The next destination for Wader Quest after Thailand was the UAE, again for the WQ news follow the link on the page bar above. Here's a photo to whet your appetite...
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Red-wattled Lapwing, Dubai pivot fields, UAE. |
Again I will just put some of Elis's non wader photos here for now and do a full report on the Our Trips page when I get a chance.
We flew into Abu Dhabi but stayed in Dubai about 1.5 hours drive north-east along the gulf coast. As you approach Dubai it seems to rise from the desert like a mirage.
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Dubai's distinctive skyline rising from the desert. |
But there are reminders that this really is a desert location.
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Dromedary camel. |
The Grey Francolin is a common bird and a classic desert bird. They were seen at most sites in small numbers particularly early in the day before it got hot and they had to hide from the scorching sun.
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Grey Francolin. |
Larks pipits and wagtails were a constant feature on the landscape wherever we went. All the larks that we saw were Crested Larks.
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Crested Lark. |
The pipits were predominantly Tawny, with a few Water Pipits for good measure and once we saw a Red-throated when we were with Tommy Pedersen, our friend who lives in Dubai.
The only wheatears we saw were several Isabelline and a single Pied.
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Isabelline Wheatear. |
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Pied Wheatear. |
Flashy birds were not thin on the ground either, we saw a few Indian Rollers and these two European Rollers...
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European Roller |
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European Roller with deformed bill. |
...plus a few Hoopoes and the common White-cheeked Bulbul, a cracking little bird.
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Hoopoe |
In addition there were the Bee-eaters, a few Little Green Bee-eaters and a single stunning Blue-cheeked Bee-eater.
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater. |
This Steppe Grey Shrike out in an appearance on the last day as we were leaving a wetland wildlife sanctuary.
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Steppe Grey Shrike. |
The wetlands held a few birds that were not waders such as these Slender-billed Gulls, a Marsh Harrier and among the more familiar herons and egrets this Western Reef Egret.
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Slender-billed Gulls. |
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Western Marsh Harrier |
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Western Reef Egret |
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