'Black' drongo sp Abu Dhabi

[Clive]

Directions: Come over Saddyat island bridge from Dubai and into one way system before the corniche. On the right hand side is a line of green warehouses that leads diagonally from the road. In front of these warehouses is a row of pruned date palms running parallel with the road and behind a fence. The drongo flew up into one of these trees at 0810 this morning and gave good views as I sat in traffic.

[drrezakhan]

Its a great news. Thanks for posting it. Is it possible to pinpoint the location in a google map? regards, reza khan

[Clive]

Sorry, I don't know how to use google maps to post locations and I don't know Abu Dhabi so wouldn't want to place the location wrongly and waste peoples time. Rob Q Has gone to have a look and says there are access restrictions because the area is part of the port but the bird showed well enough this morning about 2m in from the fence.

[Sandman]

Now for the ID of the bird.....did it appear all glossy black with a white spot between bill and eye?
Or matte black with no spot. Rob?

[drrezakhan]

are you hinting it could be an ashy drongo, which is more probable considering its sojourn in dubai in the past few months? rgds,

[simonpeterlloyd]

please be Black!
please be Black!

[Clive]

Reza... the likelihood is that it was an ashy that's why I put 'black' in quotes to describe the colour not the species.

I'll try and have another look later, Rob couldn't re-find it.

[Clive]

Just to note that because of work I haven't managed to go back and look again but as soon as I get time I will.