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Posted (edited)

Muscat River mouth    27-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 097  /  OM 047    

Crested Lark  -  Galerida cristata

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BY 098  /  OM 048    

Delicate Prinia  -  Prinia lepida

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BY 099  /  OM 049    

Greater Sand Plover  -  Anarhynchus leschenaultii

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BY 100  /  OM 050    

Ruddy Turnstone  -  Arenaria interpres
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Edited by xelas
Posted

Muscat River mouth    27-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 101  /  OM 051    

Common Greenshank  -  Tringa nebularia

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BY 102  /  OM 052    

Eurasian Oystercatcher  -  Haematopus ostralegus

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BY 103  /  OM 053    

Bar-tailed Godwit  -  Limosa lapponica

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BY 104  /  OM 054    

Lesser Crested Tern  -  Thalasseus bengalensis

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BY 105  /  OM 055    

Great Crested Tern  -  Thalasseus bergii

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Posted

That concludes the birding in the northern part of Oman. According to eBird checklists, we have spotted a total of 104 different species in four days.

michael-ibk
Posted

Congrats on passing #100 Alex. Nice to see all these birds again. :)

Zim Girl
Posted

Congratulations on the 100, Alex.

Interesting to see what birds you found in Oman.

Posted

Well done on passing 100 @xelas

Posted
3 hours ago, Zim Girl said:

Interesting to see what birds you found in Oman.

Thanks to @michael-ibk excellent planning and knowledge!

Posted
41 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

Well done on passing 100 @xelas

 Thank You! But there will some time before I pass by #200.

Peter Connan
Posted

Congratulations on century no.1, with no.1 shots!

Posted

Well done on the first century.

Tdgraves
Posted

Congratulations on the opening century 

Posted (edited)

A short flight took us from North (Muscat) to South, where Salalah was our base for 5 days. 

 

 

East Khawr    28-Feb-2024
 

BY 106  /  OM 056    

Lesser Black-backed Gull  -  Larus fuscus

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BY 107  /  OM 057    

Black-tailed Godwit  -  Limosa limosa

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BY 108  /  OM 058    

Saunder’s Tern  -  Sternula saundersi

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BY 109  /  OM 059    

Whiskered Tern  -  Chlidonias hybrida

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BY 110  /  OM 060    

Caspian Tern  -  Hydroprogne caspia

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BY 111  /  OM 061    

Caspian Gull    Larus cachinnans
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Edited by xelas
Posted

East Khawr    28-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 112  /  OM 062    

Squacco Heron  -  Ardeola ralloides

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BY 113  /  OM 063    

Wood Sandpiper  -  Tringa glareola

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BY 114  /  OM 064    

Spotted Redshank  -  Tringa erythropus

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BY 115  /  OM 065    

Cotton Pygmy-Goose  -  Nettapus coromandelianus

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BY 116  /  OM 066    

Graceful Prinia  -  Prinia gracilis

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BY 117  /  OM 067    

Namaqua Dove  -  Oena capensis
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Posted

Al Mansoorah Street, Salalah    28-Feb-2024
 

BY 118  /  OM 068    

Booted Eagle  -  Hieraaetus pennatus
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Al Baleed Archeological Site    28-Feb-2024
 

BY 119  /  OM 069    

Spotted Thick-knee  -  Burhinus capensis

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BY 120  /  OM 070    

Little Ringed Plover  -  Charadrius dubius

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BY 121  /  OM 071    

Grey Plover  -  Pluvialis squatarola

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BY 122  /  OM 072    

House Sparrow  -  Passer domesticus
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Posted

Salalah Public Park    28-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 123  /  OM 073    

Wood Warbler  -  Phylloscopus sibilatrix

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BY 124  /  OM 074    

Rüppell's Weaver  -  Ploceus galbula

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BY 125  /  OM 075    

Tree Pipit  -  Anthus trivialis

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BY 126  /  OM 076    

Eurasian Hoopoe  -  Upupa epops

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BY 127  /  OM 077    

Shining Sunbird  -  Cinnyris habessinicus

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BY 128  /  OM 078    

Common Kestrel  -  Falco tinnunculus

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BY 129  /  OM 079    

Western Marsh Harrier  -  Circus aeruginosus

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michael-ibk
Posted

Nice shot of the Wood Warbler. That one eluded me.

Posted
38 minutes ago, michael-ibk said:

Nice shot of the Wood Warbler. That one eluded me.

You should add it to eBird checklist.

michael-ibk
Posted

Not to mine, didn't see it. You should add it to yours of course. 

Posted

Ayn Hamran    29-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 130  /  OM 080    

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark  -  Eremopterix nigriceps

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BY 131  /  OM 081    

Isabelline Wheatear  -  Oenanthe isabellina

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BY 132  /  OM 082    

Arabian Warbler  -  Curruca leucomelaena

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BY 133  /  OM 083    

Isabelline Shrike  -  Lanius isabellinus

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BY 134  /  OM 084    

African Paradise-Flycatcher  -  Terpsiphone viridis

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BY 135  /  OM 085    

White-spectacled Bulbul  -  Pycnonotus xanthopygos
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Posted

Wadi Kheesh    29-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 136  /  OM 086    

Laughing Dove  -  Spilopelia senegalensis

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BY 137  /  OM 087    

Black-crowned Tchagra  -  Tchagra senegalus

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BY 138  /  OM 088    

Desert Wheatear  -  Oenanthe deserti
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Posted (edited)

Khawr Rawri     29-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 139  /  OM 089    

Greater Spotted Eagle  -  Clanga clanga
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BY 140  /  OM 090    

Imperial Eagle  -  Aquila heliaca

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Edited by xelas
Posted (edited)

Wadi Darbat    29-Feb-2024
 

 

BY 141  /  OM 091    

Tristram's Starling    Onychognathus tristramii

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BY 142  /  OM 092    

African Silverbill  -  Euodice cantans

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BY 143  /  OM 093   

Abyssinian White-eye  -  Zosterops abyssinicus

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Edited by xelas
BRACQUENE
Posted

Congratulations with your century Alex! 

Posted
1 minute ago, BRACQUENE said:

Congratulations with your century Alex! 

 

Thanks! 

Peter Connan
Posted

And the beautiful photos just keep rolling in! Well done both of you!

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