Week 35; 29 August 2020 - Pivot Fields
It was back to the farm again this morning along with Paul Scott, to see what new birds may have arrived overnight.
On the way to the marsh, I was greeted with this view of the morning sun filtering through the Tamarix Tree's - almost magical
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| Magical Sunrise |
As I was walking to the marsh, a flock of Black-crowned Night Heron's were circling above the reeds looking for a place to roost for the day
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| Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) |
They were followed by an unexpected Western Reef Heron
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| Western Reef Heron (Egretta g. schistacea) |
The usual Warbler's were present; Caspian Reed
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| Caspian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. fuscus) |
Great Reed
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| Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) |
along with Indian Reed
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| Indian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus s. brunnescens) |
As well as a few Savi's
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| Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) |
White-eared Bulbul's were quite busy flying over the reeds from one side of the marsh to the other
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| White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus mesopotamia) |
The supporting cast included Red-spotted Bluethroat
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| Red-spotted Bluethroat (Luscinia s. svecica) |
and a Common Kingfisher against the light
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| Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Walking back to the car, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
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| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) |
A Common Whitethroat
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| Common Whitethroat (Curruca communis) |
A cool Woodchat Shrike with the green fields as a background
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| Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) |
And two Yellow-throated Sparrows, a species I haven't seen for some time
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| Yellow-throated Sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis) |
Driving around the farm produced the usual Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters
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| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) |
Lesser Grey
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| Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) |
And Red-backed Shrike on the overhead lines which is quite typical for Shrikes - high vantage point for hunting
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| Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) |
I had a single Spotted Flycatcher in the Tamarix Trees
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| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
Final stop was the shallow pool, where Western Yellow Wagtail's were foraging in the surrounding field
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| Sykes's Wagtail (Motacilla f. beema) |
As were Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
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| Female Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) |
In the pool were a few Common Snipe, this one had me going for awhile, as the super was so big and white - but unfortunately, the bill seemed just too long for Pin-tailed..
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| Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
A Northern Pintail in the fields was a real surprise
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| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) |
A more productive morning than yesterday and subsequent weekends should just get better.
Later in the afternoon I tried Jal Al Zour for Wheatear's and Owls, failed on both fronts, but did enjoy the moon over the Wadi
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| Mutla'a Moonrise |
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