As I had a little more time than usual to bird the camp, I went to a new area for me of the grass ‘turf’ spray fields and the cricket pitch. These areas are large grassy areas that are relatively undisturbed as they are through a security fence and check point. The fields were alive with birds with hundreds of Yellow Wagtails, House Sparrows, Laughing Doves and Eurasian Collard Doves. The spray heads had a couple of species of shrike on them with one being Daurian Shrike and the other a Mauryan (Steppe) Grey Shrike. A couple of Wheatears were also around with several Isabelline as well as Northern Wheatears feeding on the grass.
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| Yellow Wagtail |
Large trees surround the whole area and some shrubs interspersed with some nice grass areas were also present with a few Eurasian Hoopoes and a single Spotted Flycatcher there. Two more Daurian Shrikes were also in this area. This whole area looks good for birding and I will be spending a lot more time looking at this area in the coming months.
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| Eurasian Hoopoe |