Whilst
birdwatching the Jebal Nayyriyah area a few weeks ago I saw a few good species.
I forgot to post these details at the time. There were a good number of Eastern
Stonechats around as well a Common Chiffchaffs feeding around the edges of some
of the pivot irrigation fields. Shrike numbers had just started arriving with
Turkestan Shrike seen in a number of places. The main birds seen along the edges
of the pivot fields were European Skylarks and Tawny Pipits with adults and
first year birds seen. Some small flocks of Spanish Sparrow were seen near
villages and some Desert Wheatears were seen in the open more sparsely
vegetated areas.
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| Common Chiffchaff |
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| Eastern Stonechat |
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| Eastern Stonechat |
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| Turkestan Shrike |
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| Tawny Pipit |
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| Tawny Pipit |
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| Spanish Sparrow |
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| Desert Wheatear |