Birding in South Sinai

We took pictures of 26 different species of birds on our holiday in Sharm El Sheikh and South Sinai last week, nine of which are lifers (bringing our grand total to 326). Here they are:

(for more bird photos check out our bird lifelist)

White-tailed Wheatear (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Yellow-vented Bullbull (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Common Crane (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Spotted Flycatcher (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Red-backed Shrike (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Red-throated Pipit (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Common Snipe (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Crowned Sandgrouse (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Tristram’s Starling (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Common Kingfisher (at Ras Mohamed National Park)

Western Reef-Egret (at Nabeq National Park)

White Stork (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Eurasian Spoonbill (at Nabeq National Park)

Common Redshank (at Nabeq National Park)

Great White Pelican (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Laughing Dove (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)

Eurasian Curlew (at Nabeq National Park)

White Wagtail (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Spur-winged Lapwing (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Osprey (at Ras Mohamed National Park)

Kentish Plover (at Nabeq National Park)

Glossy Ibis (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Common Tern (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Common Coot (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

Cattle Egret (at Nabeq National Park)

Black Kite (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)

 

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