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On 4/11/2024 at 10:44 AM, Peter Connan said:

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

Thanks Peter! I am looking forward to share a birding day with you again!

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Early starters got the birds ... or something in that line. Although I am not an early riser (out of the bed), I do like to start the year with its first day, weather permitting. This New Year day was

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The balcony is indeed a great place for birding! After receiving the Olympus lens from repair, I put it through the paces. These are the (satisfactory) results.     Ljubljansko Barje  

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Back on the balcony the next day. Sunny but cold. Same camera and lens. All photos so far taken handheld.     Ljubljansko Barje    11-jan-2024     BY 011  /  SI 011    

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Mirbat Pelagic    1-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 144  /  OM 094    

Sooty Gull  -  Ichthyaetus hemprichii

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BY 145  /  OM 095    

Persian Shearwater  -  Puffinus persicus

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BY 146  /  OM 096    

Brown Booby  -  Sula leucogaster

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BY 147  /  OM 097    

Masked Booby  -  Sula dactylatra

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BY 148  /  OM 098    

Striated Heron  -  Butorides striata
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Dhofar    1-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 149  /  OM 099    

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse  -  Pterocles exustus

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BY 150  /  OM 100    

Northern Pintail  -  Anas acuta

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BY 151  /  OM 101    

Dunlin  -  Calidris alpina

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BY 152  /  OM 102    

Gull-billed Tern  -  Gelochelidon nilotica
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Tawi Atayr    1-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 153  /  OM 103    

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting  -  Emberiza tahapisi

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BY 154  /  OM 104    

Fan-tailed Raven  -  Corvus rhipidurus

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BY 155  /  OM 105    

Bonelli's Eagle  -  Aquila fasciata

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BY 156  /  OM 106    

Yemen Serin  -  Crithagra menachensis
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Ayn Athum    1-Mar-2024

 

 

BY 157  /  OM 107    

Eurasian Sparrowhawk  -  Accipiter nisus    
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And sometimes being a lazy birder is good :D; just never leave your camera out of reach!

 

Arabian caracal

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I'm still green with envy :blink:

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Wow to the Caracal!

You had a really interesting variety of birds on this trip - African, Asian, European and "Middle Eastern" ones. A fascinating collection.

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1 hour ago, TonyQ said:

You had a really interesting variety of birds on this trip - African, Asian, European and "Middle Eastern" ones. A fascinating collection.

That is what Michael promised us; he really knows where to go birding! 

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That is what Michael promised us; he really knows where to go birding! 

 

I wish he'd tell me :blink: :D

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Wow!

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That is a magnificent Oman collection, Alex! Plenty of birds from various continents and even a Caracal! Undoubtedly a prime birding destination.

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That is a magnificent Oman collection, Alex! Plenty of birds from various continents and even a Caracal! Undoubtedly a prime birding destination.

 

At that time of the year, Oman is indeed a great birding destination, with a decent mix of birds. here comes some more :).

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Dhofar    2-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 158  /  OM 108    

Greater Hoopoe-Lark  -  Alaemon alaudipes

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BY 159  /  OM 109    

Asian Desert Warbler  -  Curruca nana

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Mudday    2-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 160  /  OM 110    

Sand Partridge  -  Ammoperdix heyi

 

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BY 161  /  OM 111    

Great Grey Shrike  -  Lanius excubitor

 

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BY 162  /  OM 112    

Nile Valley Sunbird  -  Hedydipna metallica

 

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BY 163  /  OM 113    

Blackstart  -  Oenanthe melanura

 

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BY 164  /  OM 114    

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse  -  Pterocles lichtensteinii

 

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BY 165  /  OM 115    

Hypocolius  -  Hypocolius ampelinus

 

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BY 166  /  OM 116    

Northern Wheatear  -  Oenanthe oenanthe

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Thumrayt Waste Disposal Site    2-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 167  /  OM 117    

Steppe Eagle  -  Aquila nipalensis
 

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Al Saadah Park    2-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 168  /  OM 118    

Ring-necked Parakeet    Psittacula krameri

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BY 169  /  OM 119    

Grey-headed Kingfisher  -  Halcyon leucocephala

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BY 170  /  OM 170    

Crested Honey-buzzard  -  Pernis ptilorhynchus
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Ayn Razat    2-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 171  /  OM 121    

Bruce's Green-Pigeon  -  Treron waalia

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BY 172  /  OM 122    

Common Kingfisher  -  Alcedo atthis
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And on special request by Michael, taken at Wadi Darbat on 29-Feb-2024.

 

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Beautiful additions @xelas. I love the Sandgrouse.

No exotic trip abroad is complete without a visit to a Waste Disposal Site :D

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33 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

No exotic trip abroad is complete without a visit to a Waste Disposal Site :D

 A waste disposal site? Singular?? We have visited so many of those that we could print a paper in a scientific magazine :D! But they have delivered big time!

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Great photos and some really stunning birds!

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8 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

Great photos and some really stunning birds!

Thanks, Peter. They might be stunning, and many were lifers to us, but they lack colours. Luckily our next birding excursions will be to your part of the world :D.

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Time to wrap up our Oman birding trip. This is from the last day in Oman.

 

 

Raysut Settling Pools    3-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 173  /  OM 123    

Black-winged Stilt  -  Himantopus himantopus

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BY 174  /  OM 124    

Spur-winged Lapwing  -  Vanellus spinosus

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BY 175  /  OM 125    

Ruff  -  Calidris pugnax

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BY 176  /  OM 126    

Western Cattle Egret  -  Bubulcus ibis

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BY 177  /  OM 127    

Western Yellow Wagtail  -  Motacilla flava

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BY 178  /  OM 128    

White Stork  -  Ciconia ciconia

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BY 179  /  OM 129    

Abdim's Stork  -  Ciconia abdimii
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Al Mughsayl    3-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 180  /  OM 130    

Short-toed Eagle    Circaetus gallicus

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BY 181  /  OM 131    

Pheasant-tailed Jacana    Hydrophasianus chirurgus

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BY 182  /  OM 132    

Medium Egret    Ardea intermedia

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BY 183  /  OM 133    

Socotra Cormorant    Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

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BY 184  /  OM 134    

Hooded Wheatear    Oenanthe monacha

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BY 185  /  OM 135    

Long-billed Pipit    Anthus similis

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BY 186  /  OM 136    

Common Reed Warbler (Caspian)    Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus
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Khawr Raysut    3-Mar-2024
 

 

BY 187  /  OM 137    

Garganey  -  Spatula querquedula

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BY 188  /  OM 138    

Greater Flamingo  -  Phoenicopterus roseus
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East Khawr   3-Mar-2024

 

 

BY 189  /  OM 139    

Common Snipe  -  Gallinago gallinago

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BY 190  /  OM 140    

Eurasian Spoonbill  -  Platalea leucorodia

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