tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post2892237981186107543..comments2024-03-22T18:52:36.059+00:00Comments on Birding for a Lark: Al Braq Oasis farmAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-1485350546543832832016-03-20T07:28:15.880+00:002016-03-20T07:28:15.880+00:00Thanks for your interest in the blog. My memory is...Thanks for your interest in the blog. My memory isn't perfect. However I don't recall any kestrel. I didn't identify the sparrowhawk by its photo but by sight and with Markus Craig with me. Sometimes a poor photo is counter-productive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-3088694980415606512016-03-18T15:51:52.824+00:002016-03-18T15:51:52.824+00:00Hi Rob, Interesting Blog - Thanks for sharing. The...Hi Rob, Interesting Blog - Thanks for sharing. The photo of the disappearing Sparrowhawk looks rather like a Kestrel - dark wing-tips, warm brown upper-parts and long wings. Did you capture any other images? NPWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-9721414891486368882015-01-28T05:11:02.878+00:002015-01-28T05:11:02.878+00:00Yes, shooting is a huge problem. No other Gulf sta...Yes, shooting is a huge problem. No other Gulf state seems to do this to the same degree. I've seen so many maimed birds just left to die - so heartless. What's more, the "people" who shoot are fiercely defensive of their right to do so. I read that UK birder Lee Evans had all four tyres shot out on his rental vehicle when he confronted some of the shooters. One memory of Al Abraq one spring day was picking up as many birds dead as seeing them alive. That's why I have mixed memories of the place.Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-49005853575142969052015-01-28T05:05:59.749+00:002015-01-28T05:05:59.749+00:00I will stick now!I will stick now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-20171867003413048862015-01-28T05:00:31.463+00:002015-01-28T05:00:31.463+00:00Grey-headed seems to be a legitimate alternative n...Grey-headed seems to be a legitimate alternative name.Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-48732018386691426492015-01-28T04:58:16.514+00:002015-01-28T04:58:16.514+00:00Andrew, I will change the name to grey-necked. BTW...Andrew, I will change the name to grey-necked. BTW Clements/ebird call it grey-hooded. As for the farm at least they allow birders entry. Kuwait has a big problem with shooters all over as you know RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-66856538080729022182015-01-28T04:52:05.496+00:002015-01-28T04:52:05.496+00:00Interesting stuff. I've seen Grey-headed (I kn...Interesting stuff. I've seen Grey-headed (I knew it as Grey-necked) Bunting twice in the extreme east of Turkey, first near Hakkari and then at Dogubeyazit, very close to the Iranian border, about 20 years ago. I think Kuwait has had one or two before but it's not been seen in the UAE AFAIK. Al-Abraq is a great place but blighted by indiscriminate shooting of migratory birds - the family who own the farm either tolerate it or participate in it. Andrew Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291982172789581660noreply@blogger.com