An early trip to Jasaer in Bahrain meant we had our five nets up by 06:00 hrs. We caught steadily all morning and ended up with 31 birds of eleven species. These included two Common Chiffchaffs, 10 Willow Warblers, three Common Redstarts, Upcher’s Warbler, four House Sparrows, two Rufous-tailed Scrub Robins, two Desert Lesser Whitethroats, Laughing Dove, three Turkestan Shrikes, two Common Whitethroats and a Menetries’s Warbler. Willow Warblers have now replaced Common Chiffchaff as the most common species caught. The Lesser Whitethroats appear to be Desert Whitethroat from measurements and tail pattern and I will try to get some DNA work done on loose feathers from the birds to try to ascertain if this is a correct identification.
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| Common Redstart - immature male |
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| Common Redstart - female |
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| Common Whitethroat |
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| Desert Whitethroat |
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| Desert Whitethroat - tail pattern |
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| Menetries's Warbler - female |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Willow Warbler - wing |
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| Turkestan Shrike - adult male |
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| Turkestan Shrike |
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| Turkestan Shrike |