemqDj-s5yI0CI0eYawEVgNb_LRR7UQQzNWOYWxdi44WW78VsRBNoLlAflWclQQU/s1800/ETeal_H2I7402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06p7v2dwASIsaAdWnESY3MCur1TqInBycMAi5c1F4JEHQbKfSEqbwDvbiIwwX-XkU9I9_i-oo3JkkemqDj-s5yI0CI0eYawEVgNb_LRR7UQQzNWOYWxdi44WW78VsRBNoLlAflWclQQU/w640-h426/ETeal_H2I7402.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca) amongst the Stilts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the exposed mud flats, there were a few Little Ringed Plover</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uhsRrJRSWJUSgBxqHW4nOx9arEghamWvGeI4SUAd3TcIwhr7JbvAJ2j3y_O91l_MkS7_r_YSRkqF4qKXmNctaXLzNUVUF1Z5APbwoG0gJ0zlCTEOqGdh1Aw4yBfge3BkNS284IX5y7s/s1800/LRPlover_H2I7397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uhsRrJRSWJUSgBxqHW4nOx9arEghamWvGeI4SUAd3TcIwhr7JbvAJ2j3y_O91l_MkS7_r_YSRkqF4qKXmNctaXLzNUVUF1Z5APbwoG0gJ0zlCTEOqGdh1Aw4yBfge3BkNS284IX5y7s/w640-h426/LRPlover_H2I7397.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nearby the flock of Indian Silverbill were in the same place as last week</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMtkSHU_THyAIH7FI-BxB7NuCNGVXgBOuzT6tfpPhnkE5dcozwFqA4xRJFFJY-qT5P9cLy6Hi02GQCdkSZGzZvQlTIW30JJ7tJGklfvSkguieAJs-sFmcNxwTrYyBIbDp7TJQ1YDenZs/s1800/ISilverbill_H2I7396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMtkSHU_THyAIH7FI-BxB7NuCNGVXgBOuzT6tfpPhnkE5dcozwFqA4xRJFFJY-qT5P9cLy6Hi02GQCdkSZGzZvQlTIW30JJ7tJGklfvSkguieAJs-sFmcNxwTrYyBIbDp7TJQ1YDenZs/w640-h426/ISilverbill_H2I7396.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sitting amongst them on the overhead line was this probable Arabian Grey Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hjch9uiV991NFdM-G1DUgmV1ZQK4zq4B_eRlGcccpY9KVz3NfR5x-OAIV_JA_p_ORa9GitW56c6UadsVaVoIE0Ot6QQ_QLqzsWilZSeVbD6RnkmVf2Ymt6N-K9laKLsVY4YRArJ9oAU/s1800/AGShrike_tbc_H2I7395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hjch9uiV991NFdM-G1DUgmV1ZQK4zq4B_eRlGcccpY9KVz3NfR5x-OAIV_JA_p_ORa9GitW56c6UadsVaVoIE0Ot6QQ_QLqzsWilZSeVbD6RnkmVf2Ymt6N-K9laKLsVY4YRArJ9oAU/w640-h426/AGShrike_tbc_H2I7395.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probable Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. aucheri)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the fields, there were many Water Pipits feeding on erupting insects.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3CzXAos5-RiVMM2WvqPDlgYqN20xM2pWuIpVxINkd9jfc1jUu4np1m9Jhyi_ePtRwzr2N95pCe30_iMQCKLM7RKGfgDUPixSpkUOp9SHhNy_g26aYHFBVLGZBVjmVSggYJvWbOQLGzc/s1800/CWPipit_H2I7415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3CzXAos5-RiVMM2WvqPDlgYqN20xM2pWuIpVxINkd9jfc1jUu4np1m9Jhyi_ePtRwzr2N95pCe30_iMQCKLM7RKGfgDUPixSpkUOp9SHhNy_g26aYHFBVLGZBVjmVSggYJvWbOQLGzc/w640-h426/CWPipit_H2I7415.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caucasian Water Pipit (Anthus s. coutelli)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was checking all the Pipit's carefully in the hope of finding one last special. But, it was not to be - however I did uncover a few Meadow Pipits</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iyf_RMC6rrE2xyIZg1bERbLxyMqTKB8CkIgyZX6Hb9FQVcQ0kDhpATmOMKVOSUKmeX5hMnU0BuH0czKzXzy1n_F4tJmezd1K4STi4x5YR9Fo64CpXi3QW6eQiZdd4rWeK6XqTC1ve04/s1800/MedPipit_H2I7404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iyf_RMC6rrE2xyIZg1bERbLxyMqTKB8CkIgyZX6Hb9FQVcQ0kDhpATmOMKVOSUKmeX5hMnU0BuH0czKzXzy1n_F4tJmezd1K4STi4x5YR9Fo64CpXi3QW6eQiZdd4rWeK6XqTC1ve04/w640-h426/MedPipit_H2I7404.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little later, a flock of Spanish Sparrow and the only decent image of the morning, as the sun briefly made an appearance</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_M5rIYbO6AeDzk25EyFwpOH-cxeUDNL6EyC-mjiW2IIOf4MoVTyQu1jorklKKvTBVLdI32y8hMVV_-0tWIIC52EUT8RfZ35Favo1iOwSWweS6HVQ_e9t1Kl2PNuWX2AHOi-9S6QWhU/s1800/SSparrow_H2I7423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwM_M5rIYbO6AeDzk25EyFwpOH-cxeUDNL6EyC-mjiW2IIOf4MoVTyQu1jorklKKvTBVLdI32y8hMVV_-0tWIIC52EUT8RfZ35Favo1iOwSWweS6HVQ_e9t1Kl2PNuWX2AHOi-9S6QWhU/w640-h426/SSparrow_H2I7423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was then time bid farewell to this amazing location and I was treated to an Indian Roller flyby, as my last bird for Kuwait</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wutkQSOSdQE5-oWhdm2xRafMuAE8ySFbJ-IkYjhvui2YMmv6VEnP7Vn-mCQvsQrFyHKDS8LTcJnfzjyQrnIpdsugrSb4eIJVzysQvte_xhtJvjrKGXfSKQr8Ck6yYFPUAfwmYgHXxk/s1800/IRoller_H2I7425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4wutkQSOSdQE5-oWhdm2xRafMuAE8ySFbJ-IkYjhvui2YMmv6VEnP7Vn-mCQvsQrFyHKDS8LTcJnfzjyQrnIpdsugrSb4eIJVzysQvte_xhtJvjrKGXfSKQr8Ck6yYFPUAfwmYgHXxk/w640-h426/IRoller_H2I7425.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnCJe9QOIoordgQEJUR53iL_uIZ7sIWjR9QRnvexgXbVZq1GvS7q-5Ly546DOsO5XWOwBuWbHz4ccqITPx0rieNh6UF-hSzaB4Mb0SGU6MsB-hCqqUzIBLt5UtVrMiEFlg6BtUaN_oHY/s1800/IRoller_H2I7439.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnCJe9QOIoordgQEJUR53iL_uIZ7sIWjR9QRnvexgXbVZq1GvS7q-5Ly546DOsO5XWOwBuWbHz4ccqITPx0rieNh6UF-hSzaB4Mb0SGU6MsB-hCqqUzIBLt5UtVrMiEFlg6BtUaN_oHY/w640-h426/IRoller_H2I7439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA265Ic2WK9LmlKVog9YbOuonBsacJVHzMOKtGx5koxVWKkCOOtEKTWGy1GCJWh5T60m3fpA7ucMRLhidblktEtIJBl1qyFerE0ZjlRPD6fSNOumuFAd6vmYMS1xnxVRRvjivtyNc0ag/s1800/IRoller_H2I7440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZA265Ic2WK9LmlKVog9YbOuonBsacJVHzMOKtGx5koxVWKkCOOtEKTWGy1GCJWh5T60m3fpA7ucMRLhidblktEtIJBl1qyFerE0ZjlRPD6fSNOumuFAd6vmYMS1xnxVRRvjivtyNc0ag/w640-h426/IRoller_H2I7440.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">From here it was back to my apartment as there is a lot of admin and many other tasks to be done, before you can officially wind-up. So, still much to do before I can fly - including the PCR test, 72-hours before my flight which should be negative!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-68598816656411960592020-12-06T19:04:00.001+03:002020-12-06T19:04:08.208+03:00Soggy JPR<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 49; 03 December 2020 - Jahra Pools Reserve and Jahra Farm</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I met up with Omar AlShaheen for one last nostalgic drive around Jahra Pools reserve on a gloomy and drizzly afternoon. It was more about the company than the birding and we had a great catch-up whilst driving round the overgrown reserve. Apparently, it is planned that the reeds will be cut and managed in the near future and that they water quality will be assessed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a few good species like Black-necked and Great Crested Grebe, Grey-headed Swamphen, Osprey and Masked Shrike and a good few duck species, but the weather was not our friend today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quality images were out of the question, any pics today would just be record images</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We headed across the road to Jahra Farm where the best bird seen in the rain was a Crested Honey Buzzard. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXtAHczCd0FBIjpasx_4C0JuKXqYVxTxpRhoXX3sNN_T20xkX3BhmjMZ4oC6_uJ1UmeoMivikoUlxqNInCv3kZLTxenwX4rqJDNnUC_eOxtZ72vy6p7pBpuSHDD-XzV4CpHabMzGxeII/s1800/CHBuzzard_H2I7350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXtAHczCd0FBIjpasx_4C0JuKXqYVxTxpRhoXX3sNN_T20xkX3BhmjMZ4oC6_uJ1UmeoMivikoUlxqNInCv3kZLTxenwX4rqJDNnUC_eOxtZ72vy6p7pBpuSHDD-XzV4CpHabMzGxeII/w640-h426/CHBuzzard_H2I7350.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a late Lesser Whitethroat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkCryR0pVkSyX6KCEL300rJekaeWmMiEMIxe_nfqTmlJjyObtR1LUZ52ZkaQB99QLtlKzC2MBlWmUeRWRP8N_mXDIJBZ4L-0SwSifvvI11vzJlWxjgGUsHICVxb0iGab0E7rxSpQKT-c/s1800/LWhitethroat_H2I7372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkCryR0pVkSyX6KCEL300rJekaeWmMiEMIxe_nfqTmlJjyObtR1LUZ52ZkaQB99QLtlKzC2MBlWmUeRWRP8N_mXDIJBZ4L-0SwSifvvI11vzJlWxjgGUsHICVxb0iGab0E7rxSpQKT-c/w640-h426/LWhitethroat_H2I7372.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And two Bank Myna's, which I hadn't seen for quite awhile, on the way back to the car</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyiRyllkoB6S9BR8GzLJYFRR3YlYcyRu_hjba1sqgExXydpXYMTSxyArokXLLMF3-9Z2d7ScTYQZ9V48_8KMyuyruL1ha7U1N4nOpW-ZEjhgzlK2hR8nwsD0WPhN704_8sX4JrvO8pYc/s1800/BMyna_H2I7375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkyiRyllkoB6S9BR8GzLJYFRR3YlYcyRu_hjba1sqgExXydpXYMTSxyArokXLLMF3-9Z2d7ScTYQZ9V48_8KMyuyruL1ha7U1N4nOpW-ZEjhgzlK2hR8nwsD0WPhN704_8sX4JrvO8pYc/w640-h426/BMyna_H2I7375.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All to soon, it was time to say cheers, but hopefully some time in the future we can plan a trip to South Africa for quality southern hemisphere birds!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-9603106719567245112020-12-02T15:49:00.001+03:002020-12-02T15:49:36.754+03:00The penultimate visit to Pivots<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 48; 27 November 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Winter weather has arrived, well at least the overcast days with scattered rain, but still not really that cold yet. Arriving at the farm just after 6, it is now a much longer wait until it brightens up for birds to get active and to get some images. This morning it was just John Gurnett, Jules and I at the farm. Once it lightened up, I went to the area of dead Sabkha bushes, as these attract a few species and are great perches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had this Turkestan Shrike which seems like the same bird from last week.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj7AIAISbCIKxp4Npe-G1dFJfA5w3eiTWmw-KPcDUAOdrO0F38_IO6FuFKai3O-nvUHC_sqj0TJEFrKThXn-ZXSMhYfpyIOU0nBOV7QMfUZSOKzC4Ip-jH-2RfuTHLiWJR4za_TPJ9WY/s1800/DShrike_H2I7127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbj7AIAISbCIKxp4Npe-G1dFJfA5w3eiTWmw-KPcDUAOdrO0F38_IO6FuFKai3O-nvUHC_sqj0TJEFrKThXn-ZXSMhYfpyIOU0nBOV7QMfUZSOKzC4Ip-jH-2RfuTHLiWJR4za_TPJ9WY/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I7127.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were good numbers of winter plumaged Red-spotted Bluethroat around</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHSIJmM9v8vp8aF1qF7AbWV7UOAd2JFWGkoKSapUrvaAVBTUnM3Gzgbgx38YvweNAoFHKkx8oHVkAWEXH3JWWgTdU8jXfAlI4qOPgYHVcvQLQvP9VsBLAfGnZEyI14EtCfSwBKoMARnQ/s1800/RSBluethroat_H2I7189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHSIJmM9v8vp8aF1qF7AbWV7UOAd2JFWGkoKSapUrvaAVBTUnM3Gzgbgx38YvweNAoFHKkx8oHVkAWEXH3JWWgTdU8jXfAlI4qOPgYHVcvQLQvP9VsBLAfGnZEyI14EtCfSwBKoMARnQ/w640-h426/RSBluethroat_H2I7189.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-spotted Bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As well as both European</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbOJCR2s94GnA7QV5fjEW39D_L5LwCYQhYHBnqrTi3lQPKt0Agh1Mhowli4i13irHchNmR43wRFAHl2QCyRaZbwB6CDDi32QKcmMZ13qKTHT7onSuCjIm8SaQIr6x6SGHAufcWxwrklI/s1800/EStonechat_m_H2I7227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbOJCR2s94GnA7QV5fjEW39D_L5LwCYQhYHBnqrTi3lQPKt0Agh1Mhowli4i13irHchNmR43wRFAHl2QCyRaZbwB6CDDi32QKcmMZ13qKTHT7onSuCjIm8SaQIr6x6SGHAufcWxwrklI/w640-h426/EStonechat_m_H2I7227.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And Caspian Stonechat's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD0XYRQxHlzqEFPNhhSuqoA9x-RrwIckDtitmy2L9e0YuXcZzS5L0DAXqz_ucjBjgyW7voJpzvXA8piNISozO08GbIfqsjSft0owlJh4rEqSV6S3-ws4_LDYqRhXrdMoZSOZy9sPAr90/s1800/CasStonechat_f_H2I7225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMD0XYRQxHlzqEFPNhhSuqoA9x-RrwIckDtitmy2L9e0YuXcZzS5L0DAXqz_ucjBjgyW7voJpzvXA8piNISozO08GbIfqsjSft0owlJh4rEqSV6S3-ws4_LDYqRhXrdMoZSOZy9sPAr90/w640-h426/CasStonechat_f_H2I7225.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Stonechat (Saxicola m. hemprichii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW_xELTUs8rDC9_hVs_yAeXeLBpcStGg5h80zh8hTzwbuUdmad8KlOI6KJxc2b7-I6D1VSXQk7W_qBvP_1IM-zmya9V0xIfSHKx8h2o1XDRVpXLcmxPHxlP85OjjEnQHsxR9Ft9riMrgo/s1800/CasStonechat_f_H2I7233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6lKg61bg0s8nnVQjWKoEJgA3A4ydxHSNfCvf5RnA7uVzdAnPX69brh1n0wKOBqjuARRQVtetVCaujp5IXMFI_k297PHTL4pkhH1rIYjlgN2jvUMDGFCjVtt55t-B449vLS5iprqOckg/s1800/CasStonechat_m_H2I7327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6lKg61bg0s8nnVQjWKoEJgA3A4ydxHSNfCvf5RnA7uVzdAnPX69brh1n0wKOBqjuARRQVtetVCaujp5IXMFI_k297PHTL4pkhH1rIYjlgN2jvUMDGFCjVtt55t-B449vLS5iprqOckg/w640-h426/CasStonechat_m_H2I7327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then drove to the marsh where I found this Greater Spotted Eagle feeding on a Grey Heron and spent quite some time with it as it picked the flesh from the bones. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It had to almost stand on it's toes to pull out what looked like the oesophagus, but it wouldn't pull free from the bone - so was pretty funny to watch.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF2hMDFCZRjva2flm7i6FsFl_rX7HIpH42DyHE6YIQmFZ8NFJEdwoE9Fkh7HZz2ZuEpah7FoyXCWDRN-u967J3eWoDKsa6-tlYsXupbZN0toQO6kmcGVC9YEdsDe23YAl3AsmV5ahqDQ/s1800/GSEagle_H2I7163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF2hMDFCZRjva2flm7i6FsFl_rX7HIpH42DyHE6YIQmFZ8NFJEdwoE9Fkh7HZz2ZuEpah7FoyXCWDRN-u967J3eWoDKsa6-tlYsXupbZN0toQO6kmcGVC9YEdsDe23YAl3AsmV5ahqDQ/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I7163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w8Lrmt1OSarSuvX_NsTfQCDMrC-s0rAgy4yiIZ9SZTi83Q83fBvIJiUDREd387Syh9SOJWXwbeFfuuhYmhGaT45WrttP7gmFTPXR63FFH1UFy2JaakHHnjHiMPxDMP69sfJWNrWl1M4/s1800/GSEagle_H2I7173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9w8Lrmt1OSarSuvX_NsTfQCDMrC-s0rAgy4yiIZ9SZTi83Q83fBvIJiUDREd387Syh9SOJWXwbeFfuuhYmhGaT45WrttP7gmFTPXR63FFH1UFy2JaakHHnjHiMPxDMP69sfJWNrWl1M4/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I7173.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once it had finished and flown off, I headed to a different part of the marsh, picking up Glossy Ibis</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamSPkYOVs9IWV1WXj-7lBS1r140JY92oY7x_k_eua1YfEKgA_RFcl5jQmI7xtYlNfOLJVWxVhDNGIqQCYN3r6o5DHAMNgc1Stl-Fn_8H8cvURorEidTQ0JSiO4haJ0wgS-w9j4GKA1Z0/s1800/GIbis_H2I7211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamSPkYOVs9IWV1WXj-7lBS1r140JY92oY7x_k_eua1YfEKgA_RFcl5jQmI7xtYlNfOLJVWxVhDNGIqQCYN3r6o5DHAMNgc1Stl-Fn_8H8cvURorEidTQ0JSiO4haJ0wgS-w9j4GKA1Z0/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I7211.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Great Cormorant still present from last week</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxzx-Lc89IBTzEDH47ktUj3YN52E6nPf7ozYhDQ74tERHha2M1VG3hNlsBFhPqHlCZDvA9IZE9y2myfeDLaVkoISBiCgPzTuBHlOiGo-nZTxYv8NfYCk0yy4DBEzezOqyYOeZda299vo/s1800/CGCormorant_H2I7210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxzx-Lc89IBTzEDH47ktUj3YN52E6nPf7ozYhDQ74tERHha2M1VG3hNlsBFhPqHlCZDvA9IZE9y2myfeDLaVkoISBiCgPzTuBHlOiGo-nZTxYv8NfYCk0yy4DBEzezOqyYOeZda299vo/w640-h426/CGCormorant_H2I7210.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Continental Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sinensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As was the Great Egret</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DspAEmgF1nGTvuMlIjOrU9vRIcq6oxYJwrSG5Ce3aB6TAwSefvTbwlLYhEmqNRw-Dd2Xhaq-DU3QTSkNH9Nm6YZPRkB-QjyLm-CF2hkG_0wHdAk1fNiMyYDPzlFWBV6N074HSKaK3t8/s1800/WGEgret_H2I7343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DspAEmgF1nGTvuMlIjOrU9vRIcq6oxYJwrSG5Ce3aB6TAwSefvTbwlLYhEmqNRw-Dd2Xhaq-DU3QTSkNH9Nm6YZPRkB-QjyLm-CF2hkG_0wHdAk1fNiMyYDPzlFWBV6N074HSKaK3t8/w640-h426/WGEgret_H2I7343.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Great Egret (Ardea alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Peering between the reeds, I found an eclipse plumaged male Northern Shoveler on the water</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRROcGeuavsnjqj8WCidgZXFNsAv3bF3sKUgoLSVl1Jog2Ek02xutpr649fn3807zWL2183jNyuJDCWZiKrfs_H32MaPpHwVsfFuFJKZ8dieN-7ygCgK6_SgRA2Ua60ceF4IYu2Jd-Lo/s1800/NShoveler_f_H2I7195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRROcGeuavsnjqj8WCidgZXFNsAv3bF3sKUgoLSVl1Jog2Ek02xutpr649fn3807zWL2183jNyuJDCWZiKrfs_H32MaPpHwVsfFuFJKZ8dieN-7ygCgK6_SgRA2Ua60ceF4IYu2Jd-Lo/w640-h426/NShoveler_f_H2I7195.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKg6oLuDhAiBPcL-JTAFoum-REYlqYXNe08tMUi1p13nR1RlCQw8aiGyMhFzMu55_2TTRmuZEVA19c-fRRVo-bhtJz3hhwhf3sIg1qNPeQJWH6kF2AWeD0PVJUIDYJDEeuyanx9s0mA/s1800/NShoveler_f_H2I7200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodKg6oLuDhAiBPcL-JTAFoum-REYlqYXNe08tMUi1p13nR1RlCQw8aiGyMhFzMu55_2TTRmuZEVA19c-fRRVo-bhtJz3hhwhf3sIg1qNPeQJWH6kF2AWeD0PVJUIDYJDEeuyanx9s0mA/w640-h426/NShoveler_f_H2I7200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qe3k3JWqeGgyXiGWRzmZoYYYIjXZxfSffO_0LEjlv3I1nKbPtNAcJpPl5tPsjrzy01o7gtL925cfUGMugMrc1hEjGR60UtTZcNJ4D1BBaKLTmpHvFdeDy-ZMG4ZFJGmeDTq1kfBmkIc/s1800/NShoveler_f_H2I7205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qe3k3JWqeGgyXiGWRzmZoYYYIjXZxfSffO_0LEjlv3I1nKbPtNAcJpPl5tPsjrzy01o7gtL925cfUGMugMrc1hEjGR60UtTZcNJ4D1BBaKLTmpHvFdeDy-ZMG4ZFJGmeDTq1kfBmkIc/w640-h426/NShoveler_f_H2I7205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then had a slow drive around the farm, finding Imperial Eagles. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning there were more Imperials than Greater Spotted, including a cracking adult</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBNSh_QUGZC-GNXdzkJ7S3S1khKgZsUdJRxUcctcQ3MXBwqmMe-F48TK7SdzEO8zwztpsoNdvbqeiZFWQu4OoQd9n0emCyX2CN03Z8wiVMha-54AOqTR3I35zrwg0xqN5mqTTJ7nb8zc/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBNSh_QUGZC-GNXdzkJ7S3S1khKgZsUdJRxUcctcQ3MXBwqmMe-F48TK7SdzEO8zwztpsoNdvbqeiZFWQu4OoQd9n0emCyX2CN03Z8wiVMha-54AOqTR3I35zrwg0xqN5mqTTJ7nb8zc/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7125.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIJlnGQBjD-UXJUjKRz3bfhiCq_-2aSB76OIXT1s0kMX9Q4h7pBE1RVbmKq09OvS-biaZ1GtSDYefz4UmohyhMw3as2zveNyGynCtJG-oU_FdmbtXV826YpXZY-49u0Tq6cZDkh7qcvU/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIJlnGQBjD-UXJUjKRz3bfhiCq_-2aSB76OIXT1s0kMX9Q4h7pBE1RVbmKq09OvS-biaZ1GtSDYefz4UmohyhMw3as2zveNyGynCtJG-oU_FdmbtXV826YpXZY-49u0Tq6cZDkh7qcvU/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7279.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeDId796j74uCBRSSTRWwD5AYUIDG0p8pouJGXaJVq8jTx-gam1ycUqZhCLxGEt7eL60L6e0EMix47bQGDxhUIp8BpuE499MWrjG5A6UbmMrUA7_QkSM9kKMP_KGfGaNvsUv2rv-NBU8/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeDId796j74uCBRSSTRWwD5AYUIDG0p8pouJGXaJVq8jTx-gam1ycUqZhCLxGEt7eL60L6e0EMix47bQGDxhUIp8BpuE499MWrjG5A6UbmMrUA7_QkSM9kKMP_KGfGaNvsUv2rv-NBU8/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really like the plumage on the young Greater Spotted, especially the upperparts after which they must be named. Both these species are unlikely in South Africa, so I need to soak up and enjoy these sightings!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucbOzvZjn7T2tatrwEsUb9vbrcFuDuhPprV4dfbAiRCXKsaLPJmxYtaXSC9uWGMvqyASdPu7QtScn4r37v2SFra_hMi10z0Di3ItdaY6Ztj1xqHr5pdCSWvwq_3G8uUZdvKGTiEyYJsE/s1800/GSEagle_H2I7332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucbOzvZjn7T2tatrwEsUb9vbrcFuDuhPprV4dfbAiRCXKsaLPJmxYtaXSC9uWGMvqyASdPu7QtScn4r37v2SFra_hMi10z0Di3ItdaY6Ztj1xqHr5pdCSWvwq_3G8uUZdvKGTiEyYJsE/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I7332.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQG63M6Tsf18-MCj18bGA-FicBsQ-VQL0L3XIBVNJ8TxPHI7OTtkriHxNk4ZK3BzPwygdvknjdZKLhlh7ewqnVi4I2C4JMXn3UcmHraUAdCgBWSgJ_J6hYERe5IiilNcjsjaNodHS-qo/s1800/GSEagle_H2I7337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQG63M6Tsf18-MCj18bGA-FicBsQ-VQL0L3XIBVNJ8TxPHI7OTtkriHxNk4ZK3BzPwygdvknjdZKLhlh7ewqnVi4I2C4JMXn3UcmHraUAdCgBWSgJ_J6hYERe5IiilNcjsjaNodHS-qo/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I7337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had this single foraging Skylark that I checked carefully for Oriental, but it was not to be</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZRzDOfQgNPM0V_M1iq_dumNtdiYaFEhbq6pDXij2ogCX1P59IIQmiABBTw8CJwq4d20c6OXddnbfCo2SxdbOZoK-jWuKzhCHI-RSFrf7M9XvTgV6eUmLxwJOW-vh-7dOALAcSBRdmcs/s1800/ESkylark_H2I7322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZRzDOfQgNPM0V_M1iq_dumNtdiYaFEhbq6pDXij2ogCX1P59IIQmiABBTw8CJwq4d20c6OXddnbfCo2SxdbOZoK-jWuKzhCHI-RSFrf7M9XvTgV6eUmLxwJOW-vh-7dOALAcSBRdmcs/w640-h426/ESkylark_H2I7322.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Later in the morning, I found an obliging large flock of Indian Silverbill</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8do3clo4qVMfE4lirQZQmbVbUPJLDMupNQAEvunfUrKxZhyphenhyphen04-P8ovRUdre-FCafFn8yMeNobHG0Py03f7RLEQ7RurA1feItpxaXhHOHFI8ANyWPW6MR1T2n30z0WRfr_aSnxWxY9KQ/s1800/ISilverbill_H2I7250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8do3clo4qVMfE4lirQZQmbVbUPJLDMupNQAEvunfUrKxZhyphenhyphen04-P8ovRUdre-FCafFn8yMeNobHG0Py03f7RLEQ7RurA1feItpxaXhHOHFI8ANyWPW6MR1T2n30z0WRfr_aSnxWxY9KQ/w640-h426/ISilverbill_H2I7250.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWUA1j66iWEsFlIWLICQhkrze9Y5sUGp1Ftm7EXHdBjK0eO3kmeMiaZoDOzTg68MMNFDMGJtH8v1SLBR_Ksbj_1-FrLAGDoVE0gusmkKIrEP8-EapMuMJECp_N6fkxvlgGxhYkgAvTzY/s1800/ISilverbill_H2I7269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWUA1j66iWEsFlIWLICQhkrze9Y5sUGp1Ftm7EXHdBjK0eO3kmeMiaZoDOzTg68MMNFDMGJtH8v1SLBR_Ksbj_1-FrLAGDoVE0gusmkKIrEP8-EapMuMJECp_N6fkxvlgGxhYkgAvTzY/w640-h426/ISilverbill_H2I7269.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5enYrCYgN0YRE5_17PE63pZLuEeAIRFN-X8TrJvENGhRRqG4DxJDSVoRn7h5ELwugAJPFJD0mr1fXu9dpXKfmQw1Io4syjVC6woDIBSzfdCFI3sfmaCmSZwUu7l23MsaleAmwHtYDXXE/s1800/ISilverbill_H2I7270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5enYrCYgN0YRE5_17PE63pZLuEeAIRFN-X8TrJvENGhRRqG4DxJDSVoRn7h5ELwugAJPFJD0mr1fXu9dpXKfmQw1Io4syjVC6woDIBSzfdCFI3sfmaCmSZwUu7l23MsaleAmwHtYDXXE/w640-h426/ISilverbill_H2I7270.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsa01EvcZUHvxJfn5185bpijdVCHkn48zbQWcPptK9QnBKqiqRHZ1Js9KAFfLG8ru1-1P4EdMT0nnWaAGxaTP1ibnF7C1z3Smz9HqQJ81btIv_MmbD8_kiuXDlLhg-Xau7h_5q0B-8NA/s1800/ISilverbill_H2I7277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMsa01EvcZUHvxJfn5185bpijdVCHkn48zbQWcPptK9QnBKqiqRHZ1Js9KAFfLG8ru1-1P4EdMT0nnWaAGxaTP1ibnF7C1z3Smz9HqQJ81btIv_MmbD8_kiuXDlLhg-Xau7h_5q0B-8NA/w640-h426/ISilverbill_H2I7277.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And while watching them, got a Water </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju9NuFobQyjYm8wDCXXyg1A7p7F_FvzwLzo5j3lCAydl7T6fkCCysGnW7pQfQnQttKgdjsj93sRKS9HYZZKF_OyvAGPWgOVyHR1YOGgRoAitWfRbCWbGl2KQoM34yYpuM8B1_lIf1PHs/s1800/CWPipit_H2I7262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju9NuFobQyjYm8wDCXXyg1A7p7F_FvzwLzo5j3lCAydl7T6fkCCysGnW7pQfQnQttKgdjsj93sRKS9HYZZKF_OyvAGPWgOVyHR1YOGgRoAitWfRbCWbGl2KQoM34yYpuM8B1_lIf1PHs/w640-h426/CWPipit_H2I7262.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caucasian Water Pipit (Anthus s. coutelli)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And Meadow Pipit on the overhead lines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr6-zkC3XC063afEmSybQLOyl8f2XC3xqjaztqMJ5FEA0GJidxej7uaKhN67kISWExhJ8vYkvipHRxhyq_N6JTGd0lHu-28w4SgQkzXqZqWL43Zzec9_1LNAQ23SIcdwbB3IfbfjNgsw/s1800/MedPipit_H2I7256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr6-zkC3XC063afEmSybQLOyl8f2XC3xqjaztqMJ5FEA0GJidxej7uaKhN67kISWExhJ8vYkvipHRxhyq_N6JTGd0lHu-28w4SgQkzXqZqWL43Zzec9_1LNAQ23SIcdwbB3IfbfjNgsw/w640-h426/MedPipit_H2I7256.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little further on, a Steppe Buzzard walking in the fields, catching insects along the way</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-TNhGygb93b9nmJP2jQqlrqYMcm1_QjkRzbveOfU_Q53xKuZvFONXVvEOLgwGYldjh4wrA_VgoVZqpXnwcvMKkP85u6M9aLOFd1O7io4UTfVEpq2b9qcwWvm4h2bUWI2qB4kxYfPg0o/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I7296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-TNhGygb93b9nmJP2jQqlrqYMcm1_QjkRzbveOfU_Q53xKuZvFONXVvEOLgwGYldjh4wrA_VgoVZqpXnwcvMKkP85u6M9aLOFd1O7io4UTfVEpq2b9qcwWvm4h2bUWI2qB4kxYfPg0o/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I7296.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a Montagu's Harrier cruising low over the fields</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTANujx4p9Hpv6ll36Z_bYkCQ9aSyS7ILwfeKoqg6RigeG-SpPUIOHJhS59wQXrMxObrK-r4A1JhLXBQ5D7qzYpOJq90vPm6JbBKCNka4RVlBPsHxcXm5_gC_Kl72BdQjl4BYaSuPG_U/s1800/MonHarrier_H2I7292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTANujx4p9Hpv6ll36Z_bYkCQ9aSyS7ILwfeKoqg6RigeG-SpPUIOHJhS59wQXrMxObrK-r4A1JhLXBQ5D7qzYpOJq90vPm6JbBKCNka4RVlBPsHxcXm5_gC_Kl72BdQjl4BYaSuPG_U/w640-h426/MonHarrier_H2I7292.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ended up the morning back at the marsh, where a White-throated Kingfisher was hunting</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFDNWkLQv_lQjMXJTKc-mTO_lpnkTjHubOmV4WiLZv09MJTqQz-tvFRDUz2IBS1R6wG8vTGLpm7PjvVzwuwrHBKaTqXvLevZh3hhF133SuTLtLuGdjG1CcXUFLc8lPRT33-NRpvnUi_4/s1800/WTKingfisher_H2I7218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFDNWkLQv_lQjMXJTKc-mTO_lpnkTjHubOmV4WiLZv09MJTqQz-tvFRDUz2IBS1R6wG8vTGLpm7PjvVzwuwrHBKaTqXvLevZh3hhF133SuTLtLuGdjG1CcXUFLc8lPRT33-NRpvnUi_4/w640-h426/WTKingfisher_H2I7218.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">as well as good numbers of Whiskered Tern hawking amongst the Dragonflies</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaAePp_YDAQqFaV5JB6kS1cLgiukHNnEm-KVBgH_gdAalC90YHBW5dnOzX4KobTOaXNIFyqx8LDnRG2IBQfjilmYCgQd1zMFEP15pyLKEwKlqwXKq1XuRiZeZ0dJgkL2gTdAg7x8o6pk/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I7339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaAePp_YDAQqFaV5JB6kS1cLgiukHNnEm-KVBgH_gdAalC90YHBW5dnOzX4KobTOaXNIFyqx8LDnRG2IBQfjilmYCgQd1zMFEP15pyLKEwKlqwXKq1XuRiZeZ0dJgkL2gTdAg7x8o6pk/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I7339.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKkjhgCtiVelq7SXGcBlYR_Q4wXfqmpdWO4dJWcUSGnLjoakslkKxZO5hhVe9TCYZlng9syrHoruaZ6yYNirvc12BngNSAGZzgzjbs4AJZH1cqLWx5zW2NIff8oDvuR3dOoSS6C5nYjg/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I7340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKkjhgCtiVelq7SXGcBlYR_Q4wXfqmpdWO4dJWcUSGnLjoakslkKxZO5hhVe9TCYZlng9syrHoruaZ6yYNirvc12BngNSAGZzgzjbs4AJZH1cqLWx5zW2NIff8oDvuR3dOoSS6C5nYjg/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I7340.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will try and head back to the farm next weekend, which will then be my last birding outing in Kuwait, as this chapter of birding in the oven, slowly comes to an end</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-62134796047934119902020-11-25T17:38:00.004+03:002020-11-25T21:24:28.146+03:00A farewell trip<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 47; 21 November 2020 - Abraq and Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I will be leaving Kuwait early next month, Neil Tovey, Paul Scott and I planned a morning out to the west. Unfortunately, the weather didn't get the Memo and was not what we planned with overcast conditions and strong wind with blowing dust. That didn't deter us though when we met just after 4:30am to head west. Inclement weather does sometimes drop good birds, plus this trip was all about the company. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We reminisced on the drive and had many laughs, so before we knew it we had arrived without much improvement in the weather. We spent an hour, at the farm found only 6 species and then cut our losses.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We headed back east to the Pivots and bizarrely the weather improved a little, or at least the wind died down and gave us a good 2-hours before it turned again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We went in search of the Richard's Pipit's finding 5 and possibly a 6th bird. We tried our best to check for any Blythe's, but all were Richard's</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIUJzpJMgs_ZWBG_VFGosONmEuvJyZKStEWo9bSXegm_a-bwsyY1-_zQHO-7ql0a8-Ndec-sSS76jYe6jbeNbXBT8t0b1sSVe099usIMJaQnjnLUd69eD5vnfUjxGDyfDEtYXkokdmxk/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7060.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIUJzpJMgs_ZWBG_VFGosONmEuvJyZKStEWo9bSXegm_a-bwsyY1-_zQHO-7ql0a8-Ndec-sSS76jYe6jbeNbXBT8t0b1sSVe099usIMJaQnjnLUd69eD5vnfUjxGDyfDEtYXkokdmxk/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7060.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrqfqzYShsEZx6_7-oTmhKDcVU1bHgRtOntQujUNEq_4H2iddWsJXmD-5A0JQ-1XDLAAoMqb9pBmfizwpTXQpfuGmtPXw6t26aQt_s0oTGpwQL-6tyERufa8LtwILDYVevjJCwcj1KrM/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrqfqzYShsEZx6_7-oTmhKDcVU1bHgRtOntQujUNEq_4H2iddWsJXmD-5A0JQ-1XDLAAoMqb9pBmfizwpTXQpfuGmtPXw6t26aQt_s0oTGpwQL-6tyERufa8LtwILDYVevjJCwcj1KrM/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7062.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ozEYZgVm1LzoB05P42x-Qg1-_vn6IgfaoebPLtYiqfYemUbLpoTHOEI8XbLIqZFjZktdW0pCQoomf3isD8j7_AwxKe2yL0HpzinnPCLhu0KQQ8Cc8ZpzPD-C5flaS1Z62WETDVIf6E/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9ozEYZgVm1LzoB05P42x-Qg1-_vn6IgfaoebPLtYiqfYemUbLpoTHOEI8XbLIqZFjZktdW0pCQoomf3isD8j7_AwxKe2yL0HpzinnPCLhu0KQQ8Cc8ZpzPD-C5flaS1Z62WETDVIf6E/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7074.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBhspmW6VPsSWDD0SBz4jnHcp0t4tAZ6yL1TS23oJu3vTGmZ2oKhPhg0h09O8BqIQZQ3YW5Lz65HvWSYqImlX-pTuf0BmJoihJ3n3TU2AjaIC6pBhx4wKMUq_yPNUeLaUANL4AjHdLM4/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBhspmW6VPsSWDD0SBz4jnHcp0t4tAZ6yL1TS23oJu3vTGmZ2oKhPhg0h09O8BqIQZQ3YW5Lz65HvWSYqImlX-pTuf0BmJoihJ3n3TU2AjaIC6pBhx4wKMUq_yPNUeLaUANL4AjHdLM4/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNAcKW8VplcGbBmmV3dSeVZK_XkOBQhMvDqG4GtrOuBxLNL4LPLdyN1pG758qkB02ogYWfhgDYbdWjWk_DizFswJbDC1Am3Ie318SnZeOeDlhMf4KbhV8WbMR4FSIgOcbAKNHqj_fnc/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kNAcKW8VplcGbBmmV3dSeVZK_XkOBQhMvDqG4GtrOuBxLNL4LPLdyN1pG758qkB02ogYWfhgDYbdWjWk_DizFswJbDC1Am3Ie318SnZeOeDlhMf4KbhV8WbMR4FSIgOcbAKNHqj_fnc/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7079.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXtOuZdqycj2pWEiI7e5rWQefEOKRP4Tzn6EeIRjANl-BE8uDqRHPGmX-SdU3YbH8NU84Z32Y3GFiEihJghDBiLnxTfaB4FolBGXZu6QLy1hneqnk2WzQKJAyRS2Nx9ZFZu8Nloq6nKU/s1800/RichPipit_H2I7081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXtOuZdqycj2pWEiI7e5rWQefEOKRP4Tzn6EeIRjANl-BE8uDqRHPGmX-SdU3YbH8NU84Z32Y3GFiEihJghDBiLnxTfaB4FolBGXZu6QLy1hneqnk2WzQKJAyRS2Nx9ZFZu8Nloq6nKU/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I7081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then scoured the big flocks of White Wagtails looking for a possible Eastern Yellow. We were pretty excited when we did find a possible candidate, but it turned out to be a late Western, after some discussion later in the day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pale ear coverts and distinct pale area below the eye along with the contrasting yellow undertail and vent are all pro Western features</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4fibAXbR90TuavaBP3D0ATMDMcLjzgUwE6Db69Nw6ZUjAlh7uoYL0hDBJztECewmgjt-EboIxxcIz5kqmo3eJ6ur6_MEjIwUTk-o8YRcadGDQ3MHfmDt1pWInT99PQiOVa1iBIBN-OI/s1800/YWagtail_H2I7045.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ4fibAXbR90TuavaBP3D0ATMDMcLjzgUwE6Db69Nw6ZUjAlh7uoYL0hDBJztECewmgjt-EboIxxcIz5kqmo3eJ6ur6_MEjIwUTk-o8YRcadGDQ3MHfmDt1pWInT99PQiOVa1iBIBN-OI/w640-h426/YWagtail_H2I7045.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgJQPorlYHVOe1Gk7aaLhyphenhyphen6apO45toXDsembazT22YaH-yRy44XcdmtFJU02E4KhBETy2LdAu4K6IGbi65dvBm7TSl1RbNlMXuulhlL_tbccBVE6vvE9Ef1p0AsZIBQZs4v10k9EhMQM/s1800/YWagtail_H2I7046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgJQPorlYHVOe1Gk7aaLhyphenhyphen6apO45toXDsembazT22YaH-yRy44XcdmtFJU02E4KhBETy2LdAu4K6IGbi65dvBm7TSl1RbNlMXuulhlL_tbccBVE6vvE9Ef1p0AsZIBQZs4v10k9EhMQM/w640-h426/YWagtail_H2I7046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-OHQMWvTOJue9V_xeoYhcAsRwzqEUmLKnuECLclFTudtMAo7YL2rBm25fPyOR0UjyzXYHmXx_CkbVrRfON-mMzZIsg68XuSHS6ST_u-04sT0QEjzfi1PMOaeuxhrWBQ94rIm7BY50Ac/s1800/YWagtail_H2I7051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-OHQMWvTOJue9V_xeoYhcAsRwzqEUmLKnuECLclFTudtMAo7YL2rBm25fPyOR0UjyzXYHmXx_CkbVrRfON-mMzZIsg68XuSHS6ST_u-04sT0QEjzfi1PMOaeuxhrWBQ94rIm7BY50Ac/w640-h426/YWagtail_H2I7051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK_XWhlPioenqralKupxrjBHqZApazbWWhWA99XgR42f7_84kgLodW2N29cix1hZUA0eDeEEezfFP4B_ODkpmRDwr4Ab_6LTm9H3y3E_spSTqrMpUouaoTmauZXyOjrDEZ4CaFEzqyfI/s1800/YWagtail_H2I7052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyK_XWhlPioenqralKupxrjBHqZApazbWWhWA99XgR42f7_84kgLodW2N29cix1hZUA0eDeEEezfFP4B_ODkpmRDwr4Ab_6LTm9H3y3E_spSTqrMpUouaoTmauZXyOjrDEZ4CaFEzqyfI/w640-h426/YWagtail_H2I7052.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had 12 Sociables amongst the Northern Lapwing whilst looking at the Wagtails. On one of the pylons, an impressive near adult Imperial Eagle that didn't allow close approach at all</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWvNRQA6m0jm-RPhxmwhY-GmpygXhwyIW9bGJ_-Z17lmxArMUAWAhUO6uVxFasKXcwoz3Td36i25gGWARBffdWnfRwCiHB6bQHAT3wGGiXry0Ft4fZ_izX_-5vJ8g0HAzUcVVTYF57Yg/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7107.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWvNRQA6m0jm-RPhxmwhY-GmpygXhwyIW9bGJ_-Z17lmxArMUAWAhUO6uVxFasKXcwoz3Td36i25gGWARBffdWnfRwCiHB6bQHAT3wGGiXry0Ft4fZ_izX_-5vJ8g0HAzUcVVTYF57Yg/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7107.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This 1st year Long-legged Buzzard was quite obliging - but probably reluctant to fly in the dust which was now picking up on the stronger wind</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3r6ZtgYHX2knpxPIqUrWEwjG8SBE6iXaiAuogQMO8m6KEcWV6uMh1-KiFrEdX4-i2L0g7cpGy8A6K7N8jPSesyRbWZ4Hz35GYC_KelNu_Qdmh72-lTn6w9Adiysyx9hphkdAsisnXzqQ/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I7085.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3r6ZtgYHX2knpxPIqUrWEwjG8SBE6iXaiAuogQMO8m6KEcWV6uMh1-KiFrEdX4-i2L0g7cpGy8A6K7N8jPSesyRbWZ4Hz35GYC_KelNu_Qdmh72-lTn6w9Adiysyx9hphkdAsisnXzqQ/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I7085.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yNXMIO5lvuoR1XwCBJboih1CBaQyWjqg4ZYlNXDg958vkZBtw1nSJQo0AdcYsYwSm_ozqUVFfM9DG_2ii6yI8Tl37OQi42maS9KWqtV6cE9NqigqQp5k9ToRAQkt7U1UBekMuN5Vi2I/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I7090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-yNXMIO5lvuoR1XwCBJboih1CBaQyWjqg4ZYlNXDg958vkZBtw1nSJQo0AdcYsYwSm_ozqUVFfM9DG_2ii6yI8Tl37OQi42maS9KWqtV6cE9NqigqQp5k9ToRAQkt7U1UBekMuN5Vi2I/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I7090.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Further along, we found the 'black' Long-legged Buzzard that has being harassed by a regular Long-legged</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-BkBFDs9lj90YalUmO1X5c0S35JitBZStOgcyxTHflsI7va_uyDkx-0l5IFZpczb3HMsyOpKodxE4ZJR9vb36tJ4FTXGXUlhsOCrfchWGpiJFooxob-QLbmPmegyuk-jDygM8FPccf8/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I7112.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-BkBFDs9lj90YalUmO1X5c0S35JitBZStOgcyxTHflsI7va_uyDkx-0l5IFZpczb3HMsyOpKodxE4ZJR9vb36tJ4FTXGXUlhsOCrfchWGpiJFooxob-QLbmPmegyuk-jDygM8FPccf8/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I7112.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5JoiEApghzgmG4TsakRbUrwtfN6uQLEu6I95z_Ldtc9ArnzlkMWb6zYIaFAA7H8F2zsNppOTUdupCoj67QSxANZyGtYBckc3nOIGAwKcp3iNmMsSZfCUzsTq_defo_4S-wJPkpOGuhQ/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I7116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5JoiEApghzgmG4TsakRbUrwtfN6uQLEu6I95z_Ldtc9ArnzlkMWb6zYIaFAA7H8F2zsNppOTUdupCoj67QSxANZyGtYBckc3nOIGAwKcp3iNmMsSZfCUzsTq_defo_4S-wJPkpOGuhQ/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I7116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We also had a Montagu's Harrier which I didn't see hear yesterday and was most certainly brought down by the weather</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNPS1Vi5PPixswEVsovVaK7C-3M7GRTkwy5xsDvLyvLt33FWFAyXKQSPxdffZR3Lbhy7Fvz1mYnma2uWUmXKrGOitiCGI02D9WUrEtl-X2RsXdoG8mv2pUqa-Jfu1-e5T5EoOsxQq_Tk/s1800/MontHarrier_H2I7097.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimNPS1Vi5PPixswEVsovVaK7C-3M7GRTkwy5xsDvLyvLt33FWFAyXKQSPxdffZR3Lbhy7Fvz1mYnma2uWUmXKrGOitiCGI02D9WUrEtl-X2RsXdoG8mv2pUqa-Jfu1-e5T5EoOsxQq_Tk/w640-h426/MontHarrier_H2I7097.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last stop at the marsh, there wasn't much as the wind was pumping pretty hard - but I did see this female Yellow-crowned Bishop hanging onto a reed low down.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3dNM3bL3zmg23Sk2JdxP_nRbYkxjC9z4oxzbzB8-I7k6DXJTHYzHEB6U4uOEVN6OmX_Gv41mFk6WFd44CZNYvlqR-uZL8amYmH-jGp7rtHXjjLn-dh4pbg-yAUGGJyFUnyzEGedTHyQ/s1800/YCBishop_H2I7044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3dNM3bL3zmg23Sk2JdxP_nRbYkxjC9z4oxzbzB8-I7k6DXJTHYzHEB6U4uOEVN6OmX_Gv41mFk6WFd44CZNYvlqR-uZL8amYmH-jGp7rtHXjjLn-dh4pbg-yAUGGJyFUnyzEGedTHyQ/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I7044.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After that we called it quits as visibility dropped quickly. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But today, was about camaraderie and enjoying our last birding outing together with hopefully a few good birds thrown in the mix. No mega's but a little excitement for sure. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As my time in Kuwait winds down, everything is starting to become a little surreal.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-29797133004021850562020-11-25T17:11:00.006+03:002020-11-25T17:11:50.100+03:00Fine winter birding<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 47; 20 November 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well this morning the weather was vastly improved over last week when I arrived just before sunrise, which is also getting later each week. Met up with the regular gang, John, Jules and Christian as the day slowly dawned.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFPwktOV2DLV1SHEHhh06E6CKSOdmQjabwpnuemgRHT3nOSpyFagP3zP7ppec-qxdEEmh5o4wHlpzksBZvX1_fRv_F5dz1LNIMnw8coo3KEwgQ9cFbtSlnJ0wmbxeuNeics3BkKeaAIk/s1800/PivotSunrise_H2I6743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFPwktOV2DLV1SHEHhh06E6CKSOdmQjabwpnuemgRHT3nOSpyFagP3zP7ppec-qxdEEmh5o4wHlpzksBZvX1_fRv_F5dz1LNIMnw8coo3KEwgQ9cFbtSlnJ0wmbxeuNeics3BkKeaAIk/w640-h426/PivotSunrise_H2I6743.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pivots Sunrise, literally</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I headed to the marsh and the dried Sabkha Bushes which are perfect for early morning photography. The usual Daurian Shrikes are present, but not entirely sure if they are all the same birds from last week.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv3CFDyJe337ls5jAyGzCPB8J7ffLoKKwk-QunxmzmhC9dH_f1JTGmqcgEKafXevpfCA24NsVC-m1eajS-2DzcIJmMx1dguou04GaUVQ1u9kL4z2MmJh3vyVXP9k3lpwIkL-LAZ5FGnY/s1800/DShrike_H2I6746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpv3CFDyJe337ls5jAyGzCPB8J7ffLoKKwk-QunxmzmhC9dH_f1JTGmqcgEKafXevpfCA24NsVC-m1eajS-2DzcIJmMx1dguou04GaUVQ1u9kL4z2MmJh3vyVXP9k3lpwIkL-LAZ5FGnY/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6746.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPO15agbnoUGAxMhyphenhyphenXvGrolYykMMkNQG7w81d2Wg7Tie4mOkGAa4WWqKrNkYa-FHIbfxSXSVQQ3r4fubn0TLWfpzmJQyo4vNeQu-0EvcFKHXA3SFPaB_dklm2rq6ZMCycuk0IsdvKSuc/s1800/DShrike_H2I6761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPO15agbnoUGAxMhyphenhyphenXvGrolYykMMkNQG7w81d2Wg7Tie4mOkGAa4WWqKrNkYa-FHIbfxSXSVQQ3r4fubn0TLWfpzmJQyo4vNeQu-0EvcFKHXA3SFPaB_dklm2rq6ZMCycuk0IsdvKSuc/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6761.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnivuhI8EDQpfyJ7EBccMv8P2zopLYO_K5QAN4bdZlx65VFR0l8UQSUw5Md_ENb-y3Oz52sRvefsxlBpvHv3PW7pHXljpp2AUcZDi5dzfiPc50F7urAWZU1AotcrI4i3smMcufCJKPyQ/s1800/DShrike_H2I6767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnivuhI8EDQpfyJ7EBccMv8P2zopLYO_K5QAN4bdZlx65VFR0l8UQSUw5Md_ENb-y3Oz52sRvefsxlBpvHv3PW7pHXljpp2AUcZDi5dzfiPc50F7urAWZU1AotcrI4i3smMcufCJKPyQ/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6767.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While photographing the Shrikes, a Red-spotted Bluethroat popped up a little further away</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdAADAHlRhnbBL0188OPeN3lSvTPS9-YFgEtzKpZZE5tqW1IX34UXsM8qlx25_km-gYusXcparT4cWhpufwvYxPgFVxT7IU4-oMGFXkX0pj4K6pq3G931RO95CeFABwWU0kAYIJhX0KA/s1800/RSBluethroat_H2I6752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdAADAHlRhnbBL0188OPeN3lSvTPS9-YFgEtzKpZZE5tqW1IX34UXsM8qlx25_km-gYusXcparT4cWhpufwvYxPgFVxT7IU4-oMGFXkX0pj4K6pq3G931RO95CeFABwWU0kAYIJhX0KA/w640-h426/RSBluethroat_H2I6752.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-spotted Bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF2Sdj3P34yccAso_9biz-othUPvwQQ_MDlfS9kLnOpe0fcxGFLDrnmDHtnGX6EppE6Ek0FMZoT1Z90uIPHDVSU6Areut11YeeUbVG8p1Y_NunwDCgHQeRNkqbSnsL5_4UEjLLX8DB7s/s1800/RSBluethroat_H2I6754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF2Sdj3P34yccAso_9biz-othUPvwQQ_MDlfS9kLnOpe0fcxGFLDrnmDHtnGX6EppE6Ek0FMZoT1Z90uIPHDVSU6Areut11YeeUbVG8p1Y_NunwDCgHQeRNkqbSnsL5_4UEjLLX8DB7s/w640-h426/RSBluethroat_H2I6754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then headed to the marsh and was lucky to encounter a Spotted Crake foraging around the reed fringes. It seems these may over winter</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSkvoEYgHr3C7XOBIblrSMHIsfc56M26tQMAxe2NO_-OjbBGDP-NjnuLLKaZdjorPdUjDM2x8RafgxesYM3sBmzncjPhn6XZEzo_ZoXMgIdnJgpZdA_2W2lsWTV6KuSAaWh-cGzD6V9E/s1800/SCrake_H2I6751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSkvoEYgHr3C7XOBIblrSMHIsfc56M26tQMAxe2NO_-OjbBGDP-NjnuLLKaZdjorPdUjDM2x8RafgxesYM3sBmzncjPhn6XZEzo_ZoXMgIdnJgpZdA_2W2lsWTV6KuSAaWh-cGzD6V9E/w640-h426/SCrake_H2I6751.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Birds at the marsh kept flushing for a variety of reasons and this helped me get onto a lone Great Cormorant</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X0kJMLInMRvvGdQzWybZFlfZI97VCzD7_-xulAfV7mg3Wo6iJNxJ_voMtB1o_WjDrUcgQIR4CGFhGRKc-mosbeUgzkJUKXI7u5yxRRDMboG96DcN5UWXzczCrwscPrX-U4ghCk2j1oA/s1800/CGCormorant_H2I6776.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3X0kJMLInMRvvGdQzWybZFlfZI97VCzD7_-xulAfV7mg3Wo6iJNxJ_voMtB1o_WjDrUcgQIR4CGFhGRKc-mosbeUgzkJUKXI7u5yxRRDMboG96DcN5UWXzczCrwscPrX-U4ghCk2j1oA/w640-h426/CGCormorant_H2I6776.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Continental Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sinensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Numbers of Common Snipe (still no Pin-tailed, but I am trying!)</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqr0yvuaPH7Uh_SbkTxWerr80nusg_HyLM9ieAe7N-X5GSNW0utzIpLKySqlbRBzE5wkrACbzX4okllkC32GlqA117qP-ZR6NTaFpzjxhn1Ttk0CYcnM_-MG1et0RaLYgrexhWo-qs8U/s1800/CSnipe_H2I6771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqr0yvuaPH7Uh_SbkTxWerr80nusg_HyLM9ieAe7N-X5GSNW0utzIpLKySqlbRBzE5wkrACbzX4okllkC32GlqA117qP-ZR6NTaFpzjxhn1Ttk0CYcnM_-MG1et0RaLYgrexhWo-qs8U/w640-h426/CSnipe_H2I6771.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMX1USzE94v9GHhjpeJuP_4XOAekQsSi9xqqwFfvfi06Q5qvtaZUkzTbHWHRFG9UNyrBvxvh9FU604ev84C3M6bw8CHLG_hc2iomiD3hYsPPVfxHfVtMwsLDIvP2NVtA050pJvT73Pjs/s1800/CSnipe_H2I6812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOMX1USzE94v9GHhjpeJuP_4XOAekQsSi9xqqwFfvfi06Q5qvtaZUkzTbHWHRFG9UNyrBvxvh9FU604ev84C3M6bw8CHLG_hc2iomiD3hYsPPVfxHfVtMwsLDIvP2NVtA050pJvT73Pjs/w640-h426/CSnipe_H2I6812.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The small flock of Glossy Ibis are still present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWamMjzm78iLyUc4qdbiGU_1M1fbHzx-I9WJUCY1F2vSmBoWzwgHdgmZ1K4wTuPx4Eeehi6hgUFuDDeKHEjXGRFcSnIzRTB58ThSZrZeuJr4o8mcHIhvx2gp3cY0V6ymKVoaFSH5wMUg/s1800/GIbis_H2I6806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWamMjzm78iLyUc4qdbiGU_1M1fbHzx-I9WJUCY1F2vSmBoWzwgHdgmZ1K4wTuPx4Eeehi6hgUFuDDeKHEjXGRFcSnIzRTB58ThSZrZeuJr4o8mcHIhvx2gp3cY0V6ymKVoaFSH5wMUg/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I6806.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">as are some Mallard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi-8vZTPgBApt49mP-Hal7R1BJ3QGhf1HOirx4Lbn3WPG0-rR0QlFKr-tPFl13J-Z84sBNEXLq-paa18CxZgjsg4OcNhIFX7pjSCBLSIq8Ai0rYxucTXheS-nZTDUhmAWhflyVxVHwRk/s1800/Mallard_H2I7036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi-8vZTPgBApt49mP-Hal7R1BJ3QGhf1HOirx4Lbn3WPG0-rR0QlFKr-tPFl13J-Z84sBNEXLq-paa18CxZgjsg4OcNhIFX7pjSCBLSIq8Ai0rYxucTXheS-nZTDUhmAWhflyVxVHwRk/w640-h426/Mallard_H2I7036.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a lone Little Egret</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEr_71YEB0llq6SVUhVNIqa0KznWSqzIs8Ps8njdVr-f55pvM78m2I7eJrzff1eB0ebfQrpZxcR79UnO_89fM68L1QqP24Wz9-m3yyw7-52ZO_Oin49WM_xEvODOx5vNSuhdq_nR_VNw8/s1800/LEgret_H2I6839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEr_71YEB0llq6SVUhVNIqa0KznWSqzIs8Ps8njdVr-f55pvM78m2I7eJrzff1eB0ebfQrpZxcR79UnO_89fM68L1QqP24Wz9-m3yyw7-52ZO_Oin49WM_xEvODOx5vNSuhdq_nR_VNw8/w640-h426/LEgret_H2I6839.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found a few more Bluethroat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu-r0W8D-0sO8uICMzBTwXUM-BpOm9JoVvlpUQ05gEGG82zLTaeQQajqU2eLx7QdconXjQqn_MHRGcMktOdGYL4zMhO_ia3Q9Wl5CCZJn_nFojcnh145NKIWQ-ViOt6Qw_gJKrPJErUg/s1800/RSBluethroat_H2I6798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyu-r0W8D-0sO8uICMzBTwXUM-BpOm9JoVvlpUQ05gEGG82zLTaeQQajqU2eLx7QdconXjQqn_MHRGcMktOdGYL4zMhO_ia3Q9Wl5CCZJn_nFojcnh145NKIWQ-ViOt6Qw_gJKrPJErUg/w640-h426/RSBluethroat_H2I6798.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-spotted Bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were quite a few Whiskered Tern's foraging over an open area of water</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5TnLMZDNnyLJsh9-Y3eEUZx6rxXey58HPE8JcQRZ2SAyowzeK7_MT29frAG0JIbmns4EuviHwVBPKzi1U91JQpWmwd0qPdPhyxZJE7FJn_NS74gFpsWjJpdIyvh9C1k-g5dGYHWfIRM/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I6840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5TnLMZDNnyLJsh9-Y3eEUZx6rxXey58HPE8JcQRZ2SAyowzeK7_MT29frAG0JIbmns4EuviHwVBPKzi1U91JQpWmwd0qPdPhyxZJE7FJn_NS74gFpsWjJpdIyvh9C1k-g5dGYHWfIRM/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I6840.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuD96B0IWdMRvzjbYVMVpUly_bv7z_Ue65pedp-kc77QRRx4rJ7Le9KYLRm0BFZNgFP3Od2FaBfbgtgEFyl8vehi-pAu8nPwSbS7vzbA7L7tqRaCagbKAhgfRZkyU9kNaAPUyNR2l3AWQ/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I6854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBoXvmETlRV106dg8lSqBj4F25fBfpSLkVbs3MzHKms0jGjpKLsaNTCvHnJGKL1FEkr7LX2twANMEOBvzewKmYCi6GYYqzwPDJ1HUC8aPFAxts9_CvkrJVRsbpoPr8Iip5QZW6XGlSbo/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I6863.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBoXvmETlRV106dg8lSqBj4F25fBfpSLkVbs3MzHKms0jGjpKLsaNTCvHnJGKL1FEkr7LX2twANMEOBvzewKmYCi6GYYqzwPDJ1HUC8aPFAxts9_CvkrJVRsbpoPr8Iip5QZW6XGlSbo/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I6863.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and overhead, there were Black-eared Kite</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwhCoYBtRvxktSYkqv7btCAEuSCJXM7VQ-aWN8rvDhE5dXcC67ST8-D0XSg-graYyKSxd0HiCnkkbs9kJH5ihq9BqSZaB6pizAQ-DIWp5Uq-vq5yis3kOilvK8F9sKrxvGs_I6qLaMeg/s1800/BEKite_H2I6823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwhCoYBtRvxktSYkqv7btCAEuSCJXM7VQ-aWN8rvDhE5dXcC67ST8-D0XSg-graYyKSxd0HiCnkkbs9kJH5ihq9BqSZaB6pizAQ-DIWp5Uq-vq5yis3kOilvK8F9sKrxvGs_I6qLaMeg/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I6823.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">the usual Marsh Harriers - both male and female this time</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkfBIVbTRp9HuRTiyl8hL3epID3sMtlKeLkuxFc-Tnq_l41JQfur6V7hQla3W5m8-NuIYditaVGJRUEGzsW2S6VxsanEicSm0mXgYStz69Jim0-7D4DNAaxJcqJ2IOwNlrQrkpxygp5k/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I6864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkfBIVbTRp9HuRTiyl8hL3epID3sMtlKeLkuxFc-Tnq_l41JQfur6V7hQla3W5m8-NuIYditaVGJRUEGzsW2S6VxsanEicSm0mXgYStz69Jim0-7D4DNAaxJcqJ2IOwNlrQrkpxygp5k/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I6864.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtozcMl3c4v7qdSFzeWkVKXvtg2xtsn6AlrZfZLPHaQRsWuOqHOQ9KyBGViiflBmtWoFgE4kzQTnMOrW4Y3bxo_eLL7TCGlqlgflUsPRD_ek1qDM9SkW3IuxF0k1GIMUkjnfJVFfFX1I/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I6874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtozcMl3c4v7qdSFzeWkVKXvtg2xtsn6AlrZfZLPHaQRsWuOqHOQ9KyBGViiflBmtWoFgE4kzQTnMOrW4Y3bxo_eLL7TCGlqlgflUsPRD_ek1qDM9SkW3IuxF0k1GIMUkjnfJVFfFX1I/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I6874.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a Pallid Harrier</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tla0BBq2C8vavLFGZhHt4zfqOJN8AbdQNO2aKifpLTwKlwe-lkbGoi8LHdSAYLhST-n1VvDAONZnW9ukHsdKXv-Dg6wR6ehNggWew9Aq5-tDKVc19YHBo8Oz7_fQciTRWmp95wCxyIc/s1800/PHarrier_H2I6982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tla0BBq2C8vavLFGZhHt4zfqOJN8AbdQNO2aKifpLTwKlwe-lkbGoi8LHdSAYLhST-n1VvDAONZnW9ukHsdKXv-Dg6wR6ehNggWew9Aq5-tDKVc19YHBo8Oz7_fQciTRWmp95wCxyIc/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I6982.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDcfm2VSrfqDHL3wCEcH6kFP-2WwwR8gidUTbtRObmAnyF8jt-BOoCLJH3xyaxX1X1mL2WfhaCtXadfEtsOmYERnTTv6J0x1OQfSmS6Me_QxzQ5S3UpW9Qh5ZMOP2syViMDSZ-Lj6HgQ/s1800/PHarrier_H2I6990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjDcfm2VSrfqDHL3wCEcH6kFP-2WwwR8gidUTbtRObmAnyF8jt-BOoCLJH3xyaxX1X1mL2WfhaCtXadfEtsOmYERnTTv6J0x1OQfSmS6Me_QxzQ5S3UpW9Qh5ZMOP2syViMDSZ-Lj6HgQ/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I6990.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were White-tailed Lapwing's together with the Stilts in the marsh and as I was about to get into the car to explore the farm, a flock of 5 Spur-winged Lapwing's suddenly arrived. I had Red-wattled earlier on arrival, so only two more to go, for a full house of Lapwing's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1a2KQiyMBYIxVO_RnknCp2e-Tjy9_sQDUbXG3XcacIBUhMXQrkNpXVUDP5tMbQ1wCosYoACSO1sIUEwowJGA9rrcFU6j8TdRHH-eiTRKh5BrKvqAPXq1fee38Hm0FPidgeNSvQV_LqE/s1800/SWLapwing_H2I6831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1a2KQiyMBYIxVO_RnknCp2e-Tjy9_sQDUbXG3XcacIBUhMXQrkNpXVUDP5tMbQ1wCosYoACSO1sIUEwowJGA9rrcFU6j8TdRHH-eiTRKh5BrKvqAPXq1fee38Hm0FPidgeNSvQV_LqE/w640-h426/SWLapwing_H2I6831.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving around the farm, I went in search of the Northern Lapwing which were easily found, as there numbers seem to increase each week. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKnV9KqHJgRn5dsD1lkMhFwW7goVGQMvbPcTCd2MfIQg8xYbPnuRhLOg-iNBFAXg8i5JtgdlwPLwkPcI_NdAt5aPX1DNE39ENuRM7sh7BnMaIAtLu1hyfit4er4FdJzuQOCGuD_WqBZk/s1800/NLapwing_H2I6957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKnV9KqHJgRn5dsD1lkMhFwW7goVGQMvbPcTCd2MfIQg8xYbPnuRhLOg-iNBFAXg8i5JtgdlwPLwkPcI_NdAt5aPX1DNE39ENuRM7sh7BnMaIAtLu1hyfit4er4FdJzuQOCGuD_WqBZk/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I6957.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It took some time, but I eventually located the Sociable's which completed my clean sweep of Lapwing's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0I1g96KLw_XbYJnCV6tELDCbfveSqMGZZtr0zLTG4OyT4kKjco13ZzKfWWj7wV6hYHIxoGbKOVuN2Dj14SPL2po0eexfiBbM_iZHbwcfk3rwH7d-3Qa4qlXn_IO4teZhyphenhyphentKo_PegfKk/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I6896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0I1g96KLw_XbYJnCV6tELDCbfveSqMGZZtr0zLTG4OyT4kKjco13ZzKfWWj7wV6hYHIxoGbKOVuN2Dj14SPL2po0eexfiBbM_iZHbwcfk3rwH7d-3Qa4qlXn_IO4teZhyphenhyphentKo_PegfKk/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I6896.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUe1rBtAp-fwDpQhdmNMaGMMrRb_m3bp2A0VNT8smjVa-ZW1nsiOw-L10uvzUrKwsxAgmOtP5TQnMuVFBmDxS9yqQLoI1pf82MCU-_0dqXD7HlTtzSdbQ-oHqOObd3Pa3AD2ZHLE5HZqs/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I6908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdjMq-RvOsrZ5Abx4wKjSDD8hva9za_jbEU3VZ2DWtEmnZ4i0jTtrnqE2mJXIM9Ni3OXPyuVBUkCNAjbZkjj66d0jkW27hmUE2xQw8OQ78WVrglm4Blks0P09zU546Bf1jGjfIelY8gM/s1800/CStarling_H2I6966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitdjMq-RvOsrZ5Abx4wKjSDD8hva9za_jbEU3VZ2DWtEmnZ4i0jTtrnqE2mJXIM9Ni3OXPyuVBUkCNAjbZkjj66d0jkW27hmUE2xQw8OQ78WVrglm4Blks0P09zU546Bf1jGjfIelY8gM/w640-h426/CStarling_H2I6966.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BhI1vOgxSA9sO3mo26v7eOl6QDaehdo7mbuwmbMYUVaRq4ujcDCbz_TidxShjOxokB0DYogYZtcwdYgtDbUI121aJCb3XAE-l9ak8JuhKPSa3zBqN6tSRl6jU4U0OIX3iPBchyphenhyphen5wbN0/s1800/CStarling_H2I6971.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BhI1vOgxSA9sO3mo26v7eOl6QDaehdo7mbuwmbMYUVaRq4ujcDCbz_TidxShjOxokB0DYogYZtcwdYgtDbUI121aJCb3XAE-l9ak8JuhKPSa3zBqN6tSRl6jU4U0OIX3iPBchyphenhyphen5wbN0/w640-h426/CStarling_H2I6971.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgginZFNFFBxBpK467picvLL19Qv2dkd69b1h61XniOOPu3dvj-lcPpyLZk-V2hfGsj2d1rBTjXBHWD-BJq9mZz6ieBiNS83gU2tvLSTrDdWBh2KVsyMyYnp7Q5uTrTc9aEottjCPgr79w/s1800/CStarling_H2I6974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgginZFNFFBxBpK467picvLL19Qv2dkd69b1h61XniOOPu3dvj-lcPpyLZk-V2hfGsj2d1rBTjXBHWD-BJq9mZz6ieBiNS83gU2tvLSTrDdWBh2KVsyMyYnp7Q5uTrTc9aEottjCPgr79w/w640-h426/CStarling_H2I6974.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found two Richard's Pipit, but they were bombed by a Tawny and disappeared into one of the fields. However, this Tawny Pipit remained and seemed reluctant to run away, so I got a picture and left it in peace</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75WtAm-XWyGnB9WejlIwYNl9cKhe1p-0byDD9xVi8UP7vLI4-Xk00oHEfty6PIRbzk7h_gCCx4OCWBmTwh1K66dwW6d5jXTLg5Itl6Syav7xniP8oFfhJ8zvOXCzO-OjDNhkgoIwS2vk/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I6994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75WtAm-XWyGnB9WejlIwYNl9cKhe1p-0byDD9xVi8UP7vLI4-Xk00oHEfty6PIRbzk7h_gCCx4OCWBmTwh1K66dwW6d5jXTLg5Itl6Syav7xniP8oFfhJ8zvOXCzO-OjDNhkgoIwS2vk/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I6994.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meadow Pipit's have been more frequently seen - but are generally quite skittish. But, this time of year we also expecting to find a Buff-bellied</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRVlsQErRxVtdopDUnp765e0GO_YySqYrcNaoLO8S51o9NuGTE5AlRABT94OZnzxILyKwodSHG391o6RxRcRO6rwmCETorfMSu2Z10mJvH6m9cNIcXVh1OK7E416wVKKf22rRiD94D-g/s1800/MedPipit_H2I6961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRVlsQErRxVtdopDUnp765e0GO_YySqYrcNaoLO8S51o9NuGTE5AlRABT94OZnzxILyKwodSHG391o6RxRcRO6rwmCETorfMSu2Z10mJvH6m9cNIcXVh1OK7E416wVKKf22rRiD94D-g/w640-h426/MedPipit_H2I6961.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were good numbers of Stonechat; here a European</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk3I9Ha3Y7IS9q6oBbM6WZ609ddlv95kgZ9X-66P4eJIcAQ4eYJUKVjR8zcuCdpnMulS4Atf1oku3102E9tcs0mW8JxPoWkxmPLiqCL2Aa-Dgbm9dCeU0AJpx-eKh0UHur477eXb2RjQ/s1800/EStonechat_H2I6875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk3I9Ha3Y7IS9q6oBbM6WZ609ddlv95kgZ9X-66P4eJIcAQ4eYJUKVjR8zcuCdpnMulS4Atf1oku3102E9tcs0mW8JxPoWkxmPLiqCL2Aa-Dgbm9dCeU0AJpx-eKh0UHur477eXb2RjQ/w640-h426/EStonechat_H2I6875.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and now Caspian (note the white in the tail in the last image) which seem to arrive later than the Armenian</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58qIM78pugwgtS9pSW2Rs-R7TLrrXyT66MRBEjAg1cLx-iydOn2KmAP9GnOvJFmgpPOGgCFBfks9OiAV0vsfNLko2B2Q_Ie-c8ulzPffI5b8D8CgMCZFsgrgp0W6zBzEbBEoml36kqXA/s1800/CasStonechat_H2I6996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58qIM78pugwgtS9pSW2Rs-R7TLrrXyT66MRBEjAg1cLx-iydOn2KmAP9GnOvJFmgpPOGgCFBfks9OiAV0vsfNLko2B2Q_Ie-c8ulzPffI5b8D8CgMCZFsgrgp0W6zBzEbBEoml36kqXA/w640-h426/CasStonechat_H2I6996.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Stonechat (Saxicola m. hemprichii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdG3eQGzW-xeiZYBP1X6iqAFYhMwwKeFUPApaaTzI9Peg4WjOLjx2hyphenhyphenTpq9_gwXZWVAxfSZPR5QtTKB9XKYWksWLqUG0lljvZzoJ08v3dEE8RYo33OhuwbWYcvJWaqUXyt384oyDQdX0/s1800/CasStonechat_H2I7000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdG3eQGzW-xeiZYBP1X6iqAFYhMwwKeFUPApaaTzI9Peg4WjOLjx2hyphenhyphenTpq9_gwXZWVAxfSZPR5QtTKB9XKYWksWLqUG0lljvZzoJ08v3dEE8RYo33OhuwbWYcvJWaqUXyt384oyDQdX0/w640-h426/CasStonechat_H2I7000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhcEbIqo_mbd9lW9hgv9NpqdELe0CiHjqUNfiF6hS5GI0bQu51gUniSVtCvA7j_3KK-6MtvxivbsCdBZigtg31oH6pk5V-QZC5sPWvKTR0rty4Ihyphenhyphen7gflfI1AMOOFTk4mR8JVF3feSm0/s1800/CasStonechat_H2I7035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhcEbIqo_mbd9lW9hgv9NpqdELe0CiHjqUNfiF6hS5GI0bQu51gUniSVtCvA7j_3KK-6MtvxivbsCdBZigtg31oH6pk5V-QZC5sPWvKTR0rty4Ihyphenhyphen7gflfI1AMOOFTk4mR8JVF3feSm0/w640-h426/CasStonechat_H2I7035.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along the boundary fence, a distant Steppe Grey</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKdfCxf14OVmKvuY5ItCSpDX4xgO3q7phAHnXtx4cJ0GBAvUtnZlduDBtza0VneyDwVQLW7ylB_aNUa4teycAypg9wFg0_LX3ya5uT5YiK7Twq-oNaISv4dG4zHPbruDFIqACQfaOu5E/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKdfCxf14OVmKvuY5ItCSpDX4xgO3q7phAHnXtx4cJ0GBAvUtnZlduDBtza0VneyDwVQLW7ylB_aNUa4teycAypg9wFg0_LX3ya5uT5YiK7Twq-oNaISv4dG4zHPbruDFIqACQfaOu5E/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6883.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">All 3 big brown Eagles were seen, but I only managed to get decent images of the Imperial</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zCeIRHCub_zhs8Eq_EwfwiDrpxZB4ylQQLKhZVa40Zk-aBVDMeTdfJJJ5G8OtIUGuDr7fvuxuQoNkwzRyh9HbA0oRbxQ-PTBHzLEusdE1zbrw3Rs9IvgzRoaLnBmZqu9XFxbMTweWio/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-zCeIRHCub_zhs8Eq_EwfwiDrpxZB4ylQQLKhZVa40Zk-aBVDMeTdfJJJ5G8OtIUGuDr7fvuxuQoNkwzRyh9HbA0oRbxQ-PTBHzLEusdE1zbrw3Rs9IvgzRoaLnBmZqu9XFxbMTweWio/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7009.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoYZiGM1s1_8WDz2BQ3tWgYYXmcUM4PltwMBa-xyDl9TBWbRMftqsuhapT2zLP5PAmi7dIMhiu2fp1BMWzlq6NJuvPfyc3mIAFVoz4AiZBqdNgkUoW3kajmTqjwhWTYXNWxvrWVPI3IE/s1800/EIEagle_H2I7020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoYZiGM1s1_8WDz2BQ3tWgYYXmcUM4PltwMBa-xyDl9TBWbRMftqsuhapT2zLP5PAmi7dIMhiu2fp1BMWzlq6NJuvPfyc3mIAFVoz4AiZBqdNgkUoW3kajmTqjwhWTYXNWxvrWVPI3IE/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I7020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, overall a really good morning with 62 species seen at this location, which is an excellent count for winter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-4152727872882728852020-11-14T17:15:00.001+03:002020-11-15T16:58:07.233+03:00The first winter rains<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 46; 13 November 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had our first winter rain this week which was very welcome, it seemed to clear the suspended dust and other impurities in the sky and minimises dust on the ground when driving in the desert - at least for a few days. There was some light rain in the early morning before arriving at the farm and it was overcast till almost 8am before the sun finally made an appearance. I headed to the marsh, stopping for this 1st year Turkestan Shrike that was taking advantage of the Grasshoppers and Dragonflies that were rendered lethargic in the coolness of the early morning, to get a quick breakfast. There was no sun at all, so had to crank up the ISO to get a decent image</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJiIdvyNoQPKncM_x1GlUXaf18YH57_LQsYyZngt5dR3w5S9I0wGHv09MWcVDgUGWdE9FGRQ_dQd88KURLsR-ZDj-1C8nreu8AjjRbz0ODIMa7xT8h_7sqy91irQchgkrMbmd66ELyCY/s1800/TShrike_H2I6648.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJiIdvyNoQPKncM_x1GlUXaf18YH57_LQsYyZngt5dR3w5S9I0wGHv09MWcVDgUGWdE9FGRQ_dQd88KURLsR-ZDj-1C8nreu8AjjRbz0ODIMa7xT8h_7sqy91irQchgkrMbmd66ELyCY/w640-h426/TShrike_H2I6648.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I noticed a Crested Honey Buzzard flying slowly across the distant field - hardly a worthy record shot..</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-vtiU07hw0y1Vxo4N8jI8TJnpEZzU8J-4FRtmavqOEaA5ColTk9bYESMa6_-4Qyb7Fk3caeQmZnnxndRQ9mnXyCbo5n3fYy6c_w3_xdRw1ew_c8enXD63Od6DAEcb_1Uq24der-MGp0/s1800/CHBuzzard_H2I6690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-vtiU07hw0y1Vxo4N8jI8TJnpEZzU8J-4FRtmavqOEaA5ColTk9bYESMa6_-4Qyb7Fk3caeQmZnnxndRQ9mnXyCbo5n3fYy6c_w3_xdRw1ew_c8enXD63Od6DAEcb_1Uq24der-MGp0/w640-h426/CHBuzzard_H2I6690.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There wasn't too much happening at the marsh and the water level had also increased with the rain, so I headed off for a drive. A Sparrowhawk darted out from the Tamarix Tree's</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccURTzHQsU4gKGy6A4tE0vnlGU3Shy2tK0wFMxZYo-gzwkT9_nk8boE0yeV0iozc1-JVmyiDX0gFvDKwc6wiCHn61s8k30OTRuuzQYdKtC1aowbAtNe5cPQm3X8s3UV2hyphenhyphen4_MDkMMiKM/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I6694.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccURTzHQsU4gKGy6A4tE0vnlGU3Shy2tK0wFMxZYo-gzwkT9_nk8boE0yeV0iozc1-JVmyiDX0gFvDKwc6wiCHn61s8k30OTRuuzQYdKtC1aowbAtNe5cPQm3X8s3UV2hyphenhyphen4_MDkMMiKM/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I6694.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Slowly the sun broke through the breaking clouds giving short periods of sunshine. On the overhead line, I had a small flock of Corn Bunting</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZHw2qJO0QCfxMwX9LpvJzAPB1jsdZ1cYYNQRUhQI8dTyZBqfgnWZDW6daNHV1c6d6hEwY0yU6pqVALN4E6QomFK3-2gTv6gk27nEM9lAllmmoRwe-FkbqmA2uY9J-dvIZQ-JqyLQXMI/s1800/CornBunting_H2I6720.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZHw2qJO0QCfxMwX9LpvJzAPB1jsdZ1cYYNQRUhQI8dTyZBqfgnWZDW6daNHV1c6d6hEwY0yU6pqVALN4E6QomFK3-2gTv6gk27nEM9lAllmmoRwe-FkbqmA2uY9J-dvIZQ-JqyLQXMI/w640-h426/CornBunting_H2I6720.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not much further on, a Daurian Shrike in soft winter light</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup8XlfhBNo2iSj68uKtKKjBIc-Dkjsu4STOwNQz5f0JkMQhvDTE9fyXsnuHBIV5Hxz5VHr1Z7T61zjEZCNP67ZQIQtB7C0DtrDVTq7hZmeKYeuW4YC6rvuzpsrk4p9CH9PaSdd4k6KWc/s1800/DShrike_H2I6699.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiup8XlfhBNo2iSj68uKtKKjBIc-Dkjsu4STOwNQz5f0JkMQhvDTE9fyXsnuHBIV5Hxz5VHr1Z7T61zjEZCNP67ZQIQtB7C0DtrDVTq7hZmeKYeuW4YC6rvuzpsrk4p9CH9PaSdd4k6KWc/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6699.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Followed by a Steppe Grey Shrike, still puffed up from the coolness of the morning</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDBnr5CjmLbDxNMqyNjbGW22YBiMhWIsks17vNLiizU87Duyl7HJv5yla9OF52upjel2UbBjxjwrVPA8T5MThZu5CBpePWRklOHCQg0JRx2lRN0oHZrW84YFez08o1SwsZx9wWJ6Dl6I/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6697.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDBnr5CjmLbDxNMqyNjbGW22YBiMhWIsks17vNLiizU87Duyl7HJv5yla9OF52upjel2UbBjxjwrVPA8T5MThZu5CBpePWRklOHCQg0JRx2lRN0oHZrW84YFez08o1SwsZx9wWJ6Dl6I/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6697.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found a pair of European Stonechat's that were obliging</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC8qhWmXiq_aNPaNiEg4tvhorSQhKizyLMl0FjPT4OoiCC_xtgDLvh9BSKXqQP2RKFAUEbZCfvXKisddhBHGpoEkT5I93g1CbP4_evBDlO_3TF20QNNRCvl_xk9uNyuVfkJyf2AUNcdo/s1800/EStonechat_f_H2I6701.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC8qhWmXiq_aNPaNiEg4tvhorSQhKizyLMl0FjPT4OoiCC_xtgDLvh9BSKXqQP2RKFAUEbZCfvXKisddhBHGpoEkT5I93g1CbP4_evBDlO_3TF20QNNRCvl_xk9uNyuVfkJyf2AUNcdo/w640-h426/EStonechat_f_H2I6701.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLxzdKSS9Y0HCru1L5Jgc8T_mspRZlgAm0jhJE8l3yljBpYY3MNQtG9UTkwnZj3uhyp9oWzdO2PNksi-p6yiCsOWWJJ2eNOgGQozwivDr7QrMymsnry0SGpO4fjZtYakkAl1t0_0P_6g/s1800/EStonechat_m_H2I6703.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLxzdKSS9Y0HCru1L5Jgc8T_mspRZlgAm0jhJE8l3yljBpYY3MNQtG9UTkwnZj3uhyp9oWzdO2PNksi-p6yiCsOWWJJ2eNOgGQozwivDr7QrMymsnry0SGpO4fjZtYakkAl1t0_0P_6g/w640-h426/EStonechat_m_H2I6703.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and in the same area, a Graceful Prinia allowing me to capture one of the best images I have of this species</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSeKZBITbJtP5iO69HVeFBZTWzXEqM1JmphGzYtWQaLxT7A73WEG0v91G2hkrmn2uI-ybW_1KgxrJOX8MtTM5foOcZV6shBcDH7dleJ1PFT4etyEEe5fVf_vAWsg4oODk7vBbwAxgZAg/s1800/GPrinia_H2I6711.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQSeKZBITbJtP5iO69HVeFBZTWzXEqM1JmphGzYtWQaLxT7A73WEG0v91G2hkrmn2uI-ybW_1KgxrJOX8MtTM5foOcZV6shBcDH7dleJ1PFT4etyEEe5fVf_vAWsg4oODk7vBbwAxgZAg/w640-h426/GPrinia_H2I6711.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0c-MlQ26TJy7BHYl7oLULwskJwPEFChn9Nsn8l_8n2aCb8NduvBHDxV8BpTjjWP7ph7fEq3ty29ZIAtCcXfhb8XJxappXzDXzAfWwSjR1SKMLNCW5J1BGMd2aUq0GXMTm4pcT3O36LI/s1800/GPrinia_H2I6714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0c-MlQ26TJy7BHYl7oLULwskJwPEFChn9Nsn8l_8n2aCb8NduvBHDxV8BpTjjWP7ph7fEq3ty29ZIAtCcXfhb8XJxappXzDXzAfWwSjR1SKMLNCW5J1BGMd2aUq0GXMTm4pcT3O36LI/w640-h426/GPrinia_H2I6714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It then clouded over again as I went in search of the Sociable Lapwing's or a Golden Plover - no luck, but I did manage to get a few Skylark's as they took off from the field</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHkB-WzHVIfiuApXkXnJheqjEAobPoZzSsh18hOsBwiMfvd7OnwH9vRRwDYD3lRNQ1Gka5yVpdQ87eAD9WOJApmpLhxJ8DW-SJ1gt0GCB30qld29eOM5cqBj332mAzfe-6311lLjkkqY/s1800/ESkylark_H2I6724.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbHkB-WzHVIfiuApXkXnJheqjEAobPoZzSsh18hOsBwiMfvd7OnwH9vRRwDYD3lRNQ1Gka5yVpdQ87eAD9WOJApmpLhxJ8DW-SJ1gt0GCB30qld29eOM5cqBj332mAzfe-6311lLjkkqY/w640-h426/ESkylark_H2I6724.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxBH89sQsUVn1LctevD5egB3zjBpwFOJesU6jhB_JpCkV6f_63e6L3VHknl0HHbxs0K_b0nrgv1AoVJG26-Cr4IFYwRlbMAGwkBRdFyMIxbH6WQOZFYXP6e8k7JCfEBmQBM-cJgDatd4/s1800/ESkylark_H2I6731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxBH89sQsUVn1LctevD5egB3zjBpwFOJesU6jhB_JpCkV6f_63e6L3VHknl0HHbxs0K_b0nrgv1AoVJG26-Cr4IFYwRlbMAGwkBRdFyMIxbH6WQOZFYXP6e8k7JCfEBmQBM-cJgDatd4/w640-h426/ESkylark_H2I6731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a female Desert Wheatear, posing nicely on a raised mound</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyj5qvduR-3kypU3xnaC9wvmzaskRIclL0eoDPChdya2THKE2Jcp3dWJlh7tMVrio1WxOkCHUp-ObdAcdVaXCo9rXhPR7WRytYlu0YpI0r1h0doYRyHZgO6f7ASbkMGw9BoZEc3NwPb4/s1800/IWheatear_H2I6734.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKyj5qvduR-3kypU3xnaC9wvmzaskRIclL0eoDPChdya2THKE2Jcp3dWJlh7tMVrio1WxOkCHUp-ObdAcdVaXCo9rXhPR7WRytYlu0YpI0r1h0doYRyHZgO6f7ASbkMGw9BoZEc3NwPb4/w640-h426/IWheatear_H2I6734.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It didn't seem the sun was going to make an appearance for some time, so I called it a morning. I thought it was a relatively quiet morning, but when I submitted my eBird list, I had racked up 50 species at the farm which was pretty impressive for early winter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-35759033175212394452020-11-10T17:04:00.001+03:002020-11-10T17:04:10.217+03:00Gorgeous winter light at the Pivots<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 45; 09 November 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really enjoy arriving at the Pivots just before the sun starts to rise and with winter approaching, this is now just after 6am. This morning we had lower temperatures and a low mist across the fields, which really added to the atmosphere.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr1ptGdaI7MOPGmf5SaqNix1XKESQx2LWYHGUB7vqjMHDhpjjsE6vIgrbpPK0HjaZvJVe9CH_zilGq2MJbnylXo3gbgTk7ZimE3FsxQDAFHxhlHVfcUeenVVzwvHlpPXlBxHJaPOhpCQ/s1800/Pivot_Sunrise_H2I6285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrr1ptGdaI7MOPGmf5SaqNix1XKESQx2LWYHGUB7vqjMHDhpjjsE6vIgrbpPK0HjaZvJVe9CH_zilGq2MJbnylXo3gbgTk7ZimE3FsxQDAFHxhlHVfcUeenVVzwvHlpPXlBxHJaPOhpCQ/w640-h426/Pivot_Sunrise_H2I6285.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pivots Sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSj3McyWigDNXtzmV4F-zQtc7iu9Op8xLkdpnBDkHE6nWrgjynKapx1C1XtZBLwK23wv6fW6VCczCgUWCGcmEciBIImU0S2FFPZuj-8qaQt5IP3CG58WR9cVYDp4CNYXFW7BQdFTraGZ0/s1800/Pivot_Sunrise_H2I6287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSj3McyWigDNXtzmV4F-zQtc7iu9Op8xLkdpnBDkHE6nWrgjynKapx1C1XtZBLwK23wv6fW6VCczCgUWCGcmEciBIImU0S2FFPZuj-8qaQt5IP3CG58WR9cVYDp4CNYXFW7BQdFTraGZ0/w640-h426/Pivot_Sunrise_H2I6287.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn glow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The mist created soft subdued light for a good part of the morning which has resulted in this photo heavy post - as the light was just gorgeous! Enjoy.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving to the marsh, I was surprised by this low flying Imperial Eagle that must have been roosting in the fields - luckily I had already setup my camera and was able to track it flying toward me</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDAI6JyW14-0-8HP6G9DWkeJ1fmGICqq8Nf0NaIVG6EtF6xTThIXHZi579uHK1l44ozI22ffSAPoA442gWRfe8KhX0GtxZBGYjbYylPs6TCvmry5Baxbr8TreB-hUllR9r8EGiRruYDY/s1800/EIEagle_H2I6296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDAI6JyW14-0-8HP6G9DWkeJ1fmGICqq8Nf0NaIVG6EtF6xTThIXHZi579uHK1l44ozI22ffSAPoA442gWRfe8KhX0GtxZBGYjbYylPs6TCvmry5Baxbr8TreB-hUllR9r8EGiRruYDY/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I6296.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLeudmwuBetk9qOWOqWOFg900ECz1sZ7k1lZ2RXPry6tFXtFbbyL9Xk7C2JwYg_a7s4pAQz3mQI8GVQrelfmu6uZ8KZb2WkLTZKbTcZ6W42r4BqRmMOJicF1mpiT_FnlRFozcxUb6XYw/s1800/EIEagle_H2I6302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLeudmwuBetk9qOWOqWOFg900ECz1sZ7k1lZ2RXPry6tFXtFbbyL9Xk7C2JwYg_a7s4pAQz3mQI8GVQrelfmu6uZ8KZb2WkLTZKbTcZ6W42r4BqRmMOJicF1mpiT_FnlRFozcxUb6XYw/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I6302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfz06U2BPr5jT3kyjiDvQ_R0rSesc7rGgb0UJeWXbXU-49Y0zZGYp4N85o98jAi-1cwmAkr74fjk4nhLyrKbTiTf5pSMe3OlX27Wx-LTyoLTIiI97KleJp6BKiWvlkgEt-m2MhajaZhQ/s1800/EIEagle_H2I6305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfz06U2BPr5jT3kyjiDvQ_R0rSesc7rGgb0UJeWXbXU-49Y0zZGYp4N85o98jAi-1cwmAkr74fjk4nhLyrKbTiTf5pSMe3OlX27Wx-LTyoLTIiI97KleJp6BKiWvlkgEt-m2MhajaZhQ/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I6305.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFQoLcIoseukA7u85QnHVb1dsTIXElCyKZHHy_Pwi3H7pM-fVyKAjfnpPHAxF49P_EV4OD85MeBz_DNeDuR0F19_yqKTyRhwzrYo2i8RFtCTrGLM1cgePWeyROyiujP9rPZ56HNe58ZU/s1800/EIEagle_H2I6306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFQoLcIoseukA7u85QnHVb1dsTIXElCyKZHHy_Pwi3H7pM-fVyKAjfnpPHAxF49P_EV4OD85MeBz_DNeDuR0F19_yqKTyRhwzrYo2i8RFtCTrGLM1cgePWeyROyiujP9rPZ56HNe58ZU/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I6306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few Daurian Shrikes were in the usual spot which gives a warm backdrop of autumn colour</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_L9jTJSdNfDQKzW8eIRMWBxzasvAiuoMUpyLlSFJZvq11hnj08BXOLTR3_j41Ta6ArJ00YhejcHQShpi8J870dSUwcvYUQsTcqTm5v2ZdH_pkZCNDh_FP5hKdIVOiJXilgEVtM0FOHE/s1800/DShrike_H2I6308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_L9jTJSdNfDQKzW8eIRMWBxzasvAiuoMUpyLlSFJZvq11hnj08BXOLTR3_j41Ta6ArJ00YhejcHQShpi8J870dSUwcvYUQsTcqTm5v2ZdH_pkZCNDh_FP5hKdIVOiJXilgEVtM0FOHE/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6308.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_d1fFBd3FZ0kzPZRjZOccGPCAOOchdE3zfJtLyC7f1eX98ZH6MJoETs0uIL4lQs5LXBGYL0TJOpBWXBE8fam4QAJ2udnIsSB9rZodJ_DOu0EbR4scc0vKlz7g45BVqtcuA9TC2zYd28/s1800/DShrike_H2I6313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_d1fFBd3FZ0kzPZRjZOccGPCAOOchdE3zfJtLyC7f1eX98ZH6MJoETs0uIL4lQs5LXBGYL0TJOpBWXBE8fam4QAJ2udnIsSB9rZodJ_DOu0EbR4scc0vKlz7g45BVqtcuA9TC2zYd28/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6313.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi6M4oenXWOJQE1JCLq9Tn657YRbGIehn-rGO5PT2MD_xcyifgoZ8tEuz9em6Rf9FguCZzq4AKhvGO0WSy0GmZ7kvkOusr2dzPKjI-dG8I4b2ykN8MSKDqwWUfIPu81tTMgTZd4awB74/s1800/DShrike_H2I6316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQi6M4oenXWOJQE1JCLq9Tn657YRbGIehn-rGO5PT2MD_xcyifgoZ8tEuz9em6Rf9FguCZzq4AKhvGO0WSy0GmZ7kvkOusr2dzPKjI-dG8I4b2ykN8MSKDqwWUfIPu81tTMgTZd4awB74/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst enjoying the Shrikes, a pair of Graceful Prinia's which I haven't seen for some time, made an appearance</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvONNfsxbSGm-9JndhT5OIBXu0S3nL0H8RbEZTSQpmjumip6PzWVjqVhsUIFMLGJRgVdr4C7Qc98xlug7kejGwJWhb6NSm4M6KevtE6AylRA3BGhy3ShxEJwXPwQPIatGOGGE8eMfiRc/s1800/GPrinia_H2I6325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvONNfsxbSGm-9JndhT5OIBXu0S3nL0H8RbEZTSQpmjumip6PzWVjqVhsUIFMLGJRgVdr4C7Qc98xlug7kejGwJWhb6NSm4M6KevtE6AylRA3BGhy3ShxEJwXPwQPIatGOGGE8eMfiRc/w640-h426/GPrinia_H2I6325.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found a good spot at the marsh with the rising sun behind me and stayed in the same place for over an hour - it was magical..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was entertained by a female Eastern Stonechat, probably Armenian</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GJDRwtJXqAVYbxgidDRqUpqVT0_-JL86lSuGXXSTAmVZqbcFS19FCF8AjAToD27wlB7P21ddWpfsvqOgeF4FR2X3_bU2zXsvv96Ld2krgMGt_Nt4R3aVVKpFDjXukkloYAtHfkKh4gM/s1800/AStonechat_f_H2I6517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GJDRwtJXqAVYbxgidDRqUpqVT0_-JL86lSuGXXSTAmVZqbcFS19FCF8AjAToD27wlB7P21ddWpfsvqOgeF4FR2X3_bU2zXsvv96Ld2krgMGt_Nt4R3aVVKpFDjXukkloYAtHfkKh4gM/w640-h426/AStonechat_f_H2I6517.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbUvwEH1vILzm5IcVgLpGyVvCLS1lEldzmk_0ehzPigke4ZH5n-Ewqr8B94PD0bVgKgrsU1lGqSADtsrDsG1MTMcDSmpBFrizRhDEuOmKrcs3vGRFk1EVZJ0CIwTDU0Dtdzs-DPLZaU8/s1800/AStonechat_f_H2I6526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmbI3bWsTaQzMieNdTSxk42QFQl3qSxzu-5JkvRdpPSidGcWHTjy3JF6OGwiYPYOQ70hFVgDtKi1PSAaYbYTjD8o4cYoizmxPUv_fOoCnUkh4GfVqKloCfjiav_SKW5-Txsqq5vuJK70/s1800/AStonechat_f_H2I6536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmbI3bWsTaQzMieNdTSxk42QFQl3qSxzu-5JkvRdpPSidGcWHTjy3JF6OGwiYPYOQ70hFVgDtKi1PSAaYbYTjD8o4cYoizmxPUv_fOoCnUkh4GfVqKloCfjiav_SKW5-Txsqq5vuJK70/w640-h426/AStonechat_f_H2I6536.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then a cracking Daurian Shrike, who evicted the Stonechat from it's perch</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqM9B-AMOyfRYNIkBfDYaDbZcgsbB5kiUygDfd7HAATLF-PneHPWiuxyut_X5Wh4qderylOqcjNmefQTr-M03iDzaJgmFQc-vnq3ZgonVR8eUT2Ff_h2wzHjG3Vkl5zfJKD3VekSkgOiM/s1800/DShrike_H2I6383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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Only once did one catch a Dragonfly, but didn't give the 'Dragonfly Flip' picture I was hoping for.. The prey does match the eye colour though!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3ZUfzeLFIUMK2Hegywp5Lyw7Czapf5F3qba-Kxt-Pn9tyHFu_y29V2fZV6pJp-LKIbyruvlpycP_0677SFKe-CynXfkv0kG_d8hVD99FEm7z7tID28NTrZjESznvaoqVHJiMK4MU-2U/s1800/BCBEater_H2I6380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3ZUfzeLFIUMK2Hegywp5Lyw7Czapf5F3qba-Kxt-Pn9tyHFu_y29V2fZV6pJp-LKIbyruvlpycP_0677SFKe-CynXfkv0kG_d8hVD99FEm7z7tID28NTrZjESznvaoqVHJiMK4MU-2U/w640-h426/BCBEater_H2I6380.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It appeared as if one of these Kites took a small fish from the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a2hmBs6eNZnARihEN4-QM91RlbXgGfLaR2XL9eQtj6qZj6aIydkRyOnPV1vRKAEHVpPJ6EvGFkpWOwIn2-_JkowHoAaiKQ9c0m1GczYhgNBg0gnMDg8gbrmz2N71qEwpuo_KP6JfjQg/s1800/BEKite_H2I6447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5a2hmBs6eNZnARihEN4-QM91RlbXgGfLaR2XL9eQtj6qZj6aIydkRyOnPV1vRKAEHVpPJ6EvGFkpWOwIn2-_JkowHoAaiKQ9c0m1GczYhgNBg0gnMDg8gbrmz2N71qEwpuo_KP6JfjQg/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I6447.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyRDMA7qsSQTmulS8T1_gwR0TbH5i3o2n8Ww0kenVcjHXuKmvmURhEte70ndOMckU8KKmov1hIqVI3Og0fxqUXA6BdAaJ1wCUPtwmk_7hVomiw_tFDG1_7QBw7qVkvBzC8S80ZQIYTpQ/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I6491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyRDMA7qsSQTmulS8T1_gwR0TbH5i3o2n8Ww0kenVcjHXuKmvmURhEte70ndOMckU8KKmov1hIqVI3Og0fxqUXA6BdAaJ1wCUPtwmk_7hVomiw_tFDG1_7QBw7qVkvBzC8S80ZQIYTpQ/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I6491.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiULj-wxiGudqcdvaskpMVH2kccI7gjg5k0bGrjcoQYplfKEkboPkSf4CdBNHOqgfS0TOMGA4FyO5hSKVv73V4AEONrNh0AYlTZFc-1U6-oLJmLQFfeTszvAsAo2IaMpdlVyMacqfXgmS4/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I6493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_6oMR17G-dZJdKM-DEwjVIkbbFs4BAA3Xxz9E8-0FSKrQUzGmqMedkAMaoD1_vp8J-MnS2rQCdJpEUKPkBam08e2Zixdc8kDSJGvSE6vkcSqYjrqeka7t2v_J2-tkmQ74yix-QTQEbo/s1800/WCEgret_H2I6360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_6oMR17G-dZJdKM-DEwjVIkbbFs4BAA3Xxz9E8-0FSKrQUzGmqMedkAMaoD1_vp8J-MnS2rQCdJpEUKPkBam08e2Zixdc8kDSJGvSE6vkcSqYjrqeka7t2v_J2-tkmQ74yix-QTQEbo/w640-h426/WCEgret_H2I6360.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Little</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG4b2-GwBieQruyYS8ZPIUtCS1dYZLjOeqZ9wD0hdCtDhON5483N2Lpxq5F5Fidum8fFOFxpuClnY_SW2lO1pSu53Pk7kY9nGYjOY0wjn1Kn8km5xgbbyw5EMY_O6T2ONp_R7DxKI5ag/s1800/LEgret_H2I6564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG4b2-GwBieQruyYS8ZPIUtCS1dYZLjOeqZ9wD0hdCtDhON5483N2Lpxq5F5Fidum8fFOFxpuClnY_SW2lO1pSu53Pk7kY9nGYjOY0wjn1Kn8km5xgbbyw5EMY_O6T2ONp_R7DxKI5ag/w640-h426/LEgret_H2I6564.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Great Egret's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkNtfMjxPIZwB_1ZsVnokrkpemhXHWvsXhMvp79IC9FL6r1EhWUiKu9XNBcuZF3lyKmQ1CPD5MXgOs-T13-9ixNExyDZyh5AoJozD2zkJqTASMYJ5KSPtWeGOeO4IUj2FNzVkl0RjerU/s1800/WGEgret_H2I6579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkNtfMjxPIZwB_1ZsVnokrkpemhXHWvsXhMvp79IC9FL6r1EhWUiKu9XNBcuZF3lyKmQ1CPD5MXgOs-T13-9ixNExyDZyh5AoJozD2zkJqTASMYJ5KSPtWeGOeO4IUj2FNzVkl0RjerU/w640-h426/WGEgret_H2I6579.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Great Egret (Ardea alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning there was a large flock of Mallard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKIjHMU7_6VfuJ70hHot0s74LUWmQ2bd967Df217DlQijAsNCFrBogsAjb8vgSU6WGTNYGGlcva4a_qlrI3frRklPrscdTHVvTKfki0guS05ZlWw6DcKCtEa3Bt20M-9yfOCsj7QquIY/s1800/Mallard_H2I6290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKIjHMU7_6VfuJ70hHot0s74LUWmQ2bd967Df217DlQijAsNCFrBogsAjb8vgSU6WGTNYGGlcva4a_qlrI3frRklPrscdTHVvTKfki0guS05ZlWw6DcKCtEa3Bt20M-9yfOCsj7QquIY/w640-h426/Mallard_H2I6290.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the two Northern Shoveler were still present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvz9kMoROi4LtDN5d3GYcwObYjBNFPoDvTEHOk6GnKkKaT99g18AB0j5DM09TMm3gucj2PSsy9QGRi442zOsOPhUFb77Ae3n7yQgpjlLib94ZQ-PPjP3I1DT4-e0Le8mhd1qu-OC-HbU/s1800/NShoveler_H2I6503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvz9kMoROi4LtDN5d3GYcwObYjBNFPoDvTEHOk6GnKkKaT99g18AB0j5DM09TMm3gucj2PSsy9QGRi442zOsOPhUFb77Ae3n7yQgpjlLib94ZQ-PPjP3I1DT4-e0Le8mhd1qu-OC-HbU/w640-h426/NShoveler_H2I6503.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A cracking White-tailed Lapwing gave a low fly-by after being put in the air by the Marsh Harrier</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG2oQcLCEOQJ-pGhLEG77L_K2rcyecjgdANsayORDovDfnNI_aANj2hVelnIcO46GG8nCQpB1hUvPC7zlUbFUoRoOq7d6wa-lYiNQi1UnayIp8A_5NyJXYLuLgzR9HY5RefnGcEkvBlg/s1800/WTLapwing_H2I6482.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipG2oQcLCEOQJ-pGhLEG77L_K2rcyecjgdANsayORDovDfnNI_aANj2hVelnIcO46GG8nCQpB1hUvPC7zlUbFUoRoOq7d6wa-lYiNQi1UnayIp8A_5NyJXYLuLgzR9HY5RefnGcEkvBlg/w640-h426/WTLapwing_H2I6482.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvQJcDi9VutfHB8lJi059jHQ49EHSrCpnhQBZb4xDq8I3_r0WM0xC9L8tj4vdPvQTjKGKqBPBkibxqP-0KT-lDj2pondplJCbnXiUkZ6LtYgLUaEfY0oZLN59tNocL84g5iZxoVA1l1U/s1800/WTLapwing_H2I6484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvQJcDi9VutfHB8lJi059jHQ49EHSrCpnhQBZb4xDq8I3_r0WM0xC9L8tj4vdPvQTjKGKqBPBkibxqP-0KT-lDj2pondplJCbnXiUkZ6LtYgLUaEfY0oZLN59tNocL84g5iZxoVA1l1U/w640-h426/WTLapwing_H2I6484.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were good numbers of Barn Swallow and Pallid Swift feeding above and over the marsh. I was quite impressed that I was able to hold and track it flying toward me with just the center focus point.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcoQ9NMAXLTnkjVBcg0D1csbNLaGriFl7W32OtSngiufeOlocfr5HiZxkHI0GEw7y0ZLkIMjaeMH7UAPW9DpjykjtnmCZNWleUVMmjtX_5oM6me0l5EttHrF6zgJfIWyScG6DfZoGWLA/s1800/PSwift_H2I6566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcoQ9NMAXLTnkjVBcg0D1csbNLaGriFl7W32OtSngiufeOlocfr5HiZxkHI0GEw7y0ZLkIMjaeMH7UAPW9DpjykjtnmCZNWleUVMmjtX_5oM6me0l5EttHrF6zgJfIWyScG6DfZoGWLA/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I6566.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_4I2gMo7q2PkV3mWTqLvSLt3DYPKyFis5urHMV1lAo_JvKTtjDGgbKsR2KW_9-2H7nk8l0jW4QXtXSxzMoDoj-hhTTcZOAVBY-wO2xKcYCkGPUM96gE53zHOQmzn_zMEb_RPKCXEOQ0/s1800/PSwift_H2I6574.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_4I2gMo7q2PkV3mWTqLvSLt3DYPKyFis5urHMV1lAo_JvKTtjDGgbKsR2KW_9-2H7nk8l0jW4QXtXSxzMoDoj-hhTTcZOAVBY-wO2xKcYCkGPUM96gE53zHOQmzn_zMEb_RPKCXEOQ0/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I6574.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I could have stayed another hour at this spot, but had to have a drive around the farm to check what else was present. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Luckily I did, as I found this all black raptor that really had me going and initially thought it might be melanistic. Dick Forsman confirmed the ID as a really 'dark phase' Long-legged Buzzard. I certainly have never seen one with such black plumage before!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqgD9CiO0_gsABfX3fASBBvnNZqulgySVHx71Jcmx6NLw8ekrUzq-DppKMjXxifgYsgC1Toks4jJ1LfvTvUiUDCpDfudbe0umxFT-FxXIsHz-fn2DLUHSaJkcoaqWablrFgaCHEFydKQ/s1800/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqgD9CiO0_gsABfX3fASBBvnNZqulgySVHx71Jcmx6NLw8ekrUzq-DppKMjXxifgYsgC1Toks4jJ1LfvTvUiUDCpDfudbe0umxFT-FxXIsHz-fn2DLUHSaJkcoaqWablrFgaCHEFydKQ/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6586.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark phase Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQKoB86kP2NVOlebuGmibATP4sKLgJLgLRiZAP3PuA6ZO64CZ7G-o99dlr-Q2mYgBXJPcpge86l2_ULWgapMXUMwFAVw7ZLPCpYJxU6J30j93wA-mWucJ7f0JQwrUpuodnAJ41GYcdhA/s1800/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQKoB86kP2NVOlebuGmibATP4sKLgJLgLRiZAP3PuA6ZO64CZ7G-o99dlr-Q2mYgBXJPcpge86l2_ULWgapMXUMwFAVw7ZLPCpYJxU6J30j93wA-mWucJ7f0JQwrUpuodnAJ41GYcdhA/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6589.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking some flack from a Black-eared Kite</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw56JYOxSHoz6ghRZ_qaOZmCI8ZYCp1xsuls1ufgSzBCkWnD1k7N5dtJMqfVKTgkFPPWoClRuvFpxsO_JxhIWi10uK-Vc7Pz7_YxkBmrmpTI9z7gk0ItIqeLhK3kYcCGFKjn4LOimFxQg/s1800/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw56JYOxSHoz6ghRZ_qaOZmCI8ZYCp1xsuls1ufgSzBCkWnD1k7N5dtJMqfVKTgkFPPWoClRuvFpxsO_JxhIWi10uK-Vc7Pz7_YxkBmrmpTI9z7gk0ItIqeLhK3kYcCGFKjn4LOimFxQg/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMrMucIIEPJonORgE5zN2dokwsT8WajHJwj_dhcLnkyiy6kcm4SyoBGdugjHxg0pFd61CSbeDp1oqw0sSVUoxZlIvZ-2upafk0lL4abbAbva3tY9M9VaTZ54kC8N3bnxKfobHM3RQEFQ/s1800/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSMrMucIIEPJonORgE5zN2dokwsT8WajHJwj_dhcLnkyiy6kcm4SyoBGdugjHxg0pFd61CSbeDp1oqw0sSVUoxZlIvZ-2upafk0lL4abbAbva3tY9M9VaTZ54kC8N3bnxKfobHM3RQEFQ/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_dark_H2I6594.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst watching the Buzzard, the Sparrowhawk came by at speed</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl76sXpST0sg3KuPnRzNnTkmUFasSU5BUvM_gU6u8UsPuKxOzCjjNYiyt15IPB3Cu7phUSTpfxPNpizHVA8yWZZgbpkm_TfKkZ6qQhgs3hzKXwmQ14WNl5ZSfOW1CffqgbmUxgGggHUY/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I6599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl76sXpST0sg3KuPnRzNnTkmUFasSU5BUvM_gU6u8UsPuKxOzCjjNYiyt15IPB3Cu7phUSTpfxPNpizHVA8yWZZgbpkm_TfKkZ6qQhgs3hzKXwmQ14WNl5ZSfOW1CffqgbmUxgGggHUY/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I6599.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rlH-JOrQ6K5CfbnPIT8KSpajl55NmhSyC61oA6RV3FfqIiwT5bD20pxE5fAtG1MmbQOpRuOOP89dZ3L1gNPewzKTP3Rerq-VXcS7rIb0bGMpJrpHNN1Vhtv_EI12rCWe_b6atAplJAA/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I6603.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rlH-JOrQ6K5CfbnPIT8KSpajl55NmhSyC61oA6RV3FfqIiwT5bD20pxE5fAtG1MmbQOpRuOOP89dZ3L1gNPewzKTP3Rerq-VXcS7rIb0bGMpJrpHNN1Vhtv_EI12rCWe_b6atAplJAA/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I6603.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little further on, I had a more typical 1st year Long-legged Buzzard being harassed by a Northern Lapwing</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEcdeYuRW-MuoWVQg-GAzdo8ToKT80c0vW9MmGdgYhQGJYInHcuXMr4OMcmH25IMhf2WDFvB-ljog9R7inr1qWMI0ZiiLVXCQutxNwQVBv-U_KazdVgYKjaiFqJYB5XBlLBND87RkP8g/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I6624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEcdeYuRW-MuoWVQg-GAzdo8ToKT80c0vW9MmGdgYhQGJYInHcuXMr4OMcmH25IMhf2WDFvB-ljog9R7inr1qWMI0ZiiLVXCQutxNwQVBv-U_KazdVgYKjaiFqJYB5XBlLBND87RkP8g/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I6624.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) and Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The awesome <i>fulvescens</i> Spotted Eagle is still present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJAlLdrmGNw1-eQ2TUY8jvcCEic46HkFjtR79f_NOVl7gDf5SUCIl4Cot4lCw0fohqIuQsvr3Rn1N6Zlt_GyFynASIWwv4ayfi62dn1rOLRqd8PV2vIiO2iC7Jm21YGwUOiVzmtlOe-E/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJAlLdrmGNw1-eQ2TUY8jvcCEic46HkFjtR79f_NOVl7gDf5SUCIl4Cot4lCw0fohqIuQsvr3Rn1N6Zlt_GyFynASIWwv4ayfi62dn1rOLRqd8PV2vIiO2iC7Jm21YGwUOiVzmtlOe-E/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6582.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga c. fulvescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here the regular Greater Spotted, for comparison</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ97qM2W-FFJSiG-GhbOe8NErHx1FKDwu5uDaKWCMJAZOk-lq98YMlLh0OqnmJ8DBQnBaOV3PcmJJZUctqjKNsyPGU2vasZbyJTFW-umtAS1Fi1gXa8kB6eQwOYoy1mjFZJd3WlOU6Alg/s1800/GSEagle_H2I6617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ97qM2W-FFJSiG-GhbOe8NErHx1FKDwu5uDaKWCMJAZOk-lq98YMlLh0OqnmJ8DBQnBaOV3PcmJJZUctqjKNsyPGU2vasZbyJTFW-umtAS1Fi1gXa8kB6eQwOYoy1mjFZJd3WlOU6Alg/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I6617.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHCCtUrSi7nu1HhzwV7sOTLl4ltokqXtdHPQK0AVlANs7oYUGj9hitpxFd6uW4hdKHdhqWBpl53s7VAMyxQJKulj_Oyo_TLD24N3jeEJR7UcbfBriBOwo_FgxXncqma5-5SgQHNA8aY0/s1800/GSEagle_H2I6620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHCCtUrSi7nu1HhzwV7sOTLl4ltokqXtdHPQK0AVlANs7oYUGj9hitpxFd6uW4hdKHdhqWBpl53s7VAMyxQJKulj_Oyo_TLD24N3jeEJR7UcbfBriBOwo_FgxXncqma5-5SgQHNA8aY0/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I6620.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">By mid-morning the mist had lifted and the sun was pretty bright, so last bird was a Isabelline Wheatear, before I headed home, pretty satisfied with the mornings results</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap_glj-z5Z_G7dtm4E9Rq-GCObBh_5sZUXYKerhtbPaVIwrfyY0YQlI6Rue5l1_ly9B6FNFVEB1MjrUGFEZsUmnta7PqFe_jFwVODJ0EtC9fhdWcwYISJqPQCIKaK-fUAjgGH6eSWXtU/s1800/IWheatear_H2I6639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgap_glj-z5Z_G7dtm4E9Rq-GCObBh_5sZUXYKerhtbPaVIwrfyY0YQlI6Rue5l1_ly9B6FNFVEB1MjrUGFEZsUmnta7PqFe_jFwVODJ0EtC9fhdWcwYISJqPQCIKaK-fUAjgGH6eSWXtU/w640-h426/IWheatear_H2I6639.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-66109386406000821672020-11-07T18:08:00.002+03:002020-11-07T18:08:38.326+03:00Strawberry Fields<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 44; 31 October 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was back to the Pivots again, after the enjoyable morning yesterday - this time there were quite a few more of us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, Christian had seen Red Avadavat/Strawberry Finch together with the Yellow-crowned Bishops, so I headed to the marsh to try and connect with this Cat E species.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did stop for a Daurian Shrike in the early morning glow and also created one habitat image</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmMo6kk6dGUd3-UvuTJvPbCAJgO5wyQw1ZeMHm_rSmg1JB4nqE-NrNcvSpNffm4mZ5JsA8xEVsIYHq2cNbzSx8gWKphBoxUxBiCI6cdoUQNITwBwLTINoxn_mCDVNMQNEaN-WOqqBSaw/s1800/DShrike_H2I6146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVmMo6kk6dGUd3-UvuTJvPbCAJgO5wyQw1ZeMHm_rSmg1JB4nqE-NrNcvSpNffm4mZ5JsA8xEVsIYHq2cNbzSx8gWKphBoxUxBiCI6cdoUQNITwBwLTINoxn_mCDVNMQNEaN-WOqqBSaw/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6146.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCGshBSP4v5c2_8ENngUjPILeBaKHFKtQOld4IqjWefDaoEP2Jk_g_VQQx7XLHi-f7K3F_woAtiLKsQCGyJsZG7jZmdfzGvReBbNgbEH50unwzvwpKk4CuwPJKGebrSVRxC8ppj7MD7g/s1800/DShrike_H2I6147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCGshBSP4v5c2_8ENngUjPILeBaKHFKtQOld4IqjWefDaoEP2Jk_g_VQQx7XLHi-f7K3F_woAtiLKsQCGyJsZG7jZmdfzGvReBbNgbEH50unwzvwpKk4CuwPJKGebrSVRxC8ppj7MD7g/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Bishops were easy, but I still haven't got my bumble bee flight shot - need to try with my zoom lens, as I will be able to hold it up and steady for longer.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSji41wI8_Ky99Vu4-Mdl1MGa7Uv5Y398FfdvicCxlRA5inhKSJJ3oxIeREdJ-V8pmnxOq6c69SbrKvdgvbgnfV2OWEEk6j4pcMGCzGtOaDHD34mLrl1sdB_XJ0GfMA3axIxtbfSvSEls/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSji41wI8_Ky99Vu4-Mdl1MGa7Uv5Y398FfdvicCxlRA5inhKSJJ3oxIeREdJ-V8pmnxOq6c69SbrKvdgvbgnfV2OWEEk6j4pcMGCzGtOaDHD34mLrl1sdB_XJ0GfMA3axIxtbfSvSEls/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6153.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qWS23aDHRDDUh0yHrBeo6a5EosHRzqKXfztL0-9rPPPHh-ZC5exOH0M02HJzSpGXvzq8vKR_s5n-8W8NQCZyzbOB7urJBDpU3QPKGs5KQZKqtJb6KBZ6TwqsDs0P2s9_tz8KH0qlOec/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qWS23aDHRDDUh0yHrBeo6a5EosHRzqKXfztL0-9rPPPHh-ZC5exOH0M02HJzSpGXvzq8vKR_s5n-8W8NQCZyzbOB7urJBDpU3QPKGs5KQZKqtJb6KBZ6TwqsDs0P2s9_tz8KH0qlOec/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnd47RwPIbojyT4zlsiJwMZh7e7Q4R4VPj-sGvAUvVnEXXiVV4WswhuFoHwKxtJa5H_M9GHp8Igs6yrQFQ-cgYaqyP6MJAwV5eXKo4l7CJAqj64ISwk77KEeQaoEy71T_3aS7I7j4ebQ/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnd47RwPIbojyT4zlsiJwMZh7e7Q4R4VPj-sGvAUvVnEXXiVV4WswhuFoHwKxtJa5H_M9GHp8Igs6yrQFQ-cgYaqyP6MJAwV5eXKo4l7CJAqj64ISwk77KEeQaoEy71T_3aS7I7j4ebQ/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6195.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96ttFMV3B3kr78AkZmNzQ-0-r6NhCeJuYrQtH3j-XGm5TtF0cHVLbI9_A8tzipzDdKHPACKJ7CUWASndkT6PYj-nZgQiubSs1ro_V-VxDZMfKyJAkCtpcxMU3QliC6rINjl4kfxZsHtk/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96ttFMV3B3kr78AkZmNzQ-0-r6NhCeJuYrQtH3j-XGm5TtF0cHVLbI9_A8tzipzDdKHPACKJ7CUWASndkT6PYj-nZgQiubSs1ro_V-VxDZMfKyJAkCtpcxMU3QliC6rINjl4kfxZsHtk/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6216.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After some time and being bitten by countless Sand Flies and Mosquitoes, the Avadavat made a short and quick appearance before disappearing back into the grass to feed. That was all I needed and I was back to my car and itching for the next 3-days!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CIe3xHzjIyqmWNSDPk6OEml4l5xsXvPkNF7IxVpt6CtlnnSyxdRs1_nLMUR37YEawAQRrGO3b_eYZ8_k6LYsws-T_1mQ2an75lTQ4JH-VC-9NIrZQXMpkQojoT0XlHj9akLOXr7cNVQ/s1800/RAvadavat_H2I6166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CIe3xHzjIyqmWNSDPk6OEml4l5xsXvPkNF7IxVpt6CtlnnSyxdRs1_nLMUR37YEawAQRrGO3b_eYZ8_k6LYsws-T_1mQ2an75lTQ4JH-VC-9NIrZQXMpkQojoT0XlHj9akLOXr7cNVQ/w640-h426/RAvadavat_H2I6166.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceaVzdFim0VoKIC2qL4QmfHVl8uaQg5resrzonMnFll1J3hG8nlCrW7KrmG4keuD-zFVFzm7aVYiueWZ5vbxbNuEi74BKC5Ttrj6l-QhNEd9YaKx4TdGaOdwkSNolGUBeGazAy3KNQT8/s1800/RAvadavat_H2I6186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceaVzdFim0VoKIC2qL4QmfHVl8uaQg5resrzonMnFll1J3hG8nlCrW7KrmG4keuD-zFVFzm7aVYiueWZ5vbxbNuEi74BKC5Ttrj6l-QhNEd9YaKx4TdGaOdwkSNolGUBeGazAy3KNQT8/w640-h426/RAvadavat_H2I6186.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I checked the other side of the marsh, finding the White-throated Kingfisher that I heard calling earlier</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0kwerI82lQJMbYmBjdujV3gmgr_Z93c5Ewzz7S6n5lmKeMJ9TsLkEM9RUQym2j2QiUNw73nan8OILjXTkWsMWMOSFz9ALt5LoC3nmTlyX5Yn1BldGpGE8nGaipB-Cqc0AMNAm2DVKGM/s1800/WTKingfisher_H2I6232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0kwerI82lQJMbYmBjdujV3gmgr_Z93c5Ewzz7S6n5lmKeMJ9TsLkEM9RUQym2j2QiUNw73nan8OILjXTkWsMWMOSFz9ALt5LoC3nmTlyX5Yn1BldGpGE8nGaipB-Cqc0AMNAm2DVKGM/w640-h426/WTKingfisher_H2I6232.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also a Squacco Heron</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZkppfgkWd0FFE9tcBtwOZvXy7B5IwfEXYjBnPFPRzL24qKbsx_-LF8IlDNC47bAB_7B8OF5N8KDzrr4Xjl-DEXQtzgFSilvi6GAKZyJcui7J9gPhYFz8duJJx5vNBnhC4lHQ3b3xk8I/s1800/SqHeron_H2I6223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZkppfgkWd0FFE9tcBtwOZvXy7B5IwfEXYjBnPFPRzL24qKbsx_-LF8IlDNC47bAB_7B8OF5N8KDzrr4Xjl-DEXQtzgFSilvi6GAKZyJcui7J9gPhYFz8duJJx5vNBnhC4lHQ3b3xk8I/w640-h426/SqHeron_H2I6223.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Western Marsh Harrier was bombed (literally) as it flew over the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4X80K9bD7hmnXFXyJ0wSNUXKBIYsNi9VuF8dwfOszR7a9Q-EIVrnGVBBG4s4SDeSN85MJnvIUJwvoLT3NWNkeRndFHz7VyfrMr84VOuef9xdbkSVgdjUOek8r-LmQ5GQ73OHDPlfZJQ/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I6224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4X80K9bD7hmnXFXyJ0wSNUXKBIYsNi9VuF8dwfOszR7a9Q-EIVrnGVBBG4s4SDeSN85MJnvIUJwvoLT3NWNkeRndFHz7VyfrMr84VOuef9xdbkSVgdjUOek8r-LmQ5GQ73OHDPlfZJQ/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I6224.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way to the Lapwing fields, I stopped for two Steppe Grey Shrike's, and one that had just had a bath</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVMhzfAjxq_hFa-abrPKBsYAlnyMWFw38Cw0ZS7vDkbLcBEF9r-flYL5bhebUTuYN5CI-jzWK7DVIn3LaNtJ4TErx4_KNR2MlVdTT7VOz_ExZl_5Wz3ciXUA-cbkOxTYiaS6jUxesK7Q/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVMhzfAjxq_hFa-abrPKBsYAlnyMWFw38Cw0ZS7vDkbLcBEF9r-flYL5bhebUTuYN5CI-jzWK7DVIn3LaNtJ4TErx4_KNR2MlVdTT7VOz_ExZl_5Wz3ciXUA-cbkOxTYiaS6jUxesK7Q/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6143.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdaqp386fT5gp88i5zEOIhXTGIYVvbMas3gHHoQy1yyhhzTe3sIwejeLB6rYZqV4WVzoMmkN3OQmP6tKKdhlAWkJvaaD_9uPHA7kavG-ShwTFcw-Wp7evrirKo4YKAqauMmWW-JF5yaE/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdaqp386fT5gp88i5zEOIhXTGIYVvbMas3gHHoQy1yyhhzTe3sIwejeLB6rYZqV4WVzoMmkN3OQmP6tKKdhlAWkJvaaD_9uPHA7kavG-ShwTFcw-Wp7evrirKo4YKAqauMmWW-JF5yaE/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found the field with the Lapwings and whilst scanning a Collared Pratincole appeared out of nowhere</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDA8mjvM-Htnies3y6BbyjZX7rdg-VeCL7ahqdnZKwxI5p5ZgjraMHZMS4KpO-UvyfqJJldm6LQ-WlWLJVgMXyNItxs6mSSEhIIsOuysiiKvN5M_ejQCcbhUs4gnAo-3XEmQW17M4ieg/s1800/CPratincole_H2I6253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDA8mjvM-Htnies3y6BbyjZX7rdg-VeCL7ahqdnZKwxI5p5ZgjraMHZMS4KpO-UvyfqJJldm6LQ-WlWLJVgMXyNItxs6mSSEhIIsOuysiiKvN5M_ejQCcbhUs4gnAo-3XEmQW17M4ieg/w640-h426/CPratincole_H2I6253.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were many Northern Lapwings</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjJJSADoRLY_2AI2GZAPQnNd_QBb6FuCqda9SViTvrj94ABB0PRcMxeCgPBOO5uQYHI3YnFuujbV4e7NpTXvhpIthyIKnK3jaxkSHWm6RpObMjnj9SddMGaAL4Xlg5JlQv7-N07LeUag/s1800/NLapwing_H2I6248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjJJSADoRLY_2AI2GZAPQnNd_QBb6FuCqda9SViTvrj94ABB0PRcMxeCgPBOO5uQYHI3YnFuujbV4e7NpTXvhpIthyIKnK3jaxkSHWm6RpObMjnj9SddMGaAL4Xlg5JlQv7-N07LeUag/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I6248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5crJzyr-Cg4ZVykVrCF5Anh_6HT4qLRzVTs0F_NOEgQeUxpT0HpddLXi5Njcxro6jko5oODpO_OokgZiGHuInadWelrjXcDZwejPE68daEE1klz6AGPHdZKacPIgX84dg95088oZxeGs/s1800/NLapwing_H2I6259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5crJzyr-Cg4ZVykVrCF5Anh_6HT4qLRzVTs0F_NOEgQeUxpT0HpddLXi5Njcxro6jko5oODpO_OokgZiGHuInadWelrjXcDZwejPE68daEE1klz6AGPHdZKacPIgX84dg95088oZxeGs/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I6259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I managed to count 4 distant Sociable Lapwing</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1yJ9TRLujQg_5OBVcBNmiYDSs6FteDfZNiz_aGHEOJQrOULa9f07DYZGlGHFUq3mQy-78FZdbidyB6ms30hjusVZJz-bKtfkGmqYf1q3fiDgGry3mECx5cJbr8VKBVW1-7X_wRCvhvA/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I6250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV1yJ9TRLujQg_5OBVcBNmiYDSs6FteDfZNiz_aGHEOJQrOULa9f07DYZGlGHFUq3mQy-78FZdbidyB6ms30hjusVZJz-bKtfkGmqYf1q3fiDgGry3mECx5cJbr8VKBVW1-7X_wRCvhvA/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I6250.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tawny Pipits were also in the field, as they were yesterday</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E2HrzYVRI6T-3t04vaBWXfiWT5sJAK9R2QC-tg2-8wo1VAfuKqulD6HSFO2CufDCIqIv4M0_cArYrx9QslLrEX1GCrUvkPP2KRjp69lnaeWu7tR7mwPYtiF2H0SKBEyetdC7nfC1iEw/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I6257.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E2HrzYVRI6T-3t04vaBWXfiWT5sJAK9R2QC-tg2-8wo1VAfuKqulD6HSFO2CufDCIqIv4M0_cArYrx9QslLrEX1GCrUvkPP2KRjp69lnaeWu7tR7mwPYtiF2H0SKBEyetdC7nfC1iEw/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I6257.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are many White Wagtails and according to Collin's, this one is from Continental Europe, as it has the sharp black border on its nape</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM3g7_qM4TyEN7wXXli2cIkcYVMne1KDDanjfQznkGX0CZfNc-CeOQIIdxj6ilWFdkOUr8adSK-U4FZnBTaeJFOVSHVQ9cnZlCypuNQiaBVmYz9EZhOs-hR0pONvx9Ej5SkGqjsKSEdM/s1800/WWagtail_H2I6245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmM3g7_qM4TyEN7wXXli2cIkcYVMne1KDDanjfQznkGX0CZfNc-CeOQIIdxj6ilWFdkOUr8adSK-U4FZnBTaeJFOVSHVQ9cnZlCypuNQiaBVmYz9EZhOs-hR0pONvx9Ej5SkGqjsKSEdM/w640-h426/WWagtail_H2I6245.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way out, I spent a bit of time with this obliging Common Kestrel that was hunting in one of the fields</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjow2pbLskAH2CDs1NrWuld2U2pOVk8Y-_bQOYAzld_iaY-7CczjEHtPQtUkBMqMpZeHNH8vVyGbLOES0OLt6HdVoAsudzMvpjEcfkgukDU0Q3h3nZU4F_sXGyJJaAhmi5PLmWx5cH-U/w640-h426/CKestrel_H2I6277.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-66831602064221293902020-11-07T17:36:00.001+03:002020-11-07T17:36:26.806+03:00Graced by Sociables<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 44; 30 October 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It's really great to arrive at the farm just before the sun rises. I parked my car next to Christian and together we enjoyed the world waking up and of course I took the obligatory pic...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KVQCJAeatFQObPQjxpAyImyY3Ms57o5CdVx75uIOIZ8kwp7mm0lEX4rP4XklHIjSRpdSiVdfpR8eZpSfcJCREksAaIAC3IZG9Je9n-AbymxL27PvHNZWnvAeV-q6q_WeiaVTPwH8Jo/s1800/PivotsSunrise_H2I6014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4KVQCJAeatFQObPQjxpAyImyY3Ms57o5CdVx75uIOIZ8kwp7mm0lEX4rP4XklHIjSRpdSiVdfpR8eZpSfcJCREksAaIAC3IZG9Je9n-AbymxL27PvHNZWnvAeV-q6q_WeiaVTPwH8Jo/w640-h426/PivotsSunrise_H2I6014.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pivots Sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Glossy Ibis and Cattle Egret were feeding under the pivot, on the opposite side of the road</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn9TfIZrGiL3w86fOeS0FBUuoVDX04oisabsE_0EG0aqbmkee0Sijh2CI-1ufj29yc4B3g93GQbQZQkCMHkh0prRAOzfq_dVEu3tFUEXBHb7Mh1BcMXY9WOLLdW5KOZ_fe8a3nknvYH0/s1800/GIbis_H2I6016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn9TfIZrGiL3w86fOeS0FBUuoVDX04oisabsE_0EG0aqbmkee0Sijh2CI-1ufj29yc4B3g93GQbQZQkCMHkh0prRAOzfq_dVEu3tFUEXBHb7Mh1BcMXY9WOLLdW5KOZ_fe8a3nknvYH0/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I6016.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfaRmPr7l0rxaMhrlzZjryNKWGkVd82FwvGp2AAIcrPcfX-kAQZkHsABjxTLRzGCh-0c5PPmHE9QSgKXLhSKhkUY4qxRHB2NseoA_is4TH7iYMdx4osNy-2FBxtYqKwwPTD6Tf_vhQ-U/s1800/WCEgret_H2I6017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfaRmPr7l0rxaMhrlzZjryNKWGkVd82FwvGp2AAIcrPcfX-kAQZkHsABjxTLRzGCh-0c5PPmHE9QSgKXLhSKhkUY4qxRHB2NseoA_is4TH7iYMdx4osNy-2FBxtYqKwwPTD6Tf_vhQ-U/w640-h426/WCEgret_H2I6017.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I headed toward the marsh, to get some birds in the golden glow finding only Daurian Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO6Is8-BpOnGQNQEoknpUUpxdA0LyOmVy3CLVJKsBB3hqbmBjCjweMMMaDNASAinoP2jkocflgduVv9IEO1sBrpCbRd0oXmG3hwHQ5SH1FDaO6sgltd9yduS-ogaOg2iZJ6QLJUSI1ic/s1800/DShrike_H2I6098.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqO6Is8-BpOnGQNQEoknpUUpxdA0LyOmVy3CLVJKsBB3hqbmBjCjweMMMaDNASAinoP2jkocflgduVv9IEO1sBrpCbRd0oXmG3hwHQ5SH1FDaO6sgltd9yduS-ogaOg2iZJ6QLJUSI1ic/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6098.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnKBKhsxcFFOD_ESjDNRZtwy2BN2guA_AToOZufwIPDX6MVIcny9wiZLTIcvVqvnjsoOVY4j0T3ANxsBYMnjEgmPHRK6ypPOyWwjFyPpDnA7nP3Jwia00TVJTLIXpmLPtE48aywcikAs/s1800/DShrike_H2I6113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnKBKhsxcFFOD_ESjDNRZtwy2BN2guA_AToOZufwIPDX6MVIcny9wiZLTIcvVqvnjsoOVY4j0T3ANxsBYMnjEgmPHRK6ypPOyWwjFyPpDnA7nP3Jwia00TVJTLIXpmLPtE48aywcikAs/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I6113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a male European Stonechat that ambushed a sleeping Dragonfly in the grass. It almost seemed to big for the Stonechat, but he finished it off. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The last image is an Eastern Stonechat, probably Armenian</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu6A4zREU00qSM1bgrm1ji8qUeKctYqEqVJ8YiQNMtydsHFR2sRR80DZECN5gRyBK7QXwAPRNugX_Io7_eGyN9jWZ9XABhF12mW3WaJugXui2aoCB09XC9VekILUVsDa-7xfhz2dT2uQ/s1800/EStonechat_H2I6022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisu6A4zREU00qSM1bgrm1ji8qUeKctYqEqVJ8YiQNMtydsHFR2sRR80DZECN5gRyBK7QXwAPRNugX_Io7_eGyN9jWZ9XABhF12mW3WaJugXui2aoCB09XC9VekILUVsDa-7xfhz2dT2uQ/w640-h426/EStonechat_H2I6022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFkXPm37Yx4FK63Wy4DPwpFYaUaF5Bce963PBAPOsVXAlydq8jD7_FKX1bjkagdVgYygTNO9AKVFOG0g5h8RRet8TjjV2Q1zRkuxmMURwlzIPzWq7rgwWKNxSSaB2GGp6DGmkObeIB94/s1800/EStonechat_H2I6096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihFkXPm37Yx4FK63Wy4DPwpFYaUaF5Bce963PBAPOsVXAlydq8jD7_FKX1bjkagdVgYygTNO9AKVFOG0g5h8RRet8TjjV2Q1zRkuxmMURwlzIPzWq7rgwWKNxSSaB2GGp6DGmkObeIB94/w640-h426/EStonechat_H2I6096.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters were already active over and around the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3m94TsbiA4tVk8Po4Q-Kl5TgECYnlv3bJzzRjpUhsbSA0ZWKCEJpByqn5HGcEr1uogdlG3YIchlnr2wU1EiabcmZtY6BBHOMKzoZvh6TDwD2o9nd1lHOZiTlKhMSMqUfZu30-kBDpuY/s1800/BCBEater_H2I6101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3m94TsbiA4tVk8Po4Q-Kl5TgECYnlv3bJzzRjpUhsbSA0ZWKCEJpByqn5HGcEr1uogdlG3YIchlnr2wU1EiabcmZtY6BBHOMKzoZvh6TDwD2o9nd1lHOZiTlKhMSMqUfZu30-kBDpuY/w640-h426/BCBEater_H2I6101.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpQjDXwfAG0IPPhGaBZWw9XXRGRF1GgnCj8sLVJ98BcTDe-iFnd4nUpONKwwKkUn-WNweV3cnJ3GnXXEx5JGM-96cKTlchP4gu9zmQcqB76uqqZsLG9P6cMH9aWelZzj2CuB5_OMjt1s/s1800/BCBEater_H2I6103.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpQjDXwfAG0IPPhGaBZWw9XXRGRF1GgnCj8sLVJ98BcTDe-iFnd4nUpONKwwKkUn-WNweV3cnJ3GnXXEx5JGM-96cKTlchP4gu9zmQcqB76uqqZsLG9P6cMH9aWelZzj2CuB5_OMjt1s/w640-h426/BCBEater_H2I6103.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As were quite a few Pallid Swift</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUIUPCQmT1nCfmlso0l8S3qcYFMlXOvaDYQKWdg8hVY3YmB4wUvUwNhzpEwjbNdcbQacemiA3tLjIs9ZGrdpGLgr57wmZJ46q_-_NvFtYybE1uz2kAHzUBbgQVCsQ9ksYu3LSB7HNSOE/s1800/PSwift_H2I6074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUIUPCQmT1nCfmlso0l8S3qcYFMlXOvaDYQKWdg8hVY3YmB4wUvUwNhzpEwjbNdcbQacemiA3tLjIs9ZGrdpGLgr57wmZJ46q_-_NvFtYybE1uz2kAHzUBbgQVCsQ9ksYu3LSB7HNSOE/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I6074.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The waterfowl were airborne long before I got out my car. I had Eurasian Teal</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQQrKdNaZLbEdsYch1D9aQ9OhSEv5mhd3xwR_otnDiUnY2R6S8Ay3KBHMRFrWsgjL8GB1p6UfyNNruGxY2H-nKSzGE4t1dCvGVeQUUJgPYMDoM_sgQg5825OLMlgkk0fCwZyCs0YzHhk/s1800/ETeal_H2I6094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQQrKdNaZLbEdsYch1D9aQ9OhSEv5mhd3xwR_otnDiUnY2R6S8Ay3KBHMRFrWsgjL8GB1p6UfyNNruGxY2H-nKSzGE4t1dCvGVeQUUJgPYMDoM_sgQg5825OLMlgkk0fCwZyCs0YzHhk/w640-h426/ETeal_H2I6094.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and an eclipse male and female Northern Shoveler</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cVNKpADqUvItQhvyczqSSvpDHuMG0qejJ2owsxUYgpTO0z2JySHBaRpFuPfrlKrp4goh1fiK2Ap0AwhVU6iQqyZCbVWIqrR1i5ralVr3BeLSpUV4tH7Crav3YIUByAAJWHxA0l0UzR0/s1800/NShoveler_H2I6087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cVNKpADqUvItQhvyczqSSvpDHuMG0qejJ2owsxUYgpTO0z2JySHBaRpFuPfrlKrp4goh1fiK2Ap0AwhVU6iQqyZCbVWIqrR1i5ralVr3BeLSpUV4tH7Crav3YIUByAAJWHxA0l0UzR0/w640-h426/NShoveler_H2I6087.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nU7KIXuQ049fADJg67MarfnMJGtB4ZI6GfJPRMfshgBqXZ8IC6zhd_yXaeXfopCKyGXmhS5PHaIBHaR6UAV0oWoagNDyzyJVhsNYTCOluD1OH-YkaW0lemRkeb3Yab_95GaAqZui-yI/s1800/NShoveler_H2I6089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nU7KIXuQ049fADJg67MarfnMJGtB4ZI6GfJPRMfshgBqXZ8IC6zhd_yXaeXfopCKyGXmhS5PHaIBHaR6UAV0oWoagNDyzyJVhsNYTCOluD1OH-YkaW0lemRkeb3Yab_95GaAqZui-yI/w640-h426/NShoveler_H2I6089.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Great White Egret was a new addition to the farm list</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMJwcMROXrgF1Cwedbx30wgL15oG5wuIS-9YcGNbjmbmid6ByXJ-57LET0nS37xbEkwLYGbW5QfdxwtAQfRqCzc6sfX2DtVDIkYEEnWWxxf2N5RvClRtCJIm4gn4ejcy1-qOMWmWkX9s/s1800/GWEgret_H2I6078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPMJwcMROXrgF1Cwedbx30wgL15oG5wuIS-9YcGNbjmbmid6ByXJ-57LET0nS37xbEkwLYGbW5QfdxwtAQfRqCzc6sfX2DtVDIkYEEnWWxxf2N5RvClRtCJIm4gn4ejcy1-qOMWmWkX9s/w640-h426/GWEgret_H2I6078.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Great Egret (Ardea alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were numbers of White-tailed Lapwing together with the Stilt's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRspm4RYCkabqXb4o-7HP0Q2TXW0BvMXTvacvJBLDXJE2pNjDNf2r61igqaWgTVtBhRLz-j_mrIIKOYcTp36dn259B6kX0r5WoNemTVrlavR4V2ReFJ0qUXDU7Acknxb-g4uSS9W0NcY/s1800/WTLapwing_H2I6093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsRspm4RYCkabqXb4o-7HP0Q2TXW0BvMXTvacvJBLDXJE2pNjDNf2r61igqaWgTVtBhRLz-j_mrIIKOYcTp36dn259B6kX0r5WoNemTVrlavR4V2ReFJ0qUXDU7Acknxb-g4uSS9W0NcY/w640-h426/WTLapwing_H2I6093.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Yellow-crowned Bishops had a successful summer, as I counted between 7-9 birds. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemV2YZfweL4dIt8u59ijgXYwGTYXof4lXXvjnFBI3qEUrDw6t2iofMKKUmkdWggazfd-PPxO5iZrO7D4Kc9GlPpi4m1B8acQoP5eqA-pNP1GVKw5urIiz9tAgmrkl5WLvU3cqUDvFr2A/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemV2YZfweL4dIt8u59ijgXYwGTYXof4lXXvjnFBI3qEUrDw6t2iofMKKUmkdWggazfd-PPxO5iZrO7D4Kc9GlPpi4m1B8acQoP5eqA-pNP1GVKw5urIiz9tAgmrkl5WLvU3cqUDvFr2A/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6059.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ba4FFdchxi-HNRdZcxtSE62u_sY3L2tgor42-S_FYCJ_n0wP-bgGLh-sW9Gx9n6uguPZPStLDNptsMidEq-o5ucQpFneGc6BmhyAL4kEI6nG9ZDr_HzSS5mf6vi7nGEdoq_xeM6pgcI/s1800/YCBishop_H2I6063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ba4FFdchxi-HNRdZcxtSE62u_sY3L2tgor42-S_FYCJ_n0wP-bgGLh-sW9Gx9n6uguPZPStLDNptsMidEq-o5ucQpFneGc6BmhyAL4kEI6nG9ZDr_HzSS5mf6vi7nGEdoq_xeM6pgcI/w640-h426/YCBishop_H2I6063.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then it was back in the car for a slow drive, a Greater Spotted and Imperial were sharing the same perch</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislHoHcnyqTAsO5sFC4idQ_YKK_ThhG2TVlq1OH6ckMOy1O9ZaRwpKXgjhl_DkG8fyVvtmKa9yRIhG_J8C27on4CqGMSdJ78H_dwcKYDQnoe1KWuQF5fKYpr9fokqirLgVZWHRejsjTkw/s1800/GSE_EIEagle_H2I6021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEislHoHcnyqTAsO5sFC4idQ_YKK_ThhG2TVlq1OH6ckMOy1O9ZaRwpKXgjhl_DkG8fyVvtmKa9yRIhG_J8C27on4CqGMSdJ78H_dwcKYDQnoe1KWuQF5fKYpr9fokqirLgVZWHRejsjTkw/w640-h426/GSE_EIEagle_H2I6021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted (Clanga clanga) and Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the gorgeous <i>fulvescens</i> was also still around</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuNtSzD55UJ88gVZTIjcHrsxDiY0J7eEBgHT7zi_KoLL3AL9esw1FKn0SEsSjyGuYpi525GBZ9zMCeCERIyfygt8251JeYunGVF1w_EU3UKinG-EEjbXM4AzcRN6fIB-cuwg50WuXqx8/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuNtSzD55UJ88gVZTIjcHrsxDiY0J7eEBgHT7zi_KoLL3AL9esw1FKn0SEsSjyGuYpi525GBZ9zMCeCERIyfygt8251JeYunGVF1w_EU3UKinG-EEjbXM4AzcRN6fIB-cuwg50WuXqx8/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6116.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga c. fulvescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKc_tKZ5pQZ6TxG0yQSR1zCmlyE6aht2AZWEmlj0bSU1KJqkEOCGBF6lRVuvCtyX44HDdTdYlfemty7akI9vzhyM1mty60aKURBj1QaYO7jIPn3iRGc_RXnQEti3S0nEaze0XS0nWntI/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKc_tKZ5pQZ6TxG0yQSR1zCmlyE6aht2AZWEmlj0bSU1KJqkEOCGBF6lRVuvCtyX44HDdTdYlfemty7akI9vzhyM1mty60aKURBj1QaYO7jIPn3iRGc_RXnQEti3S0nEaze0XS0nWntI/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I6119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found two different Long-legged Buzzard's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Jjgk_CQUurl8pUIHITf9_sKBCRmk1zTvsTi534b6M4BXAZU7CPBQwVURoFs3IrFDe6y2eaugsAVT40FpTPpeVQvve7rE8ZAGTdaLdAmMYw_yck58Zh4Epj8A8Hhm0wde3f5O2NkZPg/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I6039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3Jjgk_CQUurl8pUIHITf9_sKBCRmk1zTvsTi534b6M4BXAZU7CPBQwVURoFs3IrFDe6y2eaugsAVT40FpTPpeVQvve7rE8ZAGTdaLdAmMYw_yck58Zh4Epj8A8Hhm0wde3f5O2NkZPg/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I6039.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFWkqgLPdclD3xdSgfTfsdLqqsfNLCz9FwLfFuQsHact0aOzvO6HKS833elAJzbPu9PSGityknuDAdFQ5XLJFH5lubp-r6yg5s12jcbJQmrbUhg85SoxC4p4FquefCLVnFxGEVwHSdZ4/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I6104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFWkqgLPdclD3xdSgfTfsdLqqsfNLCz9FwLfFuQsHact0aOzvO6HKS833elAJzbPu9PSGityknuDAdFQ5XLJFH5lubp-r6yg5s12jcbJQmrbUhg85SoxC4p4FquefCLVnFxGEVwHSdZ4/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I6104.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1zVsbgOPoV3nbUgjF1eSNcuXL_BH1Zqd0u3vAZirZvDeY-kqelrcK3HaarDKrRO_4JhHc5ppDkVCn8lqJa_H_8eBwlIZRI2FTrGwGVanxOYyqNjNZIU_xOCm_G7-bGF9pMUIpM3aUFI/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I6106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1zVsbgOPoV3nbUgjF1eSNcuXL_BH1Zqd0u3vAZirZvDeY-kqelrcK3HaarDKrRO_4JhHc5ppDkVCn8lqJa_H_8eBwlIZRI2FTrGwGVanxOYyqNjNZIU_xOCm_G7-bGF9pMUIpM3aUFI/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I6106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a distant Steppe Grey Shrike on the boundary fence, against the light</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukhXPsn930I2DSXuGU5u-mUcvsFgHunQU1ulsIAD5TGq5ewddVu4uBbx-9Ha9I1pvakzA7-X36nYZxoAOIBLzqgmANZ7unSzQ2t8DCgJfOaYMK1-ttr-QioA4Dhc3-EI1Zyudnhu41ZI/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukhXPsn930I2DSXuGU5u-mUcvsFgHunQU1ulsIAD5TGq5ewddVu4uBbx-9Ha9I1pvakzA7-X36nYZxoAOIBLzqgmANZ7unSzQ2t8DCgJfOaYMK1-ttr-QioA4Dhc3-EI1Zyudnhu41ZI/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I6115.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I headed to the field were the Northern Lapwing were last seen and managed to re-located the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing. With the cooler weather, heat haze is diminishing, so it is easier to get the long shots across the field</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA8mAuREWxBSBn7MXWgwpc_pkYuaP31H-x5rm7yXxdEWFN1aZg8PQOZ8gtJaHz2BPWvFXQR_akYdc7xbBMB17qrfb0NBULmHTpjCRUVjRnExHpqdQtk6PF0EOommxR9WeOzKWoR1RtDE/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I6123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmA8mAuREWxBSBn7MXWgwpc_pkYuaP31H-x5rm7yXxdEWFN1aZg8PQOZ8gtJaHz2BPWvFXQR_akYdc7xbBMB17qrfb0NBULmHTpjCRUVjRnExHpqdQtk6PF0EOommxR9WeOzKWoR1RtDE/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I6123.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM1FtVYmlFH41dWwm94bjGDUse9Yr4sym_VCGO7Sa0wKbdO1CmOnWEYWNTFbpXmDJm2GdBNEgG63xJpUNyMC3oPQVh0zewbUzX8bMxAPJXl0DlXicTCnGiT0Lkzn1MotCkz865WJ-0_o/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I6128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM1FtVYmlFH41dWwm94bjGDUse9Yr4sym_VCGO7Sa0wKbdO1CmOnWEYWNTFbpXmDJm2GdBNEgG63xJpUNyMC3oPQVh0zewbUzX8bMxAPJXl0DlXicTCnGiT0Lkzn1MotCkz865WJ-0_o/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I6128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were also a few of Tawny Pipit in the same field</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGcPR0OfSCkycuMeWvVjFZhaYdmXUdi8p1cPTHcVNxrqNCARDh05HzPZUynp1JIFAgBJMrMEHaijQlzpJoDYW00eigbp0ZfuY7TxeHsxA_GRXlEHhxqxmMQiTtEnn8JCR_sRCshpHb3Y/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I6122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihGcPR0OfSCkycuMeWvVjFZhaYdmXUdi8p1cPTHcVNxrqNCARDh05HzPZUynp1JIFAgBJMrMEHaijQlzpJoDYW00eigbp0ZfuY7TxeHsxA_GRXlEHhxqxmMQiTtEnn8JCR_sRCshpHb3Y/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I6122.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way out, a lone Pied Wheatear</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5eH425ngw3ONfhtLbgj6UudJluvutIj5LJ8f1CPhYyvJdSLDKFXpxdYp6pjngzulM-YF3RuzFgTkWP1xaVmXDkRPfKDhTHSQsIAmPxd17p1miL7tL3yxlkKYPyomwX5UOhqbxcVoOlM/s1800/PWheatear_H2I6136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5eH425ngw3ONfhtLbgj6UudJluvutIj5LJ8f1CPhYyvJdSLDKFXpxdYp6pjngzulM-YF3RuzFgTkWP1xaVmXDkRPfKDhTHSQsIAmPxd17p1miL7tL3yxlkKYPyomwX5UOhqbxcVoOlM/w640-h426/PWheatear_H2I6136.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-68467164953724421432020-11-07T16:58:00.001+03:002020-11-07T16:58:32.648+03:00Desert birds in the West<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 44; 29 October 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had a day off for the Prophets Birthday, so I decided to head west to Al Abraq arriving at the gate before the sun rose. I checked some habitat outside the farm and found a foraging Tawny Pipit</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMInv96yLG1SMkUZOEljgiDtYXBirDZ_kLiwNRJbz9dRgpoWkvIN6vB-UktuFRutGIeWA95ViKZzvzT9Itj2FMkg4dftnjXf8soJXF0CrwI989x9hhfXaIYUbKAaCc36EGEpTpOGIX91U/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I5771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMInv96yLG1SMkUZOEljgiDtYXBirDZ_kLiwNRJbz9dRgpoWkvIN6vB-UktuFRutGIeWA95ViKZzvzT9Itj2FMkg4dftnjXf8soJXF0CrwI989x9hhfXaIYUbKAaCc36EGEpTpOGIX91U/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I5771.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a Armenian Stonechat that was still all fluffed up from the coolness of the morning. Yes, the mornings are now a little cooler and this is really welcome</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbsHce9qe51gxAzgMj-p6kZekSjtdoC-EBnx-7AQ9nXF0GaArVcghvzN_xA6Cg3vbyhAOVu7x60aDod9U-Oz6SLzN4xhloYml46IM-eoDfA3N_JcmrAMHR3dia1JhOCdiZZ_DrCWsMUo/s1800/ArmStonechat_H2I5761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbsHce9qe51gxAzgMj-p6kZekSjtdoC-EBnx-7AQ9nXF0GaArVcghvzN_xA6Cg3vbyhAOVu7x60aDod9U-Oz6SLzN4xhloYml46IM-eoDfA3N_JcmrAMHR3dia1JhOCdiZZ_DrCWsMUo/w640-h426/ArmStonechat_H2I5761.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This male Desert Wheatear was feeding on insects/maggots from this dead Goat - it seems there was a never-ending supply</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w50SfqoTZdtDvq442KGMKB6kv2PX_bOubYstdC3Srlwhc59WtJyi0irrKvM4K4UGckAGLE4EvIcWji_DWts8b-7loWRtdW_aBw7jDhpxx_i-X1dwUL04tK-vIkBjofBOsQCmqDCgP5I/s1800/DWheatear_H2I5738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w50SfqoTZdtDvq442KGMKB6kv2PX_bOubYstdC3Srlwhc59WtJyi0irrKvM4K4UGckAGLE4EvIcWji_DWts8b-7loWRtdW_aBw7jDhpxx_i-X1dwUL04tK-vIkBjofBOsQCmqDCgP5I/w640-h426/DWheatear_H2I5738.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gEmfWJeGDj0As_3HqSzZLpHK-Gs1DTXyBwijLkFRjGYXDHoXwzQ7wQxwIYa07hrNY86m0bST69ho1ugYinjTNp66uTbEsGjSbG1EcMzCZ18UOcykflfOkdA3SrUltQTz876YIFBgcXU/s1800/DWheatear_H2I5743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gEmfWJeGDj0As_3HqSzZLpHK-Gs1DTXyBwijLkFRjGYXDHoXwzQ7wQxwIYa07hrNY86m0bST69ho1ugYinjTNp66uTbEsGjSbG1EcMzCZ18UOcykflfOkdA3SrUltQTz876YIFBgcXU/w640-h426/DWheatear_H2I5743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-BYBOmfZErVSR27i3Fe_BuPZhuxzonNrcaxXQyKggaaNznvLcEd8R-uCFYlmtGzhZwp3EZmPa2Larky7XgrMf1r8RG_NqknCbeywH314_jnriN7E1ZY-gAYcBYzz8dPNmYJQPyHUubw/s1800/DWheatear_H2I5748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3-BYBOmfZErVSR27i3Fe_BuPZhuxzonNrcaxXQyKggaaNznvLcEd8R-uCFYlmtGzhZwp3EZmPa2Larky7XgrMf1r8RG_NqknCbeywH314_jnriN7E1ZY-gAYcBYzz8dPNmYJQPyHUubw/w640-h426/DWheatear_H2I5748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOWfOlWkw8AA6JTxEJ7v13Ym6FaxwEJPbk1PG8t5aZieos7B8MaenWFu_yYc106uerZFRvWEoScl59JEJKex1RrCpbVwUgwyTJvPTw8mzNIf5a6GRJovWCNtNs1UDrQB6oumYbCG8NCY/s1800/DWheatear_H2I5753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOWfOlWkw8AA6JTxEJ7v13Ym6FaxwEJPbk1PG8t5aZieos7B8MaenWFu_yYc106uerZFRvWEoScl59JEJKex1RrCpbVwUgwyTJvPTw8mzNIf5a6GRJovWCNtNs1UDrQB6oumYbCG8NCY/w640-h426/DWheatear_H2I5753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two White Wagtails tried to get in on the action, but the Wheatear was having none of it. So, they just perched and watched for a few minutes</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxS2lCtulDhsC_UYUKtTYSuIJic5tuPxeXL1TE-vxxR7tUo3TfTpyKji0pfIiOvhfcPcb9pvbDN50c_D7iM-rWsfTAHCXMZC8dT1pIxU8cAP-HVtrYywUb6Hh2iwv7FlPOKQue9A5hpg/s1800/WWagtail_H2I5754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxS2lCtulDhsC_UYUKtTYSuIJic5tuPxeXL1TE-vxxR7tUo3TfTpyKji0pfIiOvhfcPcb9pvbDN50c_D7iM-rWsfTAHCXMZC8dT1pIxU8cAP-HVtrYywUb6Hh2iwv7FlPOKQue9A5hpg/w640-h426/WWagtail_H2I5754.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As the sun rose, a few Asian Desert Warbler's made an appearance which was not surprising, as they are more often than not seen in the vicinity of Desert Wheatear's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrHEppEUvZGK3gX3m3jMmQN0efT-pvw3eaaiRLi1tITz1QoQH-s4D2Ei-lRT37QOOeu7LQKt1wa5Q7Gb4BB1SOvOaMoXfRjvS9zvg6hsMOUXL2YmFAkLOX1Y4uglVOdcxx4KUhehgwpA/s1800/ADWarbler_H2I5772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivrHEppEUvZGK3gX3m3jMmQN0efT-pvw3eaaiRLi1tITz1QoQH-s4D2Ei-lRT37QOOeu7LQKt1wa5Q7Gb4BB1SOvOaMoXfRjvS9zvg6hsMOUXL2YmFAkLOX1Y4uglVOdcxx4KUhehgwpA/w640-h426/ADWarbler_H2I5772.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Desert Warbler (Curruca nana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnwyDCM6xH2Ka8bWaT7iWqxafE6AY0nkelb9dy89sm-Q3mJ74QSpeeeq4lgdszIKH3LFFDO7Kk7mlxrrM01y5St7wTGCOPOPi_hrFJ4BIsORwh2wPDeIpASb_Y69qOm_PJ8edN21qzL8/s1800/ADWarbler_H2I5778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnwyDCM6xH2Ka8bWaT7iWqxafE6AY0nkelb9dy89sm-Q3mJ74QSpeeeq4lgdszIKH3LFFDO7Kk7mlxrrM01y5St7wTGCOPOPi_hrFJ4BIsORwh2wPDeIpASb_Y69qOm_PJ8edN21qzL8/w640-h426/ADWarbler_H2I5778.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jwjwLlp2Q9I2XMnHnfCbIhWHmu84OTOpp2F5eZvJwrW5PVk0dFA7Xde67-tTCMApRkzOxNuh3F1lOJ5KarjoykfPsc8zKBouBf4Sv6iSRC5DptVuCUV4GBmIXqHShfSjLPxF-rb6P30/s1800/ADWarbler_H2I5780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jwjwLlp2Q9I2XMnHnfCbIhWHmu84OTOpp2F5eZvJwrW5PVk0dFA7Xde67-tTCMApRkzOxNuh3F1lOJ5KarjoykfPsc8zKBouBf4Sv6iSRC5DptVuCUV4GBmIXqHShfSjLPxF-rb6P30/w640-h426/ADWarbler_H2I5780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3yF3LaEenHzNHrSBsoHeW-SuZHPlZtg6td6CCD3mi4JOSXtTiIKZdtEqua8udZqklALTw3TfQwoTohHLChCk5WYEteh6UIuxjO61UBCAByOSwqK3MpTdRf1TfVOpC8yT0V3rZ6EgfrQ/s1800/ADWarbler_H2I5782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn3yF3LaEenHzNHrSBsoHeW-SuZHPlZtg6td6CCD3mi4JOSXtTiIKZdtEqua8udZqklALTw3TfQwoTohHLChCk5WYEteh6UIuxjO61UBCAByOSwqK3MpTdRf1TfVOpC8yT0V3rZ6EgfrQ/w640-h426/ADWarbler_H2I5782.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then headed into the farm, parked my car and walked. Red-breasted Fly's are still around, but not as many as my previous visits.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxl1dHZR08swqV8pUhd0_DLhWygIIsCC8j3wimnKEFkYE2WDraVo8QeOc-5Y7vEVJPCKG9Yk5Wu2Cm9vCom5Dh05DQ_ZabnKo3Ik0j4d4opo9AsCq1Zy41rvN9zPQ1Flwgqkr3q0S-WI/s1800/RBFlycatcher_H2I5890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxl1dHZR08swqV8pUhd0_DLhWygIIsCC8j3wimnKEFkYE2WDraVo8QeOc-5Y7vEVJPCKG9Yk5Wu2Cm9vCom5Dh05DQ_ZabnKo3Ik0j4d4opo9AsCq1Zy41rvN9zPQ1Flwgqkr3q0S-WI/w640-h426/RBFlycatcher_H2I5890.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Common Chiffchaff are bouncing around all over the farm</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV1uCcrhFe0EL7g0xAhIidbfi2sa3LJrLUbHdjupSykLNBaJ9_MbIdIM3gJ80Sj5_FPiIbC3x570y2-a-SI8iRr-dd7Pejk9UDFT6SHyv2CWX8EwvHH7yeKcYchyhjzXlwJboxTqzRyE/s1800/CChiffchaff_H2I5902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMV1uCcrhFe0EL7g0xAhIidbfi2sa3LJrLUbHdjupSykLNBaJ9_MbIdIM3gJ80Sj5_FPiIbC3x570y2-a-SI8iRr-dd7Pejk9UDFT6SHyv2CWX8EwvHH7yeKcYchyhjzXlwJboxTqzRyE/w640-h426/CChiffchaff_H2I5902.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst a Squacco Heron was successfully catching Grasshoppers in the same area</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVpHf54T1ck9ASInqnHlDAvcBHiKy0inqt86Zjc45uex45jSa12LyptvxaJ49OoxauOOp5wDtH52BAKrcLOS81kePml_6V3SV25U51w8aStbNH_4W9mj8Ug6Rqs0Nt2TM_i2VYeUe1ug/s1800/SqHeron_H2I5877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVpHf54T1ck9ASInqnHlDAvcBHiKy0inqt86Zjc45uex45jSa12LyptvxaJ49OoxauOOp5wDtH52BAKrcLOS81kePml_6V3SV25U51w8aStbNH_4W9mj8Ug6Rqs0Nt2TM_i2VYeUe1ug/w640-h426/SqHeron_H2I5877.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then hopped back into the car and did a slow drive in the gorgeous morning light, finding another Armenian Stonechat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzxlFBUMQIcguqIESaOUbNJ-YYM2F0f3ds6-jHuBSUi2nILofDq4z2d2n8R-sIl5sa7jI-esKvTTsUNRnWp8PXZ1K37UnQD9-AAabKjSwytNY6B17ABFQ-NmDmQHd6nKH8emo6cLLcus/s1800/ArmStonechat_H2I5790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzxlFBUMQIcguqIESaOUbNJ-YYM2F0f3ds6-jHuBSUi2nILofDq4z2d2n8R-sIl5sa7jI-esKvTTsUNRnWp8PXZ1K37UnQD9-AAabKjSwytNY6B17ABFQ-NmDmQHd6nKH8emo6cLLcus/w640-h426/ArmStonechat_H2I5790.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A tired looking Isabelline Wheatear - or just enjoying the early morning rays?</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbOCRfPoABkjnk5GbzIVhGys33vLbIwDm_0R-lt1hSn4aktHlp12wkUi9asnT3DoCT3pXjYk3QJM2DTUMQCTmf_MKldWVefxSXouHdKchD6p5LiHVYLiILo65fCxTyIICI0qeIvdDFnU/s1800/IWheatear_f_H2I5797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbOCRfPoABkjnk5GbzIVhGys33vLbIwDm_0R-lt1hSn4aktHlp12wkUi9asnT3DoCT3pXjYk3QJM2DTUMQCTmf_MKldWVefxSXouHdKchD6p5LiHVYLiILo65fCxTyIICI0qeIvdDFnU/w640-h426/IWheatear_f_H2I5797.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">An Arabian Grey Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MoCoYc-UjxMu4PrRuy-StIPtLp4_wQK1ykJphiuTsIYsQsp3zIzQmbP8egjRQdzczv4861v3bA5Kzh45x_URvwz_EWk77atJZ5RbC6hFmPk4qyyPx1A16T6pKfyyU8qyHBErVOXPoJU/s1800/AGShrike_H2I5807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MoCoYc-UjxMu4PrRuy-StIPtLp4_wQK1ykJphiuTsIYsQsp3zIzQmbP8egjRQdzczv4861v3bA5Kzh45x_URvwz_EWk77atJZ5RbC6hFmPk4qyyPx1A16T6pKfyyU8qyHBErVOXPoJU/w640-h426/AGShrike_H2I5807.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Grey Shrike (Lanius e. aucheri)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsV_DsL9KCLqoD9leRMp10_aYrhVolnOV1EYhNQdaj7fBtvYgTV4WvUCT6bH7w8HlCAIDBvilbw1NYEX2ih4Zm36HNw9pHYSE1CsDOrk1kMkWDqQtCiSprdKl0LayqRux7oOkb1jHryQQ/s1800/AGShrike_H2I5811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1rALQURyQdCVkVghqU0K0qquZGS2rcgHCeUqqXiZUYbLMZM3NS8zyMQW2ekW686262PnG1njXoxP05jrQjDSR_Az5NJyVHWfzXEwif-6pJuPsx0GsCIh7LiadrsLr5e0MfngfEAuzc0/s1800/PWheatear_H2I5806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1rALQURyQdCVkVghqU0K0qquZGS2rcgHCeUqqXiZUYbLMZM3NS8zyMQW2ekW686262PnG1njXoxP05jrQjDSR_Az5NJyVHWfzXEwif-6pJuPsx0GsCIh7LiadrsLr5e0MfngfEAuzc0/w640-h426/PWheatear_H2I5806.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then spent a bit of time with a pair of European Stonechat's that were on one of my favourite perches - a lone dead Sunflower plant</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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It continually succeeded in keeping some errant branch between it and me</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDPIv0xygnDSAtFlnlccuBA90zIWAgpMWJU2zMtg_9z84mgf-tKH53wrEZs32fkT0xhdlVTihSYyYX1vEF6LFvu88TjfL41-SBWCm3S5skL2QOqWVDA53MglTc7xkUg-cZTJJMgBEGno/s1800/WBRedstart_H2I5942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDPIv0xygnDSAtFlnlccuBA90zIWAgpMWJU2zMtg_9z84mgf-tKH53wrEZs32fkT0xhdlVTihSYyYX1vEF6LFvu88TjfL41-SBWCm3S5skL2QOqWVDA53MglTc7xkUg-cZTJJMgBEGno/w640-h426/WBRedstart_H2I5942.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Common Redstart wasn't much easier either..</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-NMbqriRLIyPbYFOb7t7HqrihgZ6JSiF5ofhwHMU1RHO6cWAct5XRBoV8qqjSmMvcPM3xcLPAxvR01ETDKaD72t5bxG_1FqwM4LhwtefwiW9G6ZL3nCXjb6NNAMoCes1y3LEHIxZ5_Y/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I5989.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of interest, I also had Plain Tiger</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dLwcKwMLCiKXDB7H-nA3FE-fWeMa9FScsmXYwqBTbeSPiqMTczesi64CJG_vMTjD8MRg256ozl_1yNsCbsvHBgXdEZKmr9Q-QgBtMlDHDgzJptQDT6oGYcFCASjEz9VsDiAla7erayQ/s1800/PlainTiger_H2I6002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dLwcKwMLCiKXDB7H-nA3FE-fWeMa9FScsmXYwqBTbeSPiqMTczesi64CJG_vMTjD8MRg256ozl_1yNsCbsvHBgXdEZKmr9Q-QgBtMlDHDgzJptQDT6oGYcFCASjEz9VsDiAla7erayQ/w640-h426/PlainTiger_H2I6002.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and what I suspect is a Schmidt's Fringed-toed Lizard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQR8E9J0tRAivOcEfScrWQ5ppUJGAnnkafZsle8P7fVK8DNqC3sNV3ago5F-OnJpodjSQnRyyKRTVMO-F4ab7hYZw1H644Tj6ZVTSpTLE0L0862UggYvKzxE9MtFVfaXjiiQFlfLm8Kg/s1800/SFTLizard_tbc_H2I6006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQR8E9J0tRAivOcEfScrWQ5ppUJGAnnkafZsle8P7fVK8DNqC3sNV3ago5F-OnJpodjSQnRyyKRTVMO-F4ab7hYZw1H644Tj6ZVTSpTLE0L0862UggYvKzxE9MtFVfaXjiiQFlfLm8Kg/w640-h426/SFTLizard_tbc_H2I6006.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schmidt's Fringed-toed Lizard (Acanthodactylus schmidti)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-9151078737759576232020-10-29T21:57:00.003+03:002020-10-31T17:48:54.380+03:00Quality at the Pivots<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 43; 23 October 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week, we met Christian Meier and I invited him along to the Pivots this morning where John Gurnett and Jules were also birding. We arrived as the sun was rising and then divided and conquered for the morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The number of Black-eared Kites have increased dramatically and there were well over 100 birds around the farm and perched on the Pivots.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmag6NE48a8-5fWhD7el13jiE75v1slt4g88UnmSADWfIcwm1xQtSJTkN56V5OFgSl3nEhCprjaOVnAEHVEQ4qEn0PA0ilcLeYlAzvoaz1RGgoFmpBuxWSdll7tfQS8vdF2SalYUYx1g/s1800/BEKite_H2I5545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmag6NE48a8-5fWhD7el13jiE75v1slt4g88UnmSADWfIcwm1xQtSJTkN56V5OFgSl3nEhCprjaOVnAEHVEQ4qEn0PA0ilcLeYlAzvoaz1RGgoFmpBuxWSdll7tfQS8vdF2SalYUYx1g/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I5545.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9DWmJ98zJOKJ-JTH034RjI6bKPKw7RpXTrbkJ6vqqXKZfeP2AHQPFJfQXU2yqfJtFG6QorrXUG5K07XnvqDLVziNGkrcNC6nqE8lNrmpQAwdhG0b0hkEUCgPt45NxjCSj1XcJw_4DIA/s1800/BEKite_H2I5638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9DWmJ98zJOKJ-JTH034RjI6bKPKw7RpXTrbkJ6vqqXKZfeP2AHQPFJfQXU2yqfJtFG6QorrXUG5K07XnvqDLVziNGkrcNC6nqE8lNrmpQAwdhG0b0hkEUCgPt45NxjCSj1XcJw_4DIA/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I5638.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way to the marsh, I had a late Citrine Wagtail</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCqkYISWWn-_OZ6q_1QWtmwULXDrcbgYzRLyMaaNowvPsi6qlf4jvl9sVqFx6ddGWz_xQawsgc2ThBdQxRvitgQ3dWk6jMAYeJ4ksuF-PHl9CqR1cbGD8WaqLa0K6VUDmfdfcDuajbZY/s1800/WYWagtail_H2I5501.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCqkYISWWn-_OZ6q_1QWtmwULXDrcbgYzRLyMaaNowvPsi6qlf4jvl9sVqFx6ddGWz_xQawsgc2ThBdQxRvitgQ3dWk6jMAYeJ4ksuF-PHl9CqR1cbGD8WaqLa0K6VUDmfdfcDuajbZY/w640-h426/WYWagtail_H2I5501.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also a Daurian Shrike on a great perch in the early morning light</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCYbL24O2iw24m7Rfybxast8ZRSjBSMSQmWpkcctHGIS8QLl_Tinmchob3l3MXTjITGCZDwF9gMRJd3lBAsLBvGseed-a0h1wTeFeLfSolW1905QL8y7eolaAH2rd7f4D-J2VKzF2GRw/s1800/DShrike_H2I5507.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCYbL24O2iw24m7Rfybxast8ZRSjBSMSQmWpkcctHGIS8QLl_Tinmchob3l3MXTjITGCZDwF9gMRJd3lBAsLBvGseed-a0h1wTeFeLfSolW1905QL8y7eolaAH2rd7f4D-J2VKzF2GRw/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I5507.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the marsh, a female Armenian Stonechat</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXG0xpFh6oCs5kFdK5z-apx3_zOL9c8IWn_3t85m5k6hxVsmzkXjhhv46UdESR0HNVbycgu9b7qyoCmtwu-dohq2gwQQNpw5COX69ZyMXsLlZuLpPYYaOq2Gf7JD_LuhqF3E7T-RThdK0/s1800/ArmStonechat_H2I5549.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXG0xpFh6oCs5kFdK5z-apx3_zOL9c8IWn_3t85m5k6hxVsmzkXjhhv46UdESR0HNVbycgu9b7qyoCmtwu-dohq2gwQQNpw5COX69ZyMXsLlZuLpPYYaOq2Gf7JD_LuhqF3E7T-RThdK0/w640-h426/ArmStonechat_H2I5549.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And an Indian Reed Warbler that just didn't behave like others I have seen at the same location</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF0Oq5FCtgWdhcKEgRzfuh41yU4lzdQrnzzSNd8Go1hRj59Hmqt-Hnc052Sa6zkhEEhgA2U7w2tZ7C0XC1LRGuXeFQuQe5ThAJc1OryWYNzQgWY_3MrOwDEDgQfLGhXOPZ7iSliNgliY/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I5511.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbF0Oq5FCtgWdhcKEgRzfuh41yU4lzdQrnzzSNd8Go1hRj59Hmqt-Hnc052Sa6zkhEEhgA2U7w2tZ7C0XC1LRGuXeFQuQe5ThAJc1OryWYNzQgWY_3MrOwDEDgQfLGhXOPZ7iSliNgliY/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I5511.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. brunnescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk31u_8BI97Wme7lLrlEljgKrS0hoOy6d8cMxMjXtNdNqJ07ZDwV6I21M0Zh9B4JDi7IG1-6oFMnmXe70T-oK-nFPcGJChxJkx4ynFldF0zGCORDV4oX6afs8wpZwJV17eRWGYlNj50Y/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I5527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipk31u_8BI97Wme7lLrlEljgKrS0hoOy6d8cMxMjXtNdNqJ07ZDwV6I21M0Zh9B4JDi7IG1-6oFMnmXe70T-oK-nFPcGJChxJkx4ynFldF0zGCORDV4oX6afs8wpZwJV17eRWGYlNj50Y/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I5527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcLy54kwQw3DcwzlYeo1WFWBmgp2FE-1LLNwNuCgjRoE6NNr2eILTAp39LC6X7d2lGHul10FsXjiYZpbUw3cjbvn0tMVFQGcagFoaOiE833vrRP7xy13mR2VXg8WzCUNJ9r1gidR5lPc/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I5531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcLy54kwQw3DcwzlYeo1WFWBmgp2FE-1LLNwNuCgjRoE6NNr2eILTAp39LC6X7d2lGHul10FsXjiYZpbUw3cjbvn0tMVFQGcagFoaOiE833vrRP7xy13mR2VXg8WzCUNJ9r1gidR5lPc/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I5531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6n-icr1sivl0LC2CEX_Mt358u9IyuMSjugwd-ew9darhdSI7IUOadbohBYq-YUhGigkf-SOmQ6Nkj-RyZ23XFK1iQL3tA6arqn2M7pL-7Z5Fm-FlXSxcZ6F_CQXVDEde7o1QCcJqXVYE/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I5538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6n-icr1sivl0LC2CEX_Mt358u9IyuMSjugwd-ew9darhdSI7IUOadbohBYq-YUhGigkf-SOmQ6Nkj-RyZ23XFK1iQL3tA6arqn2M7pL-7Z5Fm-FlXSxcZ6F_CQXVDEde7o1QCcJqXVYE/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I5538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then took Dr. Riad to show him where the Northern and Sociable Lapwings were and it seems there are now a few more Sociables. Lack of heat haze in early morning, now it is getting cooler, is a real pleasure!</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjrRqvTnGzOoDTM8M5jxyLNenGadIx6pYwE9dBbSOVEEP1u5BUbRH6Z1TPZJqmTqfYEOJuAeEoxnouP1-UqtC2XWdlmT-MtGPUEfIbbp0BDzbHWZtFvYmAe1U_TyoGaSDDZoHAWYZgiQ/s1800/NLapwing_H2I5582.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjrRqvTnGzOoDTM8M5jxyLNenGadIx6pYwE9dBbSOVEEP1u5BUbRH6Z1TPZJqmTqfYEOJuAeEoxnouP1-UqtC2XWdlmT-MtGPUEfIbbp0BDzbHWZtFvYmAe1U_TyoGaSDDZoHAWYZgiQ/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I5582.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfN_D3Dn6_JeFMfoWLynVJqkj4OCYCkpHWPgC6gUvvDFkJCpgY8mMEjsbwzKklJm_yVXzioGffcnjcodUAKZ1tW_i32dSWZyBocK83AgdoAHvKvttmmieKk9zs4oFxJfhcWwyvzeeiQw/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I5574.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfN_D3Dn6_JeFMfoWLynVJqkj4OCYCkpHWPgC6gUvvDFkJCpgY8mMEjsbwzKklJm_yVXzioGffcnjcodUAKZ1tW_i32dSWZyBocK83AgdoAHvKvttmmieKk9zs4oFxJfhcWwyvzeeiQw/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I5574.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KVWvBY68RbWGMP7EUapXC9ioj9cqmuiK_rfnETnNnJJ72J6KqVlC1oCWyv0yqjS3Hu7xwUAWCUBQxAT8uvMPo5w_QcBuKSaz56nqmV2oDYL8itWzplT6jToVV6BfcJF6YUdBFB9BfH8/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I5580.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KVWvBY68RbWGMP7EUapXC9ioj9cqmuiK_rfnETnNnJJ72J6KqVlC1oCWyv0yqjS3Hu7xwUAWCUBQxAT8uvMPo5w_QcBuKSaz56nqmV2oDYL8itWzplT6jToVV6BfcJF6YUdBFB9BfH8/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I5580.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way, I found the Indian Roller and managed to get some images, before some shooter on the boundary fence flushed the birds on the Pivot</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7-N3OrSPCpMOYWBNWQd9UDZYsrmrP_GXXnXcbyzo5k7vJ6X633L_1tbsWoj0RZvhyphenhyphenI0CKqzQLZJtZ_dQd11qHu4bJwHKO8UtA_Vrt7RHy811DfteV8yVV6T9xHQJVqsF-dnl8CSC-oY/s1800/IRoller_H2I5558.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg7-N3OrSPCpMOYWBNWQd9UDZYsrmrP_GXXnXcbyzo5k7vJ6X633L_1tbsWoj0RZvhyphenhyphenI0CKqzQLZJtZ_dQd11qHu4bJwHKO8UtA_Vrt7RHy811DfteV8yVV6T9xHQJVqsF-dnl8CSC-oY/w640-h426/IRoller_H2I5558.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcjA5z4QeM5NXo2ThAJskQ-tDORaIG2UGHfjXhEDrQlbcIxNbbiCRxjyf2Cc1oVLLSbqvBtkZdIwkw6H0yUlZXcav8D7DOYI8S-YtgcOxl499bVF26hbU82P0iv9M55rE4LDwDdgmStE/s1800/IRoller_H2I5559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcjA5z4QeM5NXo2ThAJskQ-tDORaIG2UGHfjXhEDrQlbcIxNbbiCRxjyf2Cc1oVLLSbqvBtkZdIwkw6H0yUlZXcav8D7DOYI8S-YtgcOxl499bVF26hbU82P0iv9M55rE4LDwDdgmStE/w640-h426/IRoller_H2I5559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst watching the Lapwing's, a Richards Pipit dropped in briefly </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodQWIuusNlQFdV84DVAE-4BuRnHo1EL-4lCkDYCMePdZJ5wnWSHY1VADgYlYTO2kMdSGhJak-D9Ec6YJt69y2W0-Bi0nxtfJXK3DpjZoSuKdu69zrxySk9HUp7RMfmsXO9Hrl7tkt5QQ/s1800/RichPipit_H2I5591.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodQWIuusNlQFdV84DVAE-4BuRnHo1EL-4lCkDYCMePdZJ5wnWSHY1VADgYlYTO2kMdSGhJak-D9Ec6YJt69y2W0-Bi0nxtfJXK3DpjZoSuKdu69zrxySk9HUp7RMfmsXO9Hrl7tkt5QQ/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I5591.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUO266B-etKXK100cQebXW40gBrDjC8JDKwgkNtrgFXiNqKWIaCq6ovXFndq31BRgVVjLm_zUCiGoora51130VVpaZqfvk3iZK3G_hIBO5_221mM8QrG3TQhW3vlITfLuwyt1wYIKI8Q/s1800/RichPipit_H2I5593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUO266B-etKXK100cQebXW40gBrDjC8JDKwgkNtrgFXiNqKWIaCq6ovXFndq31BRgVVjLm_zUCiGoora51130VVpaZqfvk3iZK3G_hIBO5_221mM8QrG3TQhW3vlITfLuwyt1wYIKI8Q/w640-h426/RichPipit_H2I5593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving further, I had a great fly by of the Long-legged Buzzard. The last image is a 2nd bird I saw later in the morning</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1hrKwd5Os1Kwv48KIydG1BJL9dQ4gFgc2dMLGtD6I2JL_SfIN5lLNFr5A2himqsdDM4tctNLa2i9kFA3FrKzHFNbtSuvtorPvQMRITZmBwmwACLlpEkdoXmbGC2FFHGpHVmdYh6ZBUo/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I5601.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1hrKwd5Os1Kwv48KIydG1BJL9dQ4gFgc2dMLGtD6I2JL_SfIN5lLNFr5A2himqsdDM4tctNLa2i9kFA3FrKzHFNbtSuvtorPvQMRITZmBwmwACLlpEkdoXmbGC2FFHGpHVmdYh6ZBUo/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I5601.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW69vtdQkGYkylWF6MdkvXFdI49U5zweBBSAPScTs2qU9VQ5TQYa0KKLm1Y-lwcajGFKEwj5cep0jLy7-ftVQ5ZZOYlOtGsWqFO0desFoKuPO1G_N3X18lDQq3QftQgmzBmHjdhkNjtVI/s1800/PWheatear_f_H2I5713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW69vtdQkGYkylWF6MdkvXFdI49U5zweBBSAPScTs2qU9VQ5TQYa0KKLm1Y-lwcajGFKEwj5cep0jLy7-ftVQ5ZZOYlOtGsWqFO0desFoKuPO1G_N3X18lDQq3QftQgmzBmHjdhkNjtVI/w640-h426/PWheatear_f_H2I5713.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a Tawny Pipit</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUsHMzMZL4B5DQLHdJkPVaVuZGl-VvnCMIpCxqyhTZ-S1Twn0hysKzBjA5BkQE-Bs7q6mlemb_56-LJc8gfdSWISOLIo_PFCdvFS1TjpROvceVqB6O2CP3UjsC8G8jyh_iOL0DrlXgyI/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I5694.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUsHMzMZL4B5DQLHdJkPVaVuZGl-VvnCMIpCxqyhTZ-S1Twn0hysKzBjA5BkQE-Bs7q6mlemb_56-LJc8gfdSWISOLIo_PFCdvFS1TjpROvceVqB6O2CP3UjsC8G8jyh_iOL0DrlXgyI/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I5694.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">By now it was warming up and raptors were starting to appear. I had all 3 big Eagles which was a real treat. There was some interaction on a small tree where a Spotted Eagle was roosting, when two other Eagles came in to try and sit in the same tree</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhddugz7GEYdx0Tmw9pjQdltW5sgsld_lfsLYCMWupAmFzIkFs2mvJf0y7lLYKMDNzuGN2zLDseqa0_Wr6feW35cjoHangEmQRf5ApnECQCcIrNlfdhFk8TQup-R2rt2zCE3lvi32-Vo/s1800/GS_StEagle_H2I5663.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhddugz7GEYdx0Tmw9pjQdltW5sgsld_lfsLYCMWupAmFzIkFs2mvJf0y7lLYKMDNzuGN2zLDseqa0_Wr6feW35cjoHangEmQRf5ApnECQCcIrNlfdhFk8TQup-R2rt2zCE3lvi32-Vo/w640-h426/GS_StEagle_H2I5663.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) and two Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We all enjoyed seeing the magnificent Imperial</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFhce1pU-3Hfzunl2yyU0yPqRoRoFVcl9291exUo0N5xORIY3jcmVAIfCXLRbCcIzInFUSsHSUUpqpFbdue7eP1qWQdR-vI_zMgBVuBm30uVOadEgle8dU803YgKhizYSfT4alFlVZkI/s1800/EIEagle_H2I5625.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFhce1pU-3Hfzunl2yyU0yPqRoRoFVcl9291exUo0N5xORIY3jcmVAIfCXLRbCcIzInFUSsHSUUpqpFbdue7eP1qWQdR-vI_zMgBVuBm30uVOadEgle8dU803YgKhizYSfT4alFlVZkI/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I5625.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrz35qIMO_nx_cdjWeSxmH29saUDwL88AEj5mPrswZ4y4d0YKArXDsxPilrKBdmafIhgmqGUoPuqMtQSgGdk4fNAapvMy6988sQmnBdhRyi4QZRmHLmGKW_t1KDEgKqqTNFtGGOGjzdBU/s1800/EIEagle_H2I5630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKQ8qWU01f5CbXS_0eu5pQ16JAIt_ZR4gJlxIgR32R_43PGKB1GsCUf1t9jprqg00ZAETP2_7jeFBYe6vbKyxJhfQ50o_Z09GXWojKqHEJA5g6BkOhPRgfroz6PWsvYNcpgWJ4If4CtY/s1800/EIEagle_H2I5652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKQ8qWU01f5CbXS_0eu5pQ16JAIt_ZR4gJlxIgR32R_43PGKB1GsCUf1t9jprqg00ZAETP2_7jeFBYe6vbKyxJhfQ50o_Z09GXWojKqHEJA5g6BkOhPRgfroz6PWsvYNcpgWJ4If4CtY/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I5652.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spotted Eagle</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloSD98rfnE4Vr5pfDqtiYl1GjJly6zE-bDV4mmG7b25GD5H-GcOXCJqUFUICBWB8TrfHQyHvSyDVlLCUS7gJFurwoDGHcgNCVM9WuDHVWsNl6dug0AR9BlgltJtf0I37BThnBKPp46_Q/s1800/GSEagle_H2I5668.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloSD98rfnE4Vr5pfDqtiYl1GjJly6zE-bDV4mmG7b25GD5H-GcOXCJqUFUICBWB8TrfHQyHvSyDVlLCUS7gJFurwoDGHcgNCVM9WuDHVWsNl6dug0AR9BlgltJtf0I37BThnBKPp46_Q/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I5668.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fARqTCDp07zjpcJp8TJ9ZeUHwbzNtjVmY64LzAt0MMe61gEtxo679W20fHhZI2xL2Rd9Dino16wfGuqINuDR0E3sj2289zCKYg3EZ6xRfGDr4Y8JE87uTvFXrESIIYgePfpmWms9sLk/s1800/GSEagle_H2I5680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3fARqTCDp07zjpcJp8TJ9ZeUHwbzNtjVmY64LzAt0MMe61gEtxo679W20fHhZI2xL2Rd9Dino16wfGuqINuDR0E3sj2289zCKYg3EZ6xRfGDr4Y8JE87uTvFXrESIIYgePfpmWms9sLk/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I5680.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the Steppe Eagle which is the least common at this location</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaPwBNDJUKnnihXNfAXzYu4ts71m-28rqsWoN38sDma2TzE2t6JiJBR-8fGQFGZJpIWNuTyJckUZ2L-MyUY-zQBDZl3dQcgUqKBgw4z2XlCCKnMeiRaBbsPAmyveZzCypvXxO_eKpeQc/s1800/StEagle_H2I5670.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaPwBNDJUKnnihXNfAXzYu4ts71m-28rqsWoN38sDma2TzE2t6JiJBR-8fGQFGZJpIWNuTyJckUZ2L-MyUY-zQBDZl3dQcgUqKBgw4z2XlCCKnMeiRaBbsPAmyveZzCypvXxO_eKpeQc/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I5670.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF9MARo-osIsw1IWYpNNwGdUP3DUKeewdVcHFk-LwIkKEU_SBCTZ_BB7uPYhtoSSBpkb6X0clBs5JH90VBG-KqnE22Z7_sRFrY4_iC9ed4p380P2NxUin4U_46incMvJb3pob6gs26GE/s1800/StEagle_H2I5683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwF9MARo-osIsw1IWYpNNwGdUP3DUKeewdVcHFk-LwIkKEU_SBCTZ_BB7uPYhtoSSBpkb6X0clBs5JH90VBG-KqnE22Z7_sRFrY4_iC9ed4p380P2NxUin4U_46incMvJb3pob6gs26GE/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I5683.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSMAEPkoqoYxWQE39_pCDftliatQcRqXJks_TxD15igYCnQM7x06a696fYCItYEMipwnHfOiyNfNMPjpB7CDhmZ5Q_2HFFO2_aJmPf8aCd6ccawCE9y9-SXqukr5DUXRRyg_D9sseKLY/s1800/StEagle_H2I5688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSMAEPkoqoYxWQE39_pCDftliatQcRqXJks_TxD15igYCnQM7x06a696fYCItYEMipwnHfOiyNfNMPjpB7CDhmZ5Q_2HFFO2_aJmPf8aCd6ccawCE9y9-SXqukr5DUXRRyg_D9sseKLY/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I5688.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving out, I added a Steppe Buzzard</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0joQcUU-iG07KTJ4Y8ohHF9NS_3wMHFBprWKe76sCE6QT3NndMmIFYiS0-9Oi5LcagzMNeWG3K2VRm6KAsL0QrEuKbs5m4QzZBrrxOyYrrVTjx15f-qG4fV86D1EN100GXGJ_EiG7wQQ/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0joQcUU-iG07KTJ4Y8ohHF9NS_3wMHFBprWKe76sCE6QT3NndMmIFYiS0-9Oi5LcagzMNeWG3K2VRm6KAsL0QrEuKbs5m4QzZBrrxOyYrrVTjx15f-qG4fV86D1EN100GXGJ_EiG7wQQ/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5645.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">a male Armenian Stonechat, that looked exhausted</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFX-uU45JvEY3SykYfC3kG3-PIn_TcX6KlH1qoz_2dTnbZ7CSi3c4fZ0IFhS3C_cPYa5tV1SoktdaMhTGEW6kVqxOoOvn8QBDM11qd9yQjVcxXYS9ODXKqWwTX-v-oGgAEbGrcdnA8XY/s1800/ArmStonechat_H2I5708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFX-uU45JvEY3SykYfC3kG3-PIn_TcX6KlH1qoz_2dTnbZ7CSi3c4fZ0IFhS3C_cPYa5tV1SoktdaMhTGEW6kVqxOoOvn8QBDM11qd9yQjVcxXYS9ODXKqWwTX-v-oGgAEbGrcdnA8XY/w640-h426/ArmStonechat_H2I5708.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a flock of 7 Red-wattled Lapwing</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4f04oQFwZpOeSN7ZWpDGtsT2tgMO-BdZL3nRrxmRag5xVdORes3Rv-p-JnjcYoTxKVta3pMK4DihvYRgicINiu-Ju1W9P7l6WOkN-dAjAZjxn0YKUV89hVzaiaDv7wwHRX73JiW2DaY/s1800/RWLapwing_H2I5618.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4f04oQFwZpOeSN7ZWpDGtsT2tgMO-BdZL3nRrxmRag5xVdORes3Rv-p-JnjcYoTxKVta3pMK4DihvYRgicINiu-Ju1W9P7l6WOkN-dAjAZjxn0YKUV89hVzaiaDv7wwHRX73JiW2DaY/w640-h426/RWLapwing_H2I5618.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-30581021476098691132020-10-29T21:09:00.007+03:002020-10-29T21:20:29.612+03:00eBird Global Big Day<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 42; 17 October 2020 - Various locations</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">John Gurnett joined me
for our dawn-to-dusk adventure for the autumn Global eBird Big Day. Although I must
admit, the date is not quite suited for Kuwait as many of the migrants have long
passed through. Nevertheless it is always an enjoyable days birding. </span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">I picked
John up long before any Sparrows were singing and we headed to our first stop,
Abraq in the south west of Kuwait. The focus is on counting birds, but of course we
took opportunities to photograph a few of the birds encountered.</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">First bird up at Abraq was a stunning Asian Shikra warming up in the top of a tree</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfqkakZWeRJEZB3YwvZwAemxDLvuJSQgJ7JIryCOSblf7GDuHdZ2RQVhGmfcT-8XIZ-pJb_Hmz3bMi2_br16V7DN1NF7MvULmEe5_qx21OZzRSou2USajVRmaHxycHIc-u_yKckfP7qc/s1800/AShikra_H2I5160.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfqkakZWeRJEZB3YwvZwAemxDLvuJSQgJ7JIryCOSblf7GDuHdZ2RQVhGmfcT-8XIZ-pJb_Hmz3bMi2_br16V7DN1NF7MvULmEe5_qx21OZzRSou2USajVRmaHxycHIc-u_yKckfP7qc/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I5160.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Shikra (Accipiter b. cenchroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19BKN5uBC2E_Gx78FPU09PMZhX48PgK70FSuSBooGzK9JfR3g-HOO0fCir4e-c1saJVCzpb7OFXYqm1sQQDPcxlEcuoSsZmj8ayBZTNoZt84VMRaj7Wr62D5PS2CKn-WR3WfEw_E7VFQ/s1800/AShikra_H2I5167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19BKN5uBC2E_Gx78FPU09PMZhX48PgK70FSuSBooGzK9JfR3g-HOO0fCir4e-c1saJVCzpb7OFXYqm1sQQDPcxlEcuoSsZmj8ayBZTNoZt84VMRaj7Wr62D5PS2CKn-WR3WfEw_E7VFQ/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I5167.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Along with a few Steppe Buzzards, one doing it's 'angry bird' impersonation</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OXucvKsTmbtqDf-Rve6hVUnEpoEDlmjSB-NsayY8r-rskzwCoL51h_VSn31Z1EljhQGgaA9RhXyHnEgcx3vGbYFXTUzF1MyHPs397djvYUoN64FPZGXF830rOEg8WVCfIB0QplluTkU/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5177.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OXucvKsTmbtqDf-Rve6hVUnEpoEDlmjSB-NsayY8r-rskzwCoL51h_VSn31Z1EljhQGgaA9RhXyHnEgcx3vGbYFXTUzF1MyHPs397djvYUoN64FPZGXF830rOEg8WVCfIB0QplluTkU/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5177.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pz4ipxPvo3_jj8gLd8TGd13fKTCBMRa7jLbITGFRzBuJcJp8Lqx7XaYJnvFEt0-641qBjSfYmTWCCZGMjyBuUjPS1YoNFKs19_6Q8jlHlI2dSDXuMpBdfvlvs_cx-wb8SkAJ_iRlddc/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pz4ipxPvo3_jj8gLd8TGd13fKTCBMRa7jLbITGFRzBuJcJp8Lqx7XaYJnvFEt0-641qBjSfYmTWCCZGMjyBuUjPS1YoNFKs19_6Q8jlHlI2dSDXuMpBdfvlvs_cx-wb8SkAJ_iRlddc/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5282.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRNCEcs3E2aE30wzfn2fT40pdU_2Pgk3shzwpUqlPi3TOmumjVgHqIEPLu5H9FIODitUDLy0YpQI91JOCo6U-uak8SOyhw-BaFmPNoFDU3DyiJ0Fd-oSbgBYUnCLMkK9JOZWCKZgamck/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRNCEcs3E2aE30wzfn2fT40pdU_2Pgk3shzwpUqlPi3TOmumjVgHqIEPLu5H9FIODitUDLy0YpQI91JOCo6U-uak8SOyhw-BaFmPNoFDU3DyiJ0Fd-oSbgBYUnCLMkK9JOZWCKZgamck/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5286.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"><span>I almost </span><span>didn't</span><span> see this cracking male Sparrowhawk in the shade</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73nyM9JNW0jSmcLcvZw6ebdQGLmf1x_uYmg42AcrSh0-ON9-SMZ9UXj0dg_Dev9aOUihFZ-ktV3N9T-eZ-2h92flRZqg5WwN9arnt7MwnnCnWIJ__Q4zc4oGZqc84Y8j1dDXRGY9L_KQ/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I5186.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi73nyM9JNW0jSmcLcvZw6ebdQGLmf1x_uYmg42AcrSh0-ON9-SMZ9UXj0dg_Dev9aOUihFZ-ktV3N9T-eZ-2h92flRZqg5WwN9arnt7MwnnCnWIJ__Q4zc4oGZqc84Y8j1dDXRGY9L_KQ/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I5186.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yO7qdwgqpBMSgoaLaGEhVNQIISmnRLyCo0aLZ8bZrgAtnV5TbtbUbfn78e6QqInudHtBYUO74k5pUre3P6gg0IvE8TSnWEYFcqVtW6aRST3kayZ6L_aS2E5drXHWA2IsJLunxyD8o5A/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I5189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yO7qdwgqpBMSgoaLaGEhVNQIISmnRLyCo0aLZ8bZrgAtnV5TbtbUbfn78e6QqInudHtBYUO74k5pUre3P6gg0IvE8TSnWEYFcqVtW6aRST3kayZ6L_aS2E5drXHWA2IsJLunxyD8o5A/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I5189.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-qWVrk3Tbx6dLM8hdsVc3cq8u7VSU3JjSK7I56dJUdWhLInI4N5IKVXwCfSBeg0Ty7U8zafYTr9bLM8ESRG9ahnHSDTH-9V4pdKfF8DuPQpTAUloGJRptaypblg7En8rPY0HQCPiKf4/s1800/ESparrowhawk_H2I5194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe-qWVrk3Tbx6dLM8hdsVc3cq8u7VSU3JjSK7I56dJUdWhLInI4N5IKVXwCfSBeg0Ty7U8zafYTr9bLM8ESRG9ahnHSDTH-9V4pdKfF8DuPQpTAUloGJRptaypblg7En8rPY0HQCPiKf4/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_H2I5194.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few of the passerines included; Daurian Shrike</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbceI_UBX8lVFYpVsNaMEzDQuRKrtkgAq2FD5i1_SwCM-xxWVjXolWliG7fmAmb2lYCrS2gYUf9TybwRNP3zkOsm02R4E92PDKcR_QDNbLDOwJAcbe3L2yU3JchHoLacFmMoJMgTjl8Y/s1800/DShrike_H2I5180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbceI_UBX8lVFYpVsNaMEzDQuRKrtkgAq2FD5i1_SwCM-xxWVjXolWliG7fmAmb2lYCrS2gYUf9TybwRNP3zkOsm02R4E92PDKcR_QDNbLDOwJAcbe3L2yU3JchHoLacFmMoJMgTjl8Y/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I5180.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red-backed Shrike</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt; text-align: left;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">Western Yellow Wagtail</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjNL4-EVAYiTHa1BT3BG7hgqj3uZ6nBc-EIeE3gAGwAIaFRVYaXcEN2mUASPmESXhQ6HthK8PvrZBxsTdX5PZJ2S3Ncw3WpQ52ywHH3Pl1374Sy7DyOyMk6AZahjSewnpTR98Ez-ITDM/s1800/WYWagtail_H2I5296.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjNL4-EVAYiTHa1BT3BG7hgqj3uZ6nBc-EIeE3gAGwAIaFRVYaXcEN2mUASPmESXhQ6HthK8PvrZBxsTdX5PZJ2S3Ncw3WpQ52ywHH3Pl1374Sy7DyOyMk6AZahjSewnpTR98Ez-ITDM/w640-h426/WYWagtail_H2I5296.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western Yellow Wagtail (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Motacilla flava)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pied Wheatear</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGJFE0BHC-czYD0_wYZqvngxZCcU2diglP3BhuX-xHETvtzeI858Cp1rold1I1HUDRuU-CTEECrqvqI7iKqWc5Lyf36XcK7-7Cdwg8X8nDn-xa7-gvm4y1mDTBBVvNWtiwqgDHzLpr1c/s1800/PWheatear_f_H2I5277.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGJFE0BHC-czYD0_wYZqvngxZCcU2diglP3BhuX-xHETvtzeI858Cp1rold1I1HUDRuU-CTEECrqvqI7iKqWc5Lyf36XcK7-7Cdwg8X8nDn-xa7-gvm4y1mDTBBVvNWtiwqgDHzLpr1c/w640-h426/PWheatear_f_H2I5277.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Pied Wheatear (Oena</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">nthe pleschanka</span>) </td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a really good looking male Red-chested Flycatcher - I've not seen a summer plumage bird like this before in Autumn. It almost looked like a Robin!</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLtkLaOgz1KgwhvbAJ5bp-teDcFEnYrXEyL3YEE-Y-Qh_4jsHQADBiwzeFLPEr3MqpcC8TuitoDX-y-eEHQ03boQIhOmcTUFyypjH9C2NVren4RqGYt6TujaxvpjWXuQVXfPrd3mGd_0/s1800/RBFlycatcher_H2I5202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLtkLaOgz1KgwhvbAJ5bp-teDcFEnYrXEyL3YEE-Y-Qh_4jsHQADBiwzeFLPEr3MqpcC8TuitoDX-y-eEHQ03boQIhOmcTUFyypjH9C2NVren4RqGYt6TujaxvpjWXuQVXfPrd3mGd_0/w640-h426/RBFlycatcher_H2I5202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Male Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvgmeQe3363iuxKRobiajkYA2-Glx4UQ2ByJAssfysFUiCv38lq9rl_IOYnsHjlrUXMlep2NQVW2BNYiovHsGF0DCe7eEQPXMzrl-9BzaO-5TiRgajHs9FzkhjeS4ckxgFE2-gTnPLAc/s1800/RBFlycatcher_H2I5214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvgmeQe3363iuxKRobiajkYA2-Glx4UQ2ByJAssfysFUiCv38lq9rl_IOYnsHjlrUXMlep2NQVW2BNYiovHsGF0DCe7eEQPXMzrl-9BzaO-5TiRgajHs9FzkhjeS4ckxgFE2-gTnPLAc/w640-h426/RBFlycatcher_H2I5214.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We stopped to look at a female Armenian Stonechat</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBS76I2wW3NGA9qBueR356vMFrV-GOVtvqmZNqEJmvWIr1aCJyy2SGTxwVNmJN-2hH5bPDimRkYiUpKk1B7bN39QEpi5fXz4b8V8XRIutfRHeLFN2hTx34bvJ4o5LsPqp41cGipj3g2Y/s1800/ArmStonechat_H2I5228.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBS76I2wW3NGA9qBueR356vMFrV-GOVtvqmZNqEJmvWIr1aCJyy2SGTxwVNmJN-2hH5bPDimRkYiUpKk1B7bN39QEpi5fXz4b8V8XRIutfRHeLFN2hTx34bvJ4o5LsPqp41cGipj3g2Y/w640-h426/ArmStonechat_H2I5228.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Armenian Stonechat (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Saxicola m. variegatus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;">When I saw a smallish Warbler bouncing low through some scrub and it had wing-bars! I got my bins onto it and confirmed it was Yellow-browed. John was not ready for the speed that I jumped out of the car and was after it. It went from bush to bush foraging on the go - like it was on a speed date. Trying to get an image was tough, as it was not static once - but I managed to get a few usable images eventually - but it was a real run around before it just disappeared from sight</span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOHRmfgXfJszV5MZ_M0T0gLsqiNa09P-EPUtCVOdzsLE7hFo8XiC_0spCB2DxEjN1Cbwq6dwHmj3gYdTKFvYxNdZBC02jP_Ttw5ZPrRsQj7ybqgvKJqJ-AkcKH3rGan5ikMuyX1e_hRo/s1800/YBWarbler_H2I5244.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOHRmfgXfJszV5MZ_M0T0gLsqiNa09P-EPUtCVOdzsLE7hFo8XiC_0spCB2DxEjN1Cbwq6dwHmj3gYdTKFvYxNdZBC02jP_Ttw5ZPrRsQj7ybqgvKJqJ-AkcKH3rGan5ikMuyX1e_hRo/w640-h426/YBWarbler_H2I5244.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yellow-browed Warbler (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Phylloscopus inornatus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ5NFQbzOB1qRKMk_wd0zEfnF6Tf3YmaHK4kzhHvSPaX_x2KRgzzXEQZHrl7faAbvwf5AoVDZT-1Wfw5SFw5-_xGD72LJNA_l6ez__drd2fh-WEPBrtY9zLNBGcFSeIdGmzsNtIx1Jzc/s1800/StEagle_H2I5304.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZ5NFQbzOB1qRKMk_wd0zEfnF6Tf3YmaHK4kzhHvSPaX_x2KRgzzXEQZHrl7faAbvwf5AoVDZT-1Wfw5SFw5-_xGD72LJNA_l6ez__drd2fh-WEPBrtY9zLNBGcFSeIdGmzsNtIx1Jzc/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I5304.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steppe Eagle (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Aquila nipalensis)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjOJeUnCnEnEygTbRc7bpwpVJ_tYJk28Ggoopu5moGPHcNKI7UIB-Filo4DUyIsy2nG2IfcOU7h8_WUjI4SxHkFKK1zgbCaP03IW4kBENaz4JtHOF0EaLDjYouxG-iCV07xK7RuOhwsM/s1800/StEagle_H2I5306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjOJeUnCnEnEygTbRc7bpwpVJ_tYJk28Ggoopu5moGPHcNKI7UIB-Filo4DUyIsy2nG2IfcOU7h8_WUjI4SxHkFKK1zgbCaP03IW4kBENaz4JtHOF0EaLDjYouxG-iCV07xK7RuOhwsM/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I5306.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This female Pied Wheatear had me going for awhile with its constant wing-flicking, but in the end it was still a Pied.</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU_qk21BSu-LdGJQIq3ZQi-ZBaO_GhRJ2qhFqeJTtZ557VvelUSoBbfbYb3Ulgx1TlffbxkvMgoGuXG1_I7iIzMUXA5JeAX3KG_sJSScR5fNRNKPaGiqQ65mUWsTA_Z8iwrBYMUExLbo/s1800/PWheatear_f_H2I5314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidU_qk21BSu-LdGJQIq3ZQi-ZBaO_GhRJ2qhFqeJTtZ557VvelUSoBbfbYb3Ulgx1TlffbxkvMgoGuXG1_I7iIzMUXA5JeAX3KG_sJSScR5fNRNKPaGiqQ65mUWsTA_Z8iwrBYMUExLbo/w640-h426/PWheatear_f_H2I5314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Pied Wheatear (Oena</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">nthe pleschanka</span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The male was more straight forward</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPgfTWGaAuIIfcpFPFk2e_ApgQD8wlCOvxb1dB_2w9xY8Se3BBxAnK6R6h3oDKa96PQs2iJL4NMLVJnRZ7dGWbXivkAVl4MjgXqTy6aOHlKXyEXmj-0z9FNrl6oxyma7j28sTIUc8TEM/s1800/PWheatear_m_H2I5323.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPgfTWGaAuIIfcpFPFk2e_ApgQD8wlCOvxb1dB_2w9xY8Se3BBxAnK6R6h3oDKa96PQs2iJL4NMLVJnRZ7dGWbXivkAVl4MjgXqTy6aOHlKXyEXmj-0z9FNrl6oxyma7j28sTIUc8TEM/w640-h426/PWheatear_m_H2I5323.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Pied Wheatear (Oena</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">nthe pleschanka</span>)</td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By now it was 11am, so we headed east to Jahra Farm for Bank Myna - but dipped on that. We did get another Red-breasted Flycatcher though - love it's typical pose!</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44sMPPrJjLBtUK4UmXvNcmli1F9ZLI8lYq00jSWSrK97S-4vVp-_vAndFouLUAlHMd5Q4QZQsdmSVTdSUXouz8UrG3jqYpqUDLcYxMwoeY75sLV5YzTZDEKqPel4ZAL6GA9U5lJIY3WY/s1800/RBFlycatcher_H2I5339.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44sMPPrJjLBtUK4UmXvNcmli1F9ZLI8lYq00jSWSrK97S-4vVp-_vAndFouLUAlHMd5Q4QZQsdmSVTdSUXouz8UrG3jqYpqUDLcYxMwoeY75sLV5YzTZDEKqPel4ZAL6GA9U5lJIY3WY/w640-h426/RBFlycatcher_H2I5339.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-breasted Flycatcher (</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ficedula parva)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkW2Pp6ciST0IAJtGtNRTCkOdqhcWEXwFlvgpxXB1xUpjCYTe4txGm3zfTh3E8C_LsQEIbZgeK50ZwBNK17fg4mWOCFVt8AKkoyKIX-UD0vNSSYvRSP6dOFhwDWuWcEZ0Rieoaz6ohh4/s1800/RBFlycatcher_H2I5345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkW2Pp6ciST0IAJtGtNRTCkOdqhcWEXwFlvgpxXB1xUpjCYTe4txGm3zfTh3E8C_LsQEIbZgeK50ZwBNK17fg4mWOCFVt8AKkoyKIX-UD0vNSSYvRSP6dOFhwDWuWcEZ0Rieoaz6ohh4/w640-h426/RBFlycatcher_H2I5345.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After stopping for a coffee, it was to Sulaibikhat Bay for the outgoing tide and we timed it perfectly. We boosted our list with many new coastal birds at this and the next site on the coast. Plenty Grey</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj3zVqLsnFYSeXUkBiQoJ0lwSIc69fPqgkJCJxe5GKwz0w5vVbzHKvhdHWruMB_iXs_FmUCfEVOCQjtCq-CmV0HvVHY8X3kzunCbRjRpMwqZBrxVpz8jnbXctGAEXz8xqr65lgSs6IgU/s1800/GreyHeron_H2I5372.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj3zVqLsnFYSeXUkBiQoJ0lwSIc69fPqgkJCJxe5GKwz0w5vVbzHKvhdHWruMB_iXs_FmUCfEVOCQjtCq-CmV0HvVHY8X3kzunCbRjRpMwqZBrxVpz8jnbXctGAEXz8xqr65lgSs6IgU/w640-h426/GreyHeron_H2I5372.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grey Heron (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Ardea cinerea)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjio4TbB1vH2QYeOplYHNGMStNMPmCA_PEcxTySsf3uqCW_xgBYbkKIOLRfx57Kgoh5MVvT0CJGPzsgleiK0ZcN23-rD2LgcPF2Pqc77OCU-Tx_WhR9rZN2s8jvT972AVFsBkkq5pYkM/s1800/GreyHeron_H2I5379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjio4TbB1vH2QYeOplYHNGMStNMPmCA_PEcxTySsf3uqCW_xgBYbkKIOLRfx57Kgoh5MVvT0CJGPzsgleiK0ZcN23-rD2LgcPF2Pqc77OCU-Tx_WhR9rZN2s8jvT972AVFsBkkq5pYkM/w640-h426/GreyHeron_H2I5379.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Western Reef Heron (both forms)</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVxcgc__E5iw6o6xrkmpu8kaffr6Vmoj9pNkQWYQRytBdmwOM4P14n0k4as0Rw-Ot4a_GCigyL0ahyphenhyphennlw01OD5ccM_S5vZ_u6fwNC3bZUr78jPB96C5eQkhjblpdf3p7d9wKuSFiPaXY/s1800/WRHeron_pale_H2I5350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipVxcgc__E5iw6o6xrkmpu8kaffr6Vmoj9pNkQWYQRytBdmwOM4P14n0k4as0Rw-Ot4a_GCigyL0ahyphenhyphennlw01OD5ccM_S5vZ_u6fwNC3bZUr78jPB96C5eQkhjblpdf3p7d9wKuSFiPaXY/w640-h426/WRHeron_pale_H2I5350.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along with the many smaller waders, we had Marsh Sandpiper</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmexlCV2LAJRmgk4JaV5P1wNNvsP263uYb0te_Y5djTQ8wcED06YjfNYSejwPRhXjk8OZuZr8hr68uBBr3nLD61apQmXoL5jTkYrji9uFKo000snf3sw_Yp-Gkwv4N4OyZaRTFMwy7v8/s1800/MarshSand_H2I5361.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmexlCV2LAJRmgk4JaV5P1wNNvsP263uYb0te_Y5djTQ8wcED06YjfNYSejwPRhXjk8OZuZr8hr68uBBr3nLD61apQmXoL5jTkYrji9uFKo000snf3sw_Yp-Gkwv4N4OyZaRTFMwy7v8/w640-h426/MarshSand_H2I5361.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Marsh Sandpiper (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Tringa stagnatilis)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Terns were well represented; mostly Gull-billed</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjwZpBmOEvVyDYjBlfoW810Wdnrw5o8Z2Nma5qprdX5okYlJX6NnYzPxJAtJUdASj6u70Tw37tedVEV0kwuh2PvRXfxydMZge8WwQg71arwynsHq_QCXsEzJFxaJxTjBizkCl8WA4SEE/s1800/GBTern_H2I5357.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjwZpBmOEvVyDYjBlfoW810Wdnrw5o8Z2Nma5qprdX5okYlJX6NnYzPxJAtJUdASj6u70Tw37tedVEV0kwuh2PvRXfxydMZge8WwQg71arwynsHq_QCXsEzJFxaJxTjBizkCl8WA4SEE/w640-h426/GBTern_H2I5357.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Gull-billed Tern (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Gelochelidon nilotica)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a few Little</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGzuDuJIZjuJi7xApbqb7EfnmPQMiFFE9xgNIPXEfd4x_ulistSAR2HWAIAVrU8FzDiCFJh_9ct56ZtvN-8L-Zjp3UYK_iNcIieCx0yitpj_9hwjhj7lCzOFHXnJNB8u8PtmF269TG9E/s1800/LTern_H2I5355.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGzuDuJIZjuJi7xApbqb7EfnmPQMiFFE9xgNIPXEfd4x_ulistSAR2HWAIAVrU8FzDiCFJh_9ct56ZtvN-8L-Zjp3UYK_iNcIieCx0yitpj_9hwjhj7lCzOFHXnJNB8u8PtmF269TG9E/s320/LTern_H2I5355.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Little Tern (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Sternula albifrons)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Plenty Slender-billed Gulls and a few large white-headed Gulls with a few challenging 1st year birds too; probable Caspian</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q6l_gJ2iVDJUEPtBEokD66Wz2OM5TIWYUOzrjVplx0X14BDlFGXUoWRm9MThfkyKUUgzNUO1-Xz9jX5pxkjIPNEYJt0poEvXPCMUkDQHNatuUByyRYWQ4qqbiryeJn49hfE1g-tfxOM/s1800/CasGull_tbc_H2I5353.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3q6l_gJ2iVDJUEPtBEokD66Wz2OM5TIWYUOzrjVplx0X14BDlFGXUoWRm9MThfkyKUUgzNUO1-Xz9jX5pxkjIPNEYJt0poEvXPCMUkDQHNatuUByyRYWQ4qqbiryeJn49hfE1g-tfxOM/w640-h426/CasGull_tbc_H2I5353.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Caspian Gull (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Larus cachinnans)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Hueglin's</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6o8nUQV4bUuPpW56JcyCXw8rcyUGDsrFYHDBgcURZLwwTEp_oCp0SJzhKYvg_ecffXFZSPyOs2LzITFmPeY_uBXd1YOypNx3gZS4VOQpND1m8IK5vzOolZ4WIGuzlZ-zbWj9_uy7TrEg/s1800/HeugGull_tbc_H2I5382.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6o8nUQV4bUuPpW56JcyCXw8rcyUGDsrFYHDBgcURZLwwTEp_oCp0SJzhKYvg_ecffXFZSPyOs2LzITFmPeY_uBXd1YOypNx3gZS4VOQpND1m8IK5vzOolZ4WIGuzlZ-zbWj9_uy7TrEg/w640-h426/HeugGull_tbc_H2I5382.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Heuglin's Gull (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Larus f. heuglini)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Crab-plover was a species we needed from this site and we managed two!</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvPP6SRbl24ro_c5avieTjzFq6Y7-Ir-8CthXwYZIcWu7oRZ8cz4jrRjuAYv_G5esh8pitDpGEgvBtYm_w_ySCSiGkbvMQKTGCHzQp5wZXMuDZVqG5ntfwCxuHqsBo6ifkIBo9YCKxnw/s1800/CrabPlover_H2I5389.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRvPP6SRbl24ro_c5avieTjzFq6Y7-Ir-8CthXwYZIcWu7oRZ8cz4jrRjuAYv_G5esh8pitDpGEgvBtYm_w_ySCSiGkbvMQKTGCHzQp5wZXMuDZVqG5ntfwCxuHqsBo6ifkIBo9YCKxnw/w640-h426/CrabPlover_H2I5389.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crab-plover (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Dromas ardeola)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzs_Qa7jlbAFvetFWofUWgJ2nU8lE8ySlb33mxGbX66stP2UpQfhjOsWzZQn2H0dhqJluPyYzfIaNqNPxBYVVONmMZFmPl5MWHBO6N8oXAQfGDNL3-2cbTOH_nsugbs66FlvSZ_TwXeo/s1800/CrabPlover_H2I5391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzs_Qa7jlbAFvetFWofUWgJ2nU8lE8ySlb33mxGbX66stP2UpQfhjOsWzZQn2H0dhqJluPyYzfIaNqNPxBYVVONmMZFmPl5MWHBO6N8oXAQfGDNL3-2cbTOH_nsugbs66FlvSZ_TwXeo/w640-h426/CrabPlover_H2I5391.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span>Next stop was the KISR Outfall where we added Hypocolius, </span></span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">along with Black-headed Gull</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7qO-vWcSEEGK6Hmluv6LcAMDD3iVi1PfT6DBehNubOaJH08UugZBHy9PBGrZ7YHIO0LxSENpb8iBdagUMe7X2xPt1-ssyQbXcrGX3kOGQnvmBHdm6ORzAlabZ7qy2rCVALfJSZssfF0/s1800/CBHGull_H2I5396.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7qO-vWcSEEGK6Hmluv6LcAMDD3iVi1PfT6DBehNubOaJH08UugZBHy9PBGrZ7YHIO0LxSENpb8iBdagUMe7X2xPt1-ssyQbXcrGX3kOGQnvmBHdm6ORzAlabZ7qy2rCVALfJSZssfF0/w640-h426/CBHGull_H2I5396.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Black-headed Gull (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Chroicocephalus ridibundus)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5_w9NELCmi4QyFHlzmi7JFlejAXl04JYnBmMxz4AtJQb1JIdbSW8u2BKs70ZqeryLBcDtpt81FlFU9g1G0OkvsF6dqcxZrm4ABApBZ-rG9UvfZj2S9GabCpUsaQrM3o3hhOeDdbZ_Ys/s1800/CBHGull_H2I5405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5_w9NELCmi4QyFHlzmi7JFlejAXl04JYnBmMxz4AtJQb1JIdbSW8u2BKs70ZqeryLBcDtpt81FlFU9g1G0OkvsF6dqcxZrm4ABApBZ-rG9UvfZj2S9GabCpUsaQrM3o3hhOeDdbZ_Ys/w640-h426/CBHGull_H2I5405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Whiskered Tern</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hbgMI1IaZCorHhQS4yAE0B4PNy6HmBzOKJiz7p1elWdAiMkWUnbO2JyNUbQWb1qkNBUxrgPiSCNdNAw5TkPwOpBSRKl_JSIeZ0TNdV2Jm_VSVPvGutACVwSCtpFCYvoEa8i34W2cvzA/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I5399.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hbgMI1IaZCorHhQS4yAE0B4PNy6HmBzOKJiz7p1elWdAiMkWUnbO2JyNUbQWb1qkNBUxrgPiSCNdNAw5TkPwOpBSRKl_JSIeZ0TNdV2Jm_VSVPvGutACVwSCtpFCYvoEa8i34W2cvzA/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I5399.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whiskered Tern (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Chlidonias hybrida</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aE2fIKfoPYf0wRDzfvqRn5wDyFLnKuhPxic3LIo1YNIkaM92quW1crvqcNORiZcNU9aMDbu5yHLEXXGFjAnY3bZm1J-Ug3ZMJsYo-_9KAUFVa6ca3QtkKK54OJqF743UfVVDsopZFBw/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I5403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5aE2fIKfoPYf0wRDzfvqRn5wDyFLnKuhPxic3LIo1YNIkaM92quW1crvqcNORiZcNU9aMDbu5yHLEXXGFjAnY3bZm1J-Ug3ZMJsYo-_9KAUFVa6ca3QtkKK54OJqF743UfVVDsopZFBw/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I5403.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOreG9id2EufXHBsCPeXDtR5D9ZcRpxA4CsixNeIHnPMJHA78n78LlSBAwt53r9VNqI1n0gyJdvyqOE6kbQA2MtCG4QPQHxTELYUa-GZpBdlDqWZVAGabZtVaGzWBRkPQFEHJXq6dAf7Y/s1800/WhiskTern_H2I5406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOreG9id2EufXHBsCPeXDtR5D9ZcRpxA4CsixNeIHnPMJHA78n78LlSBAwt53r9VNqI1n0gyJdvyqOE6kbQA2MtCG4QPQHxTELYUa-GZpBdlDqWZVAGabZtVaGzWBRkPQFEHJXq6dAf7Y/w640-h426/WhiskTern_H2I5406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last stop was Pivot Fields for the last 2-hours before sunset where we met up with Neil Tovey at the marsh. </span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other birders had been in the morning and got a good few species that were not present in the afternoon. At the marsh, Black-winged Stilt's were vocal and on the wing</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZU4XQRtqsQjG50Os-62BJms8KYdRoSGjk5eSYoGs6vQPql_zSz4WyOx0RlVgRSzAvQtLEBpH6djz-AWU9yIQPDBS5YatntIzCfo4Or25fzCBv92bvrojX75ZStrQEunwAzifySfs1MY/s1800/BWStilt_H2I5482.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHZU4XQRtqsQjG50Os-62BJms8KYdRoSGjk5eSYoGs6vQPql_zSz4WyOx0RlVgRSzAvQtLEBpH6djz-AWU9yIQPDBS5YatntIzCfo4Or25fzCBv92bvrojX75ZStrQEunwAzifySfs1MY/w640-h426/BWStilt_H2I5482.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Black-winged Stilt (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Himantopus himantopus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And the White-winged Tern was still present</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JhPXuG-USvrTuOmNAXrT91tOHztOtUb1SWPsmJcWgasGzw_nPsvAfgm_IiT8wJsD38hi2bicw4gT9jQ0tRBgUG3Iu1ehMJhIcc2zpg4aRir3ET4Md5NVA3JdpvkdcqpaKNsApibl89Y/s1800/WWTern_H2I5489.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JhPXuG-USvrTuOmNAXrT91tOHztOtUb1SWPsmJcWgasGzw_nPsvAfgm_IiT8wJsD38hi2bicw4gT9jQ0tRBgUG3Iu1ehMJhIcc2zpg4aRir3ET4Md5NVA3JdpvkdcqpaKNsApibl89Y/w640-h426/WWTern_H2I5489.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">White-winged Tern (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Chlidonias leucopterus</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We found a Greenshank, which I didn't have yesterday</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vsuNqPHgepxHCsrw5DImHNGpqxzYuDa67tCPcGJeqKcG1vml9hRBP0CDTf4IErHz3u3cLrwWWfjRPY8El0BDxVKVayTLX7OqTCAtExuR_LxxyvL7k7MaiH-carQyV926kgGpWZJR95M/s1800/CGreenshank_H2I5433.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vsuNqPHgepxHCsrw5DImHNGpqxzYuDa67tCPcGJeqKcG1vml9hRBP0CDTf4IErHz3u3cLrwWWfjRPY8El0BDxVKVayTLX7OqTCAtExuR_LxxyvL7k7MaiH-carQyV926kgGpWZJR95M/w640-h426/CGreenshank_H2I5433.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Greenshank (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Tringa nebularia)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As well as the Red-wattled Lapwing</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwwYPKQW_jvJlw4EZKooIjfCG-dOcnStRUcpFGJlaFXuyszbiH3dP1I0oNiFB-wNj2zFcrrTWSYr5gFg9KcIaZgNiZjbrop9VM0WJhkhd0icq4TA52oJSbQyopsUj8ErSutDmnotnIiQ/s1800/RWLapwing_H2I5428.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRwwYPKQW_jvJlw4EZKooIjfCG-dOcnStRUcpFGJlaFXuyszbiH3dP1I0oNiFB-wNj2zFcrrTWSYr5gFg9KcIaZgNiZjbrop9VM0WJhkhd0icq4TA52oJSbQyopsUj8ErSutDmnotnIiQ/w640-h426/RWLapwing_H2I5428.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-wattled Lapwing (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Vanellus indicus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Long-legged Buzzard was still present</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZNYTyIzaqYbPo50rMy8_lUwB6RgbAWtFENt2Ad3EaIGsTcGy8g8085s1Lx7H7EN4LQweau60MZL-JnFLRhxSYgkhAY8v5fmAYVpXRBCGpnKX0AtihmLQjwfP-Ha0e_byNgfG7tiyHn0/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I5414.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZNYTyIzaqYbPo50rMy8_lUwB6RgbAWtFENt2Ad3EaIGsTcGy8g8085s1Lx7H7EN4LQweau60MZL-JnFLRhxSYgkhAY8v5fmAYVpXRBCGpnKX0AtihmLQjwfP-Ha0e_byNgfG7tiyHn0/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I5414.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Long-legged Buzzard (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Buteo rufinus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YA3PxNsQVWWvb0QsiNcUBCVCXxTeb_f6Y2GB-YdIXiM0B85P9BN1aRKLwCSRIV-k1IgEazr79q82wUbDWrA_o46lpF6VopH0QDFfwZBwbgPWW_KqJ3hXONcFk8dOxznKVZHlAyDi81g/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I5424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YA3PxNsQVWWvb0QsiNcUBCVCXxTeb_f6Y2GB-YdIXiM0B85P9BN1aRKLwCSRIV-k1IgEazr79q82wUbDWrA_o46lpF6VopH0QDFfwZBwbgPWW_KqJ3hXONcFk8dOxznKVZHlAyDi81g/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I5424.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">as was the Common Kestrel</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdPiXgrtgfgD8-ThCAtC-mBXVwCLVGPwtF9Xqc7fCFeb_68FuOaQ42p754tOPCN9XKjohzJWc6bRG5F7J2Ehcu-QQkyLUdxUac8SiYfZLlNPP8IgZ2kLcF6x46oGkA3I35HhWAnaZ330/s1800/CKestrel_H2I5450.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdPiXgrtgfgD8-ThCAtC-mBXVwCLVGPwtF9Xqc7fCFeb_68FuOaQ42p754tOPCN9XKjohzJWc6bRG5F7J2Ehcu-QQkyLUdxUac8SiYfZLlNPP8IgZ2kLcF6x46oGkA3I35HhWAnaZ330/w640-h426/CKestrel_H2I5450.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Common Kestrel (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Falco tinnunculus)<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steppe Buzzards were settling down to roost for the night, but I managed the 'jump' shot</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvjXRWru8eco9d6Q90rRHl4MAIh7AsO_8Oq98YAS2QaIENMvBpJFzs6wDVgX0BU_-2wIsX4St_bJ_h__b3qF3XJ2E8s_F3wX57s9ioFO7ih9XRhfcatsKmdBJ8go6bv-A9pxRU-GY9SA/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5471.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzvjXRWru8eco9d6Q90rRHl4MAIh7AsO_8Oq98YAS2QaIENMvBpJFzs6wDVgX0BU_-2wIsX4St_bJ_h__b3qF3XJ2E8s_F3wX57s9ioFO7ih9XRhfcatsKmdBJ8go6bv-A9pxRU-GY9SA/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5471.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Steppe Buzzard (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Buteo b. vulpinus)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNNqZo_e2gUdXboYdxv4kOoEsIWBavihpRH4jpuEeZ6vfY-v6bCgH8BQKC4glM773Dzsp1vr9y5iNadUgfTDWwHmYC7dVvzCdTQwyXvJta3i2MGa2nRHNYlRZavqpTlk3EQlmrDUJBw/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5475.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiNNqZo_e2gUdXboYdxv4kOoEsIWBavihpRH4jpuEeZ6vfY-v6bCgH8BQKC4glM773Dzsp1vr9y5iNadUgfTDWwHmYC7dVvzCdTQwyXvJta3i2MGa2nRHNYlRZavqpTlk3EQlmrDUJBw/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5475.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOB26uDQ4aXG9OczaGlnLtUdtfCQD9LFIN1xt9bGnzQHL5qYnCqm1CKz-3_mVvpsVq8ULggPhCpzNWVwViVTl1DkqfgKaGUXekn4cXW4V1r0DQ12DHGJ40DlvwjuzSdkRvI7DoZTxgz4/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I5480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOB26uDQ4aXG9OczaGlnLtUdtfCQD9LFIN1xt9bGnzQHL5qYnCqm1CKz-3_mVvpsVq8ULggPhCpzNWVwViVTl1DkqfgKaGUXekn4cXW4V1r0DQ12DHGJ40DlvwjuzSdkRvI7DoZTxgz4/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I5480.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As the sun dipped to the horizon, a Red-backed Shrike posed in the afternoon glow.</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutfs3ViI6aeqz-A27ETsQJWrr808KtWfAhdZmjMjv5x9u5eMuXdy_wyo6ie2ivvfmUOH6_Em5DNxiF9ebNHlBYJvv_7joYyErsz6Bexmp6QSQ4iJS5sxYyyLbIa1vgCOIY9Dxsp6iMBk/s1800/RBShrike_H2I5462.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutfs3ViI6aeqz-A27ETsQJWrr808KtWfAhdZmjMjv5x9u5eMuXdy_wyo6ie2ivvfmUOH6_Em5DNxiF9ebNHlBYJvv_7joYyErsz6Bexmp6QSQ4iJS5sxYyyLbIa1vgCOIY9Dxsp6iMBk/w640-h426/RBShrike_H2I5462.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Red-backed Shrike (</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Lanius collurio)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We could have continued after dark for one more species, but since we started at 4am, we were pretty tired and it was now time to chill and have dinner.</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">John and I did pretty well, racking up 83 species to contribute to the total of 114 species for Kuwait once all the lists had been submitted and tallied. We did not do as well as the previous 2-years, but still recorded some great species on the day, with all who participated</span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-50018880401234647682020-10-29T19:50:00.002+03:002020-10-29T19:50:23.529+03:00Recce trip<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 42; 16 October 2020 - Pivots</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to do a short recce trip to Pivots in advance of the Global eBird Big Day planned for tomorrow, arriving as the sun was rising. No sunrise pic this morning, but this Common Kestrel will do.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3UeDnR2zikLMBwbSkIBz1uvXCo8cLnVTgUn1gegavXnl3xmdWBv3xdvuX1DgDu8rqgrDjspbfnuwUUZ3M-oiYr6BDebjO1AwKeqziyZYwDnKowvzGvh4xM8acUK02uBXZfmelzlJQHc/s1800/CKestrel_H2I5026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3UeDnR2zikLMBwbSkIBz1uvXCo8cLnVTgUn1gegavXnl3xmdWBv3xdvuX1DgDu8rqgrDjspbfnuwUUZ3M-oiYr6BDebjO1AwKeqziyZYwDnKowvzGvh4xM8acUK02uBXZfmelzlJQHc/w640-h426/CKestrel_H2I5026.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way to the marsh, I picked up a few Common Ringed Plover</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEPpBlAoQSmOzMoS7s_j_pP_EPuavMyDTnQI0BhtDEugD1vh_nqvZDWkRTcS1jFALqOpncd65YYlJJFaYcvQG8MDjwnOE984bBLcDlJfgE1ALfbx9s0QftKYgv5PJWdm1UO7KQtP8PjY/s1800/CRPlover_H2I5121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEPpBlAoQSmOzMoS7s_j_pP_EPuavMyDTnQI0BhtDEugD1vh_nqvZDWkRTcS1jFALqOpncd65YYlJJFaYcvQG8MDjwnOE984bBLcDlJfgE1ALfbx9s0QftKYgv5PJWdm1UO7KQtP8PjY/w640-h426/CRPlover_H2I5121.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">White Wagtail</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghLO9LT0Ynb9m6z6BQH0UZai9sd_GUlQ9zNIjyRhRBIoSCV0bu0FBKuKK9EkLPt9J2leDUC6ZIxvl9NilxjawKTuxmB8EEEwaniB6J5eCG-J_y-IrVuFeMZVNVZYk9kKxrkxDkLkye2M/s1800/WWagtail_H2I5116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghLO9LT0Ynb9m6z6BQH0UZai9sd_GUlQ9zNIjyRhRBIoSCV0bu0FBKuKK9EkLPt9J2leDUC6ZIxvl9NilxjawKTuxmB8EEEwaniB6J5eCG-J_y-IrVuFeMZVNVZYk9kKxrkxDkLkye2M/w640-h426/WWagtail_H2I5116.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Daurian Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF5wZbsJvI4ccI__dULQTkmU24mQcdeOZR81YK7qpqEpC0jU_kBSm4-1M58oXs_AWOPP2DlV8XB7T1YvTTZkrKXvTBZHeQC7tpjiX1sv4aqP7rufrxq_Wqj5S9F_PeFZG0qCloHtYEYM/s1800/DShrike_H2I5030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGF5wZbsJvI4ccI__dULQTkmU24mQcdeOZR81YK7qpqEpC0jU_kBSm4-1M58oXs_AWOPP2DlV8XB7T1YvTTZkrKXvTBZHeQC7tpjiX1sv4aqP7rufrxq_Wqj5S9F_PeFZG0qCloHtYEYM/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I5030.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Gurnett was already at the marsh, as was the Black-winged Kite</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskQQZu8VoT56LIb1pbaZqVGxRL1xqNUtPqITy4sZIzJxByxgzgkzGtE-no0_gbeAPTC-R9cY_-kB843Dt6cuNgkuUU_ZGoxzTAM_za6N4oirmBV0lNb_X9ThKOdbIIpOpEh6s4g5v0gM/s1800/BWKite_H2I5042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskQQZu8VoT56LIb1pbaZqVGxRL1xqNUtPqITy4sZIzJxByxgzgkzGtE-no0_gbeAPTC-R9cY_-kB843Dt6cuNgkuUU_ZGoxzTAM_za6N4oirmBV0lNb_X9ThKOdbIIpOpEh6s4g5v0gM/w640-h426/BWKite_H2I5042.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Kite (Elanus c. vociferus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0HQt9n8F9apZ2ibz_f8SJpklGsGFN8kVvqnnx8e0G-bDa_QwUdICNjidcvawMEYcUimVkJm4i0Nm42Rs9G4snkkQ1xRTtlI4iKy83j-6iUo6mhyphenhyphen5zHp2h6KpQ7Ht-9s4x1OyL-7t9X4/s1800/BWKite_H2I5043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0HQt9n8F9apZ2ibz_f8SJpklGsGFN8kVvqnnx8e0G-bDa_QwUdICNjidcvawMEYcUimVkJm4i0Nm42Rs9G4snkkQ1xRTtlI4iKy83j-6iUo6mhyphenhyphen5zHp2h6KpQ7Ht-9s4x1OyL-7t9X4/w640-h426/BWKite_H2I5043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Warbler activity in the reeds has really diminished, but we did eek out an Indian Reed Warbler</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMAfMVaKN8gb9HsGl1UyiMA6uQnfgSUCsbWAHIccZK5OD-G4hiqI6ktwj9QjjkPHsqZb89Hynb0qwigvGSTuxNm6wq2C8AinaxHirVe-Meh79dgdK2aqLioy49LLJvGCB2Uvcln4TiE0/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I5077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMAfMVaKN8gb9HsGl1UyiMA6uQnfgSUCsbWAHIccZK5OD-G4hiqI6ktwj9QjjkPHsqZb89Hynb0qwigvGSTuxNm6wq2C8AinaxHirVe-Meh79dgdK2aqLioy49LLJvGCB2Uvcln4TiE0/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I5077.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. brunnescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Western Marsh Harriers over the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUSZQ55XMFg-atC-S94mSJspSBmtHUZeLa3RcSSHItRhfwmRkaBijw9ANgJhtUkgjwkfdqH5xorJJWzaHz4dF6ubyMxcnyaHbsEfpVr3MxwD0MxHJsdMH_DKoMqJ26g1wqXQQo45fwi0/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I5150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUSZQ55XMFg-atC-S94mSJspSBmtHUZeLa3RcSSHItRhfwmRkaBijw9ANgJhtUkgjwkfdqH5xorJJWzaHz4dF6ubyMxcnyaHbsEfpVr3MxwD0MxHJsdMH_DKoMqJ26g1wqXQQo45fwi0/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I5150.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yZ-senntFBIdrqwzMmwuktgRKPuw8QdB7_xlj3purZMDURR8grqLpeB_0z1_0ZGfCbyUUJ1dXevAnVrtUaY2v_pSM7eVLBvVE26KRwP96cD3IhgC3ikk2jfZWrk47IpBj4SNuBwNx3A/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I5152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yZ-senntFBIdrqwzMmwuktgRKPuw8QdB7_xlj3purZMDURR8grqLpeB_0z1_0ZGfCbyUUJ1dXevAnVrtUaY2v_pSM7eVLBvVE26KRwP96cD3IhgC3ikk2jfZWrk47IpBj4SNuBwNx3A/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I5152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">put up the small flock of Garganey</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEL0HUNJY5OAuUY27PUQolOK1lmi7dVst_fmtZecARjY-zmFPZgJB7mq_VSwfudCqncld4L_hcsnySq7Hh_nk94au_IcoSm5Egz1qFFiR_ahO0hzllUEXFDqNYrfawJm6Yj9Nwi_CqFw/s1800/Garganey_H2I5064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuEL0HUNJY5OAuUY27PUQolOK1lmi7dVst_fmtZecARjY-zmFPZgJB7mq_VSwfudCqncld4L_hcsnySq7Hh_nk94au_IcoSm5Egz1qFFiR_ahO0hzllUEXFDqNYrfawJm6Yj9Nwi_CqFw/w640-h426/Garganey_H2I5064.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garganey (Anas querquedula)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Along with a number of Wood Sandpipers</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbew9Bk5J2HLKbWz06FKbTFP7e4jMyRfj2Q-8b_HmzI6lelUFiWDXULfPdD5wasM5ZezLAJAN1cQDZz8uy09Tm5eFWlEg8w_ubWrH3n_1STW7tqzZ32ZIQDsJvlX4CwUFXh3OYE_Tk2HI/s1800/WSandpiper_H2I5063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbew9Bk5J2HLKbWz06FKbTFP7e4jMyRfj2Q-8b_HmzI6lelUFiWDXULfPdD5wasM5ZezLAJAN1cQDZz8uy09Tm5eFWlEg8w_ubWrH3n_1STW7tqzZ32ZIQDsJvlX4CwUFXh3OYE_Tk2HI/w640-h426/WSandpiper_H2I5063.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A flock of 5 Glossy Ibis were present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyN7yDKlWdFxw48dMGcznmSJ0b3S39Qpvu4gZbkiTiLnzNtv7KoqhhZ5VNpR_H6vKFgE2zoluC9tWVkOFt7-8TR-Pedx3xWWMqkwetu-QYyTJqEkZemTy_fLSc9itE1XCtY2Q1AwJXang/s1800/GIbis_H2I5052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyN7yDKlWdFxw48dMGcznmSJ0b3S39Qpvu4gZbkiTiLnzNtv7KoqhhZ5VNpR_H6vKFgE2zoluC9tWVkOFt7-8TR-Pedx3xWWMqkwetu-QYyTJqEkZemTy_fLSc9itE1XCtY2Q1AwJXang/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I5052.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did a walk around the perimeter of the marsh, flushing my first Jack Snipe of this autumn</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQu9_6DewKd8UjBocxs4CcQg877VJ5l8Trv39w-tGwugILLaUfqyOg98VWUnD89LznGu5LiGnyz_uv5pilyeIZAPm31be5YtI2Z10Bns-E0OUdBeJAoXctIyYf1s9FMp4JPu4GQmB1Y/s1800/JSnipe_H2I5087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGQu9_6DewKd8UjBocxs4CcQg877VJ5l8Trv39w-tGwugILLaUfqyOg98VWUnD89LznGu5LiGnyz_uv5pilyeIZAPm31be5YtI2Z10Bns-E0OUdBeJAoXctIyYf1s9FMp4JPu4GQmB1Y/w640-h426/JSnipe_H2I5087.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst a Pallid Harrier flew by</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwjCrPTGYQBSPEeVk0IjS06fdcWPAdP5NC909zEytsjxOcfvqiuywJ_pKJI_P4iHBvoGsefPGOkBuLYy7LLgKAxcku8YOXkQf4i7rVSz8TkLt5DzUNAnC89D5VHSC2gd9OxApIlO0hqU/s1800/PHarrier_H2I5044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwjCrPTGYQBSPEeVk0IjS06fdcWPAdP5NC909zEytsjxOcfvqiuywJ_pKJI_P4iHBvoGsefPGOkBuLYy7LLgKAxcku8YOXkQf4i7rVSz8TkLt5DzUNAnC89D5VHSC2gd9OxApIlO0hqU/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I5044.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once back in my car, I noticed some movement at the base of the reeds and slowly a Spotted Crake crept out of the reeds</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrw8xQ9xvp5In_q6vDRgwtoyH0Bmz68INtYlQHpCUDC5gKpCco9wuN_AnnAKNkyrMc4I4IuRpoVd1lrweZkNAloGpwFEbWf9_CK1gWOW5ToMAxMoVXc4pzC6UCaIzXA5J-5V6pANUYlE/s1800/SCrake_H2I5073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtrw8xQ9xvp5In_q6vDRgwtoyH0Bmz68INtYlQHpCUDC5gKpCco9wuN_AnnAKNkyrMc4I4IuRpoVd1lrweZkNAloGpwFEbWf9_CK1gWOW5ToMAxMoVXc4pzC6UCaIzXA5J-5V6pANUYlE/w640-h426/SCrake_H2I5073.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And just to the left of it, a Water Rail deeper in the reeds. I have heard them at the marsh, but this is the first time I have seen one on the farm - excuse the crappy record shot!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HpVuIbo-5fvlv93md_23-s2TK3EyhTpvEELit-S-mLQbd9Ki9pYGCp0fyxiDK8DEjppXvd_VemPWiY7vWxdkwlTzVPpgLqmr0fe2Efzvvta-uiq_Wwcs2O2g_bwbOz0jRPoLfeAisws/s1800/WRail_H2I5071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HpVuIbo-5fvlv93md_23-s2TK3EyhTpvEELit-S-mLQbd9Ki9pYGCp0fyxiDK8DEjppXvd_VemPWiY7vWxdkwlTzVPpgLqmr0fe2Efzvvta-uiq_Wwcs2O2g_bwbOz0jRPoLfeAisws/w640-h426/WRail_H2I5071.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A cracking summer plumage White-winged Tern was foraging over the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY_THLXJ4e9skXWIqOuOAtcQdK-0tZKqF9Op_LSZ3uZKITfoEW3jVk-70nKEZfR4pajnwwlded5Usx3x4K9WkKgbL0ggWkcF6qHGHMJZAn5mL77Z8sAnlPumxisJgURXkINPeBDSdE9c/s1800/WWTern_H2I5059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY_THLXJ4e9skXWIqOuOAtcQdK-0tZKqF9Op_LSZ3uZKITfoEW3jVk-70nKEZfR4pajnwwlded5Usx3x4K9WkKgbL0ggWkcF6qHGHMJZAn5mL77Z8sAnlPumxisJgURXkINPeBDSdE9c/w640-h426/WWTern_H2I5059.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving away from the marsh, I suddenly saw this Steppe Buzzard aggressively chase a Spotted Eagle and was surprised that the Eagle was so submissive</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtLWIk1mko86y7oBxeIqHkw3JgQXaeRJrRRbJJsRM6BzfyO1BGP_g_lywlCvJzfp30ZkHFauoGhO0CzS0jK-ySdZc50zyRgIBxOeZvFNm1JIBIQ_RCM7163gXisItFnP9kcxI9A-3314/s1800/StBuzzard_GSE_H2I5068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtLWIk1mko86y7oBxeIqHkw3JgQXaeRJrRRbJJsRM6BzfyO1BGP_g_lywlCvJzfp30ZkHFauoGhO0CzS0jK-ySdZc50zyRgIBxOeZvFNm1JIBIQ_RCM7163gXisItFnP9kcxI9A-3314/w640-h426/StBuzzard_GSE_H2I5068.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga) chased by a Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are still good numbers of Blue-cheeked Bee-eater present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIL5JVdjRFo2FvP-6hHzgVbCW8pJ9yjfnUe6IKfg-h2CBwNrQuldvcIf40F3sL4AHyE5fVyWQkxNld-2ihFIfZjPtdNSytD9ncOBAiz1cvugeT4W9J5zv6t2_J_QNUYdiIYm9rRlS0RQ/s1800/BCBEater_H2I5149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIL5JVdjRFo2FvP-6hHzgVbCW8pJ9yjfnUe6IKfg-h2CBwNrQuldvcIf40F3sL4AHyE5fVyWQkxNld-2ihFIfZjPtdNSytD9ncOBAiz1cvugeT4W9J5zv6t2_J_QNUYdiIYm9rRlS0RQ/w640-h426/BCBEater_H2I5149.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I went to check the area for the Sociables and was pleased to see they were still present, along with the Northern's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_YsEG7MwIMO33R6CGBMJmOTBkPUxvaVn6ikdC9EfXFMroJ5-F_JxfsJ-7jgC6WEVjfJnIb_t1mqiSNKMvtQxUfD6o68FP3_9kzJ_iibz253UQR3FobqbO9dRYYJ2NfseANrIXDvRt8w/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I5113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_YsEG7MwIMO33R6CGBMJmOTBkPUxvaVn6ikdC9EfXFMroJ5-F_JxfsJ-7jgC6WEVjfJnIb_t1mqiSNKMvtQxUfD6o68FP3_9kzJ_iibz253UQR3FobqbO9dRYYJ2NfseANrIXDvRt8w/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I5113.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2 Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I encountered a few Pied Wheatear's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPWDePlWiN805m5v6qYXoYqHEy8sGeVnSTLpw68NEcDoqU2creAPaTlNdP65-lREy2vltRwZOj2cl6BSzzXTv-yKt9_vmJEK-JcmLJxyB9OkVd0Yy4vlNqJTe1NkWsz9Tnatvt7ktSQU/s1800/PWheatear_H2I5128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPWDePlWiN805m5v6qYXoYqHEy8sGeVnSTLpw68NEcDoqU2creAPaTlNdP65-lREy2vltRwZOj2cl6BSzzXTv-yKt9_vmJEK-JcmLJxyB9OkVd0Yy4vlNqJTe1NkWsz9Tnatvt7ktSQU/w640-h426/PWheatear_H2I5128.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4gAyU-VeUq0TDETPlRWq3-hO5LosF4ZZP99LgjnbTiayRfPE2z9Nvb8nr3VpG6zwiKzzNHJNLorW-P_PTVPfTN3-u-6ikcrJcpd95zmlWa4eR9A5cU9cFP0UvB9iM6nffoEcxR98F38/s1800/PWheatear_H2I5130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkZnXnFiBZLdr28U1yWyYg4E_VssC-1dPoHfy26OhRBTw3fpc557-xWDWk_9FBNpQUz_V0drlkkv3VEK5sZvDJieDYptVKEgA4E8VOLBU1ml0z1lReRaNoffOKYy-PhXzvK7ObzYQyQA/s1800/EIEagle_H2I5101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkZnXnFiBZLdr28U1yWyYg4E_VssC-1dPoHfy26OhRBTw3fpc557-xWDWk_9FBNpQUz_V0drlkkv3VEK5sZvDJieDYptVKEgA4E8VOLBU1ml0z1lReRaNoffOKYy-PhXzvK7ObzYQyQA/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I5101.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I stopped to enjoy a bit of interaction/piracy between to Black-eared Kites; one giving chase to steal food from another who was trying to eat his prey on the wing. In the 2nd last image, you can see half the bird drop out of its talons after which the 2nd bird gives chase to the falling prey</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-6maha5ZVY4u3wBZgW5gwZBS7Fpvlkj2sYjRfNo6nlLP9rM2Vi64YT15bWA20D3zlTTgQlf6l7BzVrAzZwyzDgZjQgx6FetZgjqUwIxQXwr5miU3eCzljydnz_dtkw6VMI9jk-RzOuQ/s1800/BEKite_H2I5095.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-6maha5ZVY4u3wBZgW5gwZBS7Fpvlkj2sYjRfNo6nlLP9rM2Vi64YT15bWA20D3zlTTgQlf6l7BzVrAzZwyzDgZjQgx6FetZgjqUwIxQXwr5miU3eCzljydnz_dtkw6VMI9jk-RzOuQ/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I5095.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyTO9aQ2h0HG3Tu9DKczM1pfFswax3OSQhxztOq-JCl9tMWB9tpaB2arIFAaF8IeUreFY_WsaljR6wlMGVALovc8E3w_l4B0QRiUhrIyc_hfTNWqxyNdz_kNumGOn3BB84ieKENiUiKw/s1800/GSEagle_H2I5093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyTO9aQ2h0HG3Tu9DKczM1pfFswax3OSQhxztOq-JCl9tMWB9tpaB2arIFAaF8IeUreFY_WsaljR6wlMGVALovc8E3w_l4B0QRiUhrIyc_hfTNWqxyNdz_kNumGOn3BB84ieKENiUiKw/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I5093.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before I headed back home</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-91333913249976312732020-10-29T19:06:00.000+03:002020-10-29T19:06:28.504+03:00A rewarding morning<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 41; 10 October 2020 - Liyah and Pivots</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I met up with Sajan just after sunrise to explore Liyah as there had been good raptor migration yesterday. Today's target was Short-toed Eagle of which 6 were seen yesterday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had quite a large area to cover, but I did stop for Greater Hoopoe-Lark which is always a great bird to see. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EzsV5i-HMDC6_en8pU07A8_nN3YMi6agLu4Fi_1o-R-ND5TQs5vK7uyLefHhwvIv42DqTWibpGx8O5LDh1WsFB_pZGz3tSWUE6iGzu706CggtxkNS-ZfM5FlBbtfyT6BNn7rd9lY5zk/s1800/GHLark_H2I4901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EzsV5i-HMDC6_en8pU07A8_nN3YMi6agLu4Fi_1o-R-ND5TQs5vK7uyLefHhwvIv42DqTWibpGx8O5LDh1WsFB_pZGz3tSWUE6iGzu706CggtxkNS-ZfM5FlBbtfyT6BNn7rd9lY5zk/w640-h426/GHLark_H2I4901.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Hoopoe-Lark (Alaemon alaudipes)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Birding is often quite like fishing - you should have been here yesterday or last week and so it was today - not a single raptor to be found! We were just about to give up when we finally found a distant perched Short-toed Eagle, but it took to the air long before we were even close - job done.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXk0tGzMOBqKemQtQM5YyPzEVShOPaHART23A77Nbrlp74f0i2Q6h2sgaG3gG0Vuewl8-Oq1zTfPR61gcJaxqB-kPT0Of8dTNNhGq31zbCRHYA1yvfi9kkMzWL5XlzIklNvKyFfGDjl6o/s1800/STSEagle_H2I4906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXk0tGzMOBqKemQtQM5YyPzEVShOPaHART23A77Nbrlp74f0i2Q6h2sgaG3gG0Vuewl8-Oq1zTfPR61gcJaxqB-kPT0Of8dTNNhGq31zbCRHYA1yvfi9kkMzWL5XlzIklNvKyFfGDjl6o/w640-h426/STSEagle_H2I4906.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Short-toed Snake Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmaQQX7isYvCyJKijqf0JN5ykxZ3k2I8KGHcCioOsrdhEF080Vei-T2GqdHSuVVSKPZHA9_-qgqobZoL7rmInZmBeGEjAKlCrVPuKfCRXDhFR1zRQL-ymWo5Xxu1-4o2mrWd1R-kkwGU/s1800/STSEagle_H2I4907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmaQQX7isYvCyJKijqf0JN5ykxZ3k2I8KGHcCioOsrdhEF080Vei-T2GqdHSuVVSKPZHA9_-qgqobZoL7rmInZmBeGEjAKlCrVPuKfCRXDhFR1zRQL-ymWo5Xxu1-4o2mrWd1R-kkwGU/w640-h426/STSEagle_H2I4907.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAlc1ijNiBZvVZlT9OamnMy_QgXXvnRSmzio_F-jSCdPNp1kMqfNWSJ41JR7pBoXZV6AX-6fvRQSsOEteTmJgBPsnu1GdO5Jf7mRv-6pv95PQB0IjA0RRpJcn7y9mUbhtJFvmukoP1qE/s1800/STSEagle_H2I4909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAlc1ijNiBZvVZlT9OamnMy_QgXXvnRSmzio_F-jSCdPNp1kMqfNWSJ41JR7pBoXZV6AX-6fvRQSsOEteTmJgBPsnu1GdO5Jf7mRv-6pv95PQB0IjA0RRpJcn7y9mUbhtJFvmukoP1qE/w640-h426/STSEagle_H2I4909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I stopped at McDonald's for a quick breakfast on the way to the Pivots for the rest of the morning, meeting up with Neil Tovey, Paul Scott and John Gurnett after I arrived. Whilst catching up at the marsh, two Lesser Kestrel passed by overhead</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsBzSAMLwZKh0sEhn0d-4StytphV56ryDeMFOZlx5vskD2TbOC6qHYn0Fu1Z_qDvEpZLmPe1AzggEsieUg8-eLc4yC23PvGAePurQk8g0Bk3YrPNSGITSU4EI1wvVEhouaowzznI-1qw/s1800/LKestrel_H2I4928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsBzSAMLwZKh0sEhn0d-4StytphV56ryDeMFOZlx5vskD2TbOC6qHYn0Fu1Z_qDvEpZLmPe1AzggEsieUg8-eLc4yC23PvGAePurQk8g0Bk3YrPNSGITSU4EI1wvVEhouaowzznI-1qw/w640-h426/LKestrel_H2I4928.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a Pallid Swift amongst the Barn Swallows</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MJ4USxSB-vGEC01ep3jxkoS8y0sHyrvk1pPpsCTxifeYPaFAf8vJTEEJ_8Kg74Qz1pm0E71QLmuYyL43EYS-zPNUykQUkS7ytXYv_sAjosGQNXl5VQt3x35ULFbQVQHkvVv4OgOG00w/s1800/PSwift_H2I4934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MJ4USxSB-vGEC01ep3jxkoS8y0sHyrvk1pPpsCTxifeYPaFAf8vJTEEJ_8Kg74Qz1pm0E71QLmuYyL43EYS-zPNUykQUkS7ytXYv_sAjosGQNXl5VQt3x35ULFbQVQHkvVv4OgOG00w/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I4934.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The <i>fulvescens</i> Spotted Eagle was still present on the same Pivot</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxBKXYRPECkNMro1ZoaDcDLgyhmaqgBNXZU_jZLiVcfYrBuLgvnAGONycxc903hyE_RXEzwZjE6ac02Ee_LIeZaYH9JA5EjESDJNiuo192WlwM3aWsW1Ov8y_c6bFFvjF7zkBqp64lDE/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxBKXYRPECkNMro1ZoaDcDLgyhmaqgBNXZU_jZLiVcfYrBuLgvnAGONycxc903hyE_RXEzwZjE6ac02Ee_LIeZaYH9JA5EjESDJNiuo192WlwM3aWsW1Ov8y_c6bFFvjF7zkBqp64lDE/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4994.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga c. fulvescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were thrilled to discover that the IUCN Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwings had returned to the farm again and a fair sized flock of 11 birds</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpruMVobMxcEGvZzMvIs1oQKYAc0P_DiHVIlxyAUiPtDN8vtCwTTxutnVnfN7kRLln16qXbmySbAzwUgF_Frpxmuoy9KCOjSu7OhD_ME1LLvJhi8wElSaeiOBOXtn3w59Mh-a2O5MrNI0/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I4970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpruMVobMxcEGvZzMvIs1oQKYAc0P_DiHVIlxyAUiPtDN8vtCwTTxutnVnfN7kRLln16qXbmySbAzwUgF_Frpxmuoy9KCOjSu7OhD_ME1LLvJhi8wElSaeiOBOXtn3w59Mh-a2O5MrNI0/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I4970.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq4lhD15DhcWyATrAHP8AL5Zmy-l3kBVTc7l9LvurzrsO_bTv1dE7fhw4UT2Us7GnuamNKn3vOkVZshCnHzjd0DGGskqlKyQXEMY68sq0mbO-JkyIMfH9sxhHYgdBLCxcy0cMKyJEq5o/s1800/SocLapwing_H2I4986.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq4lhD15DhcWyATrAHP8AL5Zmy-l3kBVTc7l9LvurzrsO_bTv1dE7fhw4UT2Us7GnuamNKn3vOkVZshCnHzjd0DGGskqlKyQXEMY68sq0mbO-JkyIMfH9sxhHYgdBLCxcy0cMKyJEq5o/w640-h426/SocLapwing_H2I4986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As usual, they were together with the Northern Lapwings which arrived in the last week</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmPREnXVyXzy6PihNG2iX7_erhmsH7FCc59hQvZR6LdXzmPhwMb1iwQRU7TsYy111FB5R6x8u7eRFyWaYnazID7TIejo8xHbhBB5JJfTtMjgdmdMgheRzB80dj4hbs9Me4Ygqmt6OvQw/s1800/NLapwing_H2I4984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmPREnXVyXzy6PihNG2iX7_erhmsH7FCc59hQvZR6LdXzmPhwMb1iwQRU7TsYy111FB5R6x8u7eRFyWaYnazID7TIejo8xHbhBB5JJfTtMjgdmdMgheRzB80dj4hbs9Me4Ygqmt6OvQw/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I4984.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">By mid-morning, it was pretty warm and a few raptors were up in the air; Black-eared Kites</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mco9iCdcdfOdbHpPmj5mZYg_rxxAvrRE8Goo3k0oRUb80GKj6Y_NVbWDG0bQhGULVKNY6SBdQQx7JPFe9B0u56RDtpMRVk0v447IctGnvzTAcFWVMnZVnbVCM2qjrCSTP0Hvb5qmlbI/s1800/BEKite_H2I4951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mco9iCdcdfOdbHpPmj5mZYg_rxxAvrRE8Goo3k0oRUb80GKj6Y_NVbWDG0bQhGULVKNY6SBdQQx7JPFe9B0u56RDtpMRVk0v447IctGnvzTAcFWVMnZVnbVCM2qjrCSTP0Hvb5qmlbI/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I4951.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steppe Buzzard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb34T39tC4-OZ1UmQ5AT-F5_k3QL0zutH_seUod3L3ULPB6MYobMDCludZePByEkFqa0DqbGB3D7OgFGAcYCeYaIGUzcysP2wJmLBWRINSVP9ap0c4LoY3N2lTKx888uBiNto56Xrpc_g/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb34T39tC4-OZ1UmQ5AT-F5_k3QL0zutH_seUod3L3ULPB6MYobMDCludZePByEkFqa0DqbGB3D7OgFGAcYCeYaIGUzcysP2wJmLBWRINSVP9ap0c4LoY3N2lTKx888uBiNto56Xrpc_g/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4924.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spotted</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd05sPTJalvpPp8tW4_bMPGiu5Q1czaIRLEzW95cqc4x6oGU3UeCcPfxBANVmlymQyZmYJ8UFpkTrRIQP6lgmOTWi2lcHtfrGBEA8iiHU3hkGXq_CWRY8HTFINoke7-HOS5TgpAneisc/s1800/GSEagle_H2I4914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixd05sPTJalvpPp8tW4_bMPGiu5Q1czaIRLEzW95cqc4x6oGU3UeCcPfxBANVmlymQyZmYJ8UFpkTrRIQP6lgmOTWi2lcHtfrGBEA8iiHU3hkGXq_CWRY8HTFINoke7-HOS5TgpAneisc/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I4914.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And Imperial Eagle</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA5B3ejRJ2lL3Uw7Ej2qLDQhDWaDySlzWDRKQ-DN7QXCHcTczksTzhnjakYdo6cuxBKbetAmTE0cXgLu2vR0dUlFXD3vQ-TkBJDCPCb-OvjNa37dtxJGZznTMbEueloWE4VficHjGfNU/s1800/EIEagle_H2I4962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA5B3ejRJ2lL3Uw7Ej2qLDQhDWaDySlzWDRKQ-DN7QXCHcTczksTzhnjakYdo6cuxBKbetAmTE0cXgLu2vR0dUlFXD3vQ-TkBJDCPCb-OvjNa37dtxJGZznTMbEueloWE4VficHjGfNU/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I4962.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After this, I soared off to get my weekly shopping done</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-63119814479562818442020-10-29T18:39:00.001+03:002020-10-29T18:39:49.969+03:00A Stork amongst the Raptors<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 41; 09 October 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Going to the Pivots means an extra hour sleep (compared to Abraq) to still be at the gate by sunrise.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaPimYcGtEKX-dDl-jKe3bjidSatoX3RDVOnUkrhVM2PV5utnbjvqLWtCVDKJYNo931PAORe1BjLrmPRSJo98b6_sG4jAf4W86bcxDFd1shABZvHWXHj9D6C2RXPX5pV74gRzWS44vHI/s1800/PivotsSunrise_H2I4745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaPimYcGtEKX-dDl-jKe3bjidSatoX3RDVOnUkrhVM2PV5utnbjvqLWtCVDKJYNo931PAORe1BjLrmPRSJo98b6_sG4jAf4W86bcxDFd1shABZvHWXHj9D6C2RXPX5pV74gRzWS44vHI/w640-h426/PivotsSunrise_H2I4745.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pivot Sunrise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a quick drive around the farm, finding a single Greater Short-toed Lark in soft golden light</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPeJSCpgp0p_2xtv9T9Pi3ZqRxuct4fxOzu8vnFQPsZn1kUnBxlRNOUCF7uW4P2Zffe_nYQmvhIu1mTGoz_XdmZnUK2PAP85pU1dHUK20FFdZ6FjC1pLk0qR8Z8_CrgBe9eirqEdD2vw/s1800/GSTLark_H2I4750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPeJSCpgp0p_2xtv9T9Pi3ZqRxuct4fxOzu8vnFQPsZn1kUnBxlRNOUCF7uW4P2Zffe_nYQmvhIu1mTGoz_XdmZnUK2PAP85pU1dHUK20FFdZ6FjC1pLk0qR8Z8_CrgBe9eirqEdD2vw/w640-h426/GSTLark_H2I4750.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Daurian Shrike, before heading in the direction of the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lkwde4zP4lTszh7OS2DBm0fj0Cs5OT3q4k8BGpV3T0uwkcavKXT_driJCu4s3N2uEL_U2luVkozeWYH_vS-c_F3PsiAPN-R3uKDnGWRkv7JLkTGhN5H5dv3gtxtfFvF_bXsHNAhj-qw/s1800/DShrike_H2I4858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lkwde4zP4lTszh7OS2DBm0fj0Cs5OT3q4k8BGpV3T0uwkcavKXT_driJCu4s3N2uEL_U2luVkozeWYH_vS-c_F3PsiAPN-R3uKDnGWRkv7JLkTGhN5H5dv3gtxtfFvF_bXsHNAhj-qw/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I4858.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I saw a large white bird some distance off in one of the fields - turns out it was just one White Stork that gave a graceful fly by, long before I even got close. It did stay on the farm for most of the morning though</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcf3Gg7m3XT8rAD0qMRPZfJkLMl1U6fOYpe-eAlVTyVu6am-PtkMpB7OjMswuZ-ng45E_hzZm7tGQIyUDqJiiPrmN3DyZiHQyRowXRqk2MXeZrVSSWImjhpy6OVQXJP1Y0DfMj20gmMc/s1800/WStork_H2I4774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcf3Gg7m3XT8rAD0qMRPZfJkLMl1U6fOYpe-eAlVTyVu6am-PtkMpB7OjMswuZ-ng45E_hzZm7tGQIyUDqJiiPrmN3DyZiHQyRowXRqk2MXeZrVSSWImjhpy6OVQXJP1Y0DfMj20gmMc/w640-h426/WStork_H2I4774.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SUjKkwSY9IHw0TFx4_FCULCGb-CGZh6mEizO-jmWxa6HyPBAAdSAgk_3_0XFFSkibiq3Utmu07a9_BR9LKvNV4EUEnUtoreKSz0YUK5ouJwyhoCyk9qdR8zkvYm_z2nGS1T_SgJME6s/s1800/WStork_H2I4780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8SUjKkwSY9IHw0TFx4_FCULCGb-CGZh6mEizO-jmWxa6HyPBAAdSAgk_3_0XFFSkibiq3Utmu07a9_BR9LKvNV4EUEnUtoreKSz0YUK5ouJwyhoCyk9qdR8zkvYm_z2nGS1T_SgJME6s/w640-h426/WStork_H2I4780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8iPlikx_NFJ7SnoMJG2FNO_7wwUxwUQDPY9ct-kLrcxTrQ1usAtzCSz7EZS5rJtSTsisc2RIABepZldNe3DjhhKssliQAckR-CEq0IkGkttMvFGUldUGcnFiNMIdP6El8xylr-MK5Mc/s1800/WStork_H2I4781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8iPlikx_NFJ7SnoMJG2FNO_7wwUxwUQDPY9ct-kLrcxTrQ1usAtzCSz7EZS5rJtSTsisc2RIABepZldNe3DjhhKssliQAckR-CEq0IkGkttMvFGUldUGcnFiNMIdP6El8xylr-MK5Mc/w640-h426/WStork_H2I4781.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the marsh I met up with John Gurnett and Jules whilst someone shooting outside the farm put up the small flock of Garganey along with one Shoveler</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQpLgvcswe6I7Ydd7GxA5uwW2OL3qsvPCZwWIv6ziKNRfsPP2mjQkt45OuVK9LAGsqXxSt_6BmvghN6K31i8B5XCqNOP4VDo6rfLKvN4JJM2woo_ESEh5Ca2lBtYxsrjMBeKBiVXI8Gg/s1800/Garganey_Shoveler_H2I4793.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQpLgvcswe6I7Ydd7GxA5uwW2OL3qsvPCZwWIv6ziKNRfsPP2mjQkt45OuVK9LAGsqXxSt_6BmvghN6K31i8B5XCqNOP4VDo6rfLKvN4JJM2woo_ESEh5Ca2lBtYxsrjMBeKBiVXI8Gg/w640-h426/Garganey_Shoveler_H2I4793.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garganey (Anas querquedula) and Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Great Reed Warbler snacking on a Dragonfly seem unperturbed</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM75_epXLrLStbLEdBe4RNaSF_0Y3h_BFXwlE92A-bWT74jyos_WzRuFkUdcrSYIYu-JF4H30-ciXEL-tIUqvRC3qHa8dsTWuHlxZLmGZ22EdQIDYo-PwlVTiS7ovsHVUE29d3yPLPzn0/s1800/GRWarbler_H2I4816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM75_epXLrLStbLEdBe4RNaSF_0Y3h_BFXwlE92A-bWT74jyos_WzRuFkUdcrSYIYu-JF4H30-ciXEL-tIUqvRC3qHa8dsTWuHlxZLmGZ22EdQIDYo-PwlVTiS7ovsHVUE29d3yPLPzn0/w640-h426/GRWarbler_H2I4816.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst White-cheeked Bulbul's flew back and forth above the reeds, allowing for a bit of BIF practice with a smaller subject</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r02jrlEbhg6OoMThFEyKGZORnzR93iRLKMbv2UPJGrDAhN2PzUApFByWD-RFnWDDd7orHFvN2sCOxHHvrmOOuG5ehJ4e_0BWIVGaV3bDTFC3RRjCg2Qbhb19Kg4b4_UzRQj5Nv18s70/s1800/WEBulbul_H2I4811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r02jrlEbhg6OoMThFEyKGZORnzR93iRLKMbv2UPJGrDAhN2PzUApFByWD-RFnWDDd7orHFvN2sCOxHHvrmOOuG5ehJ4e_0BWIVGaV3bDTFC3RRjCg2Qbhb19Kg4b4_UzRQj5Nv18s70/w640-h426/WEBulbul_H2I4811.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Both male and female Western Marsh Harriers made periodic sorties over the marsh without luck (at least while we were watching)</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmcAgJX1-Nc1jvGNXSW2RXS2GDiUmWE1TK_cmY96RE20DkC3DH21oH4dQGv65DmcSdQQYlWkFNTaIpWlKexCsX1TjLcwJnJHnuVSavwrxYYgYzKFw2wJG8bgRHj3UZOpMnS6vvLO36f0/s1800/WMHarrier_f_H2I4820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmcAgJX1-Nc1jvGNXSW2RXS2GDiUmWE1TK_cmY96RE20DkC3DH21oH4dQGv65DmcSdQQYlWkFNTaIpWlKexCsX1TjLcwJnJHnuVSavwrxYYgYzKFw2wJG8bgRHj3UZOpMnS6vvLO36f0/w640-h426/WMHarrier_f_H2I4820.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Odpbz2hGpczWuEHLluPFBAqtiFLgd2KEDc-uprd49LKu1YpmKCODkbVNPJAtM1Yg0uxXBHUp9v0RbG1dQgoorZNi8u7ulEPBKhiCaOgRR22qLC9BsuCiTTTuf_UFY_hyphenhyphen8vZPMLp_IyA/s1800/WMHarrier_m_H2I4814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Odpbz2hGpczWuEHLluPFBAqtiFLgd2KEDc-uprd49LKu1YpmKCODkbVNPJAtM1Yg0uxXBHUp9v0RbG1dQgoorZNi8u7ulEPBKhiCaOgRR22qLC9BsuCiTTTuf_UFY_hyphenhyphen8vZPMLp_IyA/w640-h426/WMHarrier_m_H2I4814.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst a Pallid Harrier just passed by</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bTN8hdgRkhNRMeiZuR2ofCChtQo1-rFkaPe8rptuiwiHDeDFTommWLyxqeb84uU98ZwNvG_S7xLuPT1rj56wcShSTw1wf83iBilNSWNFCWJD4kIenP4r4-kZUBIe7sQyw371KE1nqg4/s1800/PHarrier_H2I4752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bTN8hdgRkhNRMeiZuR2ofCChtQo1-rFkaPe8rptuiwiHDeDFTommWLyxqeb84uU98ZwNvG_S7xLuPT1rj56wcShSTw1wf83iBilNSWNFCWJD4kIenP4r4-kZUBIe7sQyw371KE1nqg4/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I4752.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP-vmb4YdST_khtuvE1s5rpryzXkcGd_S4ss3vs5WhgS0P6jY3QcUmakBySZA85Xp178m7Iux9wEPw3C-Wj67GNXa0JjFwC34_vJjqIWcATd07W1Vl3hT1UqUnEo8Xff0Rsjz1JtC4j0/s1800/PHarrier_H2I4756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcP-vmb4YdST_khtuvE1s5rpryzXkcGd_S4ss3vs5WhgS0P6jY3QcUmakBySZA85Xp178m7Iux9wEPw3C-Wj67GNXa0JjFwC34_vJjqIWcATd07W1Vl3hT1UqUnEo8Xff0Rsjz1JtC4j0/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I4756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I saw a pale Eagle on a distant Pivot, so went to investigate - a <i>fulvescens</i> Spotted Eagle! Even at this farm the Eagles are skittish and 200m is about as close as you can get before they fly off to another perch</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRfE9lFUFuVcWZI_GAftXe1uWK8lHl1CMXC_1gyo8d4iVkE3riADTHWuJqlped2TqYdRpyZTPJZWgZTHD5W5iwkLeac3_J6JTMdCh7wXUK_FWxft2ffqDfSqjvj3r1SJ-T4V2A_dV5jU/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRfE9lFUFuVcWZI_GAftXe1uWK8lHl1CMXC_1gyo8d4iVkE3riADTHWuJqlped2TqYdRpyZTPJZWgZTHD5W5iwkLeac3_J6JTMdCh7wXUK_FWxft2ffqDfSqjvj3r1SJ-T4V2A_dV5jU/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4808.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga c. fulvescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-1HFszZxwi2g0HN5F5VaymVtchdmDU543K5qZzCGrTNlCyQ1RCm-VF9JRaq7JMYnHedSfUA063B1cMcJwUJLOEieRsdXIpRu56SpD9oF3x5dQXB58BNCxdDX0524ZihatShWLN3sP5Q/s1800/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-1HFszZxwi2g0HN5F5VaymVtchdmDU543K5qZzCGrTNlCyQ1RCm-VF9JRaq7JMYnHedSfUA063B1cMcJwUJLOEieRsdXIpRu56SpD9oF3x5dQXB58BNCxdDX0524ZihatShWLN3sP5Q/w640-h426/GSEagle_fulv_H2I4861.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here, one of the 'standard' Spotted Eagle for comparison</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvtpsV1VzVk0mVbhyphenhyphen_Vbu87581T7QAS3DN6nVfv3Rx_5siL0QMNIGZVEF1gV6dzm3iGZMewXLMTDivwtcreGpCZ_dGzJc4KjtgRacj6ZGkvDvXf77QApNuKieRMs974R0YZMIowNh1s8/s1800/GSEagle_H2I4824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvtpsV1VzVk0mVbhyphenhyphen_Vbu87581T7QAS3DN6nVfv3Rx_5siL0QMNIGZVEF1gV6dzm3iGZMewXLMTDivwtcreGpCZ_dGzJc4KjtgRacj6ZGkvDvXf77QApNuKieRMs974R0YZMIowNh1s8/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I4824.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QyxuqfTi0cXzdD80a6kKqom-SrCGgozrwqySckWHWcIrZyi9GsMQlUeli6351WOZb425WMR_2unGGSdRAecjpZEPy0v-j0ooKNkCVf-SvObdjSEunU5sx5pVvBjkXDXM2eUk1suD9O8/s1800/GSEagle_H2I4882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QyxuqfTi0cXzdD80a6kKqom-SrCGgozrwqySckWHWcIrZyi9GsMQlUeli6351WOZb425WMR_2unGGSdRAecjpZEPy0v-j0ooKNkCVf-SvObdjSEunU5sx5pVvBjkXDXM2eUk1suD9O8/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I4882.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A little later I also had a distant Imperial Eagle</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML_xuII3-fA89G4cn-4UXjem-NohA6FbiL_OGKQFsu6Q0Z6v66aRximMzCdnLVb-j74cIa-KwkZTNZMezUyR-CatD0fB_ReOHzIbB3L1NGV5yfm7-witO9Nsq60xWsAPB4PvOLsl1woI/s1800/EIEagle_H2I4830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjML_xuII3-fA89G4cn-4UXjem-NohA6FbiL_OGKQFsu6Q0Z6v66aRximMzCdnLVb-j74cIa-KwkZTNZMezUyR-CatD0fB_ReOHzIbB3L1NGV5yfm7-witO9Nsq60xWsAPB4PvOLsl1woI/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I4830.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As it warmed up, a few Buzzards took to the sky. Here a Steppe</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAUJ8FmNAzzMIMl5xP-BAsSGZzGuNTl4RJ_KU6jfIbMC0aFwUWmYI5MgMH5yfF67dkFlw2nbhzUCOGGRFMvSiWhNJhvdpDqtWricQIun1Hc68NVahsHFHPXE0CU4l93wMU_4bpHuclCM/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfAUJ8FmNAzzMIMl5xP-BAsSGZzGuNTl4RJ_KU6jfIbMC0aFwUWmYI5MgMH5yfF67dkFlw2nbhzUCOGGRFMvSiWhNJhvdpDqtWricQIun1Hc68NVahsHFHPXE0CU4l93wMU_4bpHuclCM/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4846.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO3HBG6DPPddGEo5Oh1RoLJEFrdtAU-I8S0lxTgy7-X0aUt7Yrv_vM0pJ_pUyyzA8WJPNK9zkCSCuyr2_3VGBhfxWiBlVrW64n3fXMHEuNTXtr_woosKU0z2ef94RB2GK2ytZ_UfANAg/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO3HBG6DPPddGEo5Oh1RoLJEFrdtAU-I8S0lxTgy7-X0aUt7Yrv_vM0pJ_pUyyzA8WJPNK9zkCSCuyr2_3VGBhfxWiBlVrW64n3fXMHEuNTXtr_woosKU0z2ef94RB2GK2ytZ_UfANAg/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4855.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And judging by the enlarged and dark carpal patch, a Long-legged - but a plumage I am not familiar with?</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEHHIqL96G63fgTW3rInEM7-nvuBajEztQj1wcgGMqnpCGNdckYeF7f0booBeBtV7EuukhkBKDun0XIUzvhVRp76FCNuWeGG-3jI_QFxsa2rSw3RYGtGYS_-IIF_P_OT_R5iRt5rVh9w/s1800/LL_StBuzzard_H2I4897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglEHHIqL96G63fgTW3rInEM7-nvuBajEztQj1wcgGMqnpCGNdckYeF7f0booBeBtV7EuukhkBKDun0XIUzvhVRp76FCNuWeGG-3jI_QFxsa2rSw3RYGtGYS_-IIF_P_OT_R5iRt5rVh9w/w640-h426/LL_StBuzzard_H2I4897.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged (Buteo rufinus) and Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVspqNAjMaR5BDF8rC1C5aT3cDIOyGHEDy6_a_fJkU36yhH7KcUXy_5lv6D1EJnPuxSGZyAz5k_f864S0KYzBmk_x3rieSBhYmcg2fJbr57kW4VDjFiuu9hQUiPtV7OjQGRWf58PSue4/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I4890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVspqNAjMaR5BDF8rC1C5aT3cDIOyGHEDy6_a_fJkU36yhH7KcUXy_5lv6D1EJnPuxSGZyAz5k_f864S0KYzBmk_x3rieSBhYmcg2fJbr57kW4VDjFiuu9hQUiPtV7OjQGRWf58PSue4/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I4890.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As there was not much else about and it was still pretty warm, called it a morning</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-46047447684937166932020-10-29T17:55:00.000+03:002020-10-29T17:55:06.114+03:00Raptors and a Phylloscopus<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 40; 03 October 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Raptor migration has been pretty good in the SW of Kuwait this autumn, so again it as an early start in the dark to head back to Al Abraq. Also, a little earlier than a few days back, as I wanted to get the Camel and sunrise pic that I have envisioned for so long. This morning I timed it right, the 'rogue' Camel was out of it's pen and I got my shot!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgpzrNiqOo5-OBH6YMIg6eQOuFKZh6K4ZW6yrypXF7gOodyFoxdmUJ6kb14lr2cHGh5dvNqMK3mCI5K-JBWTRynoI5D2Iyp8zxqvx1MSbAhpvXG7XOIFctX8wIF4OdFEnuvriwVAQjVU/s1800/AbraqSunrise_H2I4448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgpzrNiqOo5-OBH6YMIg6eQOuFKZh6K4ZW6yrypXF7gOodyFoxdmUJ6kb14lr2cHGh5dvNqMK3mCI5K-JBWTRynoI5D2Iyp8zxqvx1MSbAhpvXG7XOIFctX8wIF4OdFEnuvriwVAQjVU/w426-h640/AbraqSunrise_H2I4448.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise Camel</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This golden glow image is also quite appealing</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8Bexb90sQHjZThPKTKnCi1S47ZkioArsepjEi3pepJYnVlt-rT_W7aQrzgG8zJuWu5Y_0S26mkSSmHI9ABPxgfsOHTKVFKht8psxRGnoCutzDgZwyPx9C_UGEBiE5Sdm3QVQctrjA2s/s1800/AbraqSunrise_H2I4462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8Bexb90sQHjZThPKTKnCi1S47ZkioArsepjEi3pepJYnVlt-rT_W7aQrzgG8zJuWu5Y_0S26mkSSmHI9ABPxgfsOHTKVFKht8psxRGnoCutzDgZwyPx9C_UGEBiE5Sdm3QVQctrjA2s/w640-h426/AbraqSunrise_H2I4462.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dawn Glow<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And this, a study in B+W</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59mMn9M_b3akrYjvkMXm3rtJmzBv0sSC5HE_oDwjfICNWZ-xuTfZvQRafUd8xx1GFXlaIPwlq0dcBZq9Efv6kNyf0WeYu9_bU2BQ1QStLlEkn40EB3EWr9dWdNW5gDDfjyveTvd1PhpM/s1800/AbraqSunrise_H2I4464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59mMn9M_b3akrYjvkMXm3rtJmzBv0sSC5HE_oDwjfICNWZ-xuTfZvQRafUd8xx1GFXlaIPwlq0dcBZq9Efv6kNyf0WeYu9_bU2BQ1QStLlEkn40EB3EWr9dWdNW5gDDfjyveTvd1PhpM/w640-h426/AbraqSunrise_H2I4464.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back to camp</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I got to the farm where Khaled Al-Ghanem was waiting outside - the gate was locked! It took some time for one of the workers to come an open it, but we did see a Common Cuckoo whilst waiting. We first both drove around the farm and I was lucky to find this juvenile Asian Shikra enjoying some early breakfast. Whatever passerine it was, it didn't take long to finish before the Shikra flew off</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiope30hAN8K_L2OdmdiYKVNLNWDNBM2-P0wGd7b_jviTHL4ZYnLmulr1kRIykKZz8ZSqERGwsbaTjzjK1XiXaEVg8-DaA3mW8bGMVFAnOX2uMq-plXWSin3PasRgZO022YDzwOIFl5uPw/s1800/AShikra_H2I4470.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiope30hAN8K_L2OdmdiYKVNLNWDNBM2-P0wGd7b_jviTHL4ZYnLmulr1kRIykKZz8ZSqERGwsbaTjzjK1XiXaEVg8-DaA3mW8bGMVFAnOX2uMq-plXWSin3PasRgZO022YDzwOIFl5uPw/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4470.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Shikra (Accipiter b. cenchroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichducnwP2hZSoh96lrs40UZBR0uA0ZFfmArAI6SPontngpKLyXBGvzXFIGz7BT6Iq0XytvnzvjRjRF7lHGh6Lg1vufzB6_ae7l5X4WDFAGh3z0vxLax8wj5dCeLkSvOh0YFcxBCqDLkA/s1800/AShikra_H2I4473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichducnwP2hZSoh96lrs40UZBR0uA0ZFfmArAI6SPontngpKLyXBGvzXFIGz7BT6Iq0XytvnzvjRjRF7lHGh6Lg1vufzB6_ae7l5X4WDFAGh3z0vxLax8wj5dCeLkSvOh0YFcxBCqDLkA/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4473.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JEjxtybdnoKIWxWNoiVuxxhUZC_PNUuF9-gWBDsBg1RzlNGtyeKrd4LLe3vvlzQ2nYzbPecrEM04IhRbX2H2F45cGsG41SyEhgw52UuqZbGmYMNuerEhGqi5xXGqrp_xZaUtrcuTF84/s1800/AShikra_H2I4487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JEjxtybdnoKIWxWNoiVuxxhUZC_PNUuF9-gWBDsBg1RzlNGtyeKrd4LLe3vvlzQ2nYzbPecrEM04IhRbX2H2F45cGsG41SyEhgw52UuqZbGmYMNuerEhGqi5xXGqrp_xZaUtrcuTF84/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4487.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSwQmTmmPUYOo6mfOsMVAjQjRWbwOhC-VG_i2cOzOWNLEyemwcvfRp-mTMd20lZqD12mEM54sU6T-i6cpDVNXaYUk5FCUcVrvs2vbN_H7R5LzizpCGUyii9GKKFUDNrKrl9MJJfubRVc/s1800/AShikra_H2I4496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSwQmTmmPUYOo6mfOsMVAjQjRWbwOhC-VG_i2cOzOWNLEyemwcvfRp-mTMd20lZqD12mEM54sU6T-i6cpDVNXaYUk5FCUcVrvs2vbN_H7R5LzizpCGUyii9GKKFUDNrKrl9MJJfubRVc/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4496.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlOvTtsESoGefQnDAqq2IEXBGCapDZGYtIxib9STPDBLEr_tmoYS7I4BbRJTb1sb-SWruJzqYkqwMbORB62frDURmzkzi4TWU5vqf6VVjXqhBzW8pLa1yn12Sr2HywPmQyf45k3WtLb0/s1800/AShikra_H2I4516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlOvTtsESoGefQnDAqq2IEXBGCapDZGYtIxib9STPDBLEr_tmoYS7I4BbRJTb1sb-SWruJzqYkqwMbORB62frDURmzkzi4TWU5vqf6VVjXqhBzW8pLa1yn12Sr2HywPmQyf45k3WtLb0/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Later we met up and waited from the same vantage area as our last visit for some raptors to pass by. There were definitely way less today, but we still had Steppe Buzzard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLSmiiri-5kzOCHkWEzeKRYS4S9aH1wsRy04scRnioMQejVtZIoo5DtPdbjUD1Qpt26GKfpzvnDklTfxuEKDQVnps4o-eWIDptGPQqhx6qk9Dx0eckzy9hcJoSc7pOYhYedRQIy_7gtM/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLSmiiri-5kzOCHkWEzeKRYS4S9aH1wsRy04scRnioMQejVtZIoo5DtPdbjUD1Qpt26GKfpzvnDklTfxuEKDQVnps4o-eWIDptGPQqhx6qk9Dx0eckzy9hcJoSc7pOYhYedRQIy_7gtM/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4596.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">a 1st year European Honey Buzzard</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6lUi8sjMWYCU77tLtBEm57DEZfmGy7j-OspH42D_gTxJM4gsCyObV5vjunFG0lhrIAUFRTJ6vFetDooBIPzYa6_fRVGOnlwJU4RRzWBPGD09W47attg5l-3ffIX4wscXuyvQARwrr7s/s1800/EHBuzzard_H2I4551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6lUi8sjMWYCU77tLtBEm57DEZfmGy7j-OspH42D_gTxJM4gsCyObV5vjunFG0lhrIAUFRTJ6vFetDooBIPzYa6_fRVGOnlwJU4RRzWBPGD09W47attg5l-3ffIX4wscXuyvQARwrr7s/w640-h426/EHBuzzard_H2I4551.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vUIOIDfnhKQFJwEDQyHW14co8tHIOFIC3xqKcOBTRtLU2UX65TStQfk1CSBEQH0PxraOk-OVmU1-BscbV6EHud5InZ8JEekSOjog1v1Fp-herkVuQwx84-K5l5jHEDqYZSU3UXhhsac/s1800/EHBuzzard_H2I4552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vUIOIDfnhKQFJwEDQyHW14co8tHIOFIC3xqKcOBTRtLU2UX65TStQfk1CSBEQH0PxraOk-OVmU1-BscbV6EHud5InZ8JEekSOjog1v1Fp-herkVuQwx84-K5l5jHEDqYZSU3UXhhsac/w640-h426/EHBuzzard_H2I4552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdOL467iw8vvvd-kEhe0Pwb2RprEpNuRd-L86ia2fwKbkKMPw5qWgc3oHlTmFcU10vMt2oEic1HNE1BeZUPyaLlc0sVn5Mgj6GDnYWIZHUI6Aw7hBa_7YOhEu_aFa3UAR_LaD0JYBy2A/s1800/EHBuzzard_H2I4558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdOL467iw8vvvd-kEhe0Pwb2RprEpNuRd-L86ia2fwKbkKMPw5qWgc3oHlTmFcU10vMt2oEic1HNE1BeZUPyaLlc0sVn5Mgj6GDnYWIZHUI6Aw7hBa_7YOhEu_aFa3UAR_LaD0JYBy2A/w640-h426/EHBuzzard_H2I4558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a few Pallid Harrier's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3mZH0yE30ZtAYNkpDRzdf0uvrm4gga6xY9N493Uo5dIyWVEDAsoili_jnNYsmW7oy4zz4gKbDwsGH_qC_8pyHAUc-O2Nd9sY6zXpRHFE0EN4Of6bKF_SfGskBUoJYooLaTi1vale3nk/s1800/PHarrier_H2I4650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3mZH0yE30ZtAYNkpDRzdf0uvrm4gga6xY9N493Uo5dIyWVEDAsoili_jnNYsmW7oy4zz4gKbDwsGH_qC_8pyHAUc-O2Nd9sY6zXpRHFE0EN4Of6bKF_SfGskBUoJYooLaTi1vale3nk/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I4650.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik27x8kMJaAfhMaqarz8SErK6GetellXsVNvuy8FydOVA3brEOCJiQw399g-pLGI_szK2X-1q3cpjp5ILXgSgrpMrxgJr_hcnURcTGoOq4qf-Brm1b2WUOYrkK61iz4yw9CxenQkbXTc0/s1800/PHarrier_H2I4739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik27x8kMJaAfhMaqarz8SErK6GetellXsVNvuy8FydOVA3brEOCJiQw399g-pLGI_szK2X-1q3cpjp5ILXgSgrpMrxgJr_hcnURcTGoOq4qf-Brm1b2WUOYrkK61iz4yw9CxenQkbXTc0/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I4739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Red-breasted Flycatchers were quite vocal behind where we were sitting, so I went in search of them and managed to connect. They really are charismatic little birds</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TepRHXUhl9EG1LZQRv_TivLAJ5ggGfejDz4GleAei195Cart4nLSe2z3Tbt3uU9JnCu4QWym6ONbx4qlXpG6ys9L3vOUPnBtsxJH1P9iGYlfkUKxxGDa7BxYnaRpSqXinUO1pajCPNA/s1800/RBFly_H2I4587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TepRHXUhl9EG1LZQRv_TivLAJ5ggGfejDz4GleAei195Cart4nLSe2z3Tbt3uU9JnCu4QWym6ONbx4qlXpG6ys9L3vOUPnBtsxJH1P9iGYlfkUKxxGDa7BxYnaRpSqXinUO1pajCPNA/w640-h426/RBFly_H2I4587.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd6zQNnvR-RfRklSzDTip4J2baKriKbkZOrMCfj_ZLmBsgtPS-t82mXj5vAm4ZrzcS4JXay99BM3hQohtoxOgGoZdeMyVKzdYo7FgYHxHZeJ3AMhB1C9cFFm8BGh9lJUZ6B3TgS2jC1A/s1800/RBFly_H2I4600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzd6zQNnvR-RfRklSzDTip4J2baKriKbkZOrMCfj_ZLmBsgtPS-t82mXj5vAm4ZrzcS4JXay99BM3hQohtoxOgGoZdeMyVKzdYo7FgYHxHZeJ3AMhB1C9cFFm8BGh9lJUZ6B3TgS2jC1A/w640-h426/RBFly_H2I4600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also found Lesser Whitethroat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt1bCQxS_Kvru-FhjViL_zf61nEuF3ZGJvSYWcm_PD66_-Bnw4zobY5GG3a5Oewyo4VChiDMgY1QOQmUYMLZtUQFeDDKyAfZQnQA8wyfeNJEGmLy4nqIJljbpLc6TUp6of_TLNwj7n1w/s1800/LWhitethroat_H2I4524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt1bCQxS_Kvru-FhjViL_zf61nEuF3ZGJvSYWcm_PD66_-Bnw4zobY5GG3a5Oewyo4VChiDMgY1QOQmUYMLZtUQFeDDKyAfZQnQA8wyfeNJEGmLy4nqIJljbpLc6TUp6of_TLNwj7n1w/w640-h426/LWhitethroat_H2I4524.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca a halimodendri)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv-v3-x9bOQkT3-n8AWcfaOGaDQ5LVACLoIlxpKCl9YdADXbIrg78ZNI91qsidRJFigPLZn6sTLtV7tgVgG6SEegKcuJ9FPoADAttiCC4qvrneawyXyrAGMRi4jsJ6cYkGF3wWlXP5kU/s1800/LWhitethroat_H2I4582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjv-v3-x9bOQkT3-n8AWcfaOGaDQ5LVACLoIlxpKCl9YdADXbIrg78ZNI91qsidRJFigPLZn6sTLtV7tgVgG6SEegKcuJ9FPoADAttiCC4qvrneawyXyrAGMRi4jsJ6cYkGF3wWlXP5kU/w640-h426/LWhitethroat_H2I4582.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">a female Blackcap</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHjd7_2xx_fJK2PZaemM3UjyjDfewC63ntXnBSWuz_MZwo4IbWKzf_XBnLntJ53ns5Mn-30lf3mThXdAugeg4mgnr7jSlxwBSicT3oOW2TnZi_1z0teYz6K_WurdtoPwh73FF9dn8U5w/s1800/EBlackcap_H2I4519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHjd7_2xx_fJK2PZaemM3UjyjDfewC63ntXnBSWuz_MZwo4IbWKzf_XBnLntJ53ns5Mn-30lf3mThXdAugeg4mgnr7jSlxwBSicT3oOW2TnZi_1z0teYz6K_WurdtoPwh73FF9dn8U5w/w640-h426/EBlackcap_H2I4519.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And I suspect a Caspian Reed Warbler for the 1st image, not 100% sure for the 2nd image</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD01jvH6SeKs7fh1ErvXI_IibwNB5YzM0bPZU8zjUaPUJABx3pyq9XgBYexiBSJI_wvwnPMHVcZe0CW_JjIWUjv_dNRGeWhZg30BDhuTGsZvc7U9CofUIu0f1A174jK9Vry6uSnynbgbs/s1800/CasRWarbler_tbc_H2I4569.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD01jvH6SeKs7fh1ErvXI_IibwNB5YzM0bPZU8zjUaPUJABx3pyq9XgBYexiBSJI_wvwnPMHVcZe0CW_JjIWUjv_dNRGeWhZg30BDhuTGsZvc7U9CofUIu0f1A174jK9Vry6uSnynbgbs/w640-h426/CasRWarbler_tbc_H2I4569.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. fuscus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDHa4ZUKGaavxVYHsH341N4ErWgGM3TC9-EmjenVJhh23ahnVnB1_dvoQp7dYgEPgXGcd4S-UlIU7tX23XUUZU69vm8zfPJXJlTMK0c-kwhtnSPzU_ko0QKTYX_RWgy-VFfdmxYQ4mPo/s1800/CasRWarbler_tbc_H2I4579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDHa4ZUKGaavxVYHsH341N4ErWgGM3TC9-EmjenVJhh23ahnVnB1_dvoQp7dYgEPgXGcd4S-UlIU7tX23XUUZU69vm8zfPJXJlTMK0c-kwhtnSPzU_ko0QKTYX_RWgy-VFfdmxYQ4mPo/w640-h426/CasRWarbler_tbc_H2I4579.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It had warmed up quite a bit, so time for another drive around the farm - Eurasian Hoopoe</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz-B841UfXFPbT4MKJYCwr-LuJNFQGciUAdgOzBWcswrbq9D2tU5XK9s0lO7DPf15U5anruawsU1nFQChKIeQaBnZ8TcaERJ9DZAPC9v9WbOlQq0qY-n2sCTwHnYji8xYJIiGHn0KD9E/s1800/EHoopoe_H2I4540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz-B841UfXFPbT4MKJYCwr-LuJNFQGciUAdgOzBWcswrbq9D2tU5XK9s0lO7DPf15U5anruawsU1nFQChKIeQaBnZ8TcaERJ9DZAPC9v9WbOlQq0qY-n2sCTwHnYji8xYJIiGHn0KD9E/w640-h426/EHoopoe_H2I4540.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A single Common Redstart</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4geHHaOgNGN3_gwBT6eymOe6e_yejtp9NO0Uvm46-DfcK3rPRXo1ulERdKTLpcJY6SGcmyiRcB-2Cb2TEwRTS7B_-joBHNe6Bsulle9WkLUXzEA3EoQ8UnQ6COVRCdGPWlX8H2mSLCo/s1800/CRedstart_H2I4612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4geHHaOgNGN3_gwBT6eymOe6e_yejtp9NO0Uvm46-DfcK3rPRXo1ulERdKTLpcJY6SGcmyiRcB-2Cb2TEwRTS7B_-joBHNe6Bsulle9WkLUXzEA3EoQ8UnQ6COVRCdGPWlX8H2mSLCo/w640-h426/CRedstart_H2I4612.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a late Spotted Fly</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLb1XzFu_lf5LMb8s7yQO8rQ_vlP_lua_2aJT1z0HNMjoJIBt7i_AHNoCfYr7nc1_KFJz9Pyf2lCzhhWKUdJ59zmKToozNsLl1WJgAzXbSL-4ZhCZB7zu3D3yZcG35T0cSRaBulAzTXU/s1800/SFly_H2I4536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLb1XzFu_lf5LMb8s7yQO8rQ_vlP_lua_2aJT1z0HNMjoJIBt7i_AHNoCfYr7nc1_KFJz9Pyf2lCzhhWKUdJ59zmKToozNsLl1WJgAzXbSL-4ZhCZB7zu3D3yZcG35T0cSRaBulAzTXU/w640-h426/SFly_H2I4536.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the way out, I had a lone Warbler in a small shrub next to the road - once I got the bins on it, saw that it had a wingbar! Much action to get out the car and onto it with the camera which was not required in hindsight. It must have recently arrived as it was foraging and moving continuously within a small area and a real challenge to photograph. It was a Green Warbler and a bird I haven't seen in many a year.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6dIolNLDOoA9q8U4GPweTRnkrie4US-lBsQz7FY9B118YaPcoMHi6IB31kaVMxX_sLLenY6aNPStjAmI0gKneNZv6nye_uHovp98fVvKI1LEL54c3R-BVR7FcncPG5i7BRJNtIdj4Po/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6dIolNLDOoA9q8U4GPweTRnkrie4US-lBsQz7FY9B118YaPcoMHi6IB31kaVMxX_sLLenY6aNPStjAmI0gKneNZv6nye_uHovp98fVvKI1LEL54c3R-BVR7FcncPG5i7BRJNtIdj4Po/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4622.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW2qSnIe2tcPCJ65k-m7EyeBAlQehLLBBIxafCPfTmTB8WxV7A0wXDb3vIwwWmQ7INfzFrem1di1HWgm1zCdZ-RC-n_25UBN3tK9hvo09-AzOLAzNUwxr3hXUZwxHdUeOL1J26h3_oqI/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW2qSnIe2tcPCJ65k-m7EyeBAlQehLLBBIxafCPfTmTB8WxV7A0wXDb3vIwwWmQ7INfzFrem1di1HWgm1zCdZ-RC-n_25UBN3tK9hvo09-AzOLAzNUwxr3hXUZwxHdUeOL1J26h3_oqI/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4658.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImgOWzRgj5dcgpkG81K7nxkYMsD3aqntJU-xWBQI38iH0SKSlF1-GExr64Lg2AuB9FYno0EdSOFEBwzFes4RuEgJoVQ_1CbnoG1zjvBqZumw0oGizDeg28BlF5nH0RxygZD-Mfwyw8AM/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4696.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImgOWzRgj5dcgpkG81K7nxkYMsD3aqntJU-xWBQI38iH0SKSlF1-GExr64Lg2AuB9FYno0EdSOFEBwzFes4RuEgJoVQ_1CbnoG1zjvBqZumw0oGizDeg28BlF5nH0RxygZD-Mfwyw8AM/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4696.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIghddWabkXcexQLFfsf9aCslLOOUEmkHDZCccp97mxIC20S2T4oQfcvbe3yAVkuPW0w5QHVxNaQhJUga4J0bvJfLn-Zd7VEBA8SOnvvzxfN4LXOjk0MFt4qxjSp8i8uGcK__mhUzrzj4/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4699.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIghddWabkXcexQLFfsf9aCslLOOUEmkHDZCccp97mxIC20S2T4oQfcvbe3yAVkuPW0w5QHVxNaQhJUga4J0bvJfLn-Zd7VEBA8SOnvvzxfN4LXOjk0MFt4qxjSp8i8uGcK__mhUzrzj4/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4699.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1107vfp1Ptbw8FwbkBrUN6B1sHPlEYTCo5uzLnPCiXyssEtKo0VIwk8t20pChN5oTLS6bTbPkuMsPydVL_TZ_x5nIGTbvAwuxgcazc2hIODXpRfWdD0KfYaUYW2RA22wUDlvRNmyvX28/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1107vfp1Ptbw8FwbkBrUN6B1sHPlEYTCo5uzLnPCiXyssEtKo0VIwk8t20pChN5oTLS6bTbPkuMsPydVL_TZ_x5nIGTbvAwuxgcazc2hIODXpRfWdD0KfYaUYW2RA22wUDlvRNmyvX28/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM5M6KszlDhiGa8mDVf5WNSWF3Oj-_DMJ6PA7vZv3r5cQ-6xhJ3IqxH-Sehy4PN8fTdfTnuxwdRmjFZmukGdGf1Zjx1NzmM5duM6kG9FN6a6zck-NTtUo4qxFR5b3OpxDswoPbU4n2lc/s1800/GreenWarbler_H2I4704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM5M6KszlDhiGa8mDVf5WNSWF3Oj-_DMJ6PA7vZv3r5cQ-6xhJ3IqxH-Sehy4PN8fTdfTnuxwdRmjFZmukGdGf1Zjx1NzmM5duM6kG9FN6a6zck-NTtUo4qxFR5b3OpxDswoPbU4n2lc/w640-h426/GreenWarbler_H2I4704.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst tracking the Warbler, I saw a shadow pass over me. Looking up, it suspect it was an adult Northern Goshawk due to the bulkiness - but I only managed a few rear end images</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu4isLc2zkK_lH5flF4wq9fn_2qbZme0DYxYnZysDwsZsH4chnW-9e__WtRCTkpp-A-LLOcQMkaNiBA-8aSEMcDF0iXyEEr3s76lCgCDHwZRZ2Kj-qIWrg5BCQa_YPM3hGpG75K2_4Qw/s1800/NGoshawk_tbc_H2I4615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLu4isLc2zkK_lH5flF4wq9fn_2qbZme0DYxYnZysDwsZsH4chnW-9e__WtRCTkpp-A-LLOcQMkaNiBA-8aSEMcDF0iXyEEr3s76lCgCDHwZRZ2Kj-qIWrg5BCQa_YPM3hGpG75K2_4Qw/w640-h426/NGoshawk_tbc_H2I4615.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoQGb4eRrkQ3kYI_C_dc-BNs8v50_bYs9Qln_ZktnYRhdmR93EfFA5r-LPE9FLlRB29G_fLst-9dhEpiX1yCXtxlYVK2CP5FQ7tTBd_CnJRfLKIGj3kg2jZIeCnwlYQIR_y1zWwvVff0/s1800/NGoshawk_tbc_H2I4618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkoQGb4eRrkQ3kYI_C_dc-BNs8v50_bYs9Qln_ZktnYRhdmR93EfFA5r-LPE9FLlRB29G_fLst-9dhEpiX1yCXtxlYVK2CP5FQ7tTBd_CnJRfLKIGj3kg2jZIeCnwlYQIR_y1zWwvVff0/w640-h426/NGoshawk_tbc_H2I4618.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-173476921026617872020-10-29T17:15:00.001+03:002020-10-29T17:15:12.353+03:00The Raptors continue<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 40; 01 October 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Another early start to head west to Al Abraq which would be less humid than the coast when I left. I had planned to arrive as the sun was just rising. After I turned off into the desert, had this classic Camel in the morning glow - but was a little too late for the shot I really wanted.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6jLU5F6lo6hnxt7iYG9RcM2WG8R3WTeJFl8JHPj0uToZE_36fiGDmLMl6f-Ue2c70tNE7im4c6AEfX04qY1QSX0ZRDRalHA4CA5-R25u6eCqHgdGcri8F2E-xwRs_1XtSmXDVje34RI/s1800/Camel_H2I4241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6jLU5F6lo6hnxt7iYG9RcM2WG8R3WTeJFl8JHPj0uToZE_36fiGDmLMl6f-Ue2c70tNE7im4c6AEfX04qY1QSX0ZRDRalHA4CA5-R25u6eCqHgdGcri8F2E-xwRs_1XtSmXDVje34RI/w640-h426/Camel_H2I4241.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ship of the desert</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This morning a number of Steppe Eagle had roosted in the desert overnight - this one against the sun</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE6udAeCURA9dnLl-aeXVyD4IIFgqJwYogX7xoGwjb6jJ-KkKm2_dzPagYqf09t6-MLEDFkSaZFxttj_npENpn-dR9iHvibl3irVj4ugibn-wTCD1o-AeWjuGaljEa3iknGX3aLi2VUk/s1800/StEagle_H2I4236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHE6udAeCURA9dnLl-aeXVyD4IIFgqJwYogX7xoGwjb6jJ-KkKm2_dzPagYqf09t6-MLEDFkSaZFxttj_npENpn-dR9iHvibl3irVj4ugibn-wTCD1o-AeWjuGaljEa3iknGX3aLi2VUk/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4236.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are too many shooters in this part of the desert during migration and even at this time of the morning the Eagles were skittish. But, with patience I was able to find one who gave me a little time before flying further into the desert. Magnificent raptors...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagLEsV02NTCBcaK2Kn5oDhRVaVwYZOQnK4Zi0z-tLreMyFyH4fPWoiJhkd9B86McDFgWHcRoV2sYdeh5-1wdHMsUx3gh-Fmy2qbPio0dawEhUI5luSA3q8GJOHkpxtCZu7bTv6rydxlU/s1800/StEagle_H2I4215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiagLEsV02NTCBcaK2Kn5oDhRVaVwYZOQnK4Zi0z-tLreMyFyH4fPWoiJhkd9B86McDFgWHcRoV2sYdeh5-1wdHMsUx3gh-Fmy2qbPio0dawEhUI5luSA3q8GJOHkpxtCZu7bTv6rydxlU/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4215.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E0zhMz1HvwYZAHLce_7JRlsP7o71KgzET9ILqRp1ON8EtDAxedcN41oxdzfRNNZyErCdj65dWZ3O8XdqGkAC5Ia-Zp7zq0bGFXmVYoxOoVJNrixpP127mUBWNYpCbc8kH8O5IrHF_Fk/s1800/StEagle_H2I4221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9E0zhMz1HvwYZAHLce_7JRlsP7o71KgzET9ILqRp1ON8EtDAxedcN41oxdzfRNNZyErCdj65dWZ3O8XdqGkAC5Ia-Zp7zq0bGFXmVYoxOoVJNrixpP127mUBWNYpCbc8kH8O5IrHF_Fk/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Once at the farm, I had a quick drive to see what else may have roosted and discovered a pair of Lesser Kestrels. I was impressed with my Canon's auto-focus tracking as it didn't lose focus when the male flew behind a tree. I was also impressed with myself as I was panning from inside my car and managed to hold the focus point on the bird too</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKVTo6qSadb1R2UzSAWnr2OZYtZymasN-Z7X2NmkPH-xwb4CcXBknO_OLp_OPQBoj8113XCJeVnUc4zG2jFR0CDf4A9P6mcn1tQhq6OF-Xut6Bb8FK5D246p4gOyNxOUcRheFrS9leJE/s1800/LKestrel_H2I4260.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKVTo6qSadb1R2UzSAWnr2OZYtZymasN-Z7X2NmkPH-xwb4CcXBknO_OLp_OPQBoj8113XCJeVnUc4zG2jFR0CDf4A9P6mcn1tQhq6OF-Xut6Bb8FK5D246p4gOyNxOUcRheFrS9leJE/w640-h426/LKestrel_H2I4260.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwM6PKlKzEch1Ov574M1Ppsz_vsF0P2JzcTCcJaSfj2JAyRg3Qmf_92mmici4idJYQ6bGzAApl5hMkioVTdI1QlQS_Vismjj5HZR6NgPY56qRuPu0JNse-YPbChyss6JVHHWCvt4d_5c/s1800/LKestrel_H2I4263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwM6PKlKzEch1Ov574M1Ppsz_vsF0P2JzcTCcJaSfj2JAyRg3Qmf_92mmici4idJYQ6bGzAApl5hMkioVTdI1QlQS_Vismjj5HZR6NgPY56qRuPu0JNse-YPbChyss6JVHHWCvt4d_5c/w640-h426/LKestrel_H2I4263.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgantyXgx27a3-PnH3PAr4s4T_swRlDh4SW5B6Q_Wb0u6czxH2rPRg9RkV-MlSuZ0WkyNc6q2URS0U3n-C1GCW6NhO_9hQGoERmCDyEZ_ulrxsG2CosUzeeifd82JOwfoOtfi-DsqTg88s/s1800/LKestrel_H2I4266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgantyXgx27a3-PnH3PAr4s4T_swRlDh4SW5B6Q_Wb0u6czxH2rPRg9RkV-MlSuZ0WkyNc6q2URS0U3n-C1GCW6NhO_9hQGoERmCDyEZ_ulrxsG2CosUzeeifd82JOwfoOtfi-DsqTg88s/w640-h426/LKestrel_H2I4266.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Steppe Buzzard had roosted in one of the trees</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxQLzqAmx62CesffDD44K2zfa7M2Uu3WYItUtcpu-qjjxrzgPnogt-aCSI_c_lgMsvTqvF2_xYOFrAqL84GdRuTW9TzZ-7YkfUfZrZeZv5191HEO9dtMUcw77q7H9zbuvjXHHUUlHle0/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxQLzqAmx62CesffDD44K2zfa7M2Uu3WYItUtcpu-qjjxrzgPnogt-aCSI_c_lgMsvTqvF2_xYOFrAqL84GdRuTW9TzZ-7YkfUfZrZeZv5191HEO9dtMUcw77q7H9zbuvjXHHUUlHle0/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4248.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a 1st year Red-backed Shrike was enjoying the early morning rays</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF2X5RrPiLj-QckOdLL4liZ0YVYnj-DcOuyL6x_Q-dxkOv3KcENgo__B4zpN0moMNCcHNyMSo_CezSOaroD9IaFpvT-jB98hotwD_RBuenMBYtviS4De_sjPJ17Uy88LXS9kg1Nur1G4/s1800/RBShrike_H2I4254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaF2X5RrPiLj-QckOdLL4liZ0YVYnj-DcOuyL6x_Q-dxkOv3KcENgo__B4zpN0moMNCcHNyMSo_CezSOaroD9IaFpvT-jB98hotwD_RBuenMBYtviS4De_sjPJ17Uy88LXS9kg1Nur1G4/w640-h426/RBShrike_H2I4254.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I joined Khaled Al-Ghanem and Abdulmohsen where we waited for raptors to start flying out of cover or over for those that had roosted somewhere outside the farm. The first was a juvenile Northern Goshawk that streaked out of cover and I managed just one shot as it went past and gave me the eyeball</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX326nM-2Fl-NT87xws_SbuvDBJyN85XTLESDs0owlNOLXU5-Neokhmn0sjdktEVLaPZvH47bw-bAFl5_H-C88NB7VeRak9h80cznkrb0WSwqElJ_FvvfdhngKmMR7uMlT99r-mfMbdc/s1800/NGoshawk_H2I4274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX326nM-2Fl-NT87xws_SbuvDBJyN85XTLESDs0owlNOLXU5-Neokhmn0sjdktEVLaPZvH47bw-bAFl5_H-C88NB7VeRak9h80cznkrb0WSwqElJ_FvvfdhngKmMR7uMlT99r-mfMbdc/w640-h426/NGoshawk_H2I4274.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Later a Black-eared Kite that gave a more leisurely fly-by</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCTt3a25Wo9TQnWSHTjgmtZ1HkSdTbmtyCW4FeipQHChOgFIrjnyQkrmugg7mJZii0jQ4HaSSIdjzeZV6f81Y8aJCukEUbb86xIiJam1BRtRySK6wIunHEjgTeIgKFcGBBskNIugS8iI/s1800/BEKite_H2I4307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCTt3a25Wo9TQnWSHTjgmtZ1HkSdTbmtyCW4FeipQHChOgFIrjnyQkrmugg7mJZii0jQ4HaSSIdjzeZV6f81Y8aJCukEUbb86xIiJam1BRtRySK6wIunHEjgTeIgKFcGBBskNIugS8iI/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I4307.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAk2DXT-grIEFACql1GThXepjHGcCI3EQeB0B3G0_3tntMh9N35tGlhRBztMXxRnkz5QvL94Sij8OtftV3v1m15rK2blWGYmWSjIf4V_619QlFjkq9PQG946ygNXmP_E27rnTMMf9KIs/s1800/BEKite_H2I4316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Bk0QdGhTGTMR2HdvF6ut-FPsxKBptCkuJXFTqRfO_po9A8j8XLr9old5q_mG4NPxPvCupuigFeQufehMQ1xec9dfehd3J2ZwnYG4EIW_9SLmhD7luXSilr4djU_wFFLBpMG551kLwv4/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I4328.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While we were sitting chatting, a female Ménétriés’s Warbler foraged in a bush just within the minimum focusing distance of our lenses</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7ALj0gEDC_wFKYup4aEwR54FIFFaUPJgIAinWPo8bQPpCCahMbH7Y6ote2Ajp3dtyJuPFCePhUrHIhROP52BZpgcdEVvf3-s1PcXU3wNG11XckFPBG_CHy_wHw7IHoVbfMbZzwL-d9Q/s1800/MenWarbler_H2I4292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7ALj0gEDC_wFKYup4aEwR54FIFFaUPJgIAinWPo8bQPpCCahMbH7Y6ote2Ajp3dtyJuPFCePhUrHIhROP52BZpgcdEVvf3-s1PcXU3wNG11XckFPBG_CHy_wHw7IHoVbfMbZzwL-d9Q/w640-h426/MenWarbler_H2I4292.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Ménétriés’s Warbler (Curruca mystacea)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o1MIrufOIkNj7tAcxmrZzzTfhbLvDabyELDRjgh5frBbhReG-ipiiA_hyqcbNfMdxUCgAVf6uYm-HxTn7f9deTtJ5iZgH6ahhOf7tPoQs6ui-2h56feGIJOhFkm97uYS7ffJVVXdeyY/s1800/MenWarbler_H2I4296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o1MIrufOIkNj7tAcxmrZzzTfhbLvDabyELDRjgh5frBbhReG-ipiiA_hyqcbNfMdxUCgAVf6uYm-HxTn7f9deTtJ5iZgH6ahhOf7tPoQs6ui-2h56feGIJOhFkm97uYS7ffJVVXdeyY/w640-h426/MenWarbler_H2I4296.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">An Asian Shikra flew out from behind us and seemed intent on landing in the same tree as a Steppe Buzzard. The Buzzard looked at the Shikra quizzically and must have said "What are you thinking" as the Shikra veered off at the last minute</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7jQXgWXSyOUugb6F8MrIFzTyhAe_22ohPz-uSYtqCYjshm7Eikjct9GDPXPgLoEjVCiAiTuF29j2pOEOy8E9krj5BiYoCSTt5tR2x3qagFEGTFnbxZNJLLSqsIx8WYwcjOBNx9NaKwo/s1800/AShikra_H2I4433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7jQXgWXSyOUugb6F8MrIFzTyhAe_22ohPz-uSYtqCYjshm7Eikjct9GDPXPgLoEjVCiAiTuF29j2pOEOy8E9krj5BiYoCSTt5tR2x3qagFEGTFnbxZNJLLSqsIx8WYwcjOBNx9NaKwo/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4433.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Shikra (Accipiter b. cenchroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBu5gw1WWHfb0QBIIih45UXeMiUMTmrTHUbRRXBJw5nNpQPt67AcphYCHHmgyTndsfHsCve_QNryyfyCeDupWqwA5aQEJVsNA2VMKZFzt-v40jZTaqEjPKgZVteu-RSyQHfq7NEzYbe0/s1800/AShikra_H2I4337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBu5gw1WWHfb0QBIIih45UXeMiUMTmrTHUbRRXBJw5nNpQPt67AcphYCHHmgyTndsfHsCve_QNryyfyCeDupWqwA5aQEJVsNA2VMKZFzt-v40jZTaqEjPKgZVteu-RSyQHfq7NEzYbe0/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4337.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJPVpWSlqhPY-OFjyYSF5laB1Mpt0WGKfDGjYLQ5_aAXD929rt6DOgvN4Z1G7CSC6Ia2byuLUAAktkgD2HHDlaI_Cc_vzyXUeF7K3tvsoPwcdF01LiHCgfgAGPJuS4emnQfA2e69B2O0/s1800/AShikra_H2I4268.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJPVpWSlqhPY-OFjyYSF5laB1Mpt0WGKfDGjYLQ5_aAXD929rt6DOgvN4Z1G7CSC6Ia2byuLUAAktkgD2HHDlaI_Cc_vzyXUeF7K3tvsoPwcdF01LiHCgfgAGPJuS4emnQfA2e69B2O0/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4268.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Again we had a few Eurasian Hobby</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMYFuw5Bl81vyq2xgEcn4WShpT_wBubKj97eSaxQomyiAaLZA0SzSVbjaVKeDKhkJMwkcAx2jP8z2d2Hu4EFPssTZPh9RBM0QNifcrQIb8WtYYlLk01fKxboKWqAVKAucsarMM6aRMFI/s1800/EHobby_H2I4364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMYFuw5Bl81vyq2xgEcn4WShpT_wBubKj97eSaxQomyiAaLZA0SzSVbjaVKeDKhkJMwkcAx2jP8z2d2Hu4EFPssTZPh9RBM0QNifcrQIb8WtYYlLk01fKxboKWqAVKAucsarMM6aRMFI/w640-h426/EHobby_H2I4364.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As it started to warm up, the few Steppe Buzzards at the farm started leaving and managed to catch a thermal to take them upwards</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZqk1V8IKxQvXXAVP9R1Y2I646UIeIzYEUACUk0u7UZMJi-WLpAK8Jcze4SD-m3lScsk4LeZPyTP79WnG3VqOU8WR40jjgh-Js48xs9gkbR7CFiIAltcELAD3RUsFPwkd3nEyEG4HC2Q/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZqk1V8IKxQvXXAVP9R1Y2I646UIeIzYEUACUk0u7UZMJi-WLpAK8Jcze4SD-m3lScsk4LeZPyTP79WnG3VqOU8WR40jjgh-Js48xs9gkbR7CFiIAltcELAD3RUsFPwkd3nEyEG4HC2Q/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I4373.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTy_ftymhPnebVm_DObv2p7pKGCR4X4fQ9TPlCjb5uXVCYMRdY7fdHcLPclTpYWXv5U24qwnDRZo0WteB7QilGOVu6nxPv345DTttFtmFjM_mZkppKyCczq-UbeLX6R_RDyagyXAaUxXM/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These could have been some of the birds I saw roosting in the desert earlier when I arrived.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvPNC9KPIBCAZTWYeAzkKkchicmi9Y3y9BOuyWdtcaJvt3CFP1pj0RgJZhBwnTKTU_drm-p26INI5khv2HqEu_f5lWNnilU_Zwz6HvgJffJrXdGSeh_12MabfT0l6kYXZllAsiS5B4AQ/s1800/StEagle_H2I4415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvPNC9KPIBCAZTWYeAzkKkchicmi9Y3y9BOuyWdtcaJvt3CFP1pj0RgJZhBwnTKTU_drm-p26INI5khv2HqEu_f5lWNnilU_Zwz6HvgJffJrXdGSeh_12MabfT0l6kYXZllAsiS5B4AQ/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4415.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTupzer_kVVXJIMywjbIhTgpAs55oZL_xSdiZ82wESisSSOZN4CCHqkU3PDHv2IhI6ABHKdJmNfwd84LWa9QWf32sDgYLVOHFITST8cHU0nb09tUl47I4pJM9LCZYlztRtw_o2rhrl8s/s1800/StEagle_H2I4437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTupzer_kVVXJIMywjbIhTgpAs55oZL_xSdiZ82wESisSSOZN4CCHqkU3PDHv2IhI6ABHKdJmNfwd84LWa9QWf32sDgYLVOHFITST8cHU0nb09tUl47I4pJM9LCZYlztRtw_o2rhrl8s/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In between we had a few Booted Eagles</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhM7GwgjZNKhk5M-79OxR4Ipazc559-ckxhh7jkmf7PIDSfEVPxw9_gHfJMvt53MjsB-lYUas4GDPhPRfDSF_G3VWTk7iZHfT9CMbS96ghYnfdXhsz3A4McskaNrau0Wwx9FOigAVRaA/s1800/BEagle_dark_Shikra_H2I4421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhM7GwgjZNKhk5M-79OxR4Ipazc559-ckxhh7jkmf7PIDSfEVPxw9_gHfJMvt53MjsB-lYUas4GDPhPRfDSF_G3VWTk7iZHfT9CMbS96ghYnfdXhsz3A4McskaNrau0Wwx9FOigAVRaA/w426-h640/BEagle_dark_Shikra_H2I4421.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dark form Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) and Asian Shikra (Accipiter b. cenchroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_KtFqo3aA2tjXx5hO4RFms8ugTLahJP7Gj_CMoYQQln1JvXfg_WUaH_zYPXmU-_0zBxGW04FT-ppxWFhtb6PWr-dnLP279BYqXnRhnzFa-JuqMAsibilFj4-xpNACOw-FzRJyjITiDI/s1800/BEagle_pale_H2I4412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_KtFqo3aA2tjXx5hO4RFms8ugTLahJP7Gj_CMoYQQln1JvXfg_WUaH_zYPXmU-_0zBxGW04FT-ppxWFhtb6PWr-dnLP279BYqXnRhnzFa-JuqMAsibilFj4-xpNACOw-FzRJyjITiDI/w640-h426/BEagle_pale_H2I4412.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale form Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">a few Marsh Harriers</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOCeEjKpfXOkTT2F6vgf2jZqDctdV1bZczBimbBIyrVp6dnNj9RlUmCYPDgSobgjZGiXm1w5mkjiTi-N8Rlm2YBxM7Kgl6b7vasLNram1G-lepsT12HyyMX0AsCeh4q_RQJNO0vWgElk/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I4423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOCeEjKpfXOkTT2F6vgf2jZqDctdV1bZczBimbBIyrVp6dnNj9RlUmCYPDgSobgjZGiXm1w5mkjiTi-N8Rlm2YBxM7Kgl6b7vasLNram1G-lepsT12HyyMX0AsCeh4q_RQJNO0vWgElk/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I4423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a Eurasian Sparrowhawk that was unusually quite high up</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE8gQp-XZGdDWrhvT1QMvAD55L99v165aJtBQNq5ZtKbDW_e2-T_7RJQdpVdcSuJg_1zM-vlpq1mBddXcFTxj4uctRAdwvd27h_A6TME9S7PQE9XBMJBc4LzZGw8WbzUFdwaehOLrHCU/s1800/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I4356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtE8gQp-XZGdDWrhvT1QMvAD55L99v165aJtBQNq5ZtKbDW_e2-T_7RJQdpVdcSuJg_1zM-vlpq1mBddXcFTxj4uctRAdwvd27h_A6TME9S7PQE9XBMJBc4LzZGw8WbzUFdwaehOLrHCU/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I4356.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A lone Pallid Swift was dwarfed by the bigger birds in the sky as they effortlessly headed SW on an invisible stream of warm air - amazing to watch</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZjEpTfq8Ij65oVEmRlkGI9h9bjpGsvJEO4MvzLYvgR1JfOB6_ocbtljm20ycWfyMuhMxWFMP3RcoewMGFgHhSeLUKz9DCfI2EMAMES7SS8LV5kF_CjaY8jHHECqVbns6uX1nN0t-hYs/s1800/PSwift_H2I4427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZjEpTfq8Ij65oVEmRlkGI9h9bjpGsvJEO4MvzLYvgR1JfOB6_ocbtljm20ycWfyMuhMxWFMP3RcoewMGFgHhSeLUKz9DCfI2EMAMES7SS8LV5kF_CjaY8jHHECqVbns6uX1nN0t-hYs/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I4427.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-91678968543559905352020-10-13T19:44:00.004+03:002020-10-13T19:44:43.329+03:00Raptor fest<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 40; 30 September 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was up early this morning and headed west to Abraq as there was favourable raptor movement reported earlier in the week. It seems the raptors are now favouring the west of Kuwait which is closer to the topographical landmark of Wadi Batin, as they head south to their summer wintering grounds.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the farm I met up with Khaled Alghanem and Abdulrahman Al-Sirhan where we had a most enjoyable morning. There were lower numbers, but this was made up with quality and we recorded an impressive 14 Raptor species, in 4-hours from this site.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a clean sweep of all the Accipiter's which was a first for me, for all the time I have been in Kuwait; </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Asian Shikra</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODbQLyvxr5bBymQr9so7IAbKyamEt-eLs34uBafQKuIbz38y8E05THVIhhVg5b3xNggq42UczborpuQIzGQels4RBnQDyUvExpF3pokOpPCHyremxxlf7T3M57m0zhQUNHtZCMpbc1Fk/s1800/AShikra_H2I3857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODbQLyvxr5bBymQr9so7IAbKyamEt-eLs34uBafQKuIbz38y8E05THVIhhVg5b3xNggq42UczborpuQIzGQels4RBnQDyUvExpF3pokOpPCHyremxxlf7T3M57m0zhQUNHtZCMpbc1Fk/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I3857.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Shikra (Accipiter b. cenchroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkVZAm7OvGJW42sD1xJ09NQw8fe_mX9q29OfQh28bSvC6RLtJMM1IwCGq5T-g9Oe20_sSWhh6ivUovhkPQcCRa2SscFgT0bc8vTkJkUeB0tqwgB9HkOF23WQ1nZANF12N7AlQvEf9YK8/s1800/AShikra_H2I4206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWkVZAm7OvGJW42sD1xJ09NQw8fe_mX9q29OfQh28bSvC6RLtJMM1IwCGq5T-g9Oe20_sSWhh6ivUovhkPQcCRa2SscFgT0bc8vTkJkUeB0tqwgB9HkOF23WQ1nZANF12N7AlQvEf9YK8/w640-h426/AShikra_H2I4206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">the uncommon Levant Sparrowhawk</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCmvfBgrBx8yJcURjVNYsRzRIUkODg0uVOsdW7fzsP9Y0muz9VAjaRdnO4ZNOQYRVA-2bpdCL57Hvdhb-h4ty_QcYC9lp8oMEksfy2AoQaVhCSGMjXWn1HGs41aTnnyxbXwtNpDotQDc/s1800/LevSparrowhawk_H2I3871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCmvfBgrBx8yJcURjVNYsRzRIUkODg0uVOsdW7fzsP9Y0muz9VAjaRdnO4ZNOQYRVA-2bpdCL57Hvdhb-h4ty_QcYC9lp8oMEksfy2AoQaVhCSGMjXWn1HGs41aTnnyxbXwtNpDotQDc/w640-h426/LevSparrowhawk_H2I3871.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">the even scarcer Northern Goshawk</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu1_AduXvIXC5VMjiSfCL8ywa1Ofu2ZtNPKxICiD0lk7CcFLH7ek0vTesUX5UUCxo9W4blHK4KQh19Eog-uKUlCM408BHrwnPKgUBqf0IdtQD-X8Jp2KX6hsz8US2D-ZuCtzxaEn5uTk/s1800/NGoshawk_j_H2I4071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu1_AduXvIXC5VMjiSfCL8ywa1Ofu2ZtNPKxICiD0lk7CcFLH7ek0vTesUX5UUCxo9W4blHK4KQh19Eog-uKUlCM408BHrwnPKgUBqf0IdtQD-X8Jp2KX6hsz8US2D-ZuCtzxaEn5uTk/w640-h426/NGoshawk_j_H2I4071.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3eTODfVD9yrz4vhhZkTMaSnW5t5zpc17A9xKC4zQnWSaUia0oPgv97iJnwcj2T5bxN3M_VWR3IRPFDy4xuxffBLvu-GngdtDw_tIZhQXNJKFC8u8rCb84HLPXIlhopryFPsL7dVH9Dc/s1800/NGoshawk_j_H2I4074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3eTODfVD9yrz4vhhZkTMaSnW5t5zpc17A9xKC4zQnWSaUia0oPgv97iJnwcj2T5bxN3M_VWR3IRPFDy4xuxffBLvu-GngdtDw_tIZhQXNJKFC8u8rCb84HLPXIlhopryFPsL7dVH9Dc/w640-h426/NGoshawk_j_H2I4074.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and plenty European Sparrowhawk's - perched in the early morning</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8F-BfHkP2ydTZLDUdrPVkSR92E9UCiXcvfj9qXtfsZW5I28B68ySlU0MLBtPGTI6uA21pxHmISJI-W3zbYaQez2gHR02bESVJ4G4ahE7-kAFtuXF2SPNBDHg_CYMNIjDsDX43aT7ImE/s1800/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I3794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8F-BfHkP2ydTZLDUdrPVkSR92E9UCiXcvfj9qXtfsZW5I28B68ySlU0MLBtPGTI6uA21pxHmISJI-W3zbYaQez2gHR02bESVJ4G4ahE7-kAFtuXF2SPNBDHg_CYMNIjDsDX43aT7ImE/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I3794.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDO8QoG0ABalj6Gd8khf99nlANXyo6QW-d-ff17ENl0Wga5hbm9HDI22Zpxfzrgdpo9w-oHrlHuWxRhTyIpiyTVIIn4mf1brYFrM38Mo1jDmqyBk3mRlmyvTuZlLQTuJgc-oaAWThMtg/s1800/ESparrowhawk_m_H2I3839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2NV8OSw7WEHRl34Pb6C1ZjLogks2KP6s4PIaFXJMfHGpG0jG-WDAlzIcIhBs_61KtSvSJknseSFW_9wjrcjFE0mETuF5JIWaqfDjgZtQLu-CmfMnq9T_G1CwCk2Xp5rqTY6ZH49Bqc0/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I3998.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV2gp-iGsFdZyibtvGOMi5tBmOlnnoRFs1hO3wdKBAeCwfJZvn6VchUMflPJEYb9gi3pSfZbUg0nyYb_sfyNbgUviaWWJn20saL3PgRFZqE3nXdZT29iQLy8ccZIUV8BeHe-Bp3QHY5Y/s1800/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I4151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV2gp-iGsFdZyibtvGOMi5tBmOlnnoRFs1hO3wdKBAeCwfJZvn6VchUMflPJEYb9gi3pSfZbUg0nyYb_sfyNbgUviaWWJn20saL3PgRFZqE3nXdZT29iQLy8ccZIUV8BeHe-Bp3QHY5Y/w640-h426/ESparrowhawk_f_H2I4151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS9DZo77GOsi-9kavTJPgGLKi2c3z5HG64dsQMuNjJ0PTy_dnZsgsQ0lJ9ie6DEMtYw5Fu3W7yHf5pgPUd81vEuqDof0dcn-Sh2d6BAuba_3w0TK87XpzpSSiSLDcXbOiuerW2kfGV0o/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I3981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS9DZo77GOsi-9kavTJPgGLKi2c3z5HG64dsQMuNjJ0PTy_dnZsgsQ0lJ9ie6DEMtYw5Fu3W7yHf5pgPUd81vEuqDof0dcn-Sh2d6BAuba_3w0TK87XpzpSSiSLDcXbOiuerW2kfGV0o/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I3981.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QzZefoY4cX3CmmIEXvf71AOUsAos8hqvraMDn8wxYx3EVmc3WIZAw0UeGz9TOXIoAUwM41A3jpKxVZ98Z_gmVAZ0L39g5QU28rfBP_G9TTMMYeyQm3dvV4V0Yr3jbppl2ql8w1VznPs/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I4122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42TzNjZXua8KE6tKGqmNX_uf2FiJzRXRU6IQ_SdZflvUiLIty1E6M4bgdKf3AUWSg7kEuuBG9n8h6yfnDongWU6EhucJ4uNFDJ04LnHCagX6HHCxdWTVgT9FTWYG8n98qFl03j-9Z4LM/w640-h426/EHobby_H2I4010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5j-LS-D5AYRxj-cegRPhkZgow6Uwvqv1ry0BnemaF0SydR2FDWbr0o4NmC7SruZMOZx5KQNjhlngngd2-5yhwhCtbMa0TEDVqIoYcmhNjQHuVOPnZNG841peDxa9wS3lM6F6RP9GTjc/s1800/EHobby_H2I4014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga5j-LS-D5AYRxj-cegRPhkZgow6Uwvqv1ry0BnemaF0SydR2FDWbr0o4NmC7SruZMOZx5KQNjhlngngd2-5yhwhCtbMa0TEDVqIoYcmhNjQHuVOPnZNG841peDxa9wS3lM6F6RP9GTjc/w640-h426/EHobby_H2I4014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">With respect to the larger raptors, there was Booted Eagle</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGWXMBbhqIQrT4eE-Sz6hwf7ST6z4OlXL4xpG0Zk5bJiJm-tgy8FicF57wSpwsLKzQ6PSJM113tJj3KFOSLgmGu0198YZCuQkX_10mjJzjzg-Oa4zdgU-8ggz2GMPpwlG1HqQd1BPwjg/s1800/BootEagle_dark_H2I3918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGWXMBbhqIQrT4eE-Sz6hwf7ST6z4OlXL4xpG0Zk5bJiJm-tgy8FicF57wSpwsLKzQ6PSJM113tJj3KFOSLgmGu0198YZCuQkX_10mjJzjzg-Oa4zdgU-8ggz2GMPpwlG1HqQd1BPwjg/w640-h426/BootEagle_dark_H2I3918.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a couple of Steppe Eagles that passed by high overhead</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7WlfX6wMJSHpT9P3xQvkZc1kb8XJGuhrb6agoQmzvVjT_teeS7kKIbO1yR1wuaDYsjaLvRIbzRBUrTcvXJk3X1tpy4e9rbu_sawwMG0kEsxL2T9IQGKtZw0rUcZbQSOW7Tlk5bsuxmo/s1800/StEagle_H2I4133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7WlfX6wMJSHpT9P3xQvkZc1kb8XJGuhrb6agoQmzvVjT_teeS7kKIbO1yR1wuaDYsjaLvRIbzRBUrTcvXJk3X1tpy4e9rbu_sawwMG0kEsxL2T9IQGKtZw0rUcZbQSOW7Tlk5bsuxmo/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4133.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPIa0spD1pkCf0tG77fSmxKgxpAFlZJ6WIu5jTAYb3ULmmUOvEjeALAfrM1lHXcv37hV9sXOR-tM860OfE6JpmIcQE5oZtp793udJqqfrFL-aOgVepZHou8znLc4lgWTG0EX6PM40B8Q/s1800/StEagle_H2I4138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDPIa0spD1pkCf0tG77fSmxKgxpAFlZJ6WIu5jTAYb3ULmmUOvEjeALAfrM1lHXcv37hV9sXOR-tM860OfE6JpmIcQE5oZtp793udJqqfrFL-aOgVepZHou8znLc4lgWTG0EX6PM40B8Q/w640-h426/StEagle_H2I4138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I didn't pay much attention to any passerines, as the raptors were just too enchanting to watch. But, I put in quite some effort for my first Red-breasted Flycatcher of this autumn</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EInigRr8CImzJhBB3bQAgq0xMNMbGRPPYle6mVHcmGBkkOx84jZd9aJSaERre-D1t1hIQ1cdJDH9WKRrKhWVyHRmSeKdh77Jw2bR_iuuhCwQ1kJCg0fKqOafMFd5xnqAb7HI0hiRW7Y/s1800/RBFly_H2I4022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EInigRr8CImzJhBB3bQAgq0xMNMbGRPPYle6mVHcmGBkkOx84jZd9aJSaERre-D1t1hIQ1cdJDH9WKRrKhWVyHRmSeKdh77Jw2bR_iuuhCwQ1kJCg0fKqOafMFd5xnqAb7HI0hiRW7Y/w640-h426/RBFly_H2I4022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu_mjAntrsvEaOKRpZ_pKntcCH9-GhX6t05dHzzlSSXHBXx9qjz1kRN9Wf3Tw7WckOmv2Pg-a1HarxzpyezPPwKDEl9DhLyMuUjNgskZcjOSZSf9rWRrUR0jOAQYI1L0_ZzCTCxj7xXg/s1800/RBFly_H2I4046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu_mjAntrsvEaOKRpZ_pKntcCH9-GhX6t05dHzzlSSXHBXx9qjz1kRN9Wf3Tw7WckOmv2Pg-a1HarxzpyezPPwKDEl9DhLyMuUjNgskZcjOSZSf9rWRrUR0jOAQYI1L0_ZzCTCxj7xXg/w640-h426/RBFly_H2I4046.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7UvCKNLVRuAVwHG9jWP-Rnt-sxFn6H6Nu87EczYiUrmMU-auvzQQTzB3oT1wtDnJeBJ0QdpOJ1ciQcZFbPFfGT0HlfxVAN354Djh8Z-HojPslcw4GJSzrSCCBNxlRukQVFoUXcOsxXg/s1800/RBFly_H2I4064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7UvCKNLVRuAVwHG9jWP-Rnt-sxFn6H6Nu87EczYiUrmMU-auvzQQTzB3oT1wtDnJeBJ0QdpOJ1ciQcZFbPFfGT0HlfxVAN354Djh8Z-HojPslcw4GJSzrSCCBNxlRukQVFoUXcOsxXg/w640-h426/RBFly_H2I4064.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was certainly one of the better Raptor days by Kuwait standards that we all thoroughly enjoyed</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-69357962661423145992020-10-13T19:05:00.001+03:002020-10-13T19:05:17.620+03:00Autumn glow<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 39; 26 September 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I headed back to Pivots again today, meeting up with Paul Scott and John Gurnett just after 6am. This time, instead of walking the marsh, I opted to drive around the perimeter of the marsh to get images of birds against the brown Sabkha bushes in the warm morning glow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It paid off, as I found Great Reed Warbler</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2MGN7mpbY5fU3jhbAcue8oIgRh9aEsRQY1xay19FbphBGbUlx4CfTUrPiTXOGHj4OGnffLObgAGQU5ycwXQgbJgkpDIHwiu2Wo0WCVdk_pz7fmHJkONpxDTQ5hJgE-3iUH9aPt1YPhc/s1800/GRWarbler_H2I3544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2MGN7mpbY5fU3jhbAcue8oIgRh9aEsRQY1xay19FbphBGbUlx4CfTUrPiTXOGHj4OGnffLObgAGQU5ycwXQgbJgkpDIHwiu2Wo0WCVdk_pz7fmHJkONpxDTQ5hJgE-3iUH9aPt1YPhc/w640-h426/GRWarbler_H2I3544.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Daurian Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpaRg8J_q9zKe2kAtakp7uYdOaGcmHC2_3S64_XQV_wKuByvcDgaLTeawZYSh20laBOkQFhUHygwqGRUm4knFU258YzqcgtQHRZlkBcEr6o_D7R9t15hhjhyphenhyphenMBZStHOYVU_jNIxDLcEc/s1800/DShrike_H2I3541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpaRg8J_q9zKe2kAtakp7uYdOaGcmHC2_3S64_XQV_wKuByvcDgaLTeawZYSh20laBOkQFhUHygwqGRUm4knFU258YzqcgtQHRZlkBcEr6o_D7R9t15hhjhyphenhyphenMBZStHOYVU_jNIxDLcEc/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I3541.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A female Armenian Stonechat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDe45BLKbIUlVDpFGSBHofNT8209JQ-1ZGrIezxp-1nQ202fsEaD4KjUr-yErrug76S4ZD0OpJS5dhGPv6mPAzKSkDMp8tZ2czjqdqWzRw7hPMlr2xHG4o0dXxs68tEKoB0aNHvkneic/s1800/CasStonechat_H2I3551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDe45BLKbIUlVDpFGSBHofNT8209JQ-1ZGrIezxp-1nQ202fsEaD4KjUr-yErrug76S4ZD0OpJS5dhGPv6mPAzKSkDMp8tZ2czjqdqWzRw7hPMlr2xHG4o0dXxs68tEKoB0aNHvkneic/w640-h426/CasStonechat_H2I3551.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian Stonechat (Saxicola m. variegatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWebRLEm7ND-6UrE5m_lR-Vxu5aRBPwIMgvc6DeGOdvGRftcU9qQ6GHSSmjDwHSLe4TYhOQllMOI2-9hN6kHAHnlqHFUdwbM9afH3d-r6gFqdGnaDEoclJbAnzO4HuWwvZy4dxK0wnAGU/s1800/CasStonechat_H2I3552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWebRLEm7ND-6UrE5m_lR-Vxu5aRBPwIMgvc6DeGOdvGRftcU9qQ6GHSSmjDwHSLe4TYhOQllMOI2-9hN6kHAHnlqHFUdwbM9afH3d-r6gFqdGnaDEoclJbAnzO4HuWwvZy4dxK0wnAGU/w640-h426/CasStonechat_H2I3552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and later a Red-backed Shrike</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMzzD0J2GLYGEodw6gCRsZ9Eg12qj6hhk5BVudnaef7cMOmOu_jKzhxPCTiVm5NGhOjQjoTCaEYnZzKCDeKEcS6NkJPLXoloT1DM9luJT0iCg3V-GEUKqfs8iOPM3bnvle5K_M7PW2Wo/s1800/RBShrike_H2I3557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMzzD0J2GLYGEodw6gCRsZ9Eg12qj6hhk5BVudnaef7cMOmOu_jKzhxPCTiVm5NGhOjQjoTCaEYnZzKCDeKEcS6NkJPLXoloT1DM9luJT0iCg3V-GEUKqfs8iOPM3bnvle5K_M7PW2Wo/w640-h426/RBShrike_H2I3557.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn9iuLALmkAvALGFW7UHwGkln4jAavk8GrBRwSXJNLCFH_9ap4uJjS844jyi_Pacxi15QiiUjS1DQCyUDeR74GIMT_qCjEEvWUZ2xsOInRQ4Cu1ifyY9AZjkgfRDJAL0C_vZgku3hPqY/s1800/RBShrike_H2I3558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn9iuLALmkAvALGFW7UHwGkln4jAavk8GrBRwSXJNLCFH_9ap4uJjS844jyi_Pacxi15QiiUjS1DQCyUDeR74GIMT_qCjEEvWUZ2xsOInRQ4Cu1ifyY9AZjkgfRDJAL0C_vZgku3hPqY/w640-h426/RBShrike_H2I3558.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I met up with Paul and John at the marsh where we enjoyed this Pallid Harrier hunting in the adjacent field</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhge-dWI0PnmoIf8CDoIbh4h1XiqGWLdlGJIq_I0PdX-GZP6Sz56_qHOcbQxcnTcgGti0w4OKSWZtWr_Wrobg9Lje7xxQ2wvjSB2mc5lTx5tkU9XCd5qIAAVudwwgH2DUTVzyW0Nhq7WFE/s1800/PHarrier_H2I3571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmx5LPV_dSWMadK8Zk0-V5tIdz5wf9Ai71ni9g_vIFhSmGknBZ6ANsF0LlZZzrsUSMqgA46u9E23LDJloiEvPHg8fHYL4giNFZlGiKYxUkmu7jrsINFPi9xSXZhSFLPZuZeeI4RgZApE/w640-h426/PHarrier_H2I3614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A tatty European Honey Buzzard flew by and we almost missed it, thinking it may have been one of the Black Kites</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L9q_hOKgLQWqComvzf7sFUF1GOSG3rVV35IVMTnwhkDHeA_nL61RZipr3Y-iFTU1rAEUEUxOZ0Eum5k51BGAaZGpgpNpzGV-x0EU5EDKtLN1To5Bc-qQ6ZrVV74EOXlQt2bfKNwBAFI/s1800/EHBuzzard_H2I3566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4L9q_hOKgLQWqComvzf7sFUF1GOSG3rVV35IVMTnwhkDHeA_nL61RZipr3Y-iFTU1rAEUEUxOZ0Eum5k51BGAaZGpgpNpzGV-x0EU5EDKtLN1To5Bc-qQ6ZrVV74EOXlQt2bfKNwBAFI/w640-h426/EHBuzzard_H2I3566.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QVAACNzlAx6oJ-HmLgLkYy43nI7MrfwkLTw33BVWJ1wsEltyz3UhaM2FRYP_VFlTs5wi6JeNSR6ohLrQbmGBKgTejY4no_-9-4SDlUWmPH6OYvwc9Mk2C2i3xUO1q4BgNHX0sj1NaJM/s1800/EHBuzzard_H2I3568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QVAACNzlAx6oJ-HmLgLkYy43nI7MrfwkLTw33BVWJ1wsEltyz3UhaM2FRYP_VFlTs5wi6JeNSR6ohLrQbmGBKgTejY4no_-9-4SDlUWmPH6OYvwc9Mk2C2i3xUO1q4BgNHX0sj1NaJM/w640-h426/EHBuzzard_H2I3568.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But there were also a few Black-eared Kites present</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiPa8I-7RpKnFTkMRW2yrhkI8R27zxnUxPvGsi2tEtsSpnwW4bA-WyI-R0ZWdfkKKYheyeF9Cx8YoJlgxf8JWOfVLHsQuuOswYfIlvhOICINOGteKSt2YYT23_hVirNOpVvmxXLnP6Fg/s1800/BKite_H2I3645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiPa8I-7RpKnFTkMRW2yrhkI8R27zxnUxPvGsi2tEtsSpnwW4bA-WyI-R0ZWdfkKKYheyeF9Cx8YoJlgxf8JWOfVLHsQuuOswYfIlvhOICINOGteKSt2YYT23_hVirNOpVvmxXLnP6Fg/w640-h426/BKite_H2I3645.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I picked up an Indian Reed Warbler in the reeds, but still they are not as vocal since breeding season has passed</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMDLAyZo_xmCiG2_jnLhC_tCFP9KwYkcDqOqKlZEC3lfSLrxkeja1S3ZMtD1ArEVUwWdKJl2SuMkzYsiTef13uF-rmPd2gWxNPSUjtqwRCmrc4Xh67HjOFkn9lz3VnyPjJRBEuE1Yrvk/s1800/IRWarbler_H2I3550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIMDLAyZo_xmCiG2_jnLhC_tCFP9KwYkcDqOqKlZEC3lfSLrxkeja1S3ZMtD1ArEVUwWdKJl2SuMkzYsiTef13uF-rmPd2gWxNPSUjtqwRCmrc4Xh67HjOFkn9lz3VnyPjJRBEuE1Yrvk/w640-h426/IRWarbler_H2I3550.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. brunnescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I looked for the Northern Lapwing, but didn't see it in the small flock of White-tailed</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinofDQmkiGC_NArrw4t_cakjjDDHR_6HIq69rgAGbLgEuOKEyCsC5HVdiW40IgFvMQii_7avmIlWUsq0b3SJTHnB8ovC6envJP7Mc-NIn8MqI0LMq0NdOJqCdFqEA0e2tuYwm_pWcFhe8/s1800/WTLapwing_H2I3708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinofDQmkiGC_NArrw4t_cakjjDDHR_6HIq69rgAGbLgEuOKEyCsC5HVdiW40IgFvMQii_7avmIlWUsq0b3SJTHnB8ovC6envJP7Mc-NIn8MqI0LMq0NdOJqCdFqEA0e2tuYwm_pWcFhe8/w640-h426/WTLapwing_H2I3708.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then split up to explore the rest of the farm and I had a Steppe Buzzard in the Palm plantation</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AVRZrkqrsbJKctN-sTUu4QpqT0Np8LTerKKXSQ54AoSjMp2jJoxQhAtcd8HehW54m-qQeh0eXz6Hn39HT7_Yv4xsAVsXKR4SbxPTzOE-v-82_7BX87zwZzNzOfDB9y137F-NW6ehstc/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I3620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AVRZrkqrsbJKctN-sTUu4QpqT0Np8LTerKKXSQ54AoSjMp2jJoxQhAtcd8HehW54m-qQeh0eXz6Hn39HT7_Yv4xsAVsXKR4SbxPTzOE-v-82_7BX87zwZzNzOfDB9y137F-NW6ehstc/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I3620.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then checked another field with Cattle Egrets foraging under the Pivot spray, but no other species with them today</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu7a_m_00I1nUba_9xplm6ooB6k2hkk8K6gWPU_bnHtnuszK5u37p8t32okRq9sBatW-SboFPAC40BJE_brnahYz9QgpAoHfISXikQrzsS9Lrv2Npj5RbWzqI_1V70BOvw418gMVTICk/s1800/WCEgret_H2I3636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAu7a_m_00I1nUba_9xplm6ooB6k2hkk8K6gWPU_bnHtnuszK5u37p8t32okRq9sBatW-SboFPAC40BJE_brnahYz9QgpAoHfISXikQrzsS9Lrv2Npj5RbWzqI_1V70BOvw418gMVTICk/w640-h426/WCEgret_H2I3636.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrYufbMhdpl-BDFoxksiQp2Za8-QwWX8O5Pvx_60ErkS93kIiA6OIfNiPP_OjZwAIIaF8ILAXRhV_NesFuDx1Sqxq793_mTkEqNd_O3H_8k0zi8JzFRBwnjV2xz15NHFKRx6Cl_SnINA/s1800/WCEgret_H2I3711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrYufbMhdpl-BDFoxksiQp2Za8-QwWX8O5Pvx_60ErkS93kIiA6OIfNiPP_OjZwAIIaF8ILAXRhV_NesFuDx1Sqxq793_mTkEqNd_O3H_8k0zi8JzFRBwnjV2xz15NHFKRx6Cl_SnINA/w640-h426/WCEgret_H2I3711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving along the boundary of the farm, I had a European Roller</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImSj1LhKkWr-994WRDV4I-VUT33B44pyXcP6UwErbpTsiEHsyo0dfum6mfc4Ek3jLXQx3RKG-bwBn6CR5QZxnrDjmBr14qrgd3AqwThWIho91p4kpp6wMPiWRO24s4DqpSROTPDXnnM4/s1800/ERoller_H2I3632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImSj1LhKkWr-994WRDV4I-VUT33B44pyXcP6UwErbpTsiEHsyo0dfum6mfc4Ek3jLXQx3RKG-bwBn6CR5QZxnrDjmBr14qrgd3AqwThWIho91p4kpp6wMPiWRO24s4DqpSROTPDXnnM4/w640-h426/ERoller_H2I3632.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Roller (Coracias garrulus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Ortolan Bunting (so few these days) on the overhead lines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gVIU0iV5bIB6ULoLIItYI3ymEYxRCslRR6duNMhcWl2gfzsYVoCsj6ocgM3EIU8drDpx2PRvUVMVLM1TaObb-G3fvyZSJeLe8Tih-wBRTdNKJzgX1zi6hmQd3FXfiQrvAgyKOyuKDUc/s1800/OBunting_H2I3682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gVIU0iV5bIB6ULoLIItYI3ymEYxRCslRR6duNMhcWl2gfzsYVoCsj6ocgM3EIU8drDpx2PRvUVMVLM1TaObb-G3fvyZSJeLe8Tih-wBRTdNKJzgX1zi6hmQd3FXfiQrvAgyKOyuKDUc/w640-h426/OBunting_H2I3682.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This Eastern Black-eared Wheatear had me going for awhile, as I could not get close or get a good view of it. It really does have peachy underparts..</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpx6QAlkREVQWSxEAqyjBYQbLUSbGfeBDVBEeJH5DARSnBZOiQy3D6Q2Lzuc-TeKcXL24J9lkI_n-lN8wxD4Gjwdgl-YkOe-YMZfGbwWhqGAs86qomqUMpxgsTGmpH4uT2inPRyKfYnc/s1800/EBEWheatear_H2I3670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpx6QAlkREVQWSxEAqyjBYQbLUSbGfeBDVBEeJH5DARSnBZOiQy3D6Q2Lzuc-TeKcXL24J9lkI_n-lN8wxD4Gjwdgl-YkOe-YMZfGbwWhqGAs86qomqUMpxgsTGmpH4uT2inPRyKfYnc/w640-h426/EBEWheatear_H2I3670.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe h. melanoleuca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWQmsRFB_ZDUsT97APe1JdbvzhwBcJHAgH-6ySdEsMTE_6bLLmVZoNQTeJB3ZQgpzXWWL-981hbl5qSRsYdZSsuQnELoWehv9qrdea_iHEelEDgq1LrY5crgZ5y0an2IN9pCq2hxYoi8/s1800/EBEWheatear_H2I3691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWQmsRFB_ZDUsT97APe1JdbvzhwBcJHAgH-6ySdEsMTE_6bLLmVZoNQTeJB3ZQgpzXWWL-981hbl5qSRsYdZSsuQnELoWehv9qrdea_iHEelEDgq1LrY5crgZ5y0an2IN9pCq2hxYoi8/w640-h426/EBEWheatear_H2I3691.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst walking back to the car, a Long-legged Buzzard took flight from a pylon outside the farm</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqNFp9ovd2H9sP83vwFPb9tYUpOJMmZ4TMS9Ugi77aC2JTk6CBDxXynykaIK91NrJR_mHJkwTMrClabNqFrePH35ymFu3D3VmcBSb5bFsR7hcxL0YiYBGVAfM-AIFGghwPdAgGkAV8Qc/s1800/LLBuzzard_H2I3701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqNFp9ovd2H9sP83vwFPb9tYUpOJMmZ4TMS9Ugi77aC2JTk6CBDxXynykaIK91NrJR_mHJkwTMrClabNqFrePH35ymFu3D3VmcBSb5bFsR7hcxL0YiYBGVAfM-AIFGghwPdAgGkAV8Qc/w640-h426/LLBuzzard_H2I3701.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Further along, I had quite a few Namaqua Doves</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Mikqro5Uz-dnncuj5jNlkIiXg_mSrSScI8l5kKAyhwntTl5LcxhEbyg1Po7dGnBevzo-aWcAsqlqPNRTOOJrQEl6LeDIaPu909NtfiGpJZ2poPbJqWsEDkxktpmUaJ4Hk-EzAc8H03g/s1800/NDove_H2I3624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Mikqro5Uz-dnncuj5jNlkIiXg_mSrSScI8l5kKAyhwntTl5LcxhEbyg1Po7dGnBevzo-aWcAsqlqPNRTOOJrQEl6LeDIaPu909NtfiGpJZ2poPbJqWsEDkxktpmUaJ4Hk-EzAc8H03g/w640-h426/NDove_H2I3624.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and in the same area Greater Short-toed Larks, but also in reduced numbers from previous weeks.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsthY3dM18OpVJRtxRMcpeT-YA-bjRfOuGVnrEqQMftuZouZnnU_s1O-HwSsJSPycIZjUj5I7GBF5r-Aub1okm7l3L7n7d5i1566lIEtqzU5YQsrM0z0Dtkvn9Cw7tqx_InbDwhnxuopg/s1800/GSTLark_H2I3627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsthY3dM18OpVJRtxRMcpeT-YA-bjRfOuGVnrEqQMftuZouZnnU_s1O-HwSsJSPycIZjUj5I7GBF5r-Aub1okm7l3L7n7d5i1566lIEtqzU5YQsrM0z0Dtkvn9Cw7tqx_InbDwhnxuopg/w640-h426/GSTLark_H2I3627.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">By now it had warmed up considerably and a few raptors were beginning to thermal. I had two pale phase Booted Eagles</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7-eZVNZWg9qLCjhRY-XGBJekIIGDvoAgXQXikRqkMC7p-CzDDIqu2AEE877LV1vQYHmaBMJx9tkzvavuMBh-Xhnz0wMeh3Df6mNy_ecUA_Jb2GpJLG6XXhwHZ6tL-xM4SQBUcn8Tlkg/s1800/BootEagle_pale_H2I3717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP7-eZVNZWg9qLCjhRY-XGBJekIIGDvoAgXQXikRqkMC7p-CzDDIqu2AEE877LV1vQYHmaBMJx9tkzvavuMBh-Xhnz0wMeh3Df6mNy_ecUA_Jb2GpJLG6XXhwHZ6tL-xM4SQBUcn8Tlkg/w640-h426/BootEagle_pale_H2I3717.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiAcLyOfOq-br_CvqHhMbSBN0xoebEQMdRhpFZI_i_fqEifm3jXfbxHtMpTJRs1vMlUrZaF7H2XJINPOv0d4KrNfJMi08e3oMN8mUZkwb8pombMEcsYngCe8lEgDdZMOgPQuUJ0exQi8/s1800/GSEagle_H2I3768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiAcLyOfOq-br_CvqHhMbSBN0xoebEQMdRhpFZI_i_fqEifm3jXfbxHtMpTJRs1vMlUrZaF7H2XJINPOv0d4KrNfJMi08e3oMN8mUZkwb8pombMEcsYngCe8lEgDdZMOgPQuUJ0exQi8/w640-h426/GSEagle_H2I3768.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately there were no other Raptors so I thermaled to Lulu's, for my weekly grocery shop, in my mandatory mask and gloves</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-79498617454591443432020-10-13T18:28:00.001+03:002020-10-13T18:28:40.920+03:00Early winter arrivals<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 39; 25 September 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The weeks seem to pass by so quickly and before I know it, its the weekend and time to soak in the autumn migration. Back to the Pivots arriving as the sun started rising at 6am. John Gurnett, Jules and Matt Nottingham were also here to enjoy the morning out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We started at the marsh, donning Wellies to get a little further in, as the reeds are starting to obscure the open pool. We were entertained with some interaction between the Black-winged Stilt's as two birds chased each other around the marsh in the soft morning glow.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi563hRdpWN3CIbVA9qSfQZCZVioB9IOxZJ66GSEa7Bw6eWzF1aOoO8O-zqceMZ19eLqCVatWtlOEaM1Upw1Pnx_eOUJo9FhxTuTePK2X4NShpIOCT6nLKorkmlMepeejwufjxC9getLNw/s1800/BWStilt_H2I3385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi563hRdpWN3CIbVA9qSfQZCZVioB9IOxZJ66GSEa7Bw6eWzF1aOoO8O-zqceMZ19eLqCVatWtlOEaM1Upw1Pnx_eOUJo9FhxTuTePK2X4NShpIOCT6nLKorkmlMepeejwufjxC9getLNw/w640-h426/BWStilt_H2I3385.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueGPypdKeiWWdjgi31GI6nV_a6MZUenBdTe1azNskecwdFwcnp7y_HuXE1Yq3usv7RyJm-O9l4uIeO-tUYLAwJI3b3YjDErpS4UFsv2hy5pmANG3h_WhK2Pl59kDimE2v6LbBH1O6NvI/s1800/BWStilt_H2I3392.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiueGPypdKeiWWdjgi31GI6nV_a6MZUenBdTe1azNskecwdFwcnp7y_HuXE1Yq3usv7RyJm-O9l4uIeO-tUYLAwJI3b3YjDErpS4UFsv2hy5pmANG3h_WhK2Pl59kDimE2v6LbBH1O6NvI/w640-h426/BWStilt_H2I3392.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hAtUft9gn7CJc3DwvQcXvqf9DKtra3bdRCY3GD6OQtCJJR9VJaTV_ryKwqXEl_9gY2TnBF_OGZc22a4rzZ9CZ6_SRA1PSZcu6hbFyJ5ftmmPqWOdFGVneoAXWNv0nRq7ZsTPQZsCxts/s1800/BWStilt_H2I3394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hAtUft9gn7CJc3DwvQcXvqf9DKtra3bdRCY3GD6OQtCJJR9VJaTV_ryKwqXEl_9gY2TnBF_OGZc22a4rzZ9CZ6_SRA1PSZcu6hbFyJ5ftmmPqWOdFGVneoAXWNv0nRq7ZsTPQZsCxts/w640-h426/BWStilt_H2I3394.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A very distinctive call alerted me to a Spotted Redshank overhead that was thinking about dropping in. But they are so skittish, it made several low level passes before finally settling on the opposite side of the marsh to where we were standing</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal_z8KZbhBgXkdgHSkSBBj0jrlqsrY2NXyTt3dj0dDHB4fzHPEzegVWiCnGm5gXbdeo_teMvCd25NjqBazKJ6gKE4n8Ypmf54bZJYJsHo8TMWAytovvYw-gZu8qYRP8G8E7zqpeJqojo/s1800/SRedshank_H2I3348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgal_z8KZbhBgXkdgHSkSBBj0jrlqsrY2NXyTt3dj0dDHB4fzHPEzegVWiCnGm5gXbdeo_teMvCd25NjqBazKJ6gKE4n8Ypmf54bZJYJsHo8TMWAytovvYw-gZu8qYRP8G8E7zqpeJqojo/w640-h426/SRedshank_H2I3348.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BdZdYkmN8DB8pj_G2CzAyBTlvIeCuB4xYoMW_ax0yN3UEMSj5soJIfmm9EFSurl044auJ1YdikrF2qvrkQubu7Y7nxCrXBqsw2TeuYtXLFVwHNQ-atz7482RokWkqaaj6Y0U5Amaz6Q/s1800/SRedshank_H2I3354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BdZdYkmN8DB8pj_G2CzAyBTlvIeCuB4xYoMW_ax0yN3UEMSj5soJIfmm9EFSurl044auJ1YdikrF2qvrkQubu7Y7nxCrXBqsw2TeuYtXLFVwHNQ-atz7482RokWkqaaj6Y0U5Amaz6Q/w640-h426/SRedshank_H2I3354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the same time, a number of Common Snipe were put up by a passing Marsh Harrier</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE06fyLqwdcKby_MwO_KcxDZ4m1XlnHITX5Ix1haT-ZO7L-od5SfI9AaSdEYq5noXHlkSjtbNEcxooIOradGyQ7lETErPXAeoRmucvOi9raVS0dTuVezetDuhmWn0N6eD8MikyOMSrLE/s1800/CSnipe_H2I3384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE06fyLqwdcKby_MwO_KcxDZ4m1XlnHITX5Ix1haT-ZO7L-od5SfI9AaSdEYq5noXHlkSjtbNEcxooIOradGyQ7lETErPXAeoRmucvOi9raVS0dTuVezetDuhmWn0N6eD8MikyOMSrLE/w640-h426/CSnipe_H2I3384.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMxmDyhsHf2krqe25ayrlQuwFvsRjp55gGSbhQKxynJV7roZonpqKDmKKAhwRJAJItv9cDOGfOXhhulLxHr3boR_eNR5ONAwFgXof4plTLBoBYUUwTXyeciCH6Zz0Xy0OsjDmpikhan4/s1800/CSnipe_H2I3405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMxmDyhsHf2krqe25ayrlQuwFvsRjp55gGSbhQKxynJV7roZonpqKDmKKAhwRJAJItv9cDOGfOXhhulLxHr3boR_eNR5ONAwFgXof4plTLBoBYUUwTXyeciCH6Zz0Xy0OsjDmpikhan4/w640-h426/CSnipe_H2I3405.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">together with some Wood Sandpiper's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA82h1YO8M0xbMPRT3YeSKAj5qKwxG559zh7bWSmAbkiPULTAxSVXiQfEDV2SCodTOYWANyQ0-OBQ87bcrD51v5CSWDOdXXhh4WN6AbHSYsSzCmBYhTcabck5ifxWce9WHDXACz0rPRjQ/s1800/WSandpiper_H2I3454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA82h1YO8M0xbMPRT3YeSKAj5qKwxG559zh7bWSmAbkiPULTAxSVXiQfEDV2SCodTOYWANyQ0-OBQ87bcrD51v5CSWDOdXXhh4WN6AbHSYsSzCmBYhTcabck5ifxWce9WHDXACz0rPRjQ/w640-h426/WSandpiper_H2I3454.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There were also good numbers of Garganey on the bigger pool</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BZS6Txt9L8ZwqFpm-7mOKZsjualZRqHcaBlPQd10DMNp15FhXnAoMpTSRqV_IRiuLhArzR7tn7_Gy_NSDITTVy31PqimeMmPUNoohjISpTL2fXwfHMplXqgjBkgK2mxNys6D6zCN-FM/s1800/Garganey_H2I3417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BZS6Txt9L8ZwqFpm-7mOKZsjualZRqHcaBlPQd10DMNp15FhXnAoMpTSRqV_IRiuLhArzR7tn7_Gy_NSDITTVy31PqimeMmPUNoohjISpTL2fXwfHMplXqgjBkgK2mxNys6D6zCN-FM/w640-h426/Garganey_H2I3417.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garganey (Anas querquedula)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWdfQBkwhEIYOBejSudDZyoiySL_ZzwRD-c0eoqIRT1x1PUdRnCtdkci8i6oiAATH8rI38arziip5NOmZoTfGBNq6n_RjJaBre0ggb3_E1erAMd6rHVmDzGttrkxF_Cp5zFi7f8GtO40/s1800/Garganey_H2I3421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWdfQBkwhEIYOBejSudDZyoiySL_ZzwRD-c0eoqIRT1x1PUdRnCtdkci8i6oiAATH8rI38arziip5NOmZoTfGBNq6n_RjJaBre0ggb3_E1erAMd6rHVmDzGttrkxF_Cp5zFi7f8GtO40/w640-h426/Garganey_H2I3421.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the reeds, only Greater Reed Warbler showed itself</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOZe_Qu0PRCahAaqyr9CQJapJj_fKqOcHziEemBVay2GFumU40IqXOfe9rrioWpk3zD2Ife_kPXiG4BSGzPj1DC6X1x_YworaMiP85swihyl_9ql1fdehmK6C4XnQ211D5jTMIhrSjPM/s1800/GRWarbler_H2I3328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOZe_Qu0PRCahAaqyr9CQJapJj_fKqOcHziEemBVay2GFumU40IqXOfe9rrioWpk3zD2Ife_kPXiG4BSGzPj1DC6X1x_YworaMiP85swihyl_9ql1fdehmK6C4XnQ211D5jTMIhrSjPM/w640-h426/GRWarbler_H2I3328.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I saw a single Northern Lapwing in the flock of White-tailed Lapwing on the far side of the marsh - an early winter arrival, so took a drive to try and get a closer look and see if there were any others. Just the one, but more will be arriving in the coming week's.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wCBavMX6BZb2g0PMpRp-2SxGIXnur-8rzL_L0n-0lglhBWUfCmjV7e13W9U8yDqzRdjW1Gg8dPvLkS0be_-2nlC-8YoWYyB5S5STzM3O5Ypck0gaUgZ_CThj2HJI3Dl0OoT-5lCc_2I/s1800/NLapwing_H2I3429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wCBavMX6BZb2g0PMpRp-2SxGIXnur-8rzL_L0n-0lglhBWUfCmjV7e13W9U8yDqzRdjW1Gg8dPvLkS0be_-2nlC-8YoWYyB5S5STzM3O5Ypck0gaUgZ_CThj2HJI3Dl0OoT-5lCc_2I/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I3429.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern (Vanellus vanellus) and White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTD9sDYUxn4RvKTTwA1SI570mUkQ1wOv60yETuTjLcoYZP0mxBvWUN9IpFqXbuleyYH7iG9uw16o87PhIzGdpROSO24Ex-NDGvHChZeJOKemKaUFzQgQ_WGbrVhkGASMqUaci22LV_dbg/s1800/NLapwing_H2I3433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTD9sDYUxn4RvKTTwA1SI570mUkQ1wOv60yETuTjLcoYZP0mxBvWUN9IpFqXbuleyYH7iG9uw16o87PhIzGdpROSO24Ex-NDGvHChZeJOKemKaUFzQgQ_WGbrVhkGASMqUaci22LV_dbg/w640-h426/NLapwing_H2I3433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In and around the reeds, a few Daurian Shrikes</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWCpyTQM8Dy7rtD07pS-EO-3ySgoJIjdsnoMb6eNoJ-5UJknEHjKZk4j78_Dk6MysX41ndeg6EHzhxjffyype_LyLTEGGoaK_AwEPIQBXKujdsXR917acgXls5z1py_eTx3Uf2yiN5mY/s1800/DShrike_H2I3375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWCpyTQM8Dy7rtD07pS-EO-3ySgoJIjdsnoMb6eNoJ-5UJknEHjKZk4j78_Dk6MysX41ndeg6EHzhxjffyype_LyLTEGGoaK_AwEPIQBXKujdsXR917acgXls5z1py_eTx3Uf2yiN5mY/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I3375.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daurian Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFrvYIdP9fT9GdasFp8gTonsaZ_ybf6BR2OpFWlZcTkjxNHlaRI40UwFrdt7m8lTkk2tbQgtFqj8iptFngfZU_UMPSAt226rogxN7nJWjvXxRFdjWhoXyZdHCxX549xuPp8mHmmKTzw8/s1800/DShrike_H2I3378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFrvYIdP9fT9GdasFp8gTonsaZ_ybf6BR2OpFWlZcTkjxNHlaRI40UwFrdt7m8lTkk2tbQgtFqj8iptFngfZU_UMPSAt226rogxN7nJWjvXxRFdjWhoXyZdHCxX549xuPp8mHmmKTzw8/w640-h426/DShrike_H2I3378.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then checked a larger white Egret amongst the Cattle Egret in the adjacent field, but unfortunately, it was only a Western Reef Heron</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25LGmtzoqWoLwg6Hk7oqVngYZMdgp5tNztFftqVgn91lKNtkqu9R3sqibRYNmcgzyUbALZjC7gZdYfEuXX1nknWzAeKoT7POZBMzFJCs3r_iLT3Qv4Vk5I-I0qWIxI_5Bl1eZ6ZLVy8U/s1800/WRHeron_H2I3443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25LGmtzoqWoLwg6Hk7oqVngYZMdgp5tNztFftqVgn91lKNtkqu9R3sqibRYNmcgzyUbALZjC7gZdYfEuXX1nknWzAeKoT7POZBMzFJCs3r_iLT3Qv4Vk5I-I0qWIxI_5Bl1eZ6ZLVy8U/w640-h426/WRHeron_H2I3443.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Reef Heron (Egretta g. schistacea)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the same place, there were numerous Squacco Herons flying by</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZkSRBVaws2MadimkOYGXWJVaYIdXMcPqHRM1NhWJiMGVNXxLyfpGAgOtgbFmrZQCp7ltW1OC_Nu4v2imXNvC36z3SxPPv8Ytr0_cqffutP9nMBpoVCT2Oygo3XIyejfs-nx3DL0BGy8/s1800/SqHeron_H2I3411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZkSRBVaws2MadimkOYGXWJVaYIdXMcPqHRM1NhWJiMGVNXxLyfpGAgOtgbFmrZQCp7ltW1OC_Nu4v2imXNvC36z3SxPPv8Ytr0_cqffutP9nMBpoVCT2Oygo3XIyejfs-nx3DL0BGy8/w640-h426/SqHeron_H2I3411.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1su7fPUkRM5AWjYlxJ8ihBLJjhlXt-n6i4YVmsTCmYKB8zl9GfqVz2bQ8vOirHyA8YX_EAtCWcvT_SqBJdCqu36HeG1BoH1oLzSaPJxcdKRewpEvnWvnUEyEBYBSdKO0hxESJRwkE9hA/s1800/SqHeron_H2I3413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1su7fPUkRM5AWjYlxJ8ihBLJjhlXt-n6i4YVmsTCmYKB8zl9GfqVz2bQ8vOirHyA8YX_EAtCWcvT_SqBJdCqu36HeG1BoH1oLzSaPJxcdKRewpEvnWvnUEyEBYBSdKO0hxESJRwkE9hA/w640-h426/SqHeron_H2I3413.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a couple of Common Starling, another early winter arrival</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGlKJy1ZL6WJrY01JVoKoJRHPFL_YD8Obf3LdhZJonF2xuGKXOOnMs-DKQhZuY8pVKfVAPvKj9V8Qv8la7kOK6PXCZc6ektrRUT3aNvhB7VuazFi1WIISODmgoYNa_HAzXS8TwVtlTkk/s1800/CStarling_H2I3452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGlKJy1ZL6WJrY01JVoKoJRHPFL_YD8Obf3LdhZJonF2xuGKXOOnMs-DKQhZuY8pVKfVAPvKj9V8Qv8la7kOK6PXCZc6ektrRUT3aNvhB7VuazFi1WIISODmgoYNa_HAzXS8TwVtlTkk/w640-h426/CStarling_H2I3452.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passing overhead was a single Collared Pratincole</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicchFgJPteMVcZdmsSkGud1aVWHlULgXNdoXV6fKbx1VY9dhIrTvozCkpPx8BiYAEDGvRoc5QAFLraX1CNYwVLkOHcZlnV1bwP0egYDkMrkgK0AqjgS_MGw7QX5qnxAqJG_QxQhsEdypI/s1800/CPratincole_H2I3383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicchFgJPteMVcZdmsSkGud1aVWHlULgXNdoXV6fKbx1VY9dhIrTvozCkpPx8BiYAEDGvRoc5QAFLraX1CNYwVLkOHcZlnV1bwP0egYDkMrkgK0AqjgS_MGw7QX5qnxAqJG_QxQhsEdypI/w640-h426/CPratincole_H2I3383.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">On the last drive around the farm, I found an obliging Northern Wheatear</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7rq4qmQyCmuZBfh0N6fM66iCOrbrkTrjEcU2P9Ae9NqR_3c1kWk_n7FAmiUW5Fa0ftYqP2lZwr0TXuZ_YKkRR_InM7tSWeUQWJasjC3MaMxCz9kxQXqR4EwzN1Z7i85OxSq8tEw6YYA/s1800/NWheatear_H2I3424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7rq4qmQyCmuZBfh0N6fM66iCOrbrkTrjEcU2P9Ae9NqR_3c1kWk_n7FAmiUW5Fa0ftYqP2lZwr0TXuZ_YKkRR_InM7tSWeUQWJasjC3MaMxCz9kxQXqR4EwzN1Z7i85OxSq8tEw6YYA/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I3424.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNvsKqe2hN1XyevXjtoBxnnsYr7hiVx9tH5vcLTyGlX2bLEj5-xPW0lOgYNPj4h92VXBVxYNv4Ptis9oewvXirP8ieoxvy7-ObZo9uqLgrO8q7LQ-3gcM8zFzQ1gXqlNrG5CjyK1vIPc/s1800/NWheatear_H2I3425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNvsKqe2hN1XyevXjtoBxnnsYr7hiVx9tH5vcLTyGlX2bLEj5-xPW0lOgYNPj4h92VXBVxYNv4Ptis9oewvXirP8ieoxvy7-ObZo9uqLgrO8q7LQ-3gcM8zFzQ1gXqlNrG5CjyK1vIPc/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I3425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_pTRVqyerIS4_wyyqn2X5OFZ0AJcSzMITZXcJyf-UImzl5XvmcOpXt_EuOoCpUHNOS0qe9GWOJVXLEzfezo6bKNtPv4KVorXvKk931lZlk8lvtPncZBpWafThS9LLqw0XeM37tD26RI/s1800/NWheatear_H2I3426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK_pTRVqyerIS4_wyyqn2X5OFZ0AJcSzMITZXcJyf-UImzl5XvmcOpXt_EuOoCpUHNOS0qe9GWOJVXLEzfezo6bKNtPv4KVorXvKk931lZlk8lvtPncZBpWafThS9LLqw0XeM37tD26RI/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I3426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a magnificent Eastern Imperial Eagle</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1INvdc_HLjQ-W287XVFldwPNKQkVCEKgFbUczCP51zKIzPsYWptnd2JoKR-FXzoCXY6JaVbi8j1LvLOHH7DnlUXAB1aokz0bQ-N7emXNJBUYfnWAfwtA8zlqy_Zm0TIfAWY4tGgZUVM4/s1800/EIEagle_H2I3480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1INvdc_HLjQ-W287XVFldwPNKQkVCEKgFbUczCP51zKIzPsYWptnd2JoKR-FXzoCXY6JaVbi8j1LvLOHH7DnlUXAB1aokz0bQ-N7emXNJBUYfnWAfwtA8zlqy_Zm0TIfAWY4tGgZUVM4/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I3480.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtC3wRvAkFlm-L1ptyT1QAvTJGYWssvHWYP75J-EIvzlivkPYyJgeYkEiMHrFFUaTOn5-8G_XOxeJB_gnWQdu3CqJdagXd0Y__ijtS7D2px2zSQle1Z2SXbN9tN9DbQMT24Ui7cxzpQU/s1800/EIEagle_H2I3491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtC3wRvAkFlm-L1ptyT1QAvTJGYWssvHWYP75J-EIvzlivkPYyJgeYkEiMHrFFUaTOn5-8G_XOxeJB_gnWQdu3CqJdagXd0Y__ijtS7D2px2zSQle1Z2SXbN9tN9DbQMT24Ui7cxzpQU/w640-h426/EIEagle_H2I3491.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, not too many migrants today, as a lot of the passerines have already passed through - but still some good birds around to enjoy and way better than being stuck in the apartment</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-24971281895902786192020-10-12T17:19:00.004+03:002020-10-20T21:12:23.557+03:00Buzzard Bonanza<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 38; 19 September 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a really early start to get the Abraq in the SW desert of Kuwait by sunrise. Following the good news of raptor movement yesterday, I was encouraged when I saw a good few Steppe Buzzards roosting on the deck on route to the farm gate. Once inside the farm there were Buzzards roosting everywhere - on the ground, up on berms and in the trees. Just spectacular!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a quick look around the big pond, as it would be some time before the Buzzards would start flying. Here I found White-throated Kingfisher</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx367KwPHhr3Naic9C-UDvyKZVVBy7F7B6QsE8JmcqkEbMhC_QEI3YFKNMuTcrsjg1IOVvFYNEsRr_Gb8XMikBcJtp2Lgd0WgtHPv5qxpfhVm9psS3Bg3faZQ5lKjx9iwWV7DSIWrFTtY/s1800/WTKingfisher_H2I3016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx367KwPHhr3Naic9C-UDvyKZVVBy7F7B6QsE8JmcqkEbMhC_QEI3YFKNMuTcrsjg1IOVvFYNEsRr_Gb8XMikBcJtp2Lgd0WgtHPv5qxpfhVm9psS3Bg3faZQ5lKjx9iwWV7DSIWrFTtY/w640-h426/WTKingfisher_H2I3016.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Common Snipe on the banks</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk8R40SdmeP1Pmnq0_Az44tiL3Z9LUqiJ0WNWeDJbnYpd-HBwAuL-H8Dz299nlbKH1Qf9F4Zh1F8t0QmR_drd9BVY6eljdCrlPG_9fWwyQ1vEj-5yeMCT4tmKlG5ikxBtF0oPxzLqluE/s1800/CSnipe_H2I3019.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPk8R40SdmeP1Pmnq0_Az44tiL3Z9LUqiJ0WNWeDJbnYpd-HBwAuL-H8Dz299nlbKH1Qf9F4Zh1F8t0QmR_drd9BVY6eljdCrlPG_9fWwyQ1vEj-5yeMCT4tmKlG5ikxBtF0oPxzLqluE/w640-h426/CSnipe_H2I3019.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a 1st year Golden Oriole in the trees</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9AFMxngppIe2olrM6R3PF-DO7KyBjZAf7UROjIQ87bVV_iCppOD2bHukvRa00KFAzHe06h-b0MtjRGv8Lij5eqwtpOaV-wNEKmaM5qwGr-FdMnmNlKdgssJj2G3BcxnbG_EBiq3clAE/s1800/EGOriole_H2I3020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9AFMxngppIe2olrM6R3PF-DO7KyBjZAf7UROjIQ87bVV_iCppOD2bHukvRa00KFAzHe06h-b0MtjRGv8Lij5eqwtpOaV-wNEKmaM5qwGr-FdMnmNlKdgssJj2G3BcxnbG_EBiq3clAE/w640-h426/EGOriole_H2I3020.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, please excuse, but enjoy this photo heavy post, as it is not often we get a Buzzard show like we did today.....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, the majority of raptors at the farm were Steppe Buzzards and most plumage types. My favourite however is the dark morph. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">First up are some roosting Buzzards</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLCdtBNvtYKOwyxiSwlt4-xbop8SmmBLaI5dHLnUMoDuugLyrYcohFnd4JuRr2d4DIZkB70tPnwnfcQo23AwQz6Az6Sy6tjcoyyfyfthPAvTwQYoLcgT-jW3qjg7YeIGvwI128vddt0k/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I3036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLCdtBNvtYKOwyxiSwlt4-xbop8SmmBLaI5dHLnUMoDuugLyrYcohFnd4JuRr2d4DIZkB70tPnwnfcQo23AwQz6Az6Sy6tjcoyyfyfthPAvTwQYoLcgT-jW3qjg7YeIGvwI128vddt0k/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I3036.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Dick kindly shared his opinion and said that this was the best example of a Hybrid Crested Honey Buzzard he had seen. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">He identified it as a classic hybrid male by the grey head and type of remiges barring. Further features pointing to a hybrid include; lacks the carpal patch of European, has a mix of underwing remiges barring (primaries like Crested and secondaries like European) as is the tail. The pattern of the underwing coverts and underbody match Crested. The orange yellow of the iris is interesting when it should be deep ruby red in Crested and light yellow in European.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvXw65KbZ7zwkZ1INsxSGQ3y6ca3wxs5Hu5Ano11W75MuxI4kWCORyOhyO6_GkbrJlNIcX2d0HMGwD3ojkaByrE5jMFe-e7ZVyfVTGDTXbtv5hkrlGDYrptdM2S9ZvD8sHR5eBwsQjvA/s1800/CHBuzzard_H2I3264.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvXw65KbZ7zwkZ1INsxSGQ3y6ca3wxs5Hu5Ano11W75MuxI4kWCORyOhyO6_GkbrJlNIcX2d0HMGwD3ojkaByrE5jMFe-e7ZVyfVTGDTXbtv5hkrlGDYrptdM2S9ZvD8sHR5eBwsQjvA/w640-h426/CHBuzzard_H2I3264.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Hybrid Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeof_cs1aMUPyYPxcaapZeqP_9l1Psifk4hotRKywMYQ5m8KQGWYhYqv4IYCSdcfOcJgEU7MmBTTUnSQrXGq-xjrCbFs-Zq-irWR0ok6MZLcsSHGCPg3UxDfSwjPWVKBrh2fjA5jDmtjk/s1800/CHBuzzard_H2I3269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeof_cs1aMUPyYPxcaapZeqP_9l1Psifk4hotRKywMYQ5m8KQGWYhYqv4IYCSdcfOcJgEU7MmBTTUnSQrXGq-xjrCbFs-Zq-irWR0ok6MZLcsSHGCPg3UxDfSwjPWVKBrh2fjA5jDmtjk/w640-h426/CHBuzzard_H2I3269.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo9vfKQES1WURb7pMJBm6rIVoNu9vYE6pXpvEnuYrhPt2Vru3_gASfyQP526EDYwiP3EzerzXbH_17DDLAvstho_eVv7SGK6-C3eOze1mf3RIEvcZGEpcb8sEW-ycO-WQOLtSj_L0Syw/s1800/CHBuzzard_H2I3271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQo9vfKQES1WURb7pMJBm6rIVoNu9vYE6pXpvEnuYrhPt2Vru3_gASfyQP526EDYwiP3EzerzXbH_17DDLAvstho_eVv7SGK6-C3eOze1mf3RIEvcZGEpcb8sEW-ycO-WQOLtSj_L0Syw/w640-h426/CHBuzzard_H2I3271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You have to be aware that there are others in the mix, especially when the birds start flying and getting ready to thermal out to the next stopover. I was lucky to catch a single Levant Sparrowhawk as it zipped out from the trees</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj510FFgd5UbqZzGruk4VIQ8iNTtODAhEZy6nhGO6eG9_wkKlxdTgXYJvEgChDA14EhSyAJaMdAkp_jL1VfNTzGfpcqlBdQ5ThmZLpiAxvWx2GEVXeJ7sHZ3qJAuxJEz6vqkCp4jHDbXzs/s1800/LevSparrowhawk_H2I3194.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj510FFgd5UbqZzGruk4VIQ8iNTtODAhEZy6nhGO6eG9_wkKlxdTgXYJvEgChDA14EhSyAJaMdAkp_jL1VfNTzGfpcqlBdQ5ThmZLpiAxvWx2GEVXeJ7sHZ3qJAuxJEz6vqkCp4jHDbXzs/w640-h426/LevSparrowhawk_H2I3194.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A resident Common Kestrel was also seen flying by, perhaps caught up in the excitement</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsggzmp1MacFvyHn_R5IDXuR_c07nrhb69OABbKLRa8eJxH8cVtuSDnLQSmfaIyNzBU3tmjNmD7UygeOEu5UsJTuGRfjmkER75HV107T2G2fozwMAv1NOl973PqDX3nXwP82CS3NPBLI/s1800/CKestrel_H2I3250.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsggzmp1MacFvyHn_R5IDXuR_c07nrhb69OABbKLRa8eJxH8cVtuSDnLQSmfaIyNzBU3tmjNmD7UygeOEu5UsJTuGRfjmkER75HV107T2G2fozwMAv1NOl973PqDX3nXwP82CS3NPBLI/w640-h426/CKestrel_H2I3250.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In an open area, a Black-eared Kite was feasting on what looks like a dead Fox</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlT1EiIzMpN2ZKM1mPXI1XBqy3wPyZyGOmK-0hN6uezbkYKm5s5DUMtg2yQe3WoB09jCKOrNsAoDzSl5Kw1wmM9cEPXID2464U7WLs7tXQwDi43ysLM08xzbnmrbFZeZ2SzHqEnIRs5g/s1800/BKite_H2I3147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlT1EiIzMpN2ZKM1mPXI1XBqy3wPyZyGOmK-0hN6uezbkYKm5s5DUMtg2yQe3WoB09jCKOrNsAoDzSl5Kw1wmM9cEPXID2464U7WLs7tXQwDi43ysLM08xzbnmrbFZeZ2SzHqEnIRs5g/w640-h426/BKite_H2I3147.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhtEWI4Egfkg8gggfOR-Ju5BgEmRE3pe2Hor_mbmh4Vy0TUnrGecB16Iv7PAP_DMX1tiw_IWcGWpZg9XMH-73T3plu8J3KMLsEI0ORGeGI8O1OwzjzDVRhz8YXkfC1yQM61med8lf0Bs/s1800/BKite_H2I3148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhtEWI4Egfkg8gggfOR-Ju5BgEmRE3pe2Hor_mbmh4Vy0TUnrGecB16Iv7PAP_DMX1tiw_IWcGWpZg9XMH-73T3plu8J3KMLsEI0ORGeGI8O1OwzjzDVRhz8YXkfC1yQM61med8lf0Bs/w640-h426/BKite_H2I3148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aside from the raptor fest, I did also pick-up Tawny Pipit</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsW6urtQXFuCkYsaEF9-pR-InZB4-ElzVyZNq8yfM4ALrb1i6mvO2-h17_dDfmz-RTVMGep4qQCu_KHAmRj8wW2lMB7ufKPmbWTVWiwSKINhiQX-5HRtCIe7xLondyhwhN6tIp1uKAYY/s1800/TawnyPipit_H2I3033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmsW6urtQXFuCkYsaEF9-pR-InZB4-ElzVyZNq8yfM4ALrb1i6mvO2-h17_dDfmz-RTVMGep4qQCu_KHAmRj8wW2lMB7ufKPmbWTVWiwSKINhiQX-5HRtCIe7xLondyhwhN6tIp1uKAYY/w640-h426/TawnyPipit_H2I3033.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The resident Crested Lark</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LEHAtfwnMBttYlkbinrmxGZwMw6I8W3GqisI3LHLi23Fms48kXALx9mvs5a9fMeUnNZbdchRua5Nwi3O-mtZtoHX6gVYEwTxD0fcsKXLJIZw1gX6F4fAGDsWFhVNUolMSLrdzzmsUIQ/s1800/CLark_H2I3096.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LEHAtfwnMBttYlkbinrmxGZwMw6I8W3GqisI3LHLi23Fms48kXALx9mvs5a9fMeUnNZbdchRua5Nwi3O-mtZtoHX6gVYEwTxD0fcsKXLJIZw1gX6F4fAGDsWFhVNUolMSLrdzzmsUIQ/w640-h426/CLark_H2I3096.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and Masked Shrike, although passerines weren't a priority today.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9uDbsH5knpgavFDcytc9yEipCgALuJ_oDasFOyxfsSIFGMzkOBIBNwUBMZkppheCQFpcXQAoG9ywhX-iuFvpAPB7eg0EhSkZZ9apDTQmTQkQyU7vzGqn4yOQXigQf-LR-6Wi_ESHgFE/s1800/MShrike_H2I3121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9uDbsH5knpgavFDcytc9yEipCgALuJ_oDasFOyxfsSIFGMzkOBIBNwUBMZkppheCQFpcXQAoG9ywhX-iuFvpAPB7eg0EhSkZZ9apDTQmTQkQyU7vzGqn4yOQXigQf-LR-6Wi_ESHgFE/w640-h426/MShrike_H2I3121.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Together with Sajan, we managed to locate two Scops Owl tucked out of way and next to each other in a densely foliaged tree..</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1818rnKpeaNnlyaFOxEo7TnaN2yzKI7ZbLvFLGyHsvJC-7USBX2g1sQ7gHB3EEJ9WB94fsD4s8ctmNNaIx0WWf8TIvkFw6YXFqIrJkJLVxwRLWyjidz4dNR4VRs4nVTiEAS9PVB_rRYU/s1800/ESOwl_H2I3285.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1818rnKpeaNnlyaFOxEo7TnaN2yzKI7ZbLvFLGyHsvJC-7USBX2g1sQ7gHB3EEJ9WB94fsD4s8ctmNNaIx0WWf8TIvkFw6YXFqIrJkJLVxwRLWyjidz4dNR4VRs4nVTiEAS9PVB_rRYU/w640-h426/ESOwl_H2I3285.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIFqcoc8WAKjZSB5qGHGn9hFU62cr-KAHDzEaclvK7RS8FR52ZKg_4KHR3zwsZdNSZyRzD85b5lNwGK83nYbC1BZohepPOEY1f6awUuWO3KzfULXffg4rrZ0s7_mCo6LVoDJlOinv1hU/s1800/ESOwl_H2I3290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBIFqcoc8WAKjZSB5qGHGn9hFU62cr-KAHDzEaclvK7RS8FR52ZKg_4KHR3zwsZdNSZyRzD85b5lNwGK83nYbC1BZohepPOEY1f6awUuWO3KzfULXffg4rrZ0s7_mCo6LVoDJlOinv1hU/w426-h640/ESOwl_H2I3290.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before leaving I checked the pool where a White-winged Tern was drinking on the wing</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSARiJW1mFaWJy9nJMvhB8QIq62iPvAVTCIFHzoUhaim_0wEHD5urFarQgQw4A1jw1Ta1Trdc-de2qtHEJ6bCqDI0EsjbrL4gIIoeaPTH43EbdFTVVxOCwbsqB6CcvhZyC6WUjnf25z2U/s1800/WWTern_H2I3314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSARiJW1mFaWJy9nJMvhB8QIq62iPvAVTCIFHzoUhaim_0wEHD5urFarQgQw4A1jw1Ta1Trdc-de2qtHEJ6bCqDI0EsjbrL4gIIoeaPTH43EbdFTVVxOCwbsqB6CcvhZyC6WUjnf25z2U/w640-h426/WWTern_H2I3314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d8Lku6vQPNOrtXLQevxYdQ83ZPSf7XvikEsbwzs2UJGXv8tYSMp9_sHwTXREHwnd_rlHAIHoZNlRVjWYLa1TA6-QDQ9u00kya0aNZfuK4HF6k0-ojJJoZTbylF3E1HzXqeSkN7Yj9M8/s1800/WWTern_H2I3315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d8Lku6vQPNOrtXLQevxYdQ83ZPSf7XvikEsbwzs2UJGXv8tYSMp9_sHwTXREHwnd_rlHAIHoZNlRVjWYLa1TA6-QDQ9u00kya0aNZfuK4HF6k0-ojJJoZTbylF3E1HzXqeSkN7Yj9M8/w640-h426/WWTern_H2I3315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whilst Pallid Swifts were overhead. This looks like a young bird with the eye mask not so prominent</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGhCLmr6Cvq_2I43zdyXHndvMcdFmYk6FzrguedJG1xugrKwfF6qHQb_WBEU-qZKjYIPaZOEHp1cwJf3_7XFuQ3OSAZBnNW3UiZjJJdj9ptP-UVaMcHPO06sy78g3rXuFWQy5lGrRR3w/s1800/PSwift_H2I3301.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGhCLmr6Cvq_2I43zdyXHndvMcdFmYk6FzrguedJG1xugrKwfF6qHQb_WBEU-qZKjYIPaZOEHp1cwJf3_7XFuQ3OSAZBnNW3UiZjJJdj9ptP-UVaMcHPO06sy78g3rXuFWQy5lGrRR3w/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I3301.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdeUP1CMj7cIydEvMgYQlzfIiG6tQZ576uUUVrLlO7O5omWRcwJaDajYdbLUkWvqK_dlTqn57vNbJMrOtaXK7pbhoksPdKB47dURFjEoOd7Yxgbb6jh7DxVtZITu5txrq5U55UQQKxaU/s1800/PSwift_H2I3302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdeUP1CMj7cIydEvMgYQlzfIiG6tQZ576uUUVrLlO7O5omWRcwJaDajYdbLUkWvqK_dlTqn57vNbJMrOtaXK7pbhoksPdKB47dURFjEoOd7Yxgbb6jh7DxVtZITu5txrq5U55UQQKxaU/w640-h426/PSwift_H2I3302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">But today, it was just about enjoying the spectacle of the show put on by the Buzzards - and just not knowing where to look next...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-54761648533551574032020-10-11T18:10:00.001+03:002020-10-11T18:10:18.602+03:00Marsh and Grass<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 38; 18 September 2020 - Pivot Fields</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">At this time of year with migrants passing through, there is always a underlying tension when we head out birding, mostly in the hope of finding something rare or even new. That together with the weather starting to become a little more pleasant to be out makes for more enjoyable birding. As always, I was at the gate by 6am to enjoy the best time of the morning and good light. John Gurnett and a fellow Saffa Jules were also with me. On the way to the marsh, the Black-winged Kite was in it's 'usual' place on the overhead lines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLU1oVB7HYoJsPnf2CiU2s_UCOX-sO8mV8ipFaLFufsMQ8qJcRXpVt6dgVoH9_eI39TR2ndD-hfXHaQ0ce230_YxFZ-5MIi_pGotJNeA289r8sG0wckbAOqN61lS-s1WHKlGZ2x5b9EE/s1800/BWKite_H2I2941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLU1oVB7HYoJsPnf2CiU2s_UCOX-sO8mV8ipFaLFufsMQ8qJcRXpVt6dgVoH9_eI39TR2ndD-hfXHaQ0ce230_YxFZ-5MIi_pGotJNeA289r8sG0wckbAOqN61lS-s1WHKlGZ2x5b9EE/w640-h426/BWKite_H2I2941.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Kite (Elanus c. vociferus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8gJRiDPj6ZZfUaNf9Vp6Gd-fzMjEgqhqPrHQM4hr_F3VHo0l0tmSXj63DVB9Tf3_JQeM6vVHjsG2kJ1qtXc-4h8Jy1ghpBQWuH7gR3P-xu7G-csJclvX5cveFyvuGr0MchW20ObnA0E/s1800/BWKite_H2I2948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8gJRiDPj6ZZfUaNf9Vp6Gd-fzMjEgqhqPrHQM4hr_F3VHo0l0tmSXj63DVB9Tf3_JQeM6vVHjsG2kJ1qtXc-4h8Jy1ghpBQWuH7gR3P-xu7G-csJclvX5cveFyvuGr0MchW20ObnA0E/w640-h426/BWKite_H2I2948.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A White-throated Kingfisher greeted us on arrival at the marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu6iFw-pLL4BMwa72ILMHtkthrzVtjX94zre3MCcNgUj6D3CN2KyDnVCkEqvbo5J6RnYSSu9qG2e-tODaPz3KNL9G4mzvFbfnhWxg0-xbc8lN3diXzGOzHFPPpsTSqdGBYxVBv4aS3nI/s1800/WTKingfisher_H2I2896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu6iFw-pLL4BMwa72ILMHtkthrzVtjX94zre3MCcNgUj6D3CN2KyDnVCkEqvbo5J6RnYSSu9qG2e-tODaPz3KNL9G4mzvFbfnhWxg0-xbc8lN3diXzGOzHFPPpsTSqdGBYxVBv4aS3nI/w640-h426/WTKingfisher_H2I2896.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Warbler activity has quietened down considerably, but there was one Great Reed Warbler foraging along the base of the reeds</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNWgSaXdsfYp5AoNu1rPozm-JJxIY5_lUegkNr2Ig4gAiykl2EIU-ijPy2gEM-yLVbN2Xgb9LmJLMuqikDaiAJgMyuJjMiBP8hi2zqfL03pWSccYM1MG27j1Ud3noPyDiSYEKOw1Ebj4/s1800/GRWarbler_H2I2900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNWgSaXdsfYp5AoNu1rPozm-JJxIY5_lUegkNr2Ig4gAiykl2EIU-ijPy2gEM-yLVbN2Xgb9LmJLMuqikDaiAJgMyuJjMiBP8hi2zqfL03pWSccYM1MG27j1Ud3noPyDiSYEKOw1Ebj4/w640-h426/GRWarbler_H2I2900.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few Western Marsh Harriers caused their usual havoc</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgMj7dD2ohJRLmNCDDqQ4qdeuTcKeZC7HqgDqps0RE9ZXym7Ukbcxw2MnqwyRX3rEPpkeENv4QyNanCMsCOXTP7qY5t0knsgqpUPXKtDXRkOc-iC3FdoKFKli1wu9rkFyw8cIKDUlS5Y/s1800/WMHarrier_H2I2914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizgMj7dD2ohJRLmNCDDqQ4qdeuTcKeZC7HqgDqps0RE9ZXym7Ukbcxw2MnqwyRX3rEPpkeENv4QyNanCMsCOXTP7qY5t0knsgqpUPXKtDXRkOc-iC3FdoKFKli1wu9rkFyw8cIKDUlS5Y/w640-h426/WMHarrier_H2I2914.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A couple of Common Myna's (yes, they are here too) passed by behind the reedbed and my auto-focus didn't lose focus - pretty neat!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerHSOMyfj5ECn-l1b2ubR6uSzgpHSlR11CuBKt0lPW7CjjKSpx_CVb8NjcPdcJDwIrZ6ts1qxkjVd-jRv6ZQ8aPLNhQG0xFKRpxlaoOsB-46M5cgRCRmXoqXD9BNqXTn7B-BzTpQNGlc/s1800/CMyna_H2I2910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerHSOMyfj5ECn-l1b2ubR6uSzgpHSlR11CuBKt0lPW7CjjKSpx_CVb8NjcPdcJDwIrZ6ts1qxkjVd-jRv6ZQ8aPLNhQG0xFKRpxlaoOsB-46M5cgRCRmXoqXD9BNqXTn7B-BzTpQNGlc/w640-h426/CMyna_H2I2910.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the field adjacent to the marsh, there were a few Glossy Ibis amongst the many Cattle Egrets</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqY5PHK3WdacuXdk5Sr8MThT-yPPS5R-LnTI6KhQj0xoTM3ufr-RLIZwq6GP-Zc3GAPhl77FuNByskzhXo7V5ujvGXNguiYxAbtcet0GYxjrOZLT9UeRa1K1Q1U4VnIlGQPyUESR7fnA/s1800/GIbis_H2I2955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqY5PHK3WdacuXdk5Sr8MThT-yPPS5R-LnTI6KhQj0xoTM3ufr-RLIZwq6GP-Zc3GAPhl77FuNByskzhXo7V5ujvGXNguiYxAbtcet0GYxjrOZLT9UeRa1K1Q1U4VnIlGQPyUESR7fnA/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I2955.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEX1GMr7bQzH1Xub6Co4DZZk-uCSATsXKQ9ErnxSq4pYTcJzJHp8sqTK1gbloH_821t3c6_qE5tj51GrYD9jcGyRRnJ0xkG6epulG197Vb7GOuURnzBtiTlA9c1Ff2R8C17VwSpJkRa0/s1800/GIbis_H2I2966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEX1GMr7bQzH1Xub6Co4DZZk-uCSATsXKQ9ErnxSq4pYTcJzJHp8sqTK1gbloH_821t3c6_qE5tj51GrYD9jcGyRRnJ0xkG6epulG197Vb7GOuURnzBtiTlA9c1Ff2R8C17VwSpJkRa0/w640-h426/GIbis_H2I2966.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A few of the Cattle Egret's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUOXkUW8KL1K9ubqLDuyBIwpBvPIW6x8moGjhpgQ6eEPQozIfnO-JK-oB1eX-UxI-KtZxyPgbuarmcYQqOeme-v-idBz8loVe9RzKq208V_YmZ_k4ub9UrlHulmUsjZioDgfcpuelu5o/s1800/WCEgret_H2I2918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivUOXkUW8KL1K9ubqLDuyBIwpBvPIW6x8moGjhpgQ6eEPQozIfnO-JK-oB1eX-UxI-KtZxyPgbuarmcYQqOeme-v-idBz8loVe9RzKq208V_YmZ_k4ub9UrlHulmUsjZioDgfcpuelu5o/w640-h426/WCEgret_H2I2918.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QAf5-QbGJ-1fQVUYT6Ba1K813hGOsOrKZuNf3IkkcueDsmxtE71jR3B68sXsCzbDdO_pHiZLLsFHGlSSFRtfubinzeOBUlCzg1pSqFCfyVUEFi_FomgOIw4Gch2o4oYflmZYftyEb0U/s1800/WCEgret_H2I2928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ61o3gRsdjl7oILlblAjNRWU0UdybpCTyWglCXV6l8dVpKvUMnl_I0lqRCMLp9-hP_6I7w4Onlt265jjiFHR4IaLfBPHWYmBIyDE2TW28DrwDl8RicKpvFKPwTeGeSEu-vShn6kHt-UU/s1800/BCBEater_H2I2985.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ61o3gRsdjl7oILlblAjNRWU0UdybpCTyWglCXV6l8dVpKvUMnl_I0lqRCMLp9-hP_6I7w4Onlt265jjiFHR4IaLfBPHWYmBIyDE2TW28DrwDl8RicKpvFKPwTeGeSEu-vShn6kHt-UU/w640-h426/BCBEater_H2I2985.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Montagu's Harrier gave a decent fly by</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeayU_mxywevs7EbQAQa_Krg7HL5YfCaVczxm__LwgKu-rogFlQhFjwGvM8JD9seAKb64DSEtVWxEQpTaMIB00N0OqobDZMQVqoqn3cznAixQ5qUgOKXYwjPTWLqU-wnxF5WWikfDNFA/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I2952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeayU_mxywevs7EbQAQa_Krg7HL5YfCaVczxm__LwgKu-rogFlQhFjwGvM8JD9seAKb64DSEtVWxEQpTaMIB00N0OqobDZMQVqoqn3cznAixQ5qUgOKXYwjPTWLqU-wnxF5WWikfDNFA/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I2952.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Followed by a Black-eared Kite cruised by overhead</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE9GAaRgwfSyblGTgviYJA1MIzcxfPGcPryqgf_J1KQa7nPiyBQHL0naTCutJUiDcTD7MozRmJCDFKYoQVhEcYyDMxrsYAqwP6XQtJj6SO859UI2QlGnqvzpvUXCyKnT-9yQCq-zg390/s1800/BKite_H2I3010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE9GAaRgwfSyblGTgviYJA1MIzcxfPGcPryqgf_J1KQa7nPiyBQHL0naTCutJUiDcTD7MozRmJCDFKYoQVhEcYyDMxrsYAqwP6XQtJj6SO859UI2QlGnqvzpvUXCyKnT-9yQCq-zg390/w640-h426/BKite_H2I3010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then had a drive around the farm, finding a group of 1st year Collared Pratincole's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb29fidrANpXUUbTQmHKUYiMVQHCxOXFU0SvEOFgJVruUntZbNPPhetAncY5VFNBgJpk49IE2kaP3K_E1sO9SWX25fhtQFbpRE3uaQ6F5qAJKIiOmqsrTN9yowuGk48PUs4F4NJAxMd_8/s1800/CPratincole_H2I2987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb29fidrANpXUUbTQmHKUYiMVQHCxOXFU0SvEOFgJVruUntZbNPPhetAncY5VFNBgJpk49IE2kaP3K_E1sO9SWX25fhtQFbpRE3uaQ6F5qAJKIiOmqsrTN9yowuGk48PUs4F4NJAxMd_8/w640-h426/CPratincole_H2I2987.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67dVR2kCKDkGfnhfpY-6rwMT87NZJELyAjBi53X286hhoOSkrz5aY0Fguv-ASvgQjwFkot3LjlrGV6Y2LXUXo0Jcct12VlDhRjXSkfZb2nGY43w5ADUEdMjgbd582pjSHuTeIi_GhOTA/s1800/CPratincole_H2I2994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8PuK5VhzsTZfCev1wfTJopQFFGsOO69kHkjDgHlQDebMZ_KNPc0SSjzeM4Sk-gbalkQS5swEA0CXredOKwy4RZvDHKJ5-qs95bXyrsVc0OLXfjv0oFFojttOdd5WdjB0vALEqpXMV1w/s1800/ASTLizard_H2I3011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8PuK5VhzsTZfCev1wfTJopQFFGsOO69kHkjDgHlQDebMZ_KNPc0SSjzeM4Sk-gbalkQS5swEA0CXredOKwy4RZvDHKJ5-qs95bXyrsVc0OLXfjv0oFFojttOdd5WdjB0vALEqpXMV1w/w640-h426/ASTLizard_H2I3011.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arabian Spiny-tailed Lizard (Uromastyx a. microlepis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and the leaner and meaner carnivorous and apex predator, Desert Monitor which is no slouch either</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8P8kv3UH1Kty-0ZcHLFhXRp71xHyQl6uz8bpq-OSfFtYWfhfL6hzXKrtJCwOd40-1r-NBlc9ipy9MIzDegHeJ4Q61lRPDV9MBx4CAuJ5Rr7avZ6Ck2KmzReTv1QOGn2iS28po3c9n_w/s1800/DMonitor_H2I3000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8P8kv3UH1Kty-0ZcHLFhXRp71xHyQl6uz8bpq-OSfFtYWfhfL6hzXKrtJCwOd40-1r-NBlc9ipy9MIzDegHeJ4Q61lRPDV9MBx4CAuJ5Rr7avZ6Ck2KmzReTv1QOGn2iS28po3c9n_w/w640-h426/DMonitor_H2I3000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Monitor (Varanus griseus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There was news of good Raptor passage in the NW desert today, so tomorrow I will head to the SW to see if I can catch-up with any of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-53366312342022434412020-09-29T16:13:00.002+03:002020-09-29T16:13:31.310+03:00Peep's on the beach<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 37; 13 September 2020 - Abu Hassania</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It had been a stressful day, so I decided to head to my local beach to enjoy the sunset and coincidentally I arrived on the outgoing tide.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although it was quite busy with many others who had the same idea as me, enjoy the sunset, not stressed by work. I did manage to find an area where the waders were feeding undisturbed on the inter-tidal flats exposed by the outgoing tide.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I plonked myself down on a rock and enjoyed the antics and interaction between this small mixed group of small waders, not quite eye-level, but pretty close. Sanderling were the most prolific</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlOC1EhyvCNRILKQ_SCYSWNN2JGz9i1RIPVrjw0kybhYdmlA_AUHpIbQO3RbqQFw-Pk1cWQjYrlvqXepG6FqK0h_xW2S4-8BdW9lf6KQ6kJ6rVnm6pYZ_-t4cbWsNd4woZ62qLVDWOvY/s1800/Sanderling_H2I2783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlOC1EhyvCNRILKQ_SCYSWNN2JGz9i1RIPVrjw0kybhYdmlA_AUHpIbQO3RbqQFw-Pk1cWQjYrlvqXepG6FqK0h_xW2S4-8BdW9lf6KQ6kJ6rVnm6pYZ_-t4cbWsNd4woZ62qLVDWOvY/w640-h426/Sanderling_H2I2783.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sanderling (Calidris alba)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJczrUXG1GgTcu5ZuyfvKOJceiSoEHuzrPFh7fNG1MgirImPF2q8SUN0WVTNOwUpabjRkzbeF2oYvsYSY-JlsIOf0XeA76q6RfTFNE7U6bgfdbudTqVXyNpS4sXeK59fXGs2Ot9KVDpP4/w640-h426/GSPlover_H2I2857.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greater Sand Plover (Anarhynchus leschenaultii)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwblfDpmb3CEoPKSJCD8vdZ1mXrRb-CnpClMFLyRfK_-baFSKV7dKyi3rAc83qby86gP5Kh8voqUqRSWjpvkr4XMbUn2l538Tp9sET0Z-hrHTGbp1bYEdOZnaGyttx5RW17ZfputV19s/s1800/GSPlover_H2I2860.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwblfDpmb3CEoPKSJCD8vdZ1mXrRb-CnpClMFLyRfK_-baFSKV7dKyi3rAc83qby86gP5Kh8voqUqRSWjpvkr4XMbUn2l538Tp9sET0Z-hrHTGbp1bYEdOZnaGyttx5RW17ZfputV19s/w640-h426/GSPlover_H2I2860.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and only one Dunlin</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRzHDfKNNzrQpomij6ndqMMRxZ5hXQJsKtZc5hVIOrnU8m8jfQUDtMc3xrBFRWcm9rYLC1WYzubkm35-gtKfwkwICuRK8bP637FxkuDwIvXlSLPeG-AzV-NuQHHPduzVLyel0bIWabIg/s1800/Dunlin_H2I2792.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlRzHDfKNNzrQpomij6ndqMMRxZ5hXQJsKtZc5hVIOrnU8m8jfQUDtMc3xrBFRWcm9rYLC1WYzubkm35-gtKfwkwICuRK8bP637FxkuDwIvXlSLPeG-AzV-NuQHHPduzVLyel0bIWabIg/w640-h426/Dunlin_H2I2792.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dunlin (Calidris alpina)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3yUSdaLGyjg7xtGcv-wBLSVRPRZKq4VsFE8n5tWcr9eB7unoErkInqZi2medXQbgIqfBQoBHdEwfldEcYd5oXdjw7_iq02ABuTwZM9QswSB7YnP020bHwgpMHvpcUCFDPzXPAc0UM6pc/s1800/Dunlin_H2I2794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_T8UogdajD5N0NCysCIU9qfg-Gpclr8uvfLsuTs4gOe6RqVGN0QQjncxA9N8e6IJu0ujL3FfboPFsd_Dc_QVZRcufkouHjMSD-Hmlec5BUZnVrcIG2aAgei3AdsP9R4QD5gUBbwpGUE/s1800/CKingfisher_H2I2861.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_T8UogdajD5N0NCysCIU9qfg-Gpclr8uvfLsuTs4gOe6RqVGN0QQjncxA9N8e6IJu0ujL3FfboPFsd_Dc_QVZRcufkouHjMSD-Hmlec5BUZnVrcIG2aAgei3AdsP9R4QD5gUBbwpGUE/w640-h426/CKingfisher_H2I2861.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4808658718746475307.post-71619939333845566412020-09-29T16:00:00.000+03:002020-09-29T16:00:48.431+03:00Back to the West<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Week 37; 12 September 2020 - Al Abraq</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Following the productive morning at Abraq last weekend, I headed out to the farm in the early hours of the morning, to arrive at 6am and just after sunrise.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As I did last week, I spent the first hour at the pool just inside the gate in the golden morning glow, as birds (mostly Warblers) were pretty active and vocal. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Again, there were Barred Warbler</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ2l47wB3j4RJ0wGS6XKaSPq1peZOD4UiIyXs7Repo_LufWSI6HbbkfrZZWyl19YuZAOzBEXBT-Es6dWXlVemV_uQpUJ09nmDtfalMFDhXDk9vS8yXF-nTZSLNCJXO4OodNf5n6Zr2Ck/s1800/BarWarbler_H2I2623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ2l47wB3j4RJ0wGS6XKaSPq1peZOD4UiIyXs7Repo_LufWSI6HbbkfrZZWyl19YuZAOzBEXBT-Es6dWXlVemV_uQpUJ09nmDtfalMFDhXDk9vS8yXF-nTZSLNCJXO4OodNf5n6Zr2Ck/w640-h426/BarWarbler_H2I2623.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barred Warbler (Curruca nisoria)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYx96NoOj7sDlp_r8kXI_WOXKDtWXWYsQp06bL9asPW3u0Wh1zqJkjYNGU3OdZS_lyRYaNXITwsptlIoaYmpQ5o3JXU1xycm8afuczALgIyE2NTze9x3gByrFvD2Wy4PYNfQHVk5btWAk/s1800/BarWarbler_H2I2637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYx96NoOj7sDlp_r8kXI_WOXKDtWXWYsQp06bL9asPW3u0Wh1zqJkjYNGU3OdZS_lyRYaNXITwsptlIoaYmpQ5o3JXU1xycm8afuczALgIyE2NTze9x3gByrFvD2Wy4PYNfQHVk5btWAk/w640-h426/BarWarbler_H2I2637.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eastern Olivaceous; I did check closely for Blythe's - still no luck. These are two different birds below, the second being a younger bird</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWnpjVRSovZ-kStO1-bbYRIdLZK_ewYh_XF1KRhUPc5SOwueR9Urv9FSPRqQpa3qDKKygu4R37tQYkHQ1G7VMhYjUeCm1shpiSisQXLiY2zVvtDNrJJFxrHXIgpJzorHHTUjwXp9GUcc/s1800/EOWarbler_H2I2617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWnpjVRSovZ-kStO1-bbYRIdLZK_ewYh_XF1KRhUPc5SOwueR9Urv9FSPRqQpa3qDKKygu4R37tQYkHQ1G7VMhYjUeCm1shpiSisQXLiY2zVvtDNrJJFxrHXIgpJzorHHTUjwXp9GUcc/w640-h426/EOWarbler_H2I2617.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sRDQVRja9A2LKcdZsDZ27IlA6fiFITrP2tkFXKyokG-EUyE_zVI8y7dVdp_RGXq3KVjhKt6GQ3vjQ8KKL4oeNecMrqEETgI5RMOFAIIijxsAY2JsJ3tkYOMfuZY6KCcAevRB3hQNRQ/s1800/CasRWarbler_H2I2589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sRDQVRja9A2LKcdZsDZ27IlA6fiFITrP2tkFXKyokG-EUyE_zVI8y7dVdp_RGXq3KVjhKt6GQ3vjQ8KKL4oeNecMrqEETgI5RMOFAIIijxsAY2JsJ3tkYOMfuZY6KCcAevRB3hQNRQ/w640-h426/CasRWarbler_H2I2589.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Caspian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. fuscus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvMPTB89JkYO6_DxiIUsxGg9OYmv779aMl3jfa1RG6pgehZO2oEbpg-qG1cVbldt8JnQ1U4Do6BW58YRMp54lF9gcu_Oaa6G5C3MOdscur0Gn0u0crWNivYeo0cb50M2c-BbKMBcK0rk/s1800/CasRWarbler_H2I2592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvMPTB89JkYO6_DxiIUsxGg9OYmv779aMl3jfa1RG6pgehZO2oEbpg-qG1cVbldt8JnQ1U4Do6BW58YRMp54lF9gcu_Oaa6G5C3MOdscur0Gn0u0crWNivYeo0cb50M2c-BbKMBcK0rk/w640-h426/CasRWarbler_H2I2592.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xbprqDtl7W4FVY_Tmz_VI8jMohv50khHGyvDxAGpXWtHJOCm2wlwV_GOarJrxvC0ZNugtBeZ4GokVX43624zOTcNxVEqoIk4NX5ngKFDE9XWBkyrJD7Os1OIGezP9IUcySlIfcLj2GE/s1800/CasRWarbler_H2I2593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xbprqDtl7W4FVY_Tmz_VI8jMohv50khHGyvDxAGpXWtHJOCm2wlwV_GOarJrxvC0ZNugtBeZ4GokVX43624zOTcNxVEqoIk4NX5ngKFDE9XWBkyrJD7Os1OIGezP9IUcySlIfcLj2GE/w640-h426/CasRWarbler_H2I2593.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A suspected Marsh</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivvit5jqrjxj7k_0-r5F2rNGAtDKd_IZHT6e-Ylb99mwrV3c8dFMJa9Li_o1Ro3xn8e6P6LYRXhdPHvHFOyltGXAP_DiFbmbT_CHbDrZyXaI5Mmh_yDVYbTOSO8wYQ98NPdapG7z0vcc/s1800/MarshWarbler_tbc_H2I2695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivvit5jqrjxj7k_0-r5F2rNGAtDKd_IZHT6e-Ylb99mwrV3c8dFMJa9Li_o1Ro3xn8e6P6LYRXhdPHvHFOyltGXAP_DiFbmbT_CHbDrZyXaI5Mmh_yDVYbTOSO8wYQ98NPdapG7z0vcc/w640-h426/MarshWarbler_tbc_H2I2695.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possible Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Many Willow Warbler's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqG1cTn7xD8og4IA_vc1AlNwucXEsgHbdtVdfdcln_G6mywJRuF72M-ZQCwoDx6mMyEnQbETk4ix-wyODLpW-Qbcleny8uOPFUereYh4_EF6-8ii_prgSwVSVE4IyM6OS06vNEbEc0z0/s1800/WWarbler_H2I2644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqG1cTn7xD8og4IA_vc1AlNwucXEsgHbdtVdfdcln_G6mywJRuF72M-ZQCwoDx6mMyEnQbETk4ix-wyODLpW-Qbcleny8uOPFUereYh4_EF6-8ii_prgSwVSVE4IyM6OS06vNEbEc0z0/w640-h426/WWarbler_H2I2644.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Common Whitethroat</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc49pP0gGcpclAdWmAhyOlM4u2CWIZU2js_YhyB_TFTf5nqrA5ZqkfnTCOAqM1_ySlEEdHg4QQJizxH8Uyt62DDO6fp_ZKo6j4o2kGpEmpiN_neCDadY3QTRxgkafBbnpK30GJ3O0kts/s1800/CWhitethroat_H2I2641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc49pP0gGcpclAdWmAhyOlM4u2CWIZU2js_YhyB_TFTf5nqrA5ZqkfnTCOAqM1_ySlEEdHg4QQJizxH8Uyt62DDO6fp_ZKo6j4o2kGpEmpiN_neCDadY3QTRxgkafBbnpK30GJ3O0kts/w640-h426/CWhitethroat_H2I2641.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Whitethroat (Curruca communis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and two bonus Yellow-throated Sparrow's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T5I6R2UfUeMa13-woLnGAYgwpJdd0ZJm5k8YOWf7Q1gOSOehSwDtPEQTrxPwhJhQV8N9jP8goOukoMEQKri-c_T0hP3flXgZPiHWDsp-s1OzUGP9YA_fzu1EjJytKxLX8WdvYD3qRK8/s1800/YTSparrow_H2I2601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T5I6R2UfUeMa13-woLnGAYgwpJdd0ZJm5k8YOWf7Q1gOSOehSwDtPEQTrxPwhJhQV8N9jP8goOukoMEQKri-c_T0hP3flXgZPiHWDsp-s1OzUGP9YA_fzu1EjJytKxLX8WdvYD3qRK8/w640-h426/YTSparrow_H2I2601.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYwPPVCDocsaPwoRNGGEAr37LZQ270uNhAM4_1INdAOO3-opuVkiuo_RIIZ2T99mV9wEXkfSueR7sa5zaIQzv50iO_f_9SNAvcBS1KtBfoyRA9RFGOO9RkW8x5xvozE1xNMj1Ozpe8mI/s1800/YTSparrow_H2I2607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYwPPVCDocsaPwoRNGGEAr37LZQ270uNhAM4_1INdAOO3-opuVkiuo_RIIZ2T99mV9wEXkfSueR7sa5zaIQzv50iO_f_9SNAvcBS1KtBfoyRA9RFGOO9RkW8x5xvozE1xNMj1Ozpe8mI/w640-h426/YTSparrow_H2I2607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">along with a lone Black-headed Bunting</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt4GTXL6LNegkR37mLGtEmiv9Ru8Kq9YNnHGW6NP0UppuCaxnr_aKoxYSrXbmRyCWHCBMvknQ75KPXHD2x84W8jXNcY9gwFI3ty6cE6bmlRwngrYQdihDaqjkRDyU_HcMmcTd7R8FyYg/s1800/BHBunting_H2I2580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt4GTXL6LNegkR37mLGtEmiv9Ru8Kq9YNnHGW6NP0UppuCaxnr_aKoxYSrXbmRyCWHCBMvknQ75KPXHD2x84W8jXNcY9gwFI3ty6cE6bmlRwngrYQdihDaqjkRDyU_HcMmcTd7R8FyYg/w640-h426/BHBunting_H2I2580.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">These were complimented by other birds in the habitat around the pool including; Oriole</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodwGOxVMB8Sb2gsbm06Gxn4QV1CDFbOPcHpytRzy884W4cEdezUehLp2jvcPBZPynZwUeXezR_aiSjXJ_IbygexTxT6_MQXtiNkYbbBHqhI7jtxxHA_9HVzgLq31ztxYTn_WtJWysaB0/s1800/EGOriole_H2I2549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodwGOxVMB8Sb2gsbm06Gxn4QV1CDFbOPcHpytRzy884W4cEdezUehLp2jvcPBZPynZwUeXezR_aiSjXJ_IbygexTxT6_MQXtiNkYbbBHqhI7jtxxHA_9HVzgLq31ztxYTn_WtJWysaB0/w640-h426/EGOriole_H2I2549.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcod22f-Wn6Bjs7E76gLkQIf79lSNZhrKv5decOO0dpB5StzGaYNYScQMOpkN2FzgzeLXYGuuq_4xi0JupVi_0Alc9vjKQy3qmmyGOHMb5zew2RNKDkxJGO957kHKZglzbAdD1I4LbIuE/s1800/EGOriole_H2I2691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcod22f-Wn6Bjs7E76gLkQIf79lSNZhrKv5decOO0dpB5StzGaYNYScQMOpkN2FzgzeLXYGuuq_4xi0JupVi_0Alc9vjKQy3qmmyGOHMb5zew2RNKDkxJGO957kHKZglzbAdD1I4LbIuE/w640-h426/EGOriole_H2I2691.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">European Bee-eaters</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEErvF649J0kgXDfK20Tmk6sU7j-u1ZQdTnwIyHIgvC4W9sj_Qj5ltZIiPFLjHAs12Ab55bEpEbYn0Nfor2qts-RQCjiHN-QEAnXnXwjwzNsWQEASEfvVcou29aMUe5O0Gz38HeoiTSOU/s1800/EBEater_H2I2615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEErvF649J0kgXDfK20Tmk6sU7j-u1ZQdTnwIyHIgvC4W9sj_Qj5ltZIiPFLjHAs12Ab55bEpEbYn0Nfor2qts-RQCjiHN-QEAnXnXwjwzNsWQEASEfvVcou29aMUe5O0Gz38HeoiTSOU/w640-h426/EBEater_H2I2615.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tree Pipit</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHhCjC-k8qScks8OAtXTSYxKKjH343vKj7f9wxHE1NePa3Aubno8o-JOtw2iiwsaTbCdtTTo2D3smeyWm_sKjb5Oogzh-h_uZkfb2Zzfk-KLq722rqiy3raD6mN-sxTJ4NnZLfnCYNps/s1800/TreePipit_H2I2662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCHhCjC-k8qScks8OAtXTSYxKKjH343vKj7f9wxHE1NePa3Aubno8o-JOtw2iiwsaTbCdtTTo2D3smeyWm_sKjb5Oogzh-h_uZkfb2Zzfk-KLq722rqiy3raD6mN-sxTJ4NnZLfnCYNps/w640-h426/TreePipit_H2I2662.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A European Nightjar, high up in a Tamarix Tree</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzYC2Dkt0XnZRFBazXBoVu2ObAi3mHvXEu3RRIVOGD-anIsdr_KJCdCiFW8_sDN3j_mDmC95DedQQr7xaCxN0MHjMzhqgE4Wz2gCpmHKFt0Glyoc2nITKTAFYNpA5jGTjFe61tC8xk0w/s1800/EuroNightjar_H2I2665.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzYC2Dkt0XnZRFBazXBoVu2ObAi3mHvXEu3RRIVOGD-anIsdr_KJCdCiFW8_sDN3j_mDmC95DedQQr7xaCxN0MHjMzhqgE4Wz2gCpmHKFt0Glyoc2nITKTAFYNpA5jGTjFe61tC8xk0w/w640-h426/EuroNightjar_H2I2665.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">and my first Red-rumped Swallow for this autumn</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWV0I-u4OoQhrSQU1ts2j9aaLkP6LCHCJaNXH33PoZ_QEHosELvqfq21IptStDZ8wOL65oYW0ioP3BrJ8ldclos7jvTfvWLvNY14ME2fS569MPWc6wa1DuzjArBy__Vg33akUeV5N86M/s1800/RRSwallow_H2I2697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWV0I-u4OoQhrSQU1ts2j9aaLkP6LCHCJaNXH33PoZ_QEHosELvqfq21IptStDZ8wOL65oYW0ioP3BrJ8ldclos7jvTfvWLvNY14ME2fS569MPWc6wa1DuzjArBy__Vg33akUeV5N86M/w640-h426/RRSwallow_H2I2697.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJKmNceIdwRJvKoXfX1p3LynS3u9HEGY_aEF8DE-U0FNGj6dX4M_elaehvbxQPP2D5UF-EVVSGcgqcYP3dZTicB7M9LiPrzZpjTtfo7w_AGpoUqhJTpSXFJI1nZOk2oMFa7oaCGAWb1E/s1800/RRSwallow_H2I2698.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJKmNceIdwRJvKoXfX1p3LynS3u9HEGY_aEF8DE-U0FNGj6dX4M_elaehvbxQPP2D5UF-EVVSGcgqcYP3dZTicB7M9LiPrzZpjTtfo7w_AGpoUqhJTpSXFJI1nZOk2oMFa7oaCGAWb1E/w640-h426/RRSwallow_H2I2698.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I then took a drive around the farm, adding male and female Northern Wheatear's</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwCsWCPpU1MRzLr9SWKCQrZjizcmilAHiUJ4q5pZ25DLCZvzUvV342xrvaeFX2v1EtdX3x8aMbodi57sSgcbTGDzWnR0XMy0IGulXtg6Q2489HnY5hyphenhyphen0QLBR-_l3iZhK4J7OljJa6IoE/s1800/NWheatear_H2I2568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwCsWCPpU1MRzLr9SWKCQrZjizcmilAHiUJ4q5pZ25DLCZvzUvV342xrvaeFX2v1EtdX3x8aMbodi57sSgcbTGDzWnR0XMy0IGulXtg6Q2489HnY5hyphenhyphen0QLBR-_l3iZhK4J7OljJa6IoE/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I2568.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1ti2CFw8j-zewqLBYZ-WCn38xmFmYkFwUSK-zuN1bpfO6SMKkWGsBzwdUff7qJW17mF247SIAHX-LemcmJ6guZKPNhYJC9BJ_7S8NLo95k44LLgbxngJb1DkEEWW2IbvFEm1cya-ge0/s1800/NWheatear_H2I2722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1ti2CFw8j-zewqLBYZ-WCn38xmFmYkFwUSK-zuN1bpfO6SMKkWGsBzwdUff7qJW17mF247SIAHX-LemcmJ6guZKPNhYJC9BJ_7S8NLo95k44LLgbxngJb1DkEEWW2IbvFEm1cya-ge0/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I2722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUu0Isw5U3vPSqyHTX7Xnkuwavxe1yHIwmtnPEb_SrsFTOd6BwTtm6CXQeZpDzr1RWoNgDWrUaZ9B5yuiXbsF2EoSLVDPqUvdQc2K-Q2DtLSSqRwaLP6qPFOl4Pf6667Y0mK4YJVrEas/s1800/NWheatear_H2I2755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUu0Isw5U3vPSqyHTX7Xnkuwavxe1yHIwmtnPEb_SrsFTOd6BwTtm6CXQeZpDzr1RWoNgDWrUaZ9B5yuiXbsF2EoSLVDPqUvdQc2K-Q2DtLSSqRwaLP6qPFOl4Pf6667Y0mK4YJVrEas/w640-h426/NWheatear_H2I2755.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lesser Short-toed Lark</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKTrz6-jxATcKIhyWBI1-CYjlKnwblcgPLHa8lnZeTXeK6xWUPZP9uAQcG05MJc7L5SJr5tijDzVMLtHDEzniuBrlv_SZW_LAgOisYJ2JeG1vdVPFdVkzUsUgegFAs49fZUAKKaphv0k/s1800/LSTLark_H2I2724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPKTrz6-jxATcKIhyWBI1-CYjlKnwblcgPLHa8lnZeTXeK6xWUPZP9uAQcG05MJc7L5SJr5tijDzVMLtHDEzniuBrlv_SZW_LAgOisYJ2JeG1vdVPFdVkzUsUgegFAs49fZUAKKaphv0k/w640-h426/LSTLark_H2I2724.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Short-toed Lark (Alaudala rufescens)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the desert area, Great/Steppe Grey Shrike doing its Owl impersonation of rotating its head 180 degrees...</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm7K80GCkJMUS4z1dZSQCBFQ1PGe_jty0bzTKbhRpDrgc_Qfw31q6M7gxAzlDY0v5tVT7HA8UPM19o5kHdAQ5sHMjGW2mcVz-WhhZYAZQZRBPbyRadFLpzNoE3VpHO9lyGKEWf8y6Ncw/s1800/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I2647.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvm7K80GCkJMUS4z1dZSQCBFQ1PGe_jty0bzTKbhRpDrgc_Qfw31q6M7gxAzlDY0v5tVT7HA8UPM19o5kHdAQ5sHMjGW2mcVz-WhhZYAZQZRBPbyRadFLpzNoE3VpHO9lyGKEWf8y6Ncw/w640-h426/GGShrike_Steppe_H2I2647.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great/Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor lahtora)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A Turkestan Shrike on one of the few remaining Sunflower stalks</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDquzCrCC0fEsjdoM3UoV0udU8_95FelPRDVWPikLy9wUPvdcZQUUAS95DSN9fWcnb9lwOwRhBCRGwzYRowF3dandt3agZ2_-zpq563ABurSf3nKMWAlmON10ALh_3u5XFZFTrx4oHPdY/s1800/TShrike_H2I2737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDquzCrCC0fEsjdoM3UoV0udU8_95FelPRDVWPikLy9wUPvdcZQUUAS95DSN9fWcnb9lwOwRhBCRGwzYRowF3dandt3agZ2_-zpq563ABurSf3nKMWAlmON10ALh_3u5XFZFTrx4oHPdY/w640-h426/TShrike_H2I2737.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSrGHEdZtu2U6nHj_76GaafWSYiLD2Y6NFM2WXhZY8ebG9jZMkqGepwdMAHKunkTNgnIfU_HS9VnUB69hFoqMc2b5GCzuu1n0YqTyw0TxhcdU84DF1xTnHwsnfPHoii5hT1YLekO-74U/s1800/TShrike_H2I2742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSrGHEdZtu2U6nHj_76GaafWSYiLD2Y6NFM2WXhZY8ebG9jZMkqGepwdMAHKunkTNgnIfU_HS9VnUB69hFoqMc2b5GCzuu1n0YqTyw0TxhcdU84DF1xTnHwsnfPHoii5hT1YLekO-74U/w640-h426/TShrike_H2I2742.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We used to see really decent sized flocks of Ortolan Buntings on passage, but in recent years their numbers have drastically reduced as a result of the continued persecution of this species along the Flyway - really sad to bear witness to its slow demise</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN-xeDC-GpsTDpQ3VjngmVs8hB_umeBTGQmD2WQzByFQLWpFl_tV1RfVDCiEGCBpimWncHgC6dOMI6bqufQdgdVyFKhZ0hp2kpbpGVoc0bXWXvXZYR8KCC8UXfIDgXwbGJhB9_to7feo/s1800/OBunting_H2I2719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN-xeDC-GpsTDpQ3VjngmVs8hB_umeBTGQmD2WQzByFQLWpFl_tV1RfVDCiEGCBpimWncHgC6dOMI6bqufQdgdVyFKhZ0hp2kpbpGVoc0bXWXvXZYR8KCC8UXfIDgXwbGJhB9_to7feo/w640-h426/OBunting_H2I2719.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As the temperature rose, so did the appearance of Raptors which we have been eagerly anticipating (autumn is generally better than spring for raptors); </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A single Black-winged Kite made an appearance</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccxeiA0a9GUUzCnnMzFN3TFuR27jDbEdYzSpPR4OC_KvaVSnSfXY9ymgT_YFAeUdL8Lmkg36z0Fti5QPfl9f6o17NuoV35sKRQpoPkX4MHbfzW91y2nyvy1_oOq04rWlru-Tw5_H_jFE/s1800/BWKite_H2I2578.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjccxeiA0a9GUUzCnnMzFN3TFuR27jDbEdYzSpPR4OC_KvaVSnSfXY9ymgT_YFAeUdL8Lmkg36z0Fti5QPfl9f6o17NuoV35sKRQpoPkX4MHbfzW91y2nyvy1_oOq04rWlru-Tw5_H_jFE/w640-h426/BWKite_H2I2578.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-winged Kite (Elanus c. vociferus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Followed by a Black-eared Kite passing overhead</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0mzpuRzmcKtW9wMUZX2a9TzukPaE75khOtHuDX_tQy0knB5UziPL52dFieghNXvFRyu1n1pFj1ua7Zpihrh-s1sCDFIfQdZrvKApFmbsvMtO8wgEMYOmHYFCtvSC_mIJp5oKGaSSmdc/s1800/BEKite_H2I2715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0mzpuRzmcKtW9wMUZX2a9TzukPaE75khOtHuDX_tQy0knB5UziPL52dFieghNXvFRyu1n1pFj1ua7Zpihrh-s1sCDFIfQdZrvKApFmbsvMtO8wgEMYOmHYFCtvSC_mIJp5oKGaSSmdc/w640-h426/BEKite_H2I2715.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-eared Kite (Milvus m. lineatus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steppe Buzzard had roosted overnight, but a few others were seen later in the morning</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSYHjPLsKf_Ya_OehluiaSdto9npuOlLpfGffxzl5cFlHm8Eg7AxQ5c8VqpDLhu11AgZ5cNj0eg-ec8Oc9dj1yY3eJOn7JS9w76UUbHVsbohw2gm0txv6pIsfdHvmGO2BcURE-xRNG5Q/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I2560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSYHjPLsKf_Ya_OehluiaSdto9npuOlLpfGffxzl5cFlHm8Eg7AxQ5c8VqpDLhu11AgZ5cNj0eg-ec8Oc9dj1yY3eJOn7JS9w76UUbHVsbohw2gm0txv6pIsfdHvmGO2BcURE-xRNG5Q/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I2560.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steppe Buzzard (Buteo b. vulpinus)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1SJSvEcTC1bNW57TZsm1q3O7rzWsPfhgDadOlaWtQ87Ai2AEWA1u5ThuBzkuDbvr_TzfSeSol3l0bbMQFJ08uYFHLYIm423-wpPqI3X-jaHTsGYl_eR3iCZMzZYfizsPIc9Tu-5Ygow/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I2743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagO-uR9wRW_qN85iqrUsQb1z5mWFkZiZ4SKlEHHZIkqupXI-TQcqeTgB3IDpKPNhiQfHxtOLql0uiSGYbV2DYKybF1ddEexI_jmvzZZErG4hLlp7mgvCM73dnJIdWXp6FZMhI8-l6kDM/s1800/StBuzzard_H2I2770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagO-uR9wRW_qN85iqrUsQb1z5mWFkZiZ4SKlEHHZIkqupXI-TQcqeTgB3IDpKPNhiQfHxtOLql0uiSGYbV2DYKybF1ddEexI_jmvzZZErG4hLlp7mgvCM73dnJIdWXp6FZMhI8-l6kDM/w640-h426/StBuzzard_H2I2770.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And a few assorted Pallid Harriers, some of which stopped to rest in the shade.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHNqpwph0_IDQ_hmD-4dfGsM0DkEwKc9C5Wrp1FnG4OB3cj8jztZ97MEiC47p0WaGl_fWr6Nr81FM6qlAS5EGXe2Vsi4UlZ8juUjiC29KNfRvZJaelhsnKs486HV_tl3VUseoz2xxW3w/s1800/PHarrier_H2I2712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6gjsF-dwsxvzBTmSiDqTlbTcqQzfBmgs17mBfPe8t8Ozw7FYVNv8Q40vAkvpK6b7O08uAZ0F2xjhq94lQqw-0UYyRLiOQtchxFxjWmAIxLns3kjmPbZm3wHnL7fEOWKvm6Y1AUxqSDQ/w426-h640/PHarrier_H2I2757.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Overall, a pretty satisfying morning, if you can overlook the shooting....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>Birding Kuwaithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495170039835132633noreply@blogger.com0