A spring trip in early May to Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm, Fadhili failed to produce much of interest. The best birds seen included Spur-winged Lapwing and Ruddy Turnstone. Spur-winged Lapwing may well be breeding at the site now as birds have been around all winter and most of last year. It was the first time I had seen Ruddy Turnstone at the location as it is more than 30 kilometres from the sea. There were good numbers of migrant Red-backed Shrikes and Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters present, with a few Willow Warblers and a single male Whinchat but very little else of interest. The location is normally excellent so it was a bit of a disappointing visit.
![Red-backed Shrike Red-backed Shrike](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_l0mWYuZw_yPpFK1pCioUBhioFrXt2rEKUIgJ1JpJK-pDTtLugvCSIK7j0oxOeTECzFb6VnRQ4i4hHXSrDxZJHUf-eNsyaXRInEt4Aynnuy2JGxALNg95C7plSwi_ie3Yoq6YW6k0YCz3/s1600/Red-backed_Shrike.jpg) |
Red-backed Shrike |
![Whinchat Whinchat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWQaL0e0fQ1kcLPCj5pdDQOFWZzt72Y5b_WoC8PN4ZJHZvUwgpW_RMteaZWgbgkX6xkWp92T76vwRJW9Dw97m7gVAGcfQnox5ArU74iT4pmRTnVm0khjO4OPmLXzNvoBTxbQCmlWahKU9/s1600/Whinchat.jpg) |
Whinchat |