Paul's 2024 World List (2 Viewers)

[Paul Chapman]

A few additions today:-

1339. Menetrie's Warbler
1340. African Collared Dove
1341. African Silverbill

A last try for some inland misses tomorrow before heading to Salalah for five nights.

A few pics from today - Greater Hoopoe-Lark, White Stork, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Asian Desert Warbler, Crested Lark, Black-crowned Sparrow-lark, Isabelline Wheatear, Namaqua Dove, Wattled Starling, Rose-coloured Starling, Citrine Wagtail, Desert Wheatear, African Collared Dove (with Collared Dove), Desert Lark, Laughing Dove, African Silverbill, Ring-necked Parakeet, Great Grey Shrike, (Indian) House Sparrow & Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

A few more additions today:-

1342. Blackstart
1343. Nile Valley Sunbird
1344. Crowned Sandgrouse
1345. Steppe Eagle
1346. Tristram's Starling
1347. Imperial Eagle
1348. European Roller
1349. Short-toed Eagle
1350. Forbes-Watson's Swift
1351. Abyssinian White-eye
1352. Ruppell's Weaver
1353. Long-billed Pipit
1354. Abdim's Stork

Sadly, the Crowned Sandgrouse flock were distant & when the location was found where they had headed, a male & a female were found dead under overhead wires. The Swifts are challenging but I should get to grips over the next few days.

A few pics - Long-billed Pipit, Abdim's Stork, Forbes-Watson's Swift, Abyssinian White-eye, Ruppell's Weaver, Fan-tailed Ravens, Imperial Eagle, Tristram's Starling, Lappet-faced Vulture, Common Rosefinch, Arabian Green Bee-eater, Red-throated Pipit, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Sand Partridge, Nile Valley Sunbird, Blackstart, Crowned Sandgrouse (male & female 😪), Steppe Eagle & Short-toed Eagle.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

A very good day today seeing my 13 remaining targets reduced to five albeit two were not photographed so now my photo targets also sit at five... Many quality birds in addition to the year ticks:-

1355 - Arabian Eagle Owl
1356 - Arabian Partridge
1357 - Indian Pond Heron
1358 - Graceful Prinia
1359 - Blyth's Reed Warbler
1360 - Arabian Warbler
1361 - Common Nightingale
1362 - Arabian Sunbird
1363 - Bonelli's Eagle
1364 - Booted Eagle
1365 - Brown Noddy
1366 - Bridled Tern
1367 - Masked Booby
1368 - Greater Spotted Eagle
1369 - Yemen Serin
1370 - Verraux's Eagle
1371 - Long-legged Buzzard
1372 - Arabian Wheatear

A few pics - Arabian Wheatear (male & female), Verraux's Eagle, Yemen Serin, Arabian Sunbird, Arabian Partridge, Arabian Eagle Owl, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Black-crowned Night-heron, Indian Pond Heron, African Silverbill, African Paradise Flycatcher, Abyssinian White-eye, Ruppell's Weaver, Tristram's Starling (male & female), White-spectacled Bulbul, Arabian Warbler, Diderik Cuckoo & Black-crowned Tchagra.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

A few more pics - Barbary Falcon, Pale Crag Martin, Bonelli's Eagle (male, female & immature), Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Syke's Yellow Wagtail, Red-wattled Lapwing, Booted Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Black-eared Kite, Steppe Eagle, Cream-coloured Courser, Greater Short-toed Lark, Spoonbill, Greater Spotted Eagle, Greenshank, White Stork & two beach scenes of Gulls & Waders. 😀

Time to get some sleep before tomorrow's birding. Hopefully maybe one or two of the Lifer or Photo targets will fall...

All the best

Paul

 

[Frank van Drogen]

Some of those birds are so lovely!

Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[Scridifer]

A very good day today seeing my 13 remaining targets reduced to five albeit two were not photographed so now my photo targets also sit at five... Many quality birds in addition to the year ticks:-

1355 - Arabian Eagle Owl
1356 - Arabian Partridge
1357 - Indian Pond Heron
1358 - Graceful Prinia
1359 - Blyth's Reed Warbler
1360 - Arabian Warbler
1361 - Common Nightingale
1362 - Arabian Sunbird
1363 - Bonelli's Eagle
1364 - Booted Eagle
1365 - Brown Noddy
1366 - Bridled Tern
1367 - Masked Booby
1368 - Greater Spotted Eagle
1369 - Yemen Serin
1370 - Verraux's Eagle
1371 - Long-legged Buzzard
1372 - Arabian Wheatear

A few pics - Arabian Wheatear (male & female), Verraux's Eagle, Yemen Serin, Arabian Sunbird, Arabian Partridge, Arabian Eagle Owl, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Black-crowned Night-heron, Indian Pond Heron, African Silverbill, African Paradise Flycatcher, Abyssinian White-eye, Ruppell's Weaver, Tristram's Starling (male & female), White-spectacled Bulbul, Arabian Warbler, Diderik Cuckoo & Black-crowned Tchagra.

All the best

Paul

Very jealous of the Serin Paul, another we dipped! Presumably that was at the Tawi Attair sinkhole?

Chris

 

[Paul Chapman]

Very jealous of the Serin Paul, another we dipped! Presumably that was at the Tawi Attair sinkhole?

Chris

They hang around at the cafe near a dripping tap/hose:-

17°06'51.0"N 54°33'29.9"E

maps.app.goo.gl

Did you get the Grosbeak? One of my key remaining targets...

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

The trip list rose to 208 today but the year ticks were more lumited:-

1373 - Blyth's Pipit
1374 - Arabian Scops Owl
1375 - Rufous Bushchat
1376 - Pheasant-tailed Jacana
1377 - Desert Owl

A few pics - Desert Owl, Arabian Wheatear, Brown Booby, Steppe Gull, Greater Crested & Sandwich Terns, Brown Noddy, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Long-billed Pipit, Sykes's Wagtail, Shining Sunbirds (male & female), Grey-headed Kingfisher, Bruce's Green Pigeon, Arabian Eagle Owl, Booted Eagle, Rufous Bushchat, Steppe Grey Shrike, Daurian Shrike, Blackstart & Garganey.

I did see Arabian Scops Owl albeit very very poorly today. Good vocalisations though. Brown Noddy & Desert Owl were photo ticks. Hopefully after tomorrow's Pelagic, my remaining lifer & photo targets will be reduced... 🤞

All the best

Paul

 

[Scridifer]

They hang around at the cafe near a dripping tap/hose:-

17°06'51.0"N 54°33'29.9"E

maps.app.goo.gl

Did you get the Grosbeak? One of my key remaining targets...

All the best

Paul

Yes we visited the car park area twice but it wasn't to be.

No sadly the Grosbeak was the third of our 'big dippers' after the Owl & Serin. I wish you better fortune and hope you have a good pelagic - with Hatem presumably? He really knows his stuff and has eyes like an eagle's!

Chris

 

[Paul Chapman]

Three year list additions today:-

1378 - Jouanin's Petrel
1379 - Flesh-footed Shearwater
1380 - Spotted Thicknee

Some pics from today - Arabian Scops Owl, African Silverbill, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Short-toed Eagle, Arabian Warbler, Abdim's Stork, Barbary Falcon, Bridled Tern, Persian Shearwater (two pics), Red-necked Phalarope, Flesh-footed Shearwater (three pics), Wilson's Storm-petrel, Jouanin's Petrel (two pics), Common Tern & Masked Booby.

We appear to have thrown in the towel on Arabian Grosbeak. If I connect with Grey Francolin on either our return to Muscat or in Bahrain, the Grosbeak will be my only realistic dip. In addition, I had hoped to get pics of Swinhoe's Storm Petrel and Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse but they have also got away.

I have had 23 lifers and have photographed maybe six additional species that I had not photographed before. Still one day or so in Oman and a day in Bahrain to improve that.

All the best

Paul

 

[Scridifer]

Enjoy your final few days Paul and good luck!

Chris

 

[Paul Chapman]

A few additions today:-

1381. White-winged Black Tern
1382. Little Bittern
1383. Great Knot
1384. Caspian Plover
1385. Little Crake
1386. Baillon's Crake

My trip list is now on 225 species including 23 lifers and an additional 8 photo ticks. Today produced pics of Caspian Plover finally with a group of seven in my fourth country for the species.

Heading to Bahrain tomorrow.

A few pics - Crested Coot, House Crow, Ruff, Black-winged Stilt, Western Reef Heron, White-winged Black Tern, Caspian Gull, Little Tern, Medium Egret, Blue-cheeked bee-eater (two pics), Citrine Wagtail, Baillon's Crake, Daurian Shrike, Sacred Ibis, Grey Plover, Terek Sandpiper, Osprey, European Roller & Great Knot.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Some pics of the Caspian Plovers. 😀

Looking forward to editing these and improving on the back of camera.

All the best

Paul

 

[foresttwitcher]

Good haul, Paul - can't wait.

 

[Paul Chapman]

One addition today as we travelled from Salalah to Muscat and onto Bahrain:-

1387. Grey Francolin

Also pics of Purple Sunbird, White-eared Bulbul, Common Myna, Bar-tailed Godwit & Oriental Hornet.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

Four additions in Bahrain today:-

1388. Red-vented Bulbul
1389. Great Reed Warbler
1390. Hypocolius
1391. Indian Pied Starling

A few pics - Tawny Pipit, Red-vented Bulbul, Indian Silverbill, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Helmeted Guineafowl, Indian Pied Starling & Hypocolius (seven pics).

Outrageously, eBird treats the Cockatoo & Helmeted Guineafowl as escaped exotics... 😀

All the best

Paul

 

[foresttwitcher]

I wondered if the Bahrain extension was for the Hypocolius - nice bird & photos.

 

[Paul Chapman]

I have done some photo editing from Oman so a few of those pics attached.

Desert Wheatear, Red=breasted Flycatcher, Arabian Grey Shrike, Common Quail, Greater Hoopoe-lark, Steppe Eagle, Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Arabian Wheatear, Long-billed Pipit, Abdim's Stork, Bridled Tern, Flesh-footed Shearwater, Jouanin's Petrel, Persian Shearwater, Barbary Falcon, Red-necked Phalarope, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Little Tern, Osprey & Western Reed Heron.

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

With eBird up to date including taxonomic changes, an addition on Monday:-

1393. Scarlet Tanager West Yorkshire, England 11th November 2024

Not sure what birding that I am going to fit in over the next two weeks but at the beginning of December I am due to be off to Sri Lanka for a slightly under two week birdtour. I was last there in 1985/86 on a schoolboy cricket tour. I recently found and added my list of 97 bird species from that tour to my eBird but no photos added from that trip really. Some of those pics around here to be found somewhere. I will have maybe 60+ lifers to target as well as 100+ photo ticks to try and secure. Preparation for that trip underway including that analysis. If I am lucky, I can get back to finishing some of my 2023 photo yearlist for a few days first!

All the best

Paul

 

[Paul Chapman]

In the intervening forty years, it appears some of the taxonomy of the birds of Sri Lanka has been updated...

😀

All the best

Paul