Pelagic Friday 13th August 15.00-18.00

[Dubai_birder]

I have again booked the boat for this Friday afternoon.

I'm trying to find some cheap oil and if possible will get a sack of dried fish so that we can try chumming.

No guarantees

All welcome

The big ones out there somewhere

[Neil Tovey]

Friday the 13th?

Not on your nanny :D

[Dubai_birder]

When we are watching the Sooty Tern we will be saying " where's the Neil Tovey?"

[Neil Tovey]

When we are watching the Sooty Tern we will be saying " where's the Neil Tovey?"

Joking aside I'm out of town so no can do.

Not that I'm superstitious or anything but please make sure you take lifejackets :cool:

[Mike Barth]

Ok, I'm in !

[ahmed al ali]

i try my best to come..

[theo admiraal]

I am a Dutch birder visiting Dubai and checking your site and forum. Noticed that you organize a pelagic trip tomorrow afternoon. Is there any chance for me to join and if so, from where does the trip start?
Thanks!

[Dubai_birder]

Theo

Yes you are welcome to join. We will leave from Kalba harbour at 3pm. When you get to the harbour just look for a row of small shops oposite the harbour. We will met up there. The cost will be between 100 and 150DH depending on how many people turn up.


You can call me any time 0566041391

Graham

[Dubai_birder]

Theo

Forget to tell you please bring a form of official identification as we have to leave it with the harbour master before we set sail.

[Dubai_birder]

Five of us went out today an international team with two visiting birders one from OZ and one from Holland

Sea was not too choppy. Headed south to the Oman boader and soon picked up a small raft of Persian Shearwaters.There were a lot more Common terns this week and fewer Bridled. Headed north picking up an Arctic Skua on route and then an adult? Masked Booby. Checked the area off Fujariah but although lots of terns not much else. Headed back to just south of Kalba and in a birdless sea threw a small amount of chum consisting of a few fish and oil. .Within five minutes two Bridled Terns came in and took a fish, they were followed by three Sooty Gulls and an Arctic Skua, three Persian Sheatwaters and a few Common Terns. Not bad for a handfullof fish and oil. Returned to dry land just after 6pm

Masked Booby 1
Arctic Skua 2+
Persian Sheatwater 25
Common Tern 200
White cheeked Tern 1
Sooty Gull 20
Socotra Cormorant 8

I'm away next weekend but hope to organise another pelagic in two weeks when we will try and have an extensive chuming session. I have discussed with the boatman with regards collecting lots of fish scraps

Dubai Birder

[theo admiraal]

Hi Graham,

It was great yesterday. Afterwards I went to Musrif Park, arriving at 20:00. I followed your advise not just to check the area opposite the Mosk, but also the area between the Mosk and the pool. And indeed, at 21:35 I had a Palid Scops Owl in this area. In the spotlights in that "hilly" area.
I will now head up for the Crab Plover and Wadi Bih. I will let you know what I have seen.
Thanks again.

Theo

[Sandman]

Well done chaps. Can I get the names of the team-members?

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra melanops
Vagrant.
1. One off Al Sha’am 2 May 1973 (DA Scott).
2. One reported off East Coast winter 1987/88 (WRP Bourne per FE Warr).
3. One juvenile off Abu Dhabi Island 19 May 1988 (JAD Chapman).
4. Six birds 12 nautical miles off Khor Fakkan 1 Dec 1995 (C Richardson).
5. One sub-adult fishing offshore at Ra’s Dibba 19 Dec 2003 (DA Diskin, M Chalmers).
6. Two (adult and sub-adult) Al Ghurfa Breakwater 28 Feb 2006 (T Pedersen, P Hellyer et al).
7. One subadult Al Ghurfa Breakwater 3-11 May 2006 (NJ Moran, SJ Aspinall, AP Twyman et al).
8. One off Fujairah Hilton 29 Apr 2007 (SL James).
9. One adult Kalba 16. and 22 Nov 2007 (K Reenes, R Huisman); probably same Ra’s Dibba 30 Nov (D Wilby); Fujairah Hilton Hotel 1 Dec (NJ Moran et al).
10. One adult off Khor Kalba Harbour 19 Jun-16 Sep 2009, joined by another adult 26 Aug (NJ Moran, G Talbot, AP Twyman et al).
11. One adult off Ra’s Dibba 11 Sep 2009 (N Tovey), perhaps one of the above, Kalba, birds.
12. Two off Khor Kalba Harbour 29 May-3 Jun 2010 with one there 11 Jun (G Talbot et al).
13. One adult off Khor Kalba 13 Aug 2010 (G Talbot et al).