Nick Bray
@zootherabirding.bsky.social
Tour leader for Zoothera Birding, travel, birding & more birding, occasional twitcher, lifelong LFC supporter, also obsessed with birding in Oman. www.oman-birding.com
Record shot of the Watercock currently at Wadi Ashawq #Oman The quality of rarities currently being found over here is phenomenal…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Record shot of the Watercock currently at Wadi Ashawq #Oman The quality of rarities currently being found over here is phenomenal…
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Here’s a record shot of the 3rd Black Heron for Oman we saw yesterday at Khawr Mughsayl. Oman rocks!
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#birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Oman #omanbirding #zootherabirding #ukinoman
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Here’s a record shot of the 3rd Black Heron for Oman we saw yesterday at Khawr Mughsayl. Oman rocks!
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#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
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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
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
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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
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
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
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
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
#birds #birding #kuwait #BirdsSeenIn2025
November 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Stonking views of Hypocolius right on the edge of Kuwait City yesterday.
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#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
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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
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
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
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).
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).
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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).
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.
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#BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding #egyptbirding #westernpalearctic
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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.
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#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
#birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #Egypt
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
#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.
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#BirdsSeenIn2025 #birds #birding #Egypt #zootherabirding
October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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
#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
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#birds #egyptbirding #Egypt #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
WP tick no3 was Senegal Thick-knee and I saw quite a few of them at various sites from Cairo to Abu Simbel. #mega
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#birds #egyptbirding #Egypt #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding
My second Western Palearctic tick in #Egypt was this African Green Bee-eater. What a stunner!
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#birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #birding
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
My second Western Palearctic tick in #Egypt was this African Green Bee-eater. What a stunner!
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#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
October 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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….
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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….
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September 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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….
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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….
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We have an innovative new tour for 2026, visiting Musandam & Masirah Island in search of scarce migrants and rarities. And we are aiming high!
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September 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We have an innovative new tour for 2026, visiting Musandam & Masirah Island in search of scarce migrants and rarities. And we are aiming high!
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#birds #omanbirding #birding
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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.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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...
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By sitting quietly next to a favourite feeding spot, this Terek Sandpiper kept on doing its thing….
#Oman #birds #nikon #birding #shorebirds
#Oman #birds #nikon #birding #shorebirds
August 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
By sitting quietly next to a favourite feeding spot, this Terek Sandpiper kept on doing its thing….
#Oman #birds #nikon #birding #shorebirds
#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.
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#birds #shorebirds #omanbirding #nikon
August 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
One of the things I love about #Oman is getting really close views of shorebirds such as this Broad-billed Sandpiper.
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#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
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#birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
August 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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
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#birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025
New post on my blog about birding in Oman: zootherabirding.blogspot.com/2025/08/oman...
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#birds #omanbirding #zootherabirding #birdwatching #Oman
August 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New post on my blog about birding in Oman: zootherabirding.blogspot.com/2025/08/oman...
#birds #omanbirding #zootherabirding #birdwatching #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!
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#birds #BirdsSeenIn2025 #zootherabirding #birding
August 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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
#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...
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#birds #birdingtours
August 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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...
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