Birding Bahrain

Had a long day out - started by checking the shores of Maharraq and Hidd before moving on to Tubli Bay then the Diplomatic Wadi the desert areas around the Jebel Dakhan before moving on the Hamalah to finish at Jasrah. Saw a lot more that I could photograph but still relatively quiet. The 5 Spoonbills are still around in Tubli bay and at the Chicken Farm several large Reed Warblers are still present.

Lots of Wheatears around and numbers increasing from those that wintered
Mourning Wheatear

Northern Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Desert Wheatear

Red-tailed Wheatear

Around Hamalah
Corn Bunting

Isabelline Shrike

Sky Lark

Water Pipit

White Wagtail

Wood Sandpiper

Marsh Harrier - our distinctive wintering Harrier and still around

Some from the shore in the early morning light
Bar-tailed Godwits

Ugly Greater Cormorants not as pretty as our resident Socotra

Greater Sandplover

Lesser Sandplover

A rock Dove from the Jebel