Another early morning trip to my normal weekend haunt of Sabkhat Al Fasl was undertaken arriving at first light. The drive in which has been full of birds in the last few trips produced virtually nothing and it was looking like it may be a long hard day looking for something good. As it turned out there were still a few migrants about with Red-backed Shrike being the most common and 17 birds were seen during the day with about 50% Males and 50% females. Other migrants included several Willow Warblers, one Common Redstart, one Yellow Wagtail, three Spotted Flycatchers, 30+ Sand Martins and 10+ Barn Swallows.
Red-backed Shrike - female |
Red-backed Shrike - male |
Spotted Flycatcher |
Little Ringed Plover |
Kentish Plover |
Purple Swamphen |
Ruff |
Caspian Tern |
Common Black-headed Gull |