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It feels like spring….

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Do try and get it right) is found from the Canary Islands to India; in the Middle East it is found in oases and dry barely vegetated wadis like the one I saw them in, in the drier areas of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE and Iran. A whole bunch coming for a drink. Striolated Bunting with a bonus Desert Lark ( Ammomanes deserti )!

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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

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It was introduced into UAE. Sandgrouse will often arrive at a waterhole in large groups that form en-route. The Pin-tail Sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata , is a bird of the dry lands, inhabiting stony semi-desert and plain. The bird featured today is a female of the eastern race P.a. 10,000 Clicks: Photo-galleries and ID Features.

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