Nicole and I went ringing at
Sabkhat Al Fasl 28 October and caught the typical wetland birds we normally
catch with plenty of Indian (Clamorous) Reed Warblers and a few Common
Kingfishers. We also caught a single Great Reed Warbler, two Caspian (European)
Reed Warbler, several Graceful Prinias and two Little Bitterns. Other birds
trapped included a Turkestan Shrike and the first Bluethroats of the autumn. It
was quite hard work ringing in the high humidity but we ended up with 34 birds
trapped and ringed in total so not too bad. Numbers decreased markedly around
10:00 hrs as normal so we left the site by 12:00 hrs.
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| Graceful Prinia |
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| Graceful Prinia |
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| Great Reed Warbler |
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| Great Reed Warbler |
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| Little Bittern |
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| Common Kingfisher - male |
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| Common Kingfisher - female |
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| European (Caspian) Reed Warbler |
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| European (Caspian) Reed Warbler |
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| Turkestan Shrike |
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| Turkestan Shrike |
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| House Sparrow |
