Variable Wheatear showed well at Musandam in northern #Oman recently. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #omanbirding

A common but still stunning bird from southern Oman is Cinnamon-breasted Bunting. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding #omanbirding #Oman

Streaked Scrub Warbler is relatively common on the Sayh Plateau in northern Oman. #birds #birding #oman #omanbirding #BirdsSeenIn2025

Nice views of Sooty Falcon was a great start to our #Oman tour earlier this month. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #ukinoman #britishomani #birding #nikon

Having found 6 Eversmann’s Redstarts at Musandam & another at Shisr Fields, I’ve only gone and found another 4 at Jabal Akhdar on the Sayh Plateau. What is going on? 😂 🔥 #mega #zootherabirding #omanbirding #tourleading #birds #birding

This monster of a Lappet-faced Vulture flew low overhead at Al Mutaqa rubbish dump #Oman #omanbirding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025

Red-tailed (Persian) Wheatear winters in northern Oman and isn’t hard to find. This particularly bright individual was present at Musandam recently. #birds #birding #omanbirding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #tourleading

Oman Latest sightings: Al Qurm Park - Cotton Pygmy Goose & Streak-throated Swallow Maqshin WTP - 7 Egyptian & 1 Sykes’s Nightjar Maqshin Oasis - Hume’s Warbler Mirbat Park - Little Swift & Bay-backed Shrike Wadi Ashawq - Watercock & Malachite Kingfisher Ayn Hamran - Blyth’s Reed Warbler #birds

Seeing a flock of 17 Sociable Lapwings right next to our hotel was very unexpected #birds #oman #nikon #omanbirding #zootherabirding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding

Record shot of the Watercock currently at Wadi Ashawq #Oman The quality of rarities currently being found over here is phenomenal… #birds #omanbirding #zootherabirding

Here’s a record shot of the 3rd Black Heron for Oman we saw yesterday at Khawr Mughsayl. Oman rocks! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Oman #omanbirding #zootherabirding #ukinoman

My dream bird to find in #Oman and today was the day. A stunning Eversmann’s Redstart at Shisr Fields. Hell yeah!! 🔥Also today we saw the 1st Brown-throated Martin for Oman, as well as a Green Warbler & Wattled Starling! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025

Oman Latest News: Muntesar Oasis: White-breasted Waterhen & Brown-throated Martin Muqshin Oasis: 6 Egyptian Nightjars Mirbat Park: Bay-backed Shrike Muscat: Eversmann’s Redstart Al Qurum Park: Streak-throated Swallow Crake Pool: Pale Rockfinch Masirah: Green Warbler Salalah: Fulvous Whistling Duck

Oman Latest News: Masirah Island - Shikra, 2 Forest Wagtails & Wattled Starling Maqshin Oasis - White-tailed Lapwing & Plain Martin Shannah Port - Blyth’s Pipit East Khawr - Amur Falcon Qatbit Motel - Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Bimac Lark seen north of route 41 nr Salalah

Stonking views of Hypocolius right on the edge of Kuwait City yesterday. #birds #birding #kuwait #BirdsSeenIn2025

Haven’t quite made it to Oman yet… so I stopped off in #Kuwait to get Afghan Babbler first. #lifer #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding

Oman Latest News: 1st Red-necked Grebe for Oman reported from Quriyat Lake. Liwa: Short-eared Owl Muntesar Oasis: Yellow-browed Warbler Maqshin Oasis: White-tailed Lapwing Mahout Farms: Asian Koel Khawr Rawri: Pied Kingfisher

Oman Latest Sightings: Barka Farms - 6 Sociable Lapwings Khawr Mughsayl - Black Stork & 5 Common Cranes Wadi Ashawq - 178 White Storks & 2 Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse. West Khawr to Raysut: Sociable Lapwing, Caspian Plover & Black Heron (3rd for Oman).

Western Palearctic tick no6 was Yellow-billed Stork. Found a group of 5 along the shores of Lake Nasser at Abu Simbel in the far south of #Egypt near the border with Sudan. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding #egyptbirding #westernpalearctic

Western Palearctic tick no5 was Nile Valley Sunbird and my only sighting was of a group of 3-4 at a flowering Acacia along the shores of the Nile near Aswan. At this time of year they are in eclipse plumage but I’ve also seen them in Oman & Ethiopia as well. #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Egypt

Western Palearctic tick no4 was Greater Painted Snipe. I had flight views at Faiyoum followed by these much better views along the Nile at Aswan. #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding #Egypt #zootherabirding

WP tick no3 was Senegal Thick-knee and I saw quite a few of them at various sites from Cairo to Abu Simbel. #mega #birds #egyptbirding #Egypt #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding

My second Western Palearctic tick in #Egypt was this African Green Bee-eater. What a stunner! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding

Was really pleased to add Senegal Coucal to my pathetically low Western Palearctic list… Saw 4 individuals at Faiyoum on a short trip to #Egypt #birding #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025

Oman Latest News - Masirah Island 100+ Wilson’s Storm Petrels, Wryneck, Bluethroat, Red-Backed Shrike, Rufous Bushchat, Barred Warbler, Booted Warbler, eastern Common Nightingale, Rose-coloured Starling, Black-headed Bunting, Citrine Wagtail…. #oman #BirdsSeenIn2025 #omanbirding #birds #birding

We have an innovative new tour for 2026, visiting Musandam & Masirah Island in search of scarce migrants and rarities. And we are aiming high! #birds #omanbirding #birding www.oman-birding.com/migration-sp...

Our Algeria tour is a guaranteed departure 07 - 13 February next year. Algerian Nuthatch is the main prize, but there’s other Western Palearctic megas such as Sudan Golden Sparrow, African Firefinch & African Silverbill. www.zootherabirding.com/algeria-bird...

By sitting quietly next to a favourite feeding spot, this Terek Sandpiper kept on doing its thing…. #Oman #birds #nikon #birding #shorebirds

One of the things I love about #Oman is getting really close views of shorebirds such as this Broad-billed Sandpiper. #birds #shorebirds #omanbirding #nikon

One of the key things I love about Oman is the fantastic comparisons you get between vaguely similar species. Here, a Temminck’s Stint (left) next to a Little Stint at Al Ansab, Muscat #Oman #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

The stunning Blue-cheeked Bee-eater is a summer breeding species in Oman. #birds #Oman

New post on my blog about birding in Oman: zootherabirding.blogspot.com/2025/08/oman... #birds #omanbirding #zootherabirding #birdwatching #Oman

Was really pleased to get repeated views of Desert Finch during our #Turkey tour this year. With 2 full trips there in 2026 I’m expecting a repeat! #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #zootherabirding #birding

Just 2 spaces left on our exciting West Kazakhstan tour seeking out some mega Western Palearctic birds such as White-winged & Black Lark, Black-headed Penduline Tit, Caspian Plover & more. Full info here: www.zootherabirding.com/far-west-kaz... #birds #birdingtours

Another Afro-Tropical found in #Oman is the stunning Grey-headed Kingfisher. It was one of the most numerous birds in the wadis of Dhofar during my recent visit. #birds #birding #omanbirding

Dideric Cuckoo seemed to be everywhere in Dhofar during our tour to Oman earlier this month. It’s a summer breeding visitor from Africa & a much wanted country tick for me #birds #Oman #birding #birdwatching

Flesh-footed Shearwater was one of the commonest seabirds during our time in the Dhofar region of southern #Oman. We had 100's passing the coast most days and during our pelagics they regularly came in to check out our chum slick. #birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #seabirds #birding #omanbirding

We had unbelievable views of my usual pair of Spotted Thick-knee in downtown Salalah during our Seabird Tour last week! We watched them from the SUV at a respectful distance and they weren’t the least bit bothered. #birds #Oman #omanbirding #birding

Mirbat pelagic 7:30am - 11:45am today: 24 Red-necked Phalarope 11 Bridled Tern 1 Red-billed Tropicbird 75 Wilson's Storm-Petrel 3 Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel 8 Jouanin's Petrel 160+ Flesh-footed Shearwater 600+ Persian Shearwater 65 Masked Booby #seabirds #oman #omanbirding #birding #birds

Seawatching from Mirbat #Oman 3:20pm - 6pm: 1 RB Tropicbird 80 Wilson’s SP’s 2 Black-bellied Storm-Petrels - only b4 previous records 2 Swinhoe’s SP 72 Jouanin’s Petrels 240 Flesh-footed Shearwater 52 Persian Shearwater 800+ Masked Booby 1 Brown Booby 145 Socotra Cormorant 7 Bridled Terns

Yellow Bittern is usually a really tough species to find in #Oman during the Nov-Feb birding season. But during the summer months they are really, really common! Where do they all go after breeding? #birds #birding #middleeastbirding #omanbirding

Had our first pelagic out of Mirbat in challenging conditions: 8 Bridled Terns 1 Red-billed Tropicbird 45 Wilson's Storm-Petrels 2 Jouanin's Petrels 6 Flesh-footed Shearwater (pic below) 14 Persian Shearwater 16 Masked Booby #birds #seabirds

Had our first pelagic out of Mirbat in challenging conditions: 8 Bridled Terns 1 Red-billed Tropicbird 45 Wilson's Storm-Petrels 2 Jouanin's Petrels 6 Flesh-footed Shearwater (pic below) 14 Persian Shearwater 16 Masked Booby #birds #seabirds

Afternoon seawatch from Masirah Southern Cape 4pm - 6:30pm: 1 Brown Noddy 80 Bridled Terns 170 Wilson’s Storm Petrels 2 Swinhoe’s Storm Petrels 1 Jouanin’s Storm Petrel 20 Flesh-footed Shearwaters 6 Persian Shearwaters

Heading out to Oman for seawatching in a few days & here’s a fascinating map showing GPS tracking of 267 adult Trindade Petrels from the breeding colony on Round Island #Mauritius This species has not been officially recorded in Omani waters #Oman #seabirds #birds

There are currently 100's of seabirds passing the Dhofar coastline right now & many are Persian Shearwaters (see photos). But what else is out there? We are leading a 10 day seawatching tour there soon & hoping to find some rare birds! Can’t wait..! #Oman #birding #seabirds #seawatching #birds

Another new Zoothera Birding tour, this time to #Egypt. This must be one of the most exciting destinations in the Western Palearctic with many Afro-tropical species only found here. See our tour info here: www.zootherabirding.com/egypt-the-ni... #birds #birding

We have a brand new tour to #Jordan for spring migration next year. It’s also a great destination for Syrian Serin & Sinai Rosefinch, plus a number of other localised Western Palearctic species. Basalt Wheatear any one? Tour info: www.zootherabirding.com/jordan-sprin... #birds #birding

We have teamed up with Alula Designs to produce these excellent t-shirts & hoodies for Oman Birding. Follow this link to get one: aluladesigns.co.uk/collection/o... #birds #omanbirding #birding

Another fab, fun-filled and ultimately successful tour to #Turkey recently. One of the best destinations in the Western Palearctic. You can read more about it here: zootherabirding.blogspot.com/2025/07/se-t... #birds #birding #zootherabirding