Birds in Dikhil, Djibouti (1 Viewer)

Drove to Lac Abbe near the Ethiopian border, and saw a lot of interesting birds.

1. The first one was sitting in a tree next to the highway in the Grand Barra desert - a sandy area with some acacia scrub. Dark Chanting Goshawk?

2 and 3. Somali Short Toed Larks? Seen near where water flows up from an underground spring.

4 and 5. Lesser Kestrels? Seen near Lac Abbe flying around the natural chimneys there.

As always, any help appreciated!

Agree with 1, a young bird hence the brown feathering.

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3 with that very thick streaking and overall look, seems more like one of the Sparrow-Larks to me?

4 and 5 is a Kestrel but wouldn't like to say which


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Agree with Sparrow-lark. Looks like a female Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark.

Given the strong facial markings, I'd favour Common Kestrel