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26 Hours in Dubai

10,000 Birds

After the excitement of this unconventional birding site the next place was somewhat more conventional birding site of Al Khor, a wildlife refuge which sits incongruously as a patch of mud and mangroves with the tall spires of Dubai as a backdrop. The location was a good spot to see Arabian Oryx, a species I hoped to see but didn’t.

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26 Hours in Dubai

10,000 Birds

After the excitement of this unconventional birding site the next place was somewhat more conventional birding site of Al Khor, a wildlife refuge which sits incongruously as a patch of mud and mangroves with the tall spires of Dubai as a backdrop. The location was a good spot to see Arabian Oryx, a species I hoped to see but didn’t.