Phil Roberts and I went to Haradh in late April
to look for migrants and other birds. We set off at 03:00 hrs and arrived at
06:00 hrs. Birding was not exactly stunning but a few good birds were seen in
our day out. Birds we do not see often in the Eastern Province included three
Black-crowned Night Herons. A Spur-winged Lapwing appeared to be defending a
territory aggressively from other birds suggesting it might be breeding. This
species has not been recorded breeding in the Eastern Province before. We also
saw four more Spur-winged Lapwings in another area of Haradh. A small group of
Common Swift were over a large pivot irrigation field and a small group of five
Collared Pratincole were in another field. A single Pallid Harrier was seen but
no other birds of prey. The most common birds were Namaqua Doves and Crested
Larks.
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| Black-crowned Night Herons |
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| Black-crowned Night Herons |
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| Spur-winged Lapwing |
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| Collared Pratincole |
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| Collared Pratincole |
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| Common Swift |
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| Crested Lark |
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| Namaqua Dove |
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| Rock Dove |
