Birding in South Sinai
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by Arthur
Posted on Saturday, October 20th, 2007 at 2:31 pm CET
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](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/WhiteCrownedBlackWheatear13OctStCat.jpg)
White-tailed Wheatear (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Yellow-vented Bullbull](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/YellowVentedBulbul13OctStCats.jpg)
Yellow-vented Bullbull (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Common Crane](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CraneA16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Crane (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Spotted Flycatcher](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/SpottedFlycatcher13OctStCats.jpg)
Spotted Flycatcher (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Red-backed Shrike](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/RedBackedShrike13OctStCats.jpg)
Red-backed Shrike (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Red-throated Pipit](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/RedThroatedPipet16OctSewage.jpg)
Red-throated Pipit (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Snipe](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Snipe6OctSewage.jpg)
Common Snipe (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Crowned Sandgrouse](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CrownedSandgrouse16OctSewage.jpg)
Crowned Sandgrouse (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Tristram’s Starling](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/TristramsA13OctStCat.jpg)
Tristram’s Starling (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Common Kingfisher](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/KingfisherA7OctRasMoh.jpg)
Common Kingfisher (at Ras Mohamed National Park)
![Western Reef-Egret](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/WesternReefHeron13OctNabeq.jpg)
Western Reef-Egret (at Nabeq National Park)
![White Stork](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/StorkB16OctSewage.jpg)
White Stork (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Eurasian Spoonbill](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Spoonbill13OctNabeq.jpg)
Eurasian Spoonbill (at Nabeq National Park)
![Common Redshank](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Redshank13OctNabeq.jpg)
Common Redshank (at Nabeq National Park)
![Great White Pelican](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Pelican16OctSewage.jpg)
Great White Pelican (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Laughing Dove](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/PalmDove13OctStCat.jpg)
Laughing Dove (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Eurasian Curlew](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Curlew13OctNabeq.jpg)
Eurasian Curlew (at Nabeq National Park)
![White Wagtail](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/PiedWagtail16OctSewage.jpg)
White Wagtail (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Spur-winged Lapwing](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/SpurWingedPlover16OctSewage.jpg)
Spur-winged Lapwing (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Osprey](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Osprey7OctRasMoh.jpg)
Osprey (at Ras Mohamed National Park)
![Kentish Plover](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/KentishPlover13OctNabeq.jpg)
Kentish Plover (at Nabeq National Park)
![Glossy Ibis](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/GlossyIbis16OctSewage.jpg)
Glossy Ibis (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Tern](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CommonTern16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Tern (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Coot](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Coot16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Coot (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Cattle Egret](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CattleEgret13OctNabeq.jpg)
Cattle Egret (at Nabeq National Park)
![Black Kite](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/BlackKite16OctSewage.jpg)
Black Kite Booted Eagle (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
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](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/WhiteCrownedBlackWheatear13OctStCat.jpg)
White-tailed Wheatear (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Yellow-vented Bullbull](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/YellowVentedBulbul13OctStCats.jpg)
Yellow-vented Bullbull (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Common Crane](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CraneA16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Crane (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Spotted Flycatcher](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/SpottedFlycatcher13OctStCats.jpg)
Spotted Flycatcher (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Red-backed Shrike](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/RedBackedShrike13OctStCats.jpg)
Red-backed Shrike (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Red-throated Pipit](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/RedThroatedPipet16OctSewage.jpg)
Red-throated Pipit (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Snipe](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Snipe6OctSewage.jpg)
Common Snipe (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Crowned Sandgrouse](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CrownedSandgrouse16OctSewage.jpg)
Crowned Sandgrouse (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Tristram’s Starling](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/TristramsA13OctStCat.jpg)
Tristram’s Starling (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Common Kingfisher](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/KingfisherA7OctRasMoh.jpg)
Common Kingfisher (at Ras Mohamed National Park)
![Western Reef-Egret](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/WesternReefHeron13OctNabeq.jpg)
Western Reef-Egret (at Nabeq National Park)
![White Stork](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/StorkB16OctSewage.jpg)
White Stork (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Eurasian Spoonbill](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Spoonbill13OctNabeq.jpg)
Eurasian Spoonbill (at Nabeq National Park)
![Common Redshank](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Redshank13OctNabeq.jpg)
Common Redshank (at Nabeq National Park)
![Great White Pelican](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Pelican16OctSewage.jpg)
Great White Pelican (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Laughing Dove](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/PalmDove13OctStCat.jpg)
Laughing Dove (at St. Catherine’s Monastery)
![Eurasian Curlew](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Curlew13OctNabeq.jpg)
Eurasian Curlew (at Nabeq National Park)
![White Wagtail](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/PiedWagtail16OctSewage.jpg)
White Wagtail (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Spur-winged Lapwing](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/SpurWingedPlover16OctSewage.jpg)
Spur-winged Lapwing (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Osprey](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Osprey7OctRasMoh.jpg)
Osprey (at Ras Mohamed National Park)
![Kentish Plover](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/KentishPlover13OctNabeq.jpg)
Kentish Plover (at Nabeq National Park)
![Glossy Ibis](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/GlossyIbis16OctSewage.jpg)
Glossy Ibis (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Tern](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CommonTern16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Tern (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Common Coot](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/Coot16OctSewage.jpg)
Common Coot (at Na’ama Bay sewage ponds)
![Cattle Egret](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/CattleEgret13OctNabeq.jpg)
Cattle Egret (at Nabeq National Park)
![Black Kite](https://www.magnificentfrigatebird.com/lifelist/wp-content/2007/egypt/BlackKite16OctSewage.jpg)
7:43 am
I suggest you give the Latin names too. Kind regards…..Kouchakji