Yesterday I spent a few hours showing Sarah Knights, a keen e-bird lister from Seattle, U.S.A. a couple of the birding hot spots of Qatar. With this being her first field trip in the country most of the birds were lifers for her. She managed to tick off close to 50 species, which for mid winter is not an insignificant count. I learnt all about the ebird app. which she uses and I am now going to give a try. So all in all a great outing. Her favourites were the Spoonbill (no image unfortunately), the Lilith Owls, the Greater Flamingos and the Red -wattled Lapwings. A Juvenile Red-wattled Lapwing One of the Lilith Owls in the soft early morning light near its burrow Greater Flamingos dabbling like ducks. Species included: Greater Flamingo, Tufted Duck, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Ferruginous Duck, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Greater Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Western Reef Heron, Squacco Heron, Glossy Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Western Marsh Harrier, Pallid Harrier, Common Moorhen, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Coot, Lilith Owl, Common Kestrel, Pallid Swift, Red-wattled lapwing, Kentish Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Stint, White Wagtail, Red-necked Phalarope, Slender-billed Gull, Isabelline Shrike, Arabian Grey Shrike, Steppe Grey Shrike, Greater Short-toed Lark, Lesser Short-toed Lark, Crested Lark, Menetries's Warbler, Bluethroat, European Stonechat, Desert Wheatear, Isabelline Wheatear, Tawny Pipit, Water Pipit, Spanish Sparrow, Corn Bunting and the rest
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