Whilst birding the lower areas of
the Raydah Escarpment in late March I saw a number of African species. Birds
seen included African Grey Hornbill, Violet-backed Starling, Black-crowned
Tchagra, Bruce’s Green Pigeon and White-browed Coucal. Bruce’s Green Pigeon is
an interesting species as it only eats the fruit of a single type of fig tree.
No White-throated Bee-eaters or Grey-headed Kingfishers were located so maybe
we were too early for these birds to have arrived back from Africa. A few
passerine migrants were also seen including a number of Common Blackcap.
Resident species seen included Blackstart as well as Arabian Green Bee-eater
and endemics recorded included the scarce Arabian Waxbill and the commoner
Arabian Serin.
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| White-browed Coucal |
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| Bruce Green Pigeon |
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| Bruce Green Pigeon |
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| Bruce Green Pigeon |
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| Bruce Green Pigeon |
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| Common Chiffchaff |
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| Tristrams Starling |
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| Blackstart |