Scridifer's Bulgarian List 2024 (3 Viewers)

[Richard Prior]

11/03/2024

141) Grey-headed Woodpecker

Ah Chis, that brings back memories of 1997 when I saw my first Grey-headed Woodie near Sunny Beach Varna ( actually my ONLY one) The only Grey-head I see nowadays is staring back at me from the mirror………..

 

[Scridifer]

Ah Chis, that brings back memories of 1997 when I saw my first Grey-headed Woodie near Sunny Beach Varna ( actually my ONLY one) The only Grey-head I see nowadays is staring back at me from the mirror………..

I know that feeling Rich! Was it Sunny Beach, Burgas or Golden Sands, Varna?

Chris

 

[Richard Prior]

I know that feeling Rich! Was it Sunny Beach, Burgas or Golden Sands, Varna?

Chris

I told you I was going ga ga, Golden Sands Varna of course. It was on a lawn between our hotel and the beach, at least we were in a hotel ( me and my three teenagers sons) , my only other visit saw me and 8 other school mates plus two teachers sleeping on benches for a night back in 1970 (but that’s another ( long) story to save for a rainy day).

 

[Scridifer]

13/03/2024

142) Yelkouan Shearwater

 

[Scridifer]

18/03/2024

143) Ring Ouzel
144) Goshawk

 

[Scridifer]

19/03/24 Rudnik

145) Garganey

 

[Scridifer]

21/03/2024 Muscat River mouth, Oman

146) Greenshank
147) Western Reef Heron
148) House Crow
149) Night Heron
150) Sooty Gull
151) Common Myna
152) Slender-billed Gull
153) Lesser Black-backed Gull (Heuglin's)
154) Black-winged Stilt
155) Ringed Plover
156) Kentish Plover
157) Oystercatcher
158) Ruddy Turnstone
159) Common Snipe
160) Sandwich Tern
161) Sanderling
162) Greater Crested Tern
163) Tibetan Sand Plover
164) Little Stint
165) Arabian Green Bee-eater
166) Red-necked Phalarope
167) Red-wattled Lapwing
168) Bar-tailed Godwit
169) Delicate Prinia
170) White-eared Bulbul
171) Grey Francolin
172) Marsh Sandpiper
173) Citrine Wagtail
174) Red-vented Bulbul

 

[Scridifer]

21/03/2024 Al Ansab Lagoons, Muscat, Oman

175) Pale Crag Martin
176) Purple Sunbird
177) Indian Roller

21/03/2024 Wadi Adai, Muscat, Oman

178) Pallid Swift
179) Whimbrel
180) Rose-ringed Parakeet

 

[foresttwitcher]

Nice haul of lifers there, Chris - you kept that trip under wraps! Looking forward to more as Oman is on my hitlist in the next couple of years.

 

[Scridifer]

Nice haul of lifers there, Chris - you kept that trip under wraps! Looking forward to more as Oman is on my hitlist in the next couple of years.

Just got back this morning Pete! Amazing place, more to follow, I would highly recommend it!

Chris

 

[Owene]

Some great birds there. I’ve been thinking about Oman as a retirement present, couple of years away yet though

 

[Scridifer]

Some great birds there. I’ve been thinking about Oman as a retirement present, couple of years away yet though

As above Owen, great place and some great birds, butterflies and herps!

Chris

 

[Owene]

As above Owen, great place and some great birds, butterflies and herps!

Chris

Yes. It looks amazing. A south wales guy guides out there a lot and he’s always made it seem brilliant

 

[Scridifer]

22/03/2024 Liwa, Oman

181) Arabian Babbler
182) Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
183) Great Grey Shrike
184) Curlew
185) Isabelline Wheatear
186) Lesser Crested Tern
187) White-cheeked Tern
188) Little Tern
189) Roseate Tern
190) Common Tern

 

[Scridifer]

22/03/2024 Shinas Lagoons, Oman

191) Isabelline Shrike
192) Namaqua Dove
193) Indian Silverbill

22/03/2024 Nakal, Oman

194) Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush
195) Egyptian Vulture

 

[Scridifer]

23/03/2024 Yiti, Muscat, Oman

196) Terek Sandpiper
197) Striated Heron
198) Brown-necked Raven
199) Hume's Wheatear

23/03/2024 Wadi Al Maih, Muscat, Oman

200) Desert Lark

23/03/2024 Al Mutaqa waste disposal site, Muscat, Oman

201) Steppe Eagle
202) Eastern Imperial Eagle

23/03/2024 Wadi Al Muaydin, A'Dakhiliya, Oman

203) White-spectacled Bulbul

 

[Scridifer]

24/03/2024 Al-Zaher wadi, A'Dakhiliya, Oman

204) Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

 

[Scridifer]

25/03/2024 Muntasar Oasis, Dhofar, Oman

205) White-breasted Waterhen
206) Indian Pond Heron
207) Spotted Sandgrouse
208) Lesser Whitethroat
209) Barn Swallow
210) Desert Wheatear
211) Richard's Pipit
212) Greater Hoopoe-Lark

25/03/2024 Zeek, Dhofar, Oman

213) Fan-tailed Raven
214) Tristram's Starling
215) Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
216) Ruppell's Weaver

25/03/2024 Raysut Lagoons, Salalah, Oman

217) Intermediate Egret
218) Osprey
219) Caspian Tern
220) Wood Sandpiper

 

[Scridifer]

26/03/2024 Ayn Hamran, Dhofar, Oman

221) Arabian Partridge
222) African Paradise Flycatcher
223) Abyssinian White-eye
224) Arabian Sunbird
225) Blackstart
226) African Silverbill
227) Graceful Prinia
228) Palestine Sunbird
229) Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
230) Arabian Warbler
231) Black-crowned Tchagra

26/03/2024 Raysut Settling Pools, Dhofar, Oman

232) Greater Spotted Eagle
233) Abdim's Stork
234) White Stork
235) African Sacred Ibis

26/03/2024 Samharam Hotel Grounds, Salalah, Oman

236) Squacco Heron
237) Temminck's Stint
238) Spotted Thick-knee

26/03/2024 Al Mughsayl, Dhofar, Oman

239) Sand Partridge
240) Purple Heron
241) Red-knobbed Coot
242) Pheasant-tailed Jacana
243) Arabian Wheatear
244) Desert Owl

 

[Scridifer]

27/03/2024 Wadi Darbat, Dhofar, Oman

245) Bruce's Green Pigeon
246) Striolated Bunting
247) Crested Honey Buzzard
248) Rock Dove

27/03/2024 Jabal Samhan, Dhofar, Oman

249) Short-toed Eagle

27/03/2024 Samharam Hotel, Salalah, Oman

250) Yellow Wagtail ssp beema

27/03/2024 Ayn Razat

251) Tawny Eagle