Bahrain Obs

The weather has become suddenly hot and so has the migration through our neck of the woods. A busy week watching to see whats passing some things are still hard to find like Warblers but otherwise numbers are good for some species. Ortalan Bunting, Wheatears, Shrikes, Pratincoles, Nightingale, White-throated Robins, Red-Pipits Throated Pipits, Rollers Lesser Kestrel Bee-eaters, Swallows, are more numerous this year than in previous. Out numbering all must be the Yellow Wagtails they are everywhere you look and withy a good variety of ssp

Yellow Wagtail

Spotted Flycatcher - always plenty of these fellows around

Eight surround a splash pool from the irrigation system - IN TOTAL 11 were seen today

Isabelline Shrike

Ortolan Bunting

Palm Dove -it was there - a common local breeding species

Red-backed Shrike - too far away really and in the wrong place to the sun

The rear end of a Roller