We recently made a week-long trip to Jordan. Since this was a family trip and i didn't always have my birding lens on hand the haul is low, but I was pleasantly surprised by how rich the bird life here is. I would definitely want to go back there with a more birding-focussed itinerary.
Thursday, 10th October, 2019
Jordan
Aqaba Bird Observatory
The Aqaba bird observatory is really nothing but a waste treatment plant in the buffer zone between the Jordanian and Israeli borders. There is a vast reservoir that attracts winter migrants to this place. The observatory has a hideout from where you watch the winter migrants that visit this park. While the bird-watching was great the distances and the harsh lighting made photography very hard.
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
The same lapwing in flight
Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Dana reserve
Dana is a canyon near the centre of Jordan. Known primary for hiking trails, this turned out to be a good place for birding too.
Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii)
The female is more lightly coloured than the male.
The male of the species.
White-spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
