Vinu Mathew went to Qatar recently and visited a farm called Mekaines
farm. Vinu said it was an amazing site with a lot of species there. Unfortunately
he only spent only two hours there but there were Blue Rock Thrush, Black Redstart, Eastern Black Redstart, Stonechats,
lots of butterflies, lots of Shrikes, Gulls and Lapwings, Vinu mentioned it's a
paradise for bird lovers. I thank him for sending me details of his visit and
allowing me to use his photos and although it is not in Saudi Arabia all
species shown in the photos below can be seen in Saudi Arabia. Thanks to Carlos for comments on the Eastern Black Redstart.
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| Blue Rock Thrush |
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| Eastern Black Redstart |
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| Eastern Black Redstart |
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| Crested Lark |
Hi,
ReplyDeletethe redstart isn´t a "Common Redstart", is a "Black Redstart" ssp. phoenicuroides, that breed in middle and far east and migrates throughout Arabia (and others places...). It´s a probably first summer bird.
Congratulations by the blog!
Carlos
ReplyDeleteThanks for spotting the mistake. I have corrected it now.
Jem