Site Report: Ras Al Khor, United Arab Emirates

Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)


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Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)
A wetland area full of flamingos in the shadow of Dubai.
Visits
- 2016-12-30: We left the hotel early with the idea to take the metro to Safi Park. As it turns out, the subway does not start running until 10:00AM on Fridays. So, we ended up getting into a taxi instead. The taxi driver told us that the Safi Park had skyscrapers on it now, and for a last minute decision, we headed off to Ras Al Khor despite heavy fog. Ras Al Khor was closed as well, but we were able to walk along the fence for a ways. When it came time to get back to town, the taxis did not want to come out to get us. Fortunately, some workers from China were kind enough to give us a ride to the metro station.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (41 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(41 records)
Class: Birds
(41 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
- Graylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga)
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(2 records)
- Family: Bee-eaters
- Arabian Green Bee-eater (Merops cyanophrys)
- Family: Rollers
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Order: Pelicans
(14 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Family: Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Family: Herons
- Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
- Family: Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Order: Perching Birds (9 records)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
- Family: Prinias and Apalis
- Delicate Prinia (Prinia lepida)
- Family: Shrikes
- Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Indian Pied Starling (Gracupica contra)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(6 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus)
- Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius)
- Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Gray Francolin (Ortygornis pondicerianus)