23 April 2024

Some good migrants – Al Uqair

I forgot to post these photos taken recently at Al Uqair where wesaw a lot of good migrants. The best birds for us were a male Semi-collared Flycatcher and three White-throated Robins with good numbers of Masked Shrikes at the small date plantation. The magic barbed wire fence held lots of birds as always with European Roller, Turkestan and Great Grey Shrikes and Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush amongst the best. Migration seems to finally have arrived and im looking forward to seeing if anything unusual turns up this spring.

Masked Shrike

Masked Shrike


Masked Shrike

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Semi-collared Flycatcher

Turkestan Shrike

Turkestan Shrike

White-throated Robin

White-throated Robin

European Roller

Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike