Birding Bahrain

I spent the morning going around Maharraq on the high tide - I was surprised by the number and variety of waders that I found. I must have seen over fifty Greater Sand Plovers alone but beside the odd expected Grey Plover and Kentish I found Lesser Sand Plover, Redshank, Curlew Sandpiper, Turnstone and three Terek Sandpipers - Add to these Western Reef Heron, Saunders's and Little Terns, Lesser Crested and White-cheeked Terns - the shore line was pretty busy.

Starting with my favourite shot of the day = a family portrait of Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Greater Sand Plover

Lesser Sand Plover - almost showing a white collar

Lesser Sandplover with two Kentish for size comparison

Saunders's Tern

Little Tern starting with a youngster

Western Reef Heron - probably this years bird -

Found what it was looking for

Terek Sandpipers with Greater Sand Plovers - a picture taken straight into the early morning sun

Redshank

Curlew Sandpiper