Oman
06 October 2018 – 21 October 2018
Finally we - the Walser Brothers - managed to organize a trip to Oman. We were mainly interested in sightseeing, hiking, boat trips, mammals and birds.
Visited Sites
- Wadi Hadik 06 October 2018 – 07 October 2018
- Al Sawadi 06 October 2018
- Jabal Shams 09 October 2018 – 10 October 2018
- Ras al Hadd 10 October 2018 – 11 October 2018
- Ra's al Khabbah 11 October 2018
- Filim 12 October 2018
- Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve 13 October 2018 – 14 October 2018
- Qitbit 15 October 2018
- Jabal Samhan 17 October 2018 – 20 October 2018
- Ayn Humran 17 October 2018
- Tawi Attair 18 October 2018
- Ayn Razat 18 October 2018
- Raysut Settling Pools 19 October 2018
- Raysut Waste Dump 19 October 2018
General Travelling Information
At Muscat we hired a 4WD with which we drove down to Salalah. Back to Muscat we travelled by plane. The one way fee for the car was quite expensive but to drive through the Empty Quarter was a great experience.
Species List
Order: systematic | alphabetic
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Arabian Partridge
Alectoris melanocephala
details
sounds
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Bruce's Green-Pigeon
Treron waalia
details
sounds
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Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
details
sounds
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Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve
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Crowned Sandgrouse
Pterocles coronatus
details
sounds
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Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve
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Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii
details
sounds
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enroute
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Pied Cuckoo
Clamator jacobinus
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Ayn Humran
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Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius
details
sounds
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Ayn Humran
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Eurasian Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
details
sounds
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enroute
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Eurasian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus
details
sounds
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Al Sawadi
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White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
details
sounds
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Filim
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Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
details
sounds
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Ras al Hadd
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Red-billed Tropicbird
Phaethon aethereus
details
sounds
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Ra's al Khabbah
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Jouanin's Petrel
Bulweria fallax
details
sounds
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Ras al Hadd
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Persian Shearwater
Puffinus persicus
details
sounds
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Ras al Hadd
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Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
details
sounds
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Raysut Settling Pools
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Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
details
sounds
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Ras al Hadd
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Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
details
sounds
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Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
details
sounds
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Al Sawadi
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African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
details
sounds
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enroute
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Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
details
sounds
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enroute
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Greater Spotted Eagle
Clanga clanga
details
sounds
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Raysut Waste Dump
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Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
details
sounds
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enroute
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Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
details
sounds
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Raysut Waste Dump
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Imperial Eagle
Aquila heliaca
details
sounds
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Tawi Attair
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Raysut Waste Dump
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Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
details
sounds
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Tawi Attair
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Arabian Scops-Owl
Otus pamelae
details
sounds
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Ayn Humran
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Ayn Razat
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Eurasian Scops-Owl
Otus scops
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Arabian Eagle-Owl
Bubo milesi
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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Desert Owl
Strix hadorami
details
sounds
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enroute
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Omani Owl
Strix butleri
details
sounds
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Wadi Hadik
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Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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European Roller
Coracias garrulus
details
sounds
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enroute
big influx
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Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
details
sounds
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Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
details
sounds
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enroute
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African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicus
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus
details
sounds
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enroute
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Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes
details
sounds
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Filim
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Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
details
sounds
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enroute
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Menetries's Warbler
Curruca mystacea
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Arabian Babbler
Argya squamiceps
details
sounds
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enroute
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Tristram's Starling
Onychognathus tristramii
details
sounds
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enroute
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Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Monticola saxatilis
details
sounds
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Qitbit
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Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura
details
sounds
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Ayn Humran
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Persian Wheatear
Oenanthe chrysopygia
details
sounds
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Wadi Hadik
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Long-billed Pipit
Anthus similis
details
sounds
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Jabal Shams
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Arabian Grosbeak
Rhynchostruthus percivali
details
sounds
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Ayn Razat
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Yemen Serin
Crithagra menachensis
details
sounds
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Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
details
sounds
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enroute
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Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata
details
sounds
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Jabal Shams
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enroute
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Published: 26 May 2020
Last updated: 26 May 2020
Last updated: 26 May 2020