Birding Report 21 June - Gary Dubai Bird watching Guide
Quick Hit at Al Marmoom DCR – Duck Lake & Eastern Plain
📍 21 June 2025 | 5am | 20 km | 180 minutes
With just three hours on the clock, I set out to cover as many target species as possible across Duck Lake and the eastern plains of Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve. Conditions were hot and dry, but activity was steady, and I managed a diverse mix of desert, wetland, and farmland-associated birds.
Highlights included a lone Egyptian Nightjar, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, and a surprise Northern Pintail near Love Lakes. The presence of both Black Swan and Fulvous Whistling-Ducks made for interesting variety.
Raptors and night birds were limited but notable—Little Owl, Eurasian Kestrel, and a good sighting of a Black-crowned Night Heron.
Here’s the full list of sightings (46 species total):
Fulvous Whistling-Duck (2)
Black Swan (1)
Egyptian Goose (3)
Mallard (2)
Northern Pintail (1) – near Love Lakes
Helmeted Guineafowl (5)
Ring-necked Pheasant (1)
Gray Francolin (5)
Rock Pigeon (8)
Common Wood-Pigeon (4)
European Turtle-Dove (4)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (5)
Laughing Dove (7)
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (4)
Egyptian Nightjar (1)
Eurasian Moorhen (3)
Eurasian Coot (1)
Gray-headed Swamphen (1)
Black-winged Stilt (3)
Little Ringed Plover (1)
Red-wattled Lapwing (4)
Cream-colored Courser (4)
Greater Flamingo (5)
Little Grebe (5)
Black-crowned Night Heron (1)
Little Egret (1)
Squacco Heron (4)
Western Cattle-Egret (1)
Great Egret (3)
Gray Heron (1)
Little Owl (5)
Arabian Green Bee-eater (3)
Indian Roller (1)
Eurasian Kestrel (1)
Rose-ringed Parakeet (1)
Great Gray Shrike (2)
House Crow (2)
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (7)
Crested Lark (4)
Delicate Prinia (1)
Clamorous Reed Warbler (1)
White-eared Bulbul (8)
Common Myna (4)
Purple Sunbird (2)
Indian Silverbill (4)
House Sparrow (4)
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