Army Birding

A good week with a number of interesting birds. The weeks highlight was today (8 May) when I had a fly by Lagger Falcon at a distance of 10 feet whilst chatting to an old friend. The bird flew slowly by at a height of about 3 feet! Spotted Flycatchers arrived in numbers with at least a dozen still a...

Six seperate Spotted Flycatchers found in CB this week. In addition had one Blue-cheeked Bee-Eater over the HQ this morning (2 May 07)

The last week has been extremely hot but with a number of good finds. There has been a good fall of Warblers containing Booted, Eastern Olivaceous, Blyth's Reed, Hume's Lesser Whitethroat, Upcher's and Plain Leaf Warbler. Hume's Lesser Whitethroats are still active around the camp. The find of the w...

This week has been mixed with a slow start and the centre of gravity moving from one area to the RAF cantonment. The lack of vegetation around camp diverts birds to barbed wire, scrap metal and cam nets and helps with birding tremendously. The loss of Locusts (which were ambudent last week) has led ...

The Isabelline Shrike stayed for two days only to be replaced by a stunning male Bluethroat. Most birds I have seen have been in one of the contractors compounds. This area, the size of three tennis courts has produced: Long-tailed Shrike Bay-backed Shrike Isabelline Shrike Rock Thrush Bluethroat (R...

Yesteday's walk produced a very obliging male Isabelline Shrike which was most unexpected. Still plenty of Eastern Olivaceous Warblers and Lesser Whitethroat around.

Richard

Week two has seen a slow down in birds; its rather hot and I've only been running or walking just before last light. That said I have found a couple of Bay-backed Shrikes, a Rock Thrush, Desert Lesser Whitethroat and have had two Eastern Olivaceous Warbler's (both in the hand as I rescued them from ...

UPDATE

Three Eastern Olivaceous Warblers by towers yesterday along with a Desert Lesser Whitethroat. A walk around camp also produced two Bay-backed Shrikes and a Rock Thrush. A pair of Crested Lark have now taken up territory near the new build hospital.

Richard

Migration, which I feel is probably late is much in evidence now. Plenty of Flava Wagtails most evenings along with large flocks (30+)of Black-winged Stilts. There is no standing water nearby (afterall it is a desert) so presumably these birds are on migration. One new species yesterday with Plain S...