I headed out to JPR for some late afternoon birding and photography.
I headed down to the beach where two Eurasian Spoonbills were roosting on the inter-tidal zone. We don't see this species too often on the coast as they are mostly restricted to Boubyan Island
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Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) |
Driving back to the pools from the beach, Little Bittern in the reeds
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Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) |
Red-necked Phalarope in the pool below.
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Male Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) |
From the road, a couple of Red-backed Shrike on the sabkha
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Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) |
And Graceful Prinia's singing their hearts out..
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Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) |
A single Upcher's Warbler popped out of the undergrowth
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Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida) |
For the rest of the afternoon, I found a spot with a shallow pool and where the sun sets behind you and enjoyed the birds that were present.
Both Little Stint
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Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
and Temminck's were present
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Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) |
And an image side-by-side for comparison
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Temminck's and Little Stint |
A Marsh Sandpiper also dropped in for awhile
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Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) |
Here a Squacco Heron in stealth mode - 100% focused, although it missed the strike.
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Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) |
Whilst a Spotted Flycatcher hawks from the nearby reeds..
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Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
All in all a pretty enjoyable and relaxing afternoon
Stunning photos as usual!
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