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| Abyssinian White-eye |
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| Arabian Babbler |
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| Arabian Babbler |
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| Little Rock Thrush |
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| Yemen Thrush |
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12 June 2019
Woodland birding - Billasimer
The tall woodland around Billasimer
looked good for birdwatching and as neither Phil or I had birded the area we
spent both our available mornings at the location. There are plenty of good
looking sites and a few nice tracks that may hold nightjars (Plain and Montane),
for which we will look next time in the area. We found a couple of very deep
valleys with Philby’s Partidge calling regularly but the birds stayed hidden in
the woods and did not fly as normal, so we failed to even see them. Arabian
Babblers were common along the edge of the valley and Red-breasted Wheatear
were seen on the way into the location. Other birds seen and photographed were Little
Rock Thrush, Yemen Thrush and Abyssinian White-eye. Brown Woodland Warbler was
common and plenty of Dusky Turtle Doves were seen with a couple of Arabian
Magpie as calling and flying up and down the valley.
