Eugene Roberts who I have taken out birding before, recently called me asking if I could take some more of her friends on another trip. So bright and early I picked up Eugene, Heather Oliver, and Karen Subba Row and off we set for the farm. The new ladies were interested to see the extent of the irrigation fields and the number of birds that were to be found. They were also amazed that birds like the Barn Swallow and the Grey Heron which they see in England are also to be seen passing through here. We compiled a list for the day and managed to tick off a respectable 39 species in a couple of hours(see below). Highlights of the morning included a single Flamingo, several Pied Avocets, an abundance of Marsh Harriers patrolling over the fields, three Collared Pratincoles and the brightly coloured Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters to name a few. Hopefully over time their lists will grow and get closer to the 300 odd species that have been recorded in Qatar. Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile Marsh Harrier Wood Sandpiper Little Egret Full list for the day: Barn Swallow, Black-crowned Night-heron, Black-necked Grebe, Black-winged Stilt, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Clamorous Reed Warbler (Indian), Collared Pratincole, Common Kestrel, Common Moorhen, Common Ringed Plover, Crested Lark, Daurian Shrike, Eurasian Collared Dove, Eurasian Hoopoe, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Garganey, Great Crested Grebe, Greater Flamingo, Grey Heron, House Sparrow, Indian Silverbill, Isabelline Wheatear, Kentish Plover, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Little Stint, Namaqua Dove, Pallid Harrier, Pied Avocet, Southern Grey shrike ( Arabian Grey Shrike), Spanish Sparrow, Squacco Heron, Western Marsh Harrier, Western Yellow Wagtail, White-winged Tern and Wood Sandpiper
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Eugene Roberts
10/10/2016 11:07:48 pm
We enjoyed the birding trip very much, SImon and hope that when my sister and her husband visit us from Lydd, that they will see a Kentish Plover here instead of on Romney Marsh where they live in the UK!
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