Great White Pelican, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Maribou Stork, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Caspian Tern, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Possible Heuglin's or Caspian Gull, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Wood Sandpiper, Jebel Aulia, 15th November 2010
Ruddy Turnstone, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Curlew Sandpipers, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Orphean Warbler, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
Desert Wheatear, Jebel Aulia, 15th November 2010
I was pleased to finally get good views of some African Collared Doves. I see lots of African Mourning Doves in Khartoum, but it took me a long time to confirm the identification because the books say they should have a red orbital ring. For a long time I was unsure whether they were African Mourning Doves or African Collared Doves, until I realised that the subspecies in Khartoum does not show this feature. Having now seen the collared doves (shown below) I can see the difference. The two species seem to be separated by habitat, with the collared doves being in the drier habitats.
African Collared Dove, Jebel Aulia, 16th November 2010
I included a photo of a Cricket Warbler in the blog of my last trip to Jebel Aulia, but its a favourite of mine and I have included another below. They are generally fairly easy to approach and this bird was hopping around on the floor near my feet.
Cricket Warbler, Jebel Aulia, 15th November 2010
At night I went out with a torch to look for nightjars, but without success. However, I kept getting a distinctive eyeshine of a medium sized mammal that appeared to be a small cat or fox. The eyeshine was visible from a great distance, but the actual animal was very hard to see. Eventually, one hid in a large bush and I was able to get some reasonable views and identify it as an African Wild Cat - the original ancestor of the domestic cat. That was definately the best sighting of the trip.
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