I travelled to Al Wakrah beach on an incoming tide to check out what wader activity I could find. I had some of the busiest birding I can remember in ages. Starting at the edge of the mangrove swamp, I then worked the low shrubs in the open area before moving out onto the tidal flats to check out the shallow pools. Highlight of the day was this Streaked Weaver male in non-breeding plumage. This sighting is subject to final confirmation. Known to be originally introduced from India, local breeding populations are thought to exist. A rare bird and a lifer for me I came across this Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin hopping around amongst the bushes. Here it is in classic pose with the tail up revealing dark tip and white corners and lowered wings, which get flicked from time to time There were several White-cheeked and a few Red-vented Bulbuls in attendance. Here is a lovely shot of a Red-vented Bulbul This quieter, but no less striking bird, a male White-throated Robin was mixing it up with the Bulbuls. I have dipped on getting a passable image of the male bird for a long time. Success at last Kentish Plover Common Redshank Ruddy Turnstone A Greater Sand Plover coming into breeding plumage A Dunlin with its black summer breast patch appearing A Bar-tailed Godwit wading in the shallows Other birds seen but not photographed include: Eurasian Hoopoe, Turkestan Shrike, Western Reef Heron pale form, Little Stint, Terick Sandpiper, Sanderling and a Caspian Tern
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