Day: 25th Nov, 2010
Started at home around 2:45AM and picked Mubish at 3:10AM. Drove the 250km to Ras Al Khaimah in one strech to find out that the coordinates provided by Ahmed is a military area. We reached there just before sunrise and dont have much to do than sending a text message to Ahmed asking for the correct location. He called in a minute to tell us that he is on his way to the same spot. In fact the coordinates given by Ahmed was right. There military fence had an opening. We didnt see the opening mainly becuase it was pitch dark when we reached there first.
Ras Al Khaimah Spot 1:
Great Egret
Grey Heron
Another bird from the first spot was a Grey Heron. I have photographed numerous Grey
Herons. This one when looked different to me mainly because of the morning light and the rock on which it was standing. Not very happy with the result. The bird flew away before I could get the photo that I wanted. Neverthless, I have no regrets.
Desert Wheatear
The Desert Wheatear is a common bird in UAE during winter. Sometimes they are quite tough to photograph. At times they become very friendly and allows the photographer to take some great shots. I guess I was lucky today.
Hamariyan Fields:
Black Redstart
It has been a long since myself and Mubish went on a birding trip together. Ahmed Al Ali has reported that one of his friend has spotted a Bustard in Ras Al Khaimah.
Started at home around 2:45AM and picked Mubish at 3:10AM. Drove the 250km to Ras Al Khaimah in one strech to find out that the coordinates provided by Ahmed is a military area. We reached there just before sunrise and dont have much to do than sending a text message to Ahmed asking for the correct location. He called in a minute to tell us that he is on his way to the same spot. In fact the coordinates given by Ahmed was right. There military fence had an opening. We didnt see the opening mainly becuase it was pitch dark when we reached there first.
Ahmed soon joined us and we started twitching for the bird. All we could find is only the 
footprints of the Houbara Bustard. We searched the whole three km long half km wide area looking for the bird. But at the end it was just the footprint that we could get. The general birding was not good. It was just the common waders we could find apart from Desert Wheatears and House Crow. No sign of any raptors. Pipits and Crested Larks were quite common.
footprints of the Houbara Bustard. We searched the whole three km long half km wide area looking for the bird. But at the end it was just the footprint that we could get. The general birding was not good. It was just the common waders we could find apart from Desert Wheatears and House Crow. No sign of any raptors. Pipits and Crested Larks were quite common. Finished from there we visited Hamariyan Fields. Around 30kms from the first spot, it took us an hour with our breakfast break. Again Hamariyan fields looks empty. There are not much birds other than Black Redstart, Isabelline Wheatear, Variable Wheatear and the usuals. To our surprise the Variable Wheatear was very cooperative and allowed us to have some great shots. At point of time, I have to back out as the bird was so closer to us. Both female and male birds were very cooperative but the male was an execption. I guess the photo shows the result.
Ras Al Khaimah Spot 1:
Great EgretGreat Egret was one of the first birds I have seen in UAE, mainly due to its size. It is one of the biggest bird in UAE. I always admired its beauty. We saw one in our first spot and it was quite coporative too. The result is not an awesome photo, but a normal one.
Grey Heron
Another bird from the first spot was a Grey Heron. I have photographed numerous Grey
Herons. This one when looked different to me mainly because of the morning light and the rock on which it was standing. Not very happy with the result. The bird flew away before I could get the photo that I wanted. Neverthless, I have no regrets.
There we around 50 Lesser Sand Plovers mainly on the beach. They are quite corporative birds when it comes to photographing them.
Desert WheatearThe Desert Wheatear is a common bird in UAE during winter. Sometimes they are quite tough to photograph. At times they become very friendly and allows the photographer to take some great shots. I guess I was lucky today.
Hamariyan Fields:
Black RedstartBlack Redstart is a winter visitor in UAE. I have not had so many chances to photograph the Black Redstart. As far as I am concerned, it is a shy bird. Always hides inside the bushes and very difficult to photograph.
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