It started as just another hot and humid late August morning but by the time I had returned home on Friday I knew that it had been a rather special day. It wasn't so much that I had seen a good number of returning species it was the fact that I had been able to get some reasonable photographs of species I had not expected so early on in the season. Then there was Saturday had an meeting on Hawar with potential developers, can say openly and honestly I gave them a hard time. I most certainly left them with food for thought. However what made the day worthwhile was our return encounter with a sizeable Socotra Cormorant fishing party there were 10 of thousands moving along the shore close to Durat as we got nearly home. Sadly the camera played up misting lens and lack of space on the dicc didn't help but I did manage a few decent shots.
Bee-eater one of many seen
Citrine Wagtail a real surprise
Yellow Wagtail a good number around
Cream-coloured Courser a regular August species from post-breeding dispersal in Arabia major
Isabelline Wheatear always one of the first back to take up winter residence - many seen
Green Sandpiper and with a couple of Pratincole's in the frame
Green Sandpiper one singled out
Juvenile Pratincole
Roller finishing a meal
Ruff few seen of what I assume to be several family parties
Rufous Bushchat nice to see one of many summer breeding visitors
Socotra Cormorant
a tiny franction of the fishing foray more images to come
August is a month when staying at home is the best option but after an enforced layoff of a couple of weeks one has to get out - the shoreline is full of waders as more pile in to fatten up before moving on. Along with our summer breeding species any trip out can be special even spectacular.
This weekend I spent Friday on the Muharraq shore and on Saturday took a boat trip around the entire Island with friends starting and finishing at Durat - a journey that took 5 hours and covered nearly 200kms Hotter than hell but amazing to do!
Pictures this week in no particular order and not all species pointed outwher numerous are seen
Bridled Tern one of many seen on our boat trip
Broad-billed Sandpiper - large influx
Preening Curlew Sandpiper along with snoozing a Broad-billed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper most numerous wader this week on the shore
A solitary Dunlin lost in a flock of Curlew Sandpipers
Bar-tailed Godwit sizeable flocks seen
Greater Sand Plover
Greenshank
Gulled-billed Tern
Lesser Sand Plover
Little Stint
Little Tern
Mixed bag of species most prominent the Gull-billed Tern
Mixed bag of species most prominent the Grey Plover
Oystercatcher in flock of Godwits
Redshank large flocks
Ringed Plover
Socotra Cormorants
Terek Sandpiper
Terek Sandpiper with Curlew Sandplover
Turnstone
Waders spoilt for choice at many small sites on the high tide
Whimbrel
White-cheeked Tern
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