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Decisions on UAE Rare Bird Reports received

The EBRC would like to thank all observers who have submitted Rare Bird Reports for the time and effort they have taken to do so.

For an explanation of the decision-making process, see this link.

We are initially working through all records from 2005 until today. Any observer wishing to check a verdict on an RBR from prior to 2005 should email Nick Moran or Tommy Pedersen.

 

An observation will be classified as one of either:

- Accepted. Placed in Category A.
- Accepted (D). Escape not ruled out. Placed in Category D.
- Accepted (E). Definite escape. Placed in Category E.
- Accepted (H). Hybrid or probable hybrid origin.
- Not proven. Insufficient evidence for acceptance.

Species in blue have received a Rare Bird Report, but no verdict yet from the EBRC.

Previous reports:

- 2003 up to and including 2009

- up to and including 2002

 

2010 onwards:

Date

Nr.

Species

File-nr.

Main Observer

Location

Decision

2012

28.01.2012

2

Red-crested Pochard

Submitted

Green Community

20.01.2012

1

Buff-bellied Pipit

Not submitted

Mark Smiles

Wamm Farms

20.01.2012

2

Hen Harrier

Not submitted

Mark Smiles

Wamm Farms

20.01.2012

1

Hen Harrier

Not submitted

Simon Lloyd

Khor al-Beida

20.01.2012

2

Hen Harrier

Not submitted

Mike?

Wamm Farms

18.01.2012

1

Black Drongo

Not submitted

Who will do it?

Al Barsha Pond Park

2011

27.12.2011 onwards

1

Black Redstart - gibraltariensis

Not submitted

Khalifa Al Dhaheri

Jebel Dhanna

26.12.11 onwards

2

Moustached Warbler

Submitted

Zakher Pools

25.12.11-07.01.12

2

Long-eared Owl

Not submitted

John Iversen

Mushrif NP

23-25.12.2011

1

Marbled Duck

Submitted

Zakher Pools

10.12.2011

1

Buff-bellied Pipit

Submitted

Emirates Palace

09-10.12.2011

1

Calandra Lark

Not submitted

Huw Roberts

Al Qua'a Fodder Field

09.12.2011

1

Eurasian Woodcock

Not submitted

Khalifa Al Dhaheri

Sila'a Peninsula

09.12.2011

1

Asian Koel

Submitted

Sila'a Peninsula

09-23.12.2011

1

Redwing

Submitted

Sila'a Peninsula

07.12.2011

1

Lesser Flamingo

Not submitted

Kevin Hyland

Ra's al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary

19.11.2011

1

Mediterranean Gull

Submitted

Lulu Island

15-16.11.2011

1 juv

Pectoral Sandpiper

Submitted

Mirfa WTP

05-30.11.2011

1

White-throated Kingfisher

Submitted

Wamm Farms

04-05.11.2011

2

Pied Cuckoo

Submitted

Wamm Farms

04.11.2011

1

Spur-winged Lapwing

Submitted

Al Ain WTP

30.10.2011

1

Masked Booby

Submitted

Fujairah pelagic

29.10.2011

1

Baillon's Crake

Submitted

Wadi Al Ain

27.10-7.12.2011

1

Hen Harrier

Not submitted

Huw & Dave

Al Qua'a Fodder Fields

27.10.2011

1

Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Submitted

Delma Island

27.10.2011

1

Ashy Drongo

Submitted

Safa Park

19.10.2011

1

European Honey Buzzard

Submitted

Ruwais WTP

14.10.-10.11.2011

1

Brown-throated Martin

Submitted

Wamm Farms

12-14.10.2011

1

Sooty Tern

Submitted

Fujairah Port Beach

07.10.2011

1

European Honey Buzzard

Not submitted

Neil Tovey

Wamm Farms

06-09.10.2011

1 ad

Pectoral Sandpiper

Submitted

Mirfa WTP

03-09.10.2011

1

European Honey Buzzard

Submitted

Safa Park

27.09.2011

1

Great Stone-curlew

Submitted

Bu Al Siaief Marine Protected Area

27-29.09.2011

1

Baillon's Crake

Not submitted

Huw Roberts

Wadi Al Ain

22.09.2011

1

Lesser Noddy

Submitted

Khor Kalba pelagic

17.09.2011

2

Jouanin's Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

16.09.2011

1

European Honey Buzzard

Submitted

Al Ain city

14.09.2011

1

Jouanin's Petrel

Submitted

Fujairah pelagic

09.09.2011

1

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

09.09.2011

2

Jouanin's Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

02.09.2011

3

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

26.08.2011

5

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Not submitted

Neil Tovey

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

26.08.2011

2

Jouanin's Petrel

Not submitted

Neil Tovey

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

26.08.2011

21

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

24-28.08.2011

1

Oriental Pratincole

Submitted

Wamm Farms (Goat Farm area)

19.08.2011

2

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

19.08.2011

1

Jouanin's Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

19.08.2011

2

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

19.08.2011

1

Sooty Tern

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

12.08.2011

2

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

12.08.2011

1

Jouanin's Petrel

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

12.08.2011

5

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

12.08.2011

2

Sooty Tern

Submitted

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

06.08.2011

1

Long-tailed Skua

Submitted

Fujairah pelagic

06.08.2011

11

Black-winged Pratincole

Submitted

Wamm Farms

01.07.2011

1

Cory's Shearwater

2011:042

Fujairah pelagic

Accepted

01.07.2011

4

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:036a

Fujairah pelagic

Accepted

28.06.2011

35

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:041

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

Accepted

28.06.2011

7

Sooty Tern

2011:040

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

Accepted

28.06.2011

1

Arctic Tern

2011:039

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

Accepted

28.06.2011

1

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

2011:038

Khor Kalba deepwater pelagic

24.06.2011

1

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:036a

Fujairah pelagic

Accepted

24.06.2011

1

Sooty Tern

Submitted

Fujairah pelagic

22.06.2011

1

Cory's Shearwater

2011:037

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

22.06.2011

1

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:036a

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

22.06.2011

1

Long-tailed Skua

2011:035

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

10.06.2011

1

Sooty Tern

2011:034

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

27.05.2011

1

Long-tailed Skua

2011:033

Khor Kalba pelagic

Not proven

25.05.2011

2

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

2011:025b

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

23.05.2011

1

Red-footed Booby

2011:032

Offshore Khor Kalba

Accepted

21.05.2011

1

Arctic Tern

2011:031

Al Ghurfa

Accepted

20.05.2011

1

Bay-backed Shrike

2011:030

Wamm Farms

Accepted

17-21.05.2011

1

Franklin's Gull

2011:029

Fujairah Port Beach

Accepted

12.05.2011

1

Cory's Shearwater

2011:028

Khor Kalba pelagic

12.05.2011

1

Dark Storm Petrel sp.

2011:027

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

12.05.2011

1 imm

Masked Booby

2011:026

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

07.05.2011

2

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

2011:025a

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

07.05.2011

1

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:019b

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

05.05.2011

1

Baillon's Crake

Submitted

Dubai Internet City

04.05.2011

1

Black-winged Pratincole

2011:024

Wamm Farms

Accepted

27.04.2011

1

Grey-headed Swamphen

Submitted

Al Wathba Lake

23.04.2011

2-3

Eastern Cattle Egret

2011:023

Wamm Farms

Accepted

23.04.2011

1

Red-headed Bunting

2011:022

Wamm Farms

Accepted

22.04.2011

1

Amur Falcon

Submitted

Wamm Farms

16.04.2011

1 imm

Masked Booby

2011:021

Fujairah pelagic

Not proven

16.04.2011

1 ad

Black Tern

2011:020

Fujairah pelagic

Accepted

15-22.04.2011

2

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2011:019a

Khor Kalba pelagic

Accepted

06.04-01.05.2011

1 imm

Black Tern

2011:018

Fujairah Port Beach

Accepted

26.03.2011

1

European Honey Buzzard

Submitted

Wafi city, Dubai

25.03.2011

1

Golden Eagle

Submitted

Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

18.03.2011

1

Caspian Stonechat

Submitted

Sila'a Peninsula

11.03.2011

1

Great Snipe

2011:017

Al Warsan Lakes

Accepted

05-19.03.2011

1

Grey Phalarope

2011:008

Al Wathba Lake

Accepted

05-13.03.2011

1

Caspian Stonechat

2011:009

Al Wathba Lake

Accepted

05.03.2011

1

Caspian Stonechat

2011:007

Al Wathba Camel Racetrack

Accepted

04.03.2011

1

White-throated Kingfisher

2011:016

Al Mamzar Park

Accepted

04.03.2011

1

Ring Ouzel

Submitted

Lulu Island

23.02.2011

1

Eurasian Woodcock

2011:006

Hili Oasis

Accepted

23-24.02.2011

1

Dusky Thrush

2011:005

Hili Oasis

Accepted

21-23.02.2011

2

Caspian Stonechat

2011:003

Jebel Dhanna

Accepted

16.02-17.03.2011

1

Wire-tailed Swallow

2011:004

Al Wathba Lake & Mafraq WTP

Accepted

16.02.2011

1

Great Spotted Cuckoo

2011:015

Wamm Farms

Accepted

09.02.2011

1

Cinnamon-necked Woodpigeon

Submitted

Ra's al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary

05.02.2011

1

Spur-winged Lapwing

2011:002

Al Ain Water Treatment Plant

Accepted

21-29.01.2011

1

Red-flanked Bluetail

2011:001

Mushrif Palace Gardens

Accepted

10.01.2011

1

Brown-throated Martin

Submitted

Al Warsan Lakes

10.01.2011

1

Streak-throated Swallow

2011:014

Al Warsan Lakes

Accepted

07.01.2011

1

Cretzschmar's Bunting

2011:013

Al Ankah

07.01.2011

3

Streak-throated Swallow

2011:012

Kharran Water Treatment Plant

Accepted

04.01.2011

1 female

Eversmann's Redstart

2011:011

Dubai Creek Park

Accepted

23-26.01.2011

3

Buff-bellied Pipit

2011:010

Dubai Pivot Fields

Accepted

2010

30.12.2010

1

Red-crested Pochard

2010:046

Al Ain Water Treatment Plant

Not proven

21.12.10-02.01.11

1

Buff-bellied Pipit

2010:045

Dubai Pivot Fields

Accepted

10.12.10-07.01.11

1 female

Eversmann's Redstart

2010:053

Jebel Hafit

Accepted

09.12.2010

1

Bay-backed Shrike

2010:043

Hamraniyah Fields

Accepted

09.12.10-07.01.11

up to 9

Ring Ouzel

2010:044

Jebel Hafit

Accepted

04-05.12.2010

1

Taiga Flycatcher

2010:042

Sila'a Peninsula

Accepted

03-21.12.2010

1

Eurasian Dotterel

2010:052

Sir Bani Yas Island

Accepted

02-04.12.2010

1

Pied Stonechat

2010:041

Mirfa

Accepted

24.11-10.12.2010

1

Asian Koel

2010:051

Jebel Ali (DUGAS)

Accepted

14.11.2010

1

Ring Ouzel

2010:050

Jebel Dhanna

Accepted

12.11.10-03.01.11

1

Lesser Flamingo

2010:040

Al Wathba Lake

Accepted

07-10.11.2010

1

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

2010:039

Dubai Pivot Fields

Accepted

05.11.2010

2

Lappet-faced Vulture

2010:038

Al Hili, Al Ain City

Accepted

30.10.2010

2

Lappet-faced Vulture

2010:037

Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

Accepted

29.10-1.11.2010

1

Dusky Warbler

2010:049

Safa Park

Accepted

15-21.10.2010

1

Spur-winged Lapwing

2010:048

Sir Bani Yas Island

Accepted

01.10.2010

1

Great Snipe

2010:047

Wamm Farms

Not proven

26.09.2010

1

European Honey Buzzard

Submitted

Wadi Bih

17.09-27.10.2010

Up to 3

Baillon's Crake

2010:036

Green Mubazzarah

Accepted

17.09.2010

1

Brown-throated Martin

Submitted

Wamm Farms

10.09.2010

1

Little Crake

2010:035

Wamm Farms

Not proven

03-04.09.2010

1

Black-winged Pratincole

2010:034

Wamm Farms

Accepted

03-04.09.2010

1

Pied Stonechat

2010:033

Wamm Farms

Accepted

13.08.2010

1

Masked Booby

2010:032

Offshore Khor Kalba

Accepted

12.08.2010

1

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

2010:031

Khor Kalba Breakwater

Accepted

26.06.2010

1

Black Stork

2010:030

Ra's al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary

Not proven

22.06-03.07.2010

1 imm

Golden Eagle

2010:029

Dubai Desert Conservation Area

Accepted

11-12.06.2010

1

Flesh-footed Shearwater

2010:024

Offshore Khor Kalba

Accepted

11.06.2010

1

Roseate Tern

2010:023

Ra's Dibba

Not proven

09.06.2010

1 imm

Sooty Tern

2010:021

Khor Kalba

Not proven

07-12.06.2010

3

Bay-backed Shrike

2010:020

Masafi Wadi

Accepted

29.05-11.06.2010

up to 2

Masked Booby

2010:026

Khor Kalba

Accepted

28.05-03.06.2010

up to 3

Brown Booby

2010:027

Fujairah Port Beach & Khor Kalba

Accepted

08.05.2010

1

River Warbler

2010:019

Mushrif Palace Garden

Not proven

07.05.2010

1

Arctic Tern

2010:017

Fujairah Port Beach

Accepted

26-27.04.2010

1

Basra Reed Warbler

2010:016

Mushrif Palace Garden

Accepted

17.04-22.05.2010

up to 2

Sooty Shearwater

2010:018

Fujairah Port Beach

Accepted

13.04.2010

1

Spotted Sandgrouse

2010:022

Bab al-Shams desert

Not proven

04.04.2010

1

Icterine Warbler

2010:014

Al Mamzar Park

Accepted

03.04.2010

1

Bay-backed Shrike

2010:028

Wamm Farms

Accepted

26.03.2010

1

White-spotted Bluethroat

2010:015

Sila'a Peninsula

Accepted

11-20.03.2010

1

Little Gull

2010:012

Khor Kalba

Accepted

19-20.03.2010

1

Bay-backed Shrike

2010:025

Al Jais, RAK

Accepted

19.03.2010

1

Bay-backed Shrike

2010:010

Wamm Farms

Accepted

05.03.2010

1

Lappet-faced Vulture

2010:009

Jebel Hafit

Accepted

04-12.03.2010

1

Mute Swan

2010:004

International Media Production Zone

Accepted (D)

28.02-07.06.2010

1

Spur-winged Lapwing

2010:006

Dubai; Al Quoz (Godolphin)

Accepted

22.02.2010

1

White-spotted Bluethroat

2010:013

Al Wathba Lake

Accepted

13-24.02.2010

2

Spur-winged Lapwing

2010:005

Al Ain Water Treatment Plant

Accepted

12.02.2010

1

Buff-bellied Pipit

2010:011

Dubai Pivot Fields

Accepted

11-12.02.2010

1

Black-legged Kittiwake

2010:008

Fujairah Port Beach

Accepted

06.02.2010

1

Wire-tailed Swallow

2010:007

Al Ain Water Treatment Plant

Accepted

14.01-07.03.2010

1

Ashy Drongo

2010:003

Safa Park

Accepted

08.01.2010

1

Redwing

2010:002

Sila'a Peninsula

Accepted

03-12.01.2010

1

Wilson's Phalarope

2010:001

Al Wathba Lake

Accepted