This was a solo trip to the Abraq farm in the west as the temps start ratcheting up for summer.
A quick walk only produced a Spotted Flycatcher
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| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
Whilst a drive around gave an obliging, but late Greater Spotted Eagle
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| Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) |
Along with two birds you wouldn't expect this far west in the desert; Wood Sandpiper
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| Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) |
and a out of place Common Snipe
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| Common Sandpiper (Gallinago gallinago) |
Eurasian Golden Oriole was seen in the trees adjacent to the fields
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| Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) |
Birds were really thin on the ground, so had a look for invertebrates finding Clouded Yellow
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| Common Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) |
and Green-striped White
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| Green-striped White (Euchloe bulima) |
There were a couple of Darter type dragonflies - I still have to get to grips with identifying these
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| Darter sp |
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| Darter sp |
Some desert plants were flowering - not sure which these are either?
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| Desert Plant sp |
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| Desert Plant sp |
From here a longish drive back home, with some typical desert landscape on the way
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| Camel and mirage |
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| Desert landscape |
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