31 January 2018

Abyssinian Roller and Singing Bush Lark – Phil’s Fields

Whilst birding the southwest of the Kingdom this winter I went to Phil’s Fields which is a large pivot irrigation set up with three large fields. It is an excellent place to see good birds and I always see Singing Bush Lark and Zitting Cisticola there, and this visit was no exception. More unusual birds seen this trip included African Stonechat and Abyssinian Roller, both of which I have not recorded at the location and probably only occur in winter as this was my first winter visit to the site. Western Cattle Egret, Isabelline Wheatear, Green Bee-eater and Indian Silverbill were a few other more common species seen there. 
Abyssinian Roller
Abyssinian Roller
African Silverbill
African Silverbill
African Silverbill
African Silverbill
African Stonechat
African Stonechat
Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater
Singing Bush Lark
Singing Bush Lark
Singing Bush Lark
Singing Bush Lark
Isabelline Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear