Oman November-December 2014 Photo Gallery by bennycottele at pbase.com

Oman November-December 2014

Woestijnplevier - Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii	Vissers Muscat - Fishermen Muscat	Grote Kuifstern - Greater Crested Tern - Sterna bergii	Bastaardarend - Greater Spotted Eagle - Aquila clanga	Grijze Frankolijn - Grey Francolin - Francolinus pondicerianus
Witoorbuulbuul - White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis	Roodbuikbuulbuul - Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer	Indische Ralreiger - Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii	Treurmaina - Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis	Mangrovereiger - Striated Heron - Butorides striata
Muscat by night	Al-Ansab wetland	Purperhoningzuiger - Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus	Kleine Groene Bijeneter - Green Bee-eater - Merops orientalis	Arabische Buulbuul - White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Platyceps rhodorachis	Coromandeleend - Cotton Pygmy Goose - Nettapus coromandelianus	Citroenkwikstaart - Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola	Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti	Dunbekmeeuw - Slender-billed Gull - Chroicocephalus genei
Mongoolse Plevier - Lesser Sand Plover - Charadrius mongolus	Zilverplevier - Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola	Hemprichs Meeuw - Sooty Gull - Larus hemprichii	Temmincks Strandloper - Temminck's Stint - Calidris temminckii	Indische Kievit - Red-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus
Indische Scharrelaar - Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis	Indische Scharrelaar - Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis	Roodbuikbuulbuul - Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer	between Muscat and Qurrayat	Keizerarend - Eastern Imperial Eagle - Aquila heliaca
Oorgier - Lappet-faced Vulture - Torgos tracheliotus	Aziatische Goudplevier - Pacific Golden Plover - Pluvialis fulva	Bruine Kiekendief - Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus	Steltkluut - Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus	Indische Ralreiger - Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
Witwangstern - Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida	Citroenkwikstaart - Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola	Bastaardarend - Greater Spotted Eagle - Aquila clanga	Poelruiter - Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis	Grauwe Franjepoot - Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus
Witwangstern - Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida	Krabplevier - Crab-plover - Dromas ardeola	Krabplevier - Crab-plover - Dromas ardeola	Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti	Visarend - Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti	Groene Zeeschildpad - Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas	Hemprichs Meeuw - Sooty Gull - Larus hemprichii	Zwartkruinvinkleeuwerik - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps	Zwartkruinvinkleeuwerik - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
Steppeklapekster - Steppe Grey Shrike - Lanius (meridionalis) pallidirostris	Amoerroodpootvalk - Amur Falcon - Falco amurensis	Ash Sharqiyah	Ash Sharqiyah	Reuzenzwartkopmeeuw - Great Black-headed Gull - Larus ichthyaetus
Hemprichs Meeuw - Sooty Gull - Larus hemprichii	Al Ashkharah	Kleine Strandloper - Little Stint - Calidris minuta	Grauwe Vliegenvanger - Spotted Flycatcher - Muscicapa striata	Breedbekstrandloper - Broad-billed Sandpiper - Limicola falcinellus
Kleine Strandloper - Little Stint - Calidris minuta	Levantklapekster - Levant Grey Shrike - Lanius lahtora aucheri	Dromedaris - Dromedary - Camelus dromedarius	Khwar Barr al Hikman	Turkestaanse Klauwier - Turkestan Shrike - Lanius phoenicuroides
Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti	Woestijngrasmus - Asian Desert Warbler - Sylvia nana	Turkestaanse Klauwier - Turkestan Shrike - Lanius phoenicuroides	Dhow	Khawr Barr al Hikman
near Hiji	It is still a long way to go ...	Kleine Vliegenvanger - Red-breasted Flycatcher - Ficedula parva	Tuin - garden Al Ghaftayn hotel	Visarend - Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
Bosruiter - Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola	Muntasar	Sahelzandhoen - Spotted Sandgrouse - Pterocles senegallus	Zijdestaart - Hypocolius - Hypocolius ampelinus	Zijdestaart - Hypocolius - Hypocolius ampelinus
Grijze Drongo - Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus	Grijze Drongo - Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus	Witbandleeuwerik - Greater Hoopoe-Lark - Alaemon alaudipes	Huismus - House Sparrow - Passer domesticus	Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti
Zwartkruinvinkleeuwerik - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps	Zwartkruinvinkleeuwerik - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps	Levantklapekster - Levant Grey Shrike - Lanius lahtora aucheri	Roodbuikzandhoen - Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Pterocles exustus	Al Balid Farm
Bonte Tapuit - Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka	Witbandleeuwerik - Greater Hoopoe-Lark - Alaemon alaudipes	Renvogel - Cream-coloured Courser - Cursorius cursor	Renvogel - Cream-coloured Courser - Cursorius cursor	Maskerduif - Namaqua Dove - Oena capensis
Amoerroodpootvalk - Amur Falcon - Falco amurensis	Thumrayt	Berggazelle - Mountain Gazelle - Gazella gazella	Arabische Woestijnpatrijs - Sand Partridge - Ammoperdix heyi	Wadi Thuayt
Zwartstaart - Blackstart - Cercomela melanura	Woestijnleeuwerik - Desert Lark - Ammomanes deserti	Arabische Buulbuul - White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos	Zwartstaart - Blackstart - Cercomela melanura	Nijlhoningzuiger - Nile Valley Sunbird - Anthodiaeta metallica
Wadi Banawt	Wadi Banawt	Dofhar mountains sunset	Chinese Witte Dolfijn - Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin - Sousa chinensis	Arabische Honingzuiger - Arabian Sunbird - Cinnyris hellmayri
Somalische Brilvogel - Abyssinian White-eye - Zosterops abyssinicus	R�ppells Wever - R�ppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula	R�ppells Wever - R�ppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula	Muskaatvink - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata	Zilverbekje - African Silverbill - Lonchura cantans
Bastaardarend - Greater Spotted Eagle - Aquila clanga	Oeverloper - Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos	Bruine Kiekendief - Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus	Ralreiger - Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides	Westelijke Rifreiger - Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis
Kemphaan - Ruff - Philomachus pugnax	Heilige Ibis - African Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus	Reuzenstern - Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia	Reuzenstern - Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia	Ayn Sahnawt
Ayn Sahnawt	Grote Gele Kwikstaart - Grey Wagtail - Motacilla cinerea	Zevenstrepengors - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi	Zevenstrepengors - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi	Zevenstrepengors - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi
Kleine Plevier - Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius	Izabeltapuit - Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina	Roze Spreeuw - Rosy Starling - Pastor roseus	Gele Kwikstaart - Yellow Wagtail - Motacilla flava	Kuifleeuwerik - Crested Lark - Galerida cristata
Citroenkwikstaart - Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola	Citroenkwikstaart - Citrine Wagtail - Motacilla citreola	East Khawr - sunset	Sunrise Salalah	Grauwe Franjepoot - Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus
Jouanins Stormvogel - Jouanin's Petrel - Bulweria fallax	Perzische Kleine Pijlstormvogel - Persian Shearwater - Puffinus persicus	Perzische Kleine Pijlstormvogel - Persian Shearwater - Puffinus persicus	Maskergent - Masked Booby - Sula dactylatra	Hemprichs Meeuw - Sooty Gull - Larus hemprichii
Pelagic	Wadi Darbat	Afrikaanse Paradijsmonarch - African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis	Wadi Darbat	Jabal Samhan
Arabische Rouwtapuit - Arabian Wheatear - Oenanthe lugentoides	Jemenitische Kanarie - Yemen Serin - Crithagra menachensis	Arabische Honingzuiger - Arabian Sunbird - Cinnyris hellmayri	Afrikaanse Baobab - African Baobab - Adansonia digitata	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis
Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis
Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Steppearend- Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis	Raysut	Abdimooievaar - Abdim's Stork - Ciconia abdimii
Keizerarend - Eastern Imperial Eagle - Aquila heliaca	Abdimooievaar - Abdim's Stork - Ciconia abdimii	Maskerduif - Namaqua Dove - Oena capensis	Zwarte Stern - Black Tern - Chlidonias niger	Duinpieper - Tawny Pipit - Anthus campestris
Al Mughsayl	Waterfazant - Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Ralreiger - Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides	Waterfazant - Pheasant-tailed Jacana - Hydrophasianus chirurgus	Gestreepte Gors - Striolated Bunting - Emberiza striolata
Gestreepte Gors - Striolated Bunting - Emberiza striolata	Kaapse Griel - Spotted Thick-knee - Burhinus capensis	Kaapse Griel - Spotted Thick-knee - Burhinus capensis	Ayn Hamran	Maskerklauwier - Masked Shrike - Lanius nubicus
Somalische Brilvogel - Abyssinian White-eye - Zosterops abyssinicus	Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider - Nephila inaurata	Arabische Zwartkop - Arabian Warbler - Sylvia leucomelaena	Zwartkruintsjagra - Black-crowned Tchagra - Tchagra senegalus	Afrikaanse Paradijsmonarch - African Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone viridis
Ayn Hamran	'the group'	Waaliaduif - Bruce's Green Pigeon - Treron waalia	Langsnavelpieper - Long-billed Pipit - Anthus similis	Palestijnse Honingzuiger - Palestine Sunbird - Cinnyris osea
Palestijnse Honingzuiger - Palestine Sunbird - Cinnyris osea	Vlinderlibel - Phantom Flutterer - Rhyothemis semihyalina	Turkestaanse Klauwier - Turkestan Shrike - Lanius phoenicuroides	Khawr Rawri	Khawr Rawri
Lepelaar - Eurasian Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia	Kleine Strandloper - Little Stint - Calidris minuta	Ralreiger - Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides	Heilige Ibis - African Sacred Ibis - Threskiornis aethiopicus	Muskaatvink - Scaly-breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata
Aziatische Wespendief - Crested Honey Buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus	Aziatische Wespendief - Crested Honey Buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus	Zomertaling - Garganey - Anas querquedula	Hop - Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops	Hop - Eurasian Hoopoe - Upupa epops
Visarend - Osprey - Pandion haliaetus	Woestijntapuit - Desert Wheatear - Oenanthe deserti

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Raymond De Smet		11-Mar-2015 17:58
Fantastic trip report Benny big vote :)

Wim de Groot		06-Mar-2015 09:05
Ah..... ik zie dat hier nog veel meer staat. Het moet wel een geslaagde reis zijn geweest. groeten, Wim

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		21-Jan-2015 07:10
Very beautiful work,my friend! V Ciao Benny, Paolo

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