Friday, 8 February 2013

A few bits and pieces in the UAE (Part 2) .....

Ajban

Ajban farms is a favorite site of mine ,  located between Dubai and Abu Dhabi.  It is a desert scrub area  with large water lakes.  Unfortunately the water is constantly being pumped into tankers for nearby constructions sites.  Not sure how much longer there will be water there,  once gone I am sure there will be a significant reduction in birds to be found in the area.

Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)


Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)


Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)


Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)


Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)


Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)


Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)


Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)


Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)


Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)


Little Owl (Athene noctua)


Red-tailed Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia)


Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)


Little Owl (Athene noctua)


Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Posted by Mike Barth at 11:44

5 comments:

  1. StourbridgeRantBoy10 February 2013 at 09:39

    Nice shots - are the Little Owls the 'Lilith' desert-types?

    Laurie -

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    1. Mike Barth20 March 2013 at 05:47

      Well that's a good question. No-one it seems is really sure !

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  2. Dominic Gendron8 March 2013 at 02:32

    Great serie of awseome birds! I really like the Bluethroat and the Little owl images ;)

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  3. Rudy erasmus29 March 2013 at 09:38

    I like the Little Owls , very good

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  4. Julie Hargreaves4 April 2013 at 12:45

    Great photos i like the little owls

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