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Transit in Dubai

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There is a wonderful site called UAE Birding , that makes a great reference once you have decided how much time you have to spare and it carries a list of part-time guides who may be able to show you around. For a comprehensive description of the park, go to UAE Birding. Eurasian Collared Doves are abundant everywhere.

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Western Reef-Heron

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with photographs taken at Ra’s Al Khor Sanctuary in Dubai, UAE. There are two subspecies, E.g.gularis (western) and E.g.schistacea (eastern) and this post features the eastern ssp.

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It feels like spring….

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…so here’s a post about some birds at a spring. The spring the birds I’ll show you today is far from the seat of New Zealand’s government where I now work. According to the rather odd and quaint rules for collective terms for birds, groups of Striolated Buntings are called a whole bunch.) I’m sorry.

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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

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This one was at the Ras al Khor Sanctuary in Dubai where a “caretaker” is employed to ensure that visitors to the hide are safe, that they respect the birds’ refuge and don’t run off with the scope which is provided free of charge. Anyway, back to the bird. The bird featured today is a female of the eastern race P.a.

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26 Hours in Dubai

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But I figured there had to be some birds there. So there would be some birding. The most valuable site I found was UAE Birding , an excellent site full of location guides, recent sightings, and a busy forum where its members discuss all aspects of birdiness in the area. The internet provided a great deal more information.

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26 Hours in Dubai

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But I figured there had to be some birds there. So there would be some birding. The most valuable site I found was UAE Birding , an excellent site full of location guides, recent sightings, and a busy forum where its members discuss all aspects of birdiness in the area. The internet provided a great deal more information.

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Collaborative list – June 2019

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The trend at this time of year is a downturn in shared lists and birds reported, nevertheless, 12 (is this a record?) Our two newest contributors have shared from Mexico and China, bringing the countries birded this month (also including; Costa Rica, Greece, Serbia, USA, UK, India, UAE and New Zealand) to 10. 13 Jun 2019.

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