Oman

Salalah - Dofar 2013

Imperial Eagle
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, in the middle of the Omani desert
A juvenile Grey-headed Kingfisher
Diederick's Cuckoo
Booted Eagle, Salalah
Grey Flycatcher
Rock Thrush
Isabelline Shrike
Female African Paradise Flycatcher
Female African Paradise Flycatcher
Green Bee-eater
Black-crowned Tschagra
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Masked Shrike
Tristram's Starling
Booted Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
A juvenile Imperial Eagle
Hopooe Lark
Gull-billed Tern

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Sand Grouse
Isabelline Shrike

Oman is an incredible and beautiful country with several types of Nature. From stony and sandy deserts to Mountains with Monsoon forests, including the famous Baobab trees.


Fall 2013, Kent, Oscar, my son and I went there to Oman to explore the country and spot as many bird species as possible in one week. We selected October/November when the Monsoon was over for the year and when migrating birds should be abundant.


We stayed in Crowne Plaze in Salalah and rented a four wheel drive car and started to explore the country. It was surely needed as we two times got stuck in the sand.


Seven days of great sightings and deepening friendship! We tried to cover the vast desert, including Quatpit with its oasis as well as the coastline. Never did I expect a country being so different.


A full trip report is available at www.club300.se


Bonelli's Eagle

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