Birding Bahrain - Archives for: December 2016

Archives for: December 2016

2016-12-21

Windy and some rain helped the desert but disperses the birds

18:11:59, Categories: Observation by Howard, Admin - Howard King

December is always a busy month at work so any birding opportunities are few however I did manage a few trips out. Gratefully now back in the UK for Christmas with time to spare to put up the few pics I took. PICS in no particular order but to start what I think is my best photo of the month

Desert Warbler always a difficult bird to photograph patience with a element of luck paid off with this chap

Desert Warbler

Kestrel two seen one quite tame
Kestrel

Kestrel

Desert Wheatear

Pallid Harrier

Really was too late for these chaps as a Marsh with the Pallid Harrier depart
harriers

Paired Hoopoe - breeding season can't be far away
Hoopoe

Hoopoe

Black-headed Gull

Just them Northern/Siberian Gulls again so many any gull freaks heaven
Gull Gull

Gull Gull

Gull

Curlew - eight now at Hamalah
Curlew

Curlew

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2016-12-04

Not a lot of change to report

14:59:36, Categories: Admin - Howard King

The two Barred Warblers making use of my garden to forage in the mornings, are still present

- the species has wintered before I wonder if they will this time around. The number of other species photographed remains much the same although I did manage some poorly lit shoots of two Song thrush at the Hypocolius roost at Jasra recently. Another problem has been the early morning fog in some places it has lingered so long have heard but not seen the birds present.

Song Thrush