Oman Records 1st to 9th April 2007

Observers: J. Bos, O. Campbell, P. Dolton, C. Mills, E. Palmer.

 

Name

Number

April

Location

Name

Number

April

Location

 

Little Grebe

3

5th

Wadi Darbat

White Stork

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Jouanin’s Petrel

20

3rd

Ras Mirbat

White Stork

15

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Red-billed Tropicbird

25

4th

Raysut

Glossy Ibis

10

4th

Salalah NR

 

Masked Booby

3

3rd

East Khwar

Glossy Ibis

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Masked Booby

2

3rd

Ras Mirbat

Eurasian Spoonbill

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Masked Booby

8

4th

East Khwar

Eurasian Spoonbill

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Masked Booby

5

5th

East Khwar

African Spoonbill

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Masked Booby

10

6th

East Khwar

African Spoonbill

1

6th

East Khwar

 

Brown Booby

1

3rd

East Khwar

Greater Flamingo

6

3rd

Taqah

 

Brown Booby

1

3rd

Ras Mirbat

Greylag Goose

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Brown Booby

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Greylag Goose

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Brown Booby

1

6th

East Khwar

Cotton Pygmy Goose

4

4th

Salalah NR

 

Socotra Cormorant

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Common Teal

2

4th

Al Maghsayl

 

Grey Heron

20

3rd

Taqah

Common Teal

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Grey Heron

25

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Garganey

3

4th

Salalah NR

 

Purple Heron

1

3rd

Taqah

Garganey

10

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Purple Heron

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Garganey

4

6th

East Khwar

 

Purple Heron

1

4th

East Khwar

Northern Shoveler

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Purple Heron

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Osprey

1

3rd

East Khwar

 

Purple Heron

1

6th

East Khwar

Osprey

1

3rd

Taqah

 

Great Egret

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Osprey

2

4th

Raysut

 

Little Egret

1

3rd

Taqah

Osprey

4

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Western Reef Heron

3

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Osprey

1

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Western Reef Heron

10

8th

Sur Masirah

Osprey

3

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Cattle Egret

40

3rd

East Khwar

Black Kite

1

4th

Raysut

 

Cattle Egret

40

4th

Jarziz Farm

Egyptian Vulture

1

1st

Hilf, Masirah

 

Cattle Egret

70

5th

Taqah

Egyptian Vulture

25

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Cattle Egret

2

5th

Wadi Darbat

Lappet-faced Vulture

2

1st

Hilf, Masirah

 

Cattle Egret

3

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Lappet-faced Vulture

2

5th

Tawi Atayr

 

Squacco Heron

2

4th

Al Maghsayl

Lappet-faced Vulture

2

5th

Wadi Darbat

 

Squacco Heron

4

5th

Khwar Rawri

Lappet-faced Vulture

2

6th

Wadi Darbat

 

Squacco Heron

6

5th

Taqah

Lappet-faced Vulture

1

9th

near Adam

 

Squacco Heron

5

6th

East Khwar

Short-toed Eagle

1

3rd

Ayn Hamran

 

Little Bittern

1

6th

East Khwar

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Bittern

3

4th

East Khwar

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Bittern

3

6th

East Khwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Number

April

Location

Name

Number

April

Location

 

Marsh Harrier

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

White-breasted Waterhen

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Marsh Harrier

2

4th

East Khwar

Eurasian Coot

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Marsh Harrier

1

6th

East Khwar

Macqueen’s Bustard

1

6th

Wadi Rabkut

 

Marsh Harrier

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Crab Plover

15

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Marsh Harrier

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Eurasian Oystercatcher

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Pallid Harrier

1

4th

Jarziz Farm

Eurasian Oystercatcher

4

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Montagu's Harrier

1

4th

Jarziz Farm

Eurasian Oystercatcher

100

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Long-legged Buzzard

1

5th

Tawi Atayr

Black-winged Stilt

20

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Greater Spotted Eagle

1

3rd

East Khwar

Pacific Golden Plover

8

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Greater Spotted Eagle

1

3rd

Taqah

Pacific Golden Plover

12

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Greater Spotted Eagle

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Pacific Golden Plover

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Greater Spotted Eagle

3

6th

Wadi Darbat

Grey Plover

1

5th

East Khwar

 

Steppe Eagle

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

Grey Plover

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Steppe Eagle

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

Grey Plover

75

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Eastern Imperial Eagle

1

3rd

East Khwar

Common Ringed Plover

8

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Eastern Imperial Eagle

1

3rd

Sahnawt Farm

Kentish Plover

Many

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Eastern Imperial Eagle

1

5th

Tawi Atayr

Lesser Sand Plover

2

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Eastern Imperial Eagle

1

5th

Wadi Darbat

Sandplover sp

1000

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Eastern Imperial Eagle

1

6th

Wadi Darbat

Greater Sand Plover

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Bonelli's Eagle

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Greater Sand Plover

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Bonelli's Eagle

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Greater Sand Plover

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Bonelli's Eagle

2

5th

Tawi Atayr

Pin-tailed Snipe

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Bonelli's Eagle

2

5th

Wadi Darbat

Pin-tailed Snipe

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

 

Bonelli's Eagle

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

Pin-tailed Snipe

5

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Bonelli's Eagle

2

6th

Wadi Darbat

Pin-tailed Snipe

5

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Booted Eagle

2

4th

Jarziz Farm

Common Snipe

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

 

Common Kestrel

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

Black-tailed Godwit

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Common Kestrel

2

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Black-tailed Godwit

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Sooty Falcon

1

6th

Wadi Darbat

Bar-tailed Godwit

400

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Barbary Falcon

1

5th

Wadi Darbat

Whimbrel

2

3rd

Ras Mirbat

 

Barbary Falcon

1

6th

Wadi Darbat

Whimbrel

5

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Arabian Partridge

10

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Whimbrel

150

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Arabian Partridge

4

5th

Ayn Razat

Eurasian Curlew

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Arabian Partridge

2

5th

Tawi Atayr

Eurasian Curlew

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Sand Partridge

4

6th

Wadi Rabkut

Eurasian Curlew

100

8th

Sur Masirah

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted Redshank

1

6th

East Khwar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Number

April

Location

Name

Number

April

Location

 

Common Redshank

30

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Gull sp

2

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Common Greenshank

10

4th

East Khwar

Black-headed Gull

1

5th

Taqah

 

Common Greenshank

12

5th

Khwar Rawri

Gull-billed Tern

2

3rd

East Khwar

 

Common Greenshank

30

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Gull-billed Tern

10

3rd

Taqah

 

Wood Sandpiper

1

3rd

Taqah

Gull-billed Tern

6

4th

East Khwar

 

Wood Sandpiper

4

5th

Khwar Rawri

Gull-billed Tern

3

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Wood Sandpiper

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Caspian Tern

1

4th

East Khwar

 

Wood Sandpiper

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Caspian Tern

4

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Terek Sandpiper

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Caspian Tern

1

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Terek Sandpiper

1

8th

Sur Masirah

Caspian Tern

45

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Common Sandpiper

2

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Lesser Crested Tern

5

3rd

Taqah

 

Common Sandpiper

3

5th

Khwar Rawri

Lesser Crested Tern

10

4th

Al Maghsayl

 

Ruddy Turnstone

1

6th

East Khwar

Lesser Crested Tern

25

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Ruddy Turnstone

60

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Lesser Crested Tern

15

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Sanderling

10

3rd

Taqah

Sandwich Tern

4

3rd

Taqah

 

Sanderling

10

4th

Al Maghsayl

Sandwich Tern

2

4th

Al Maghsayl

 

Sanderling

10

8th

Sur Masirah

Sandwich Tern

3

5th

Khwar Rawri

 

Little Stint

3

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Sandwich Tern

60

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Temminck's Stint

4

3rd

Taqah

Sandwich Tern

1

8th

Ras abu Rasas

 

Temminck's Stint

2

5th

Khwar Rawri

Swift Tern

1

3rd

East Khwar

 

Temminck's Stint

5

5th

Taqah

Swift Tern

1

3rd

Ras Mirbat

 

Temminck's Stint

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

Swift Tern

25

4th

Al Maghsayl

 

Curlew Sandpiper

1

4th

East Khwar

Swift Tern

50

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Curlew Sandpiper

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Swift Tern

150

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Curlew Sandpiper

2

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Common Tern

2

4th

East Khwar

 

Dunlin

2

3rd

Taqah

Common Tern

1

4th

Raysut

 

Dunlin

4

6th

East Khwar

Common Tern

1

6th

East Khwar

 

Dunlin

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Saunders's Tern

6

4th

East Khwar

 

Dunlin

10

8th

Sur Masirah

Saunders's Tern

3

6th

East Khwar

 

Dunlin

2

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Saunders's Tern

4

7th

Shanna

 

Ruff

2

5th

Taqah

Saunders's Tern

25

8th

Sur Masirah

 

Pomarine Skua

2

7th

Ras Al Yar

Bridled Tern

200

7th

Ras Al Yar

 

Arctic Skua

1

3rd

Ras Mirbat

Bridled Tern

100

8th

Ras abu Rasas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Number

April

Location

Name

Number

April

Location

 

Whiskered Tern

30

3rd

East Khwar

Greater Hoopoe-lark

6

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Whiskered Tern

30

4th

East Khwar

Black-crowned Finch-Lark

15

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Whiskered Tern

30

4th

Jarziz Farm

Black-crowned Finch-Lark

3

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

White-winged Tern

20

4th

East Khwar

Black-crowned Finch-Lark

1

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

 

White-winged Tern

70

4th

Jarziz Farm

Black-crowned Finch-Lark

1

6th

Wadi Rabkut

 

Brown Noddy

1

7th

Ras Al Yar

Black-crowned Finch-Lark

2

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Crowned Sandgrouse

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Short-toed Lark

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

10

4th

Jarziz Farm

Singing Bushlark

150

4th

Jarziz Farm

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

8

5th

Sahnawt Farm

Singing Bushlark

3

6th

Wadi Darbat

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Sand Martin

2

6th

East Khwar

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

2

7th

near Ad Duqum

Barn Swallow

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

50

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Barn Swallow

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

200

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Barn Swallow

1

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

 

Spotted Sandgrouse

2

2nd

Al Beed Farm

Barn Swallow

1

5th

Taqah

 

Spotted Sandgrouse

100

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Barn Swallow

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse

7

6th

Wadi Rabkut

Barn Swallow

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Bruce's Green Pigeon

4

3rd

Ayn Hamran

[Crag Martin]

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

 

Bruce's Green Pigeon

12

5th

Ayn Razat

Red-rumped Swallow

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

European Turtle Dove

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Richard's Pipit

8

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Namaqua Dove

1

4th

Jarziz Farm

Tawny Pipit

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Asian Koel

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Red-throated Pipit

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Asian Koel

3

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Red-throated Pipit

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Asian Koel

2

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Red-throated Pipit

12

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Hume's Tawny Owl

2

4th

Wadi Ashawq

Red-throated Pipit

12

9th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Dhofar Swift

25

3rd

Taqah

Tree Pipit

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

Dhofar Swift

25

4th

East Khwar

Yellow Wagtail

10

4th

Jarziz Farm

 

Dhofar Swift

200

4th

Jarziz Farm

Yellow Wagtail

1

5th

Taqah

 

Dhofar Swift

300

5th

Taqah

Yellow Wagtail

5

6th

Khwar Rawri

 

Dhofar Swift

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

Yellow Wagtail

6

6th

Wadi Darbat

 

Common Kingfisher

2

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Citrine Wagtail

1

6th

Khwar Rawri

 

Common Kingfisher

1

8th

Sur Masirah

Grey Wagtail

7

5th

Taqah

 

Common Kingfisher

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Grey Wagtail

1

6th

Wadi Darbat

 

European Bee-eater

9

2nd

Al Beed Farm

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

5

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

Eurasian Wryneck

1

9th

Hilf, Masirah

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

 

 

 

 

 

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin

1

6th

Wadi Rabkut

 

 

 

 

 

Common Redstart

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name

Number

April

Location

Name

Number

April

Location

 

Blackstart

8

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Rose-coloured Starling

4

4th

Jarziz Farm

 

 

 

Blackstart

2

4th

Al Maghsayl

Rose-coloured Starling

5

5th

Taqah

 

April

Location

Blackstart

2

5th

Ayn Razat

House Sparrow

3

7th

Haima

 

Blackstart

2

5th

Tawi Atayr

Yellow-throated Sparrow

3

8th

Hilf, Masirah

 

Blackstart

10

6th

Wadi Darbat

Yemen Serin

40

5th

Tawi Atayr

 

Northern Wheatear

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Wheatear

2

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

Other species seen commonly in suitable habitat:

 

South Arabian Wheatear

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Cattle Egret

 

 

 

 

South Arabian Wheatear

4

4th

Wadi Ashawq

Little Egret

 

 

 

 

Clamorous Reed Warbler

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Grey Heron

 

 

 

 

Clamorous Reed Warbler

1

5th

Khwar Rawri

Western Reef Egret

 

 

 

 

Olivaceous Warbler

2

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Greater Flamingo

 

 

 

 

Olivaceous Warbler

2

6th

Wadi Darbat

Egyptian Vulture

 

 

 

 

Upcher’s Warbler

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

Kestrel

 

 

 

 

Upcher’s Warbler

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Moorhen

 

 

 

 

Wood Warbler

1

7th

Hilf, Masirah

Black-winged Stilt

 

 

 

 

Wood Warbler

1

8th

Hilf, Masirah

Ringed Plover

 

 

 

 

Blackcap

1

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

Kentish Plover

 

 

 

 

Lesser Whitethroat

1

2nd

Al Beed Farm

Little Stint

 

 

 

 

Lesser Whitethroat

1

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Greenshank

 

 

 

 

Lesser Whitethroat

2

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

Slender-billed Gull

 

 

 

 

Arabian Warbler

4

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Heughlin's Gull

 

 

 

 

African Paradise Flycatcher

6

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Sooty Gull

 

 

 

 

African Paradise Flycatcher

1

6th

Wadi Darbat

Feral Pigeon

 

 

 

 

Isabelline Shrike

1

2nd

Qatbit resthouse

Laughing Dove

 

 

 

 

Isabelline Shrike

1

4th

Al Maghsayl

Collared Dove

 

 

 

 

Southern Grey Shrike

2

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Pale Crag Martin

 

 

 

 

Black-crowned Tchagara

2

3rd

Ayn Hamran

Graceful Prinia

 

 

 

 

House Crow

20

4th

Raysut

White-breasted White-eye

 

 

 

 

Brown-necked Raven

4

2nd

Muntasar Oasis

Shining Sunbird

 

 

 

 

Brown-necked Raven

2

7th

Haima

Tristram's Grackle

 

 

 

 

Brown-necked Raven

2

8th

Sur Masirah

Ruppell's Weaver

 

 

 

 

Fan-tailed Raven

2

3rd

Ayn Hamran

African Silverbill

 

 

 

 

Fan-tailed Raven

10

5th

Tawi Atayr

African Rock Bunting

 

 

 

 

Fan-tailed Raven

10

5th

Wadi Darbat

White-spectacled Bulbul

 

 

 

 

Fan-tailed Raven

10

6th

Wadi Darbat