Bahrain Obs

Brendan and I spent a pleasant few hours checking out potential ringing sites around the northern part of Bahrain to see how the recent rains have affected wintering birds - not a great deal to report in terms of variety of species seen but we did note large numbers of Skylarks and Pipits at several previously seldom visited sites making them worthy of future visits.

Masked Shrike - Lanius nubicus - Badaan Farm

Species seen today
Little Grebe - - -Tachybaptus ruficollis
Cattle Egret - - -Bubulcus ibis
Western Reef Heron - - -Egretta gularis
Little Egret - - -Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron - - -Ardea cinerea
Teal - - -Anas crecca
Kestrel - - -Falco tinnunculus
Gray Francolin - - -Francolinus pondicerianus
Moorhen - - -Gallinula chloropus
Black-winged Stilt - - -Himantopus himantopus
Ringed Plover - - -Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish Plover - - -Charadrius alexandrinus
Pacific Golden Plover - - -Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover - - -Pluvialis squatarola
Lapwing - - -Vanellus vanellus
Little Stint - - -Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper - - -Calidris ferruginea
Common Snipe - - -Gallinago gallinago
Pintail Snipe - - -Gallinago stenura
Curlew - - -Numenius arquata
Redshank - - -Tringa tetanus
Green Shank - - -Tringa nubularia
Green Sandpiper - - -Tringa ochropus
Common Sandpiper - - -Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone - - -Arenaria interpres
Black-headed Gull - - -Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull - - -Larus genei
Stock Pigeon - - -Columba oenas
Collared Dove - - -Streptopelia decaocto
Palm Dove - - -Streptopelia senegalensis
Alexandrine Parakeet - - -Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet - - -Psittacula krameri
Crested Lark - - -Galerida cristata
Sky Lark - - -Alauda arvensis
Oriental Skylark - - -Alauda gulgula
Richard's Pipit - - -Anthus richardi
Tawny Pipit - - -Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit - - -Anthus pratensis
Red-throated Pipit - - -Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit - - -Anthus spinoletta
White Wagtail - - -Motacilla alba
Bluethroat - - -Luscinia svecica
White-cheeked Bulbul - - -Pycnonotus leucogenys
European Stonechat - - -Saxicola rubicola
Isabelline Wheatear - - -Oenanthe isabellina
Desert Wheatear - - -Oenanthe deserti
Graceful Prinia - - -Prinia gracilis
Isabelline Shrike - - -Lanius isabellinus
Masked Shrike - - -Lanius nubicus
Indian House Crow - - -Corvus splendens
Common Mynah - - - Acridotheres tristis
House Sparrow - - -Passer domesticus