Michael's Ninth Year

[michael-ibk]

98/O66) Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) / Haubenlerche

 

East Khawr, Oman, 28/2/2024. By far the most common Lark in Oman - at least in the areas that people actually visit.

 

[michael-ibk]

99/O67) Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) / Schafstelze

 

East Khawr, Oman, 28/2/2024. Might revisit this species later once I have collected a few more subspecies.

 

[michael-ibk]

100/O68) Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) / Glanznektarvogel

 

Salalah Public Park, Oman, 28/2/2024. Common in the South and a good poser (at least this one). A lifer.

 

[PeterHG]

Congrats on reaching a beautiful #100 ! Never a good thing to lose your phone on a trip. Lots of excellent shots again in the last batches and quite a few that would have been lifers for me.

Edited April 16 by PeterHG

[TonyQ]

Well done on reaching 100 with lots of beautiful birds. A very interesting selection in Oman

[pedro maia]

Congrats on #100 Michael, and a very cool bord to celebrate that milestone.

[xelas]

A shining photo for a shining result, @michael-ibk! 

[Zim Girl]

Lovely bird for the century, Michael.

[Tdgraves]

Well done on your opening century 

[BRACQUENE]

Congratulations with your century Michael ; that Sunbird is really shining ! 

[michael-ibk]

Many thanks @PeterHG, @TonyQ, @pedro maia, @xelas, @Zim Girl, @Tdgravesand @BRACQUENE!

[michael-ibk]

101/O69) Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) / Zwergadler

 

Salalah, Oman, 28/2/2024. The only sighting. I could have sworn I had seen this one many times in Africa but my ebird data says only in South Africa. Seen several times in Spain, Portugal and Italy though.

 

[michael-ibk]

102/O70) Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) / Kaptriel

 

Al Baleed Archeological Site, 28/2/2024. A well-known place for this species. They like to hang out in the parking lot. Widespread all over Africa, but only found in an few spots in Yemen and Southern Oman out of the Continent.

 

[michael-ibk]

103/O71) Grey aka Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) / Kiebitzregenpfeifer

 

Al Baleed Archeological Site, 28/2/2024. A species where I just cannot get used to the ebird (American) name.

 

[michael-ibk]

104/O72) Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) / Flussregenpfeifer

 

Al Baleed Archeological Site, 28/2/2024. Widespread all over the Old World.

 

[michael-ibk]

105/O73) Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) / Sichler

 

Al Baleed Archeological Site, Oman, 28/2/2024. A common bird in Oman.

 

[michael-ibk]

106/O74) Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) / Kuhreiher

 

Al Baleed Archeological Site, Oman, 28/2/2024. Nicely lined up here.

 

[michael-ibk]

107/O75) Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) / Rohrweihe

 

Salalah Public Park, Oman, 28/2/2024. A passage migrant and winter visitor to the country.

 

[michael-ibk]

108/O76) Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) / Baumpieper

 

Salalah Public Park, Oman, 28/2/2024. Very fond of the short-grass public park areas where we'd also see a lot of Wagtails.

 

[michael-ibk]

109/O77) Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) / Grünschenkel

 

Khawr Al Qurm Al Sagheer, Oman, 28/2/2024. One of the most common waders in Oman for us.

 

 

[michael-ibk]

110/O78) House Crow (Corvus splendens) / Glanzkrähe

 

Khawr Al Qurm Al Sagheer, Oman, 28/2/2024. Never a really appealing subject but posing too nicely in the evening light to ignore here.

 

[PeterHG]

I love your Cattle Egret gathering! And excellent photos again in the whole set.

[Kitsafari]

congrats on a stunning bird for your 2024 century!

a good collection of birds from Oman. who knew?!

[michael-ibk]

Thanks @PeterHGand @Kitsafari!

 

111/O79) Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) / Raubwürger

 

Ayn Hamran Southern Plains, Oman, 29/2/2024. A complicated species - Oman birds used to be considered as two species, Steppe Grey Shrike and Southern (Iberian) Grey Shrike. Now all back to being a subspecies of Great Grey Shrike. A handful of sightings.

 

[michael-ibk]

112/O80) Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) / Weißstirnlerche

 

Ayn Hamran Southern Plains, Oman, 29/2/2024. Plenty of these on the barren dry plains. Have only seen this one before in Chad's Zakouma NP.