Ringing

January 30 was a Holiday here so we decided to try for the Warblers wintering in the BDF Wadi near Hamad Town, maybe if we were lucky we might even get some Hypocolius. Our first catch of the day were Crested Lark Galerida cristata, White-cheeked Bulbuls (5) Pycnonotus luecogenys, the national bird of Bahrain, followed by a rash of Lesser Whitethroats Sylvia curraca with two identified as Desert Ssp minula (P2= 7/8), an Indian Silverbill, Collared and Palm Dove. Five Hypocolius were seen feeding in the wadi but none were caught.

Crested Lark

White-cheeked Bulbul

For more images of both the two desert and the lesser Whitethroat see additional ringing project photos - 30 Jan 2007