Fraser's Birding Blog: UAE Trip Report

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

UAE Trip Report

I've uploaded a trip report for my recent visit to the United Arab Emirates:

www.fssbirding.org.uk/UAE2008trip.htm

4 comments:

Odysseas said...: A wonderfull report!
I was for an hour dreaming!; 6:32 pm
Fraser Simpson said...: Thanks Odysseas!; 12:35 pm
George Papagiannis said...: Magic trip and report.
Wonderful photos
George; 6:33 pm
Fraser Simpson said...: Thanks George!; 6:38 pm

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146. Red Kite

145. Jack Snipe

144. Water Pipit
143. Hawfinch
142. Woodlark
141. Siskin
140. Great White Egret
139. Lapland Bunting
138. Osprey
137. Guillemot
136. Turtle Dove
135. Little Stint
134. Coot
133. Waxwing
132. Ruff
131. Corn Bunting
130. Red-breasted Merganser
129. Merlin
128. Tufted Duck
127. Arctic Skua
126. White-fronted Goose
125. Tree Pipit
124. Lesser Whitethroat
123. Yellow Wagtail
122. Curlew Sandpiper
121. Great Spotted Woodpecker
120. Green Woodpecker
119. Cuckoo
118. Whitethroat
117. Little Gull
116. Kittiwake
115. Iceland Gull
114. Fulmar
113. Reed Bunting
112. Caspian Gull
111. Dark-bellied Brent Goose
110. Song Thrush
109. Goosander
108. Lesser Redpoll
107. Grey Plover
106. Pintail
105. Mistle Thrush
104. Brambling
103. Shoveler
102. Little Grebe
101. Knot
100. Rock Pipit
99. Spotted Redshank
98. Cetti's Warbler
97. Raven
96. Pink-footed Goose
95. Fieldfare
94. Chaffinch
93. Goldcrest
92. Ring Ouzel
91. Short-eared Owl
90. Stonechat
89. Blackcap
88. Redwing
87. Great Tit
86. Greenfinch
85. Golden Plover
84. Meadow Pipit
83. Jay
82. Whinchat
81. Chiffchaff
80. Snipe
79. Blue Tit
78. Hobby
77. Grey Wagtail
76. Pied Wagtail
75. Wheatear
74. Barn Owl
73. Pheasant
72. Long-tailed Tit
71. Black Tern
70. Wigeon
69. Mute Swan
68. Jackdaw
67. Robin
66. Rook
65. Bar-tailed Godwit
64. Little Tern
63. Kingfisher
62. Sandwich Tern
61. Wren
60. Teal
59. House Martin
58. Avocet
57. Great Crested Grebe
56. Peregrine
55. Turnstone
54. Ringed Plover
53. Green Sandpiper
52. Arctic Tern
51. Canada Goose
50. Dunnock
49. Curlew
48. Gadwall
47. Sanderling
46. Sand Martin
45. Reed Warbler
44. Sparrowhawk
43. Little Egret
42. Goldfinch
41. Common Scoter
40. Greylag Goose
39. Mediterranean Gull
38. Swallow
37. Egyptian Goose
36. Whimbrel
35. Greenshank
34. Ring-necked Parakeet
33. Skylark
32. Common Gull
31. Black-tailed Godwit
30. Stock Dove
29. Buzzard
28. Wood Pigeon
27. Feral Pigeon
26. Blackbird
25. Kestrel
24. Linnet
23. Magpie
22. Little Ringed Plover
21. Marsh Harrier
20. Collared Dove
19. Swift
18. Starling
17. Mallard
16. House Sparrow
15. Common Sandpiper
14. Great Black-backed Gull
13. Cormorant
12. Dunlin
11. Carrion Crow
10. Grey Heron
9. Common Tern
8. Oystercatcher
7. Redshank
6. Lapwing
5. Shelduck
4. Yellow-legged Gull
3. Lesser Black-backed Gull
2. Herring Gull
1. Black-headed Gull

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