The Birds of the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi APR MAY JUN Arabian Gulf AUG SEP OCT birds Black-crowned Finch Lark Black-headed Gull breeding resident Bulbul coast coastal common passage migrant creeks cultivations Curlew Desert Dubai early Egret Emirates Favours FEB MAR APR February flocks Flycatcher Graceful Warbler gravel plains Greater Sand Plover Grebe Green Heron Grey Shrike habitat Heron Hoopoe Indian Roller Indian Silverbill Isabelline Shrike islands JAN FEB MAR JUL AUG SEP JUN JUL AUG Khor Dubai lagoons Lesser Whitethroat Little Green Bee-eater localised Marsh mid March migrant and winter mountains mudflats Mynah nesting NOV DEC Plate November occasionally occur OCT NOV DEC Pied Wheatear pm/wv ponds Purple Sunbird Ras al Khaimah recorded Redstart Reed Warbler reported Saffa Park Sand Plover Sandpiper scrub SEP OCT NOV September sewage Sharjah small numbers Sparrow species Vagrant waders wadis Wagtail water treatment plants Western Reef Heron Wheatear Oenanthe White-cheeked winter visitor WV/pm