Been to Salalah for two day for new year eve , this place is amazing . Not really been for birding but this place is full of wildlife.
Sharing here some images which were found without any major efforts.
Need help ID for pipit. Check image below please.
Striolated Bunting, Emberiza striolata striolata
Tristram's starling , Onychognathus tristramii
Tristram's starling , Onychognathus tristramii male & female
Woodchat Shrike , Lanius senator
Indian spotted eagle , Clanga hastata
Indian spotted eagle , Clanga hastata
Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha female
Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha male
Need ID for above pipit.
Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus ssp.
Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis orientalis
Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
Eastern Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca
Those are very impressive photos. We can tell that you are a skilled wildlife photographer. You capture the birds’ likeness well and frame them amazingly in every shot. Wow. My skills in photography are more based on luck and my chances are as crazy as an online casino jackpot.
Hi Vipin On my laptop now, was on the Wix app earlier.
Correct on the Bunting :-)
The Wheatear photos is of a female, then male Arabian Wheatear, very close relative of Mourning (some say a subspecies), so you are not far off.
Shrike looks good for adult male Turkestan Shrike = Red-tailed Shrike. These can be very similar to Brown Shrike. The commonest eagle down there is Greater Spotted Eagle, and as Indian Spotted Eagle is unknown in Arabia, I THINK it might be Greater Spotted. As for the Pipit, I'm intrigued. More for the choice of habitat, which indicate Long-billed, but it certainly does not look like the Long-billed Pipits we see in the UAE.
Great images, Vipin Check your Bunting ID Also Shrike ID And Wheatear ID Ditto for Indian Spotted Eagle 😊