The weather was perfect last weekend for walking in the Wadis near Masafi (on the way to Fujeirah from Dubai).
This location has had a good variety of records over the years and has the reputation of turning up surprises. Black-eared Wheatear being one of those a couple of years back. However on this occasion I was targeting the Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta) which I had noted there exactly one year before and is known to be resident breeding. Habitats for this bird are barren , stony hillsides, semi-deserts and sandy plains with low scrub, up to 2600m. Masafi Wadi being typical habitat. I had taken call recordings with me but the call proved to be of interest to only one of the four birds I was to encounter. These little birds move very quickly and are highly active, so be prepared for a lot of scrambling up rocky hillsides !
Other birds encountered of note were Red-Tailed Wheatear, Hume's Wheatear, Variable Wheatear, White-Spectacled Bulbul, Desert Lesser Whitethroat and Plain leaf Warbler.
This location has had a good variety of records over the years and has the reputation of turning up surprises. Black-eared Wheatear being one of those a couple of years back. However on this occasion I was targeting the Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta) which I had noted there exactly one year before and is known to be resident breeding. Habitats for this bird are barren , stony hillsides, semi-deserts and sandy plains with low scrub, up to 2600m. Masafi Wadi being typical habitat. I had taken call recordings with me but the call proved to be of interest to only one of the four birds I was to encounter. These little birds move very quickly and are highly active, so be prepared for a lot of scrambling up rocky hillsides !
Other birds encountered of note were Red-Tailed Wheatear, Hume's Wheatear, Variable Wheatear, White-Spectacled Bulbul, Desert Lesser Whitethroat and Plain leaf Warbler.
Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
Red-Tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna)
Desert Whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
Plain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus neglectus)
Red-Tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna)
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