My UAE bird list (updated 4th May 2012)

1.Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons

2.Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubirostris

3.Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

4.Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

5.Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

6.Gadwall Anas strepera strepera

7.Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

8.Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

9.Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

10.Northern Pintail Anas acuta

11.Garganey Anas querquedula

12.Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca

13.Common Pochard Aythya ferina

14.Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

15.Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

16.Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

17.Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi - video

18.Common Quail Coturnix coturnix

19.Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

20.Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

21.Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

22.Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax

23.Cory's Shearwater Calonectris (diomedea) borealis

24.Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes

25.Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus

26.Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

27.Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus

28.Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

29.Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis

30.White Stork Ciconia ciconia

31.Masked Booby Sula dactylatra

32.Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

33.Socotra Cormorant Leucocarbo nigrogularis

34.Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

35.Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

36.Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

37.Great Egret Ardea alba

38.Little Egret Egretta garzetta

39.Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis schistacea

40.Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ibis

-Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus

41.Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

42.Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

43.Striated Heron Butorides striatus

44.Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax

45.Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

46.Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

47.Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus

48.Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis

49.Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus

50.Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

51.Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus

52.Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

53.Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

54.Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

55.Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

56.Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

57.Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga

58.Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

59.Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

60.Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

61.Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus

62.Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

63.Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

64.Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo

65.Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides

66.Corncrake Crex crex

67.White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

68.Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla

69.Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

70.Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus-group - video

71.Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

72.Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

73.Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

74.Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

75.Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus

76.Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

77.Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

78.White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus

79.Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

80.Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

81.Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius (mongolus) atrifrons

82.Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

83.Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus - video

84.Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus

85.Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula

86.Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

87.Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

88.Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

89.Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

90.Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

91.Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

92.Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

93.Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

94.Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

95.Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

96.Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

97.Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

98.Common Redshank Tringa totanus

99.Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

100.Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

101.Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa

102.Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

103.Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

104.Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

105.Sanderling Calidris alba

106.Little Stint Calidris minuta

107.Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

108.Dunlin Calidris alpina

109.Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

110.Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus

111.Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis video

112.Ruff Philomachus pugnax

113.Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

114.Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

115.Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

116.Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria

117.Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor

118.Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

119.Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

120.Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

121.Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei

122.Common Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

123.Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan - video

124.Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii

125.Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus

126.Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

127.Large white-headed gulls Larus barabensis/cachinnans/heuglini

128.Brown Noddy Anous stolidus

129.Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris

130.Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata

131.Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

132.Little Tern Sternula albifrons

133.Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi

134.Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

135.Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

136.Black Tern Chlidonias niger niger

137.White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

138.Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

139.Common Tern Sterna hirundo ssp

140.Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

141.White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa

142.Swift Tern Sterna bergii

143.Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis

144.Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis

145.Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

146.Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus

147.Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus

148.Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus

149.Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii arabicus

150.Feral Pigeon Columba livia ‘feral’

151.European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

152.Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia (orientalis) meena

153.Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto

154.Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

155.Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

156.Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria

157.Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

158.Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

159.Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus

160.Western Barn Owl Tyto alba

161.Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei

162.Little Owl Athene noctua - dark mountain form

163.Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

164.European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

165.Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius

166.Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

167.Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

168.Arabian Collared Kingfisher Halcyon chloris kalbaensis

169.Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

170.Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

171.Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus - video

172.European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

173.European Roller Coracias garrulus

174.Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

175.Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops

176.Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

177.Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

178.Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus isabellinus

179.Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides

180.Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus ssp.

181.Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

182.Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis aucheri

183.Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor

184.Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

185.Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

186.Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

187.House Crow Corvus splendens

188.Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis

189.Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes

190.Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps

191.Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti taimuri

192.Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata

193.Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla - video

194.Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens

195.Crested Lark Galerida cristata

196.Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

197.Sand Martin Riparia riparia

198.Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

199.Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

200.Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

201.Common House Martin Delichon urbicum

202.Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

203.White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos

204.White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

205.Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

206.Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita abietinus

207.Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus

208.Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida

209.Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida

210.Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

211.Caspian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus

212.Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris

213.Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

214.Clamorous (Indian) Reed Warbler Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens

215.Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

216.Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis

217.Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

218.Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria

219.Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris

220.Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana

221.Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis

222.Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

223.Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea

224.Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps

225.Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

226.Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes

227.European Robin Erithacus rubecula

228.White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis

229.Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

230.Red-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica ssp.

231.Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

232.Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

233.Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla

234.Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

235.Eversmann’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus

236.Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus

237.Eastern Black Redstart Phoenicurus (ochruros) phoenicuroides

238.Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis

239.Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

240.Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

241.European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

242.Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus

243.Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata

244.Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha

245.Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra

246.Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

247.Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens

248.Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata

249.Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

250.Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe (hispanica) melanoleuca

251.Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

252.Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti

253.Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

254.Caucasian Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus amicorum

255.Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

256.Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

257.Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus

258.Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

259.Pied Myna Sturnus contra

260.Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus

261.Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

262.Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

263.Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (incl. putative hybrids)

264.Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

265.Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea

266.White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

267.Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi

268.Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis

269.Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

270.Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

271.Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

272.Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

273.Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

274.Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens japonicus

275.Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

276.Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

277.Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata

278.Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

279.Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps

280.Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

281.House Sparrow Passer domesticus

282.Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

283.Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla

284.Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

285.Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica

286.Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

287.Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

288.Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

289.European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

290.Shikra Accipiter badius

291.Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii

292.Brown-throated Martin

293.Pin-tailed snipe.

294.Peregrine falcon

295.Common gull.

296. Hen harrier.

297. Pharoh Desert eagle-owl. 8 Novemer 2011

298. Eurasian Blackbird 19.11.2011

299. Oreintal skylark 25.11.2011

300. Scrub warbler 25.11.2011

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301.Eurasian woodcock 9.12.2011

302.Redwing.9.12.2011

303. Eurasian golden plover

304. Pale martin 14.12.2011

305. Eurasian bittern 18.12.2011

306.Hume's leaf warbler 27.12.2011

- Western Black redstart 27.12.2011

307. Marbled duck.25 12.2011

208. Moustached warbler 16.1.2012

309.Long eared owl 18.1.2012

310.Black Drongo 19.1.2012

311. Brahimny Starling 19.1.2012

312. Water rail Ruwais WTP 30.1.2012

313. Red-crested pochard Dubai Green comm.1.2.2012

314. Ashy Drongo Al Ain Al Faydha 18.02.2012

315. Black-Naped oriole Safa park 24.02.2012

316. Eurasian Scops Owl - 08.03.2012 (Abu Dhabi--general area)

316. Mediterranean Gull - 17.03.2012 (Mafraq rubbish tip)

317. Finsch's Wheatear - 21.03.2012 (Jebel Dhanna)

318. Kurdistan Wheatear 22.03.2012 (Jebel Dhanna)

319.Eurasian crag maartin 31.3.2012 (Jebel Dhanna)

320. Great spotted cuckoo 26.4.2012 Wamm Farms

321. Common Swift 4.5.2012 Jebel Dhanna

322. Savi's warbler 6.5.2012 FNDF

323. Sykes's warbler 11.5.2012 Kalba mangrove

324. White-rumped sandpiper 18.5.2012 Al Ain WTP.

325. Little Crake - 23.09.2012 (Abu Dhabi Golf & Equestrian Club).

326.Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus. 14.10.2012

327.Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotos 14.10.2012

328. Greater Scaup 9.11.2012 (Ruwais WTP)

329. Black scrub robin 17.11.2012 Sila

330. Trumpeter Finch 18.11.2012 Jebel Dhanna fodder

331. Black-winged Kite - 20.11.2012 (Yas Island)

332. Merlin - 01.12.2012 (Siniyah Island)

333. Mesopotamian Crow- 01.12.2012 (Siniyah Island)

334. Forest Wagail 2.12.2012 Jebel Dhanna.

335. Eurasian siskin 8.12.2012 safa park

336. Cotton Pygmy goose 10.12.2012 Zakher lake

337. Steppe Buzzard 23.2.2013 Al Qua'a fodder fields

338. Demoiselle crane 23.2.2013 Al Qua'a fodder fields

339.Red Knot 23.3.2013 Khor Al Biedha

340.Cinereous bunting 24.3.2013 Jebel Dhanna Hotels.

341.Cretzschmar's bunting 24.3.2013 Jebel Dhanna Hotels.

342. Lesser spotted eagle 28.3.2013

343. Golden backed weaver 21.4.2013

344. Wire-tailed swallow 22.4.2013

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