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1. general principle of all wildlife study means 'no disturbance to the object we are studying'. 2. When nest building, incubating and attending to the nestlings and fledglings parent birds remain...

Hi gregI could see the plastingring on left leg, alum and flyer on rt leg. Ring noV85. It was alert, easily eating new shoots, walking and flying when needed. Bst wishes, reza khan

Today In Al Faqa, Lisaili, Seih As Salam and Bab Al Shams 8 MAY 2013, windy and dusty
From 7.30 am to 3pm

Marsh Warbler- 10+
Chifchaff- Leaf Warbler-4
SG Shrike-3
BN Raven-55 + 6 in other...

avoid reaching there by 8am and first few hours of mamzer opening you will possibly miss it all. best wishes, reza khan

Today in Hameem and Ghayathi 1 May 2013
Hameem- drizzle to occasional heavy rain from 9 to 11 am. GPS could not be read because of cloud cover

Spotted Flycatcher- 23, of which 16 in two...

Pretty nice shots Mazrouei.
Congrats. best wishes
reza khan

A great male Common Pheasant with tremendous power of flight and technique of hiding amongst desert foliage; had too prolonged bill possibly needing manicure!
European Roller-2
Turkestan Shrike-2...

Today in Safa and Pivot Field 7 to 8.20am 23 April 2013


Little Grebe-4
BW Stilt-5
RW Lapwing-7
BH Gull-63
Grey Heron-2
Pond Heron-1
Egyptian Goose-1, partner apparently missing

Thnak you so much Mr Mazrouei. Best wishes, reza khan

Hi Marouei
Is the Ajaban u mentioned a walled up govt garden? How could you access it/ Do u need special permission for it?
Best wishes
reza khan

Yes Tommy, your map is good for us. We should follow your one for all general purposes. best wishes, reza khan

I AM ADDING A NEW MAP. THE DIVIDING LINE SHOULD BE ALONG THE BLACK LINE. PL CHECK.

Yesterday in Saih Al Salam aka Bab al Shams 17 April 2013
A map of the area based on Dubai municipality is appended here. Kindly refer to the names as given by the DM so that we go by the same name...

Red-throated Pipit Bonanza in Pivot Field
Pivot Field mid-day today From 12.30 to 1400hours, mostly by the pool, drove past grass field
RT Pipit counted 60+ in lone narrow water pool came for...

best is that all these pools are hiden by vegetation and average people won't notice these.

Kindly read Tommy's separate post on the area that he visited this evening. best wishes, reza khan

Birds seen from opposite Baba Al Shams Hotel to Lisaili.
Yesterday I with 2 of my field assistants surveyed areas between 300m to 1km strip away towards south from opposite the Hotel to close to...

NO DOUBT A VAST RESOURCE OF AMAZING PICTURES ADDEDD TO THIS BIRDING FORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING UP SUCH NICE SHOTS.
BY THE BY, COULD ANYBODY PUT UP A GOOGLE MAP SHOWING AJBAN BIRDING AREAS...

Yesterday what we saw in Khor al Beidah and let’s tally with Mark’s one today. From c.1030 to 12 noon 6 april 2013
Vitrually we saw all these at the head of the track ending in a small promontory...

I was in the field from 12.30 to 2.10pm

Little Stint-18
Temminck’s Stint-4
Wood Sandpiper-3
Ruff-1
Yellow wagtail-12
Red-throated Pipit-1
Water Pipit, possibly-1
Pale Rock Sparrow-...

are these pale rock sparrow/finch in Bab al shams, today?

here is the rough location. best wishes, reza khan

Birds seen yesterday 1st</SPAN> April 2013 in Bab Al Shams desert</SPAN>
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BN Raven -12</SPAN>
Pintailed Sandgrouse-20, 1 nest with a singleton</SPAN>
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Accidentally i got it when shooting some released geese in a pond wher it came to drnik and vanished in no time. best wishes

Thanks TYommy
Possibly not mourning because tail has no T but a straight terminal black band

Is it a Mourning or Black Wheatear, over the Swan pool in Bab Al Shams found on 1 april 2013