Birds of Qatar
Produced by the recording and survey sub committee of the QBC
Authors : JA Buchan & MJ Grunwell
This version updated 23 April 2009
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
231 1 A Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose Scarce winter visitor
238 2 A Anser anser Greylag Goose Scarce winter visitor
Two adults at Abu Nakhla lagoons 08.02.2008 (BH), seen again at Arakhiya pivot
281 3 A Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Vagrant fields, Jeryan Al Batna, 09.02.2008 (KT & PJ).
One at Doha pools (presumed to be Al Nuaija lagoons, which were drained in
2003) 31.01.1982 (RNF). One at Umm Said (Mesaieed) sewage works 24.10.85
298 4 A Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Rare winter visitor (JNMH). One adult at Abu Nakhla lagoons 27.12.2008 (JAB)
302 5 A Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck Scarce winter visitor
320 6 A Nettapus coromandelianus Cotton Pygmy-Goose Vagrant One female (possibly 1st winter) at Al Khor, 30.11.2008 to 11.12.2008 (MJG).
346 7 A Anas strepera Gadwall Winter visitor
350 8 A Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Winter visitor
358 9 A Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Passage migrant & winter visitor
390 10 A Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Winter visitor
397 11 A Anas acuta Northern Pintail Winter visitor
410 12 A Anas querquedula Garganey Passage migrant & winter visitor
412 13 A Anas crecca Eurasian Teal Passage migrant & winter visitor
435 14 A Marmaronetta angustirostris Marbled Teal Vagrant One at Umm Said (Mesaieed) sewage works 08.11.1985 (RLG & JNMH).
One male at Doha pools (presumed to be Al Nuaija lagoons, which were drained in
2003) 17.01.1985 (JNMH). One male Arakhiya pivot field overflow pools, Jeryan Al
437 15 A Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard Vagrant Batna, 14.02.1999 (JAB).
444 16 A Aythya ferina Common Pochard Winter visitor
446 17 A Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck Scarce localised resident breeder Abu Nakhla lagoons.
450 18 A Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Winter visitor
832 19 A Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Passage migrant
1489 20 A Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe Resident breeder
1529 21 A Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Resident breeder Abu Nakhla lagoons.
1533 22 A Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe Winter visitor
1550 23 A Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo Passage migrant & winter visitor
1806 24 A Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird Scarce localised resident breeder 2001: A small breeding population of some ten birds exists on Halul Island (AH).
1866 25 A Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Winter visitor
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
1874 26 A Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant Resident breeder
1946 27 A Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern Scarce winter visitor Abu Nakhla lagoons. One photographed at Al Khor sewage works 13.11.2008 (JT).
1952 28 A Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Passage migrant
1989 29 A Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Passage migrant & winter visitor
2003 30 A Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Passage migrant & winter visitor
2007 31 A Ardea alba Great White Egret Scarce passage migrant
2020 32 A Egretta garzetta Little Egret Passage migrant
2025 33 A Egretta gularis Western Reef-Heron Resident breeder
2044 34 A Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Passage migrant
2048 35 A Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Passage migrant
2061 36 A Butorides striata Striated Heron Scarce passage migrant East coast.
2093 37 A Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night-Heron Resident breeder Abu Nakhla lagoons.
2123 38 A Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Passage migrant & winter visitor
2169 39 A Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill Winter visitor
Three at Al Dhakira 14.10.1983 (MD & RLG). One immature at Abu Nakhla
2185 40 A Ciconia nigra Black Stork Vagrant lagoons 01.07.2006 until at least the 08.07.2006 (BH & JAB).
2193 41 A Ciconia ciconia White Stork Scarce passage migrant
2227 42 A Pandion haliaetus Osprey Resident breeder
2296 43 A Elanus caeruleus Black-winged Kite Vagrant One adult at west Sailiya sewage works 09.09.2008 (PN).
2321 44 A Milvus migrans Black Kite Scarce passage migrant
2377 45 A Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle Scarce passage migrant & winter visitor
2423 46 A Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh-Harrier Passage migrant & winter visitor
2438 47 A Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier Scarce passage migrant & winter visitor
2441 48 A Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Passage migrant
2443 49 A Circus pygargus Montagu’s Harrier Rare passage migrant
2600 50 A Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Scarce winter visitor
2768 51 A Buteo buteo Eurasian Buzzard Scarce passage migrant
2784 52 A Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Rare winter visitor One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 18.01.2003 (JAB).
2807 53 A Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle Scarce winter visitor
2812 54 A Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle Rare winter visitor One at Abu Nakhla lagoons 27.02.2009 (JAB)
2834 55 A Aquila pennata Booted Eagle Rare passage migrant One at Abu Nakhla lagoons 16.05.2008 (JAB)
2925 56 A Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Passage migrant
2926 57 A Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel Passage migrant & winter visitor
One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 16.12.2006 (BH & DS). One male at
2983 58 A Falco columbarius Merlin Rare winter visitor Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 23.01.2009 (JAB).
2993 59 A Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Passage migrant
3024 60 A Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Rare passage migrant
3028 61 A Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Rare winter visitor
3048 62 A Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon Vagrant One adult northwest coast 08.04.2003 (MCJ).
3257 63 A Crex crex Corn Crake Scarce passage migrant
3298 64 A Rallus aquaticus Water Rail Scarce passage migrant
3350 65 A Amaurornis phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen Vagrant One at Sealine Beach Resort 10.02.2007 (BH).
3371 66 A Porzana parva Little Crake Rare passage migrant
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
3380 67 A Porzana porzana Spotted Crake Passage migrant
3462 68 A Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Resident breeder
3493 69 A Fulica atra Eurasian Coot Resident breeder & winter visitor
3533 70 A Chlamydotis macqueenii MacQueen's Bustard Rare winter visitor
3610 71 A Grus grus Common Crane Rare passage migrant Two on coast near Doha 29.03.1983 (JNMH).
3620 72 A Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee Scarce passage migrant
3648 73 A Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Scarce winter visitor
One at Al Dhakira 01.07.1994 (IWC). Three at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al
Batna 09-10.11.2007 (MJG & JB). One at Sealine late March 2008 (MJG), One at
3674 74 A Vanellus indicus Red-wattled Lapwing Rare passage migrant Al Khor August 2008 (MJG)
One at Doha pools (presumed to be Al Nuaija lagoons, which were drained in
3684 75 A Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing Rare passage migrant 2003) 16.10.1985 (RLG).
3685 76 A Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing Scarce passage migrant
3695 77 A Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Passage migrant & winter visiter
3700 78 A Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden-Plover Passage migrant
3704 79 A Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sandplover Passage migrant & winter visitor
3710 80 A Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sandplover Passage migrant & winter visitor
One adult at Abu Nakhla lagoons 11.04.2002 (JAB). At least six juveniles at
3714 81 A Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover Rare passage migrant Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 12-20.09.2008 (JAB & BH)
3724 82 A Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Resident breeder & passage migrant
3735 83 A Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Passage migrant & winter visitor
3742 84 A Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Migrant breeder & winter visitor
3777 85 A Dromas ardeola Crab Plover Scarce passage migrant Status unclear.
3778 86 A Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher Passage migrant & winter visitor
3798 87 A Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Resident breeder & winter visitor
3806 88 A Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Scarce passage migrant
Two adults at Abu Nakhla lagoons 06.01.2006 until at least the 27.05.2006, (DS),
3817 89 A Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana Vagrant (BH & JAB).
3830 90 A Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper Passage migrant & winter visitor
3831 91 A Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Passage migrant & winter visitor
3833 92 A Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Passage migrant & winter visitor
3839 93 A Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Scarce passage migrant
3841 94 A Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Passage migrant & winter visitor
3847 95 A Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Passage migrant & winter visitor
3848 96 A Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Passage migrant & winter visitor
3849 97 A Tringa totanus Common Redshank Passage migrant & winter visitor
3861 98 A Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Passage migrant
3869 99 A Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Passage migrant & winter visitor
3875 100 A Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Scarce passage migrant
3880 101 A Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Passage migrant & winter visitor
3887 102 A Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Passage migrant & winter visitor
3892 103 A Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot Vagrant One adult at Ras Alaaq (southeast coast) 10.12.2008 (MC).
3900 104 A Calidris alba Sanderling Passage migrant
3904 105 A Calidris minuta Little Stint Passage migrant & winter visitor
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
3905 106 A Calidris temminckii Temminck’s Stint Passage migrant & winter visitor
3918 107 A Calidris alpina Dunlin Passage migrant & winter visitor
3929 108 A Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Passage migrant
3932 109 A Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper Passage migrant
3936 110 A Philomachus pugnax Ruff Passage migrant & winter visitor
3950 111 A Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe Scarce winter visitor
3958 112 A Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Passage migrant & winter visitor
3989 113 A Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Passage migrant
3992 114 A Cursorius cursor Cream-coloured Courser Scarce resident breeder
4017 115 A Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Passage migrant
4058 116 A Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed Gull Winter visitor
4071 117 A Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Winter visitor
4085 118 A Ichthyaetus hemprichii Sooty Gull Passage migrant
4086 119 A Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull Winter visitor
4117 120 A Larus cachinnans Caspian Gull Winter visitor
4121 121 A Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Winter visitor
4126 122 A Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Winter visitor Includes Larus fuscus heuglini (Heuglin's Gull).
4188 123 A Onychoprion anaethetus Bridled Tern Migrant breeder
4196 124 A Sternula albifrons Little Tern Passage migrant
4214 125 A Sternula saundersi Saunders’s Tern Migrant breeder
4219 126 A Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern Passage migrant & winter visitor
4226 127 A Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Resident breeder & winter visitor
4231 128 A Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Passage migrant
4232 129 A Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern Passage migrant
4254 130 A Sterna hirundo Common Tern Passage migrant
4272 131 A Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Migrant breeder
4277 132 A Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested Tern Passage migrant
4284 133 A Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Passage migrant & winter visitor
4289 134 A Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Passage migrant & winter visitor
4307 135 A Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua Scarce passage migrant
4308 136 A Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Skua Rare passage migrant
4309 137 A Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua Vagrant One at Al Khor 01.12.2007 (MJG).
4375 138 A Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Scarce passage migrant Ras Laffan 2004 and 2006 (SD). Status unclear due to possible releases.
4413 139 A Columba livia Rock Pigeon Resident breeder Includes Feral Pigeon.
4546 140 A Streptopelia turtur Eurasian Turtle-Dove Passage migrant
4563 141 A Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove Resident breeder
4599 142 A Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Resident breeder
4671 143 A Oena capensis Namaqua Dove Localised resident breeder
One at Umm Said (Mesaieed) 31.03.1967 (RHMB). One south of Umm Bab
6312 144 A Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo Rare passage migrant 27.09.1982 (RLG & JNMH)
6336 145 A Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Scarce passage migrant
6690 146 A Tyto alba Barn Owl Scarce resident breeder
6800 147 A Otus scops European Scops-Owl Passage migrant
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 13.08.2001 (JAB). One pair
6988 148 A Bubo ascalaphus Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Rare resident breeder confirmed breeding 2008, and two pairs confirmed breeding 2009.
7159 149 A Athene noctua Little Owl Resident breeder
7255 150 A Asio otus Long-eared Owl Vagrant One at Ras Qirtas (northeast coast) 05.11.1982 (photographed) (RLG).
7271 151 A Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Rare winter visitor One at Ras Abu Aboud 02.12.1997 (JAB)
7604 152 A Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar Passage migrant
7615 153 A Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar Scarce passage migrant
7966 154 A Apus apus Common Swift Passage migrant
7973 155 A Apus pallidus Pallid Swift Passage migrant
8027 156 A Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Scarce passage migrant
9210 157 A Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher Scarce winter visitor
9378 158 A Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher Vagrant One adult at Al Wakra harbour 28.11.1991 (AH).
9587 159 A Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher Scarce passage migrant
9640 160 A Merops orientalis Green Bee-eater Vagrant No records since 1983.
9653 161 A Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Passage migrant
9661 162 A Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Passage migrant
9669 163 A Coracias garrulus European Roller Passage migrant
One at Umm Said (Mesaieed) sewage works 08.11.1985 (RLG & JNMH), one on
9680 164 A Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller Vagrant Halul Island 28.10.2001 (AH).
9716 165 A Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Passage migrant
10407 166 A Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck Passage migrant
15538 167 A Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike Passage migrant
15539 168 A Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike Passage migrant
15557 169 A Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike Vagrant No records since 1986.
15589 170 A Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike Winter visitor
15599 171 A Lanius meridionalis Southern Grey Shrike Resident breeder & winter visitor Includes Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris (Steppe Grey Shrike).
15612 172 A Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike Scarce passage migrant
15634 173 A Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike Passage migrant
15635 174 A Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike Passage migrant
16599 175 A Corvus splendens House Crow Localised resident breeder Al Khor, Ras Laffan, and Halul Island.
17225 176 A Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark Resident breeder
17244 177 A Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Resident breeder
17259 178 A Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Desert Lark Scarce passage migrant
17264 179 A Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark Resident breeder
17295 180 A Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark Rare passage migrant
17300 181 A Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Passage migrant & winter visitor
17331 182 A Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark Passage migrant & winter visitor
17375 183 A Galerida cristata Crested Lark Resident breeder
17437 184 A Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark Scarce winter visitor
17590 185 A Riparia riparia Sand Martin Passage migrant
17613 186 A Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag-Martin Passage migrant
17614 187 A Ptyonoprogne fuligula Rock Martin Scarce passage migrant
17631 188 A Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Passage migrant
17672 189 A Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Passage migrant
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
17731 190 A Delichon urbicum House Martin Passage migrant
18061 191 A Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline-Tit Vagrant One adult at Abu Nakhla lagoons 16.03.1997 (JAB).
19560 192 A Scotocerca inquieta Streaked Scrub-Warbler Vagrant One at Mazra‘at Traina, Jeryan Al Batna 30.03.1998 (JAB).
19610 193 A Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia Scarce winter visitor
20031 194 A Locustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler Scarce passage migrant
20046 195 A Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler Scarce passage migrant Two ringed at Abu Nakhla lagoons 26-28.03.2008 (KT & PJ)
20057 196 A Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler Passage migrant
20066 197 A Acrocephalus scirpaceus Eurasian Reed-Warbler Passage migrant
20077 198 A Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Scarce passage migrant
20078 199 A Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed-Warbler Passage migrant Six ringed at Abu Nakhla lagoons 26.03-05.04.2008 (KT & PJ)
20082 200 A Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed-Warbler Migrant breeder & passage migrant
20159 201 A Hippolais rama Sykes’s Warbler Vagrant One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 23.03.2002 (JAB).
20160 202 A Hippolais pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Passage migrant
20166 203 A Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler Passage migrant
20169 204 A Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler Rare passage migrant One at Al Ruwais 15.04.2005 (JAB)
20387 205 A Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Passage migrant
20391 206 A Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff Passage migrant
One at Mazra‘at Traina, Jeryan Al Batna 18.01.2003 (JAB). One at Arakhiya pivot
20407 207 A Phylloscopus neglectus Plain Leaf-Warbler Rare winter visitor fields, Jeryan Al Batna 25.10.2008 (MJG).
20440 208 A Phylloscopus humei Hume's Warbler Scarce passage migrant One ringed at Abu Nakhla lagoons 27.03.2008 (KT & PJ)
20663 209 A Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Passage migrant
20669 210 A Sylvia borin Garden Warbler Scarce passage migrant
20672 211 A Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler Passage migrant
20679 212 A Sylvia crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler Scarce passage migrant
20683 213 A Sylvia nana Asian Desert Warbler Winter visitor
20684 214 A Sylvia communis Greater Whitethroat Passage migrant
20689 215 A Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Passage migrant
20703 216 A Sylvia mystacea Ménétries’s Warbler Passage migrant
20916 217 A Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher Passage migrant
21001 218 A Ficedula semitorquata Semi-collared Flycatcher Scarce passage migrant
21013 219 A Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher Scarce passage migrant
21255 220 A Erithacus rubecula European Robin Rare winter visitor
21273 221 A Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale Scarce passage migrant
21274 222 A Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale Passage migrant
21284 223 A Luscinia svecica Bluethroat Winter visitor
21318 224 A Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin Passage migrant
21402 225 A Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Migrant breeder & passage migrant
One at Sealine Beach Resort 04.05.2007 (JAB). One at Al Shahaniyah 23.01.2009
21418 226 A Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub-Robin Rare passage migrant (DK). One at Sealine Beach Resort 31.03.2009 (BH)
21483 227 A Phoenicurus erythronotus Rufous-backed Redstart Rare passage migrant
21485 228 A Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart Passage migrant & winter visitor
21493 229 A Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart Passage migrant & winter visitor
21554 230 A Oenanthe monacha Hooded Wheatear Scarce winter visitor
21565 231 A Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Passage migrant
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
21570 232 A Oenanthe lugens Mourning Wheatear Scarce winter visitor
21579 233 A Oenanthe finschii Finsch’s Wheatear Rare winter visitor One at Fuwairit 13.12.2008 until at least the 21.01.2009 (BH, DM, DS, JAB, & GS).
21586 234 A Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear Passage migrant
21588 235 A Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear Scarce passage migrant
21591 236 A Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear Scarce passage migrant & winter visitor
21594 237 A Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear Winter visitor
21603 238 A Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Passage migrant
21608 239 A Saxicola rubetra Whinchat Passage migrant
21614 240 A Saxicola torquatus Stonechat Winter visitor Includes Saxicola torquatus (maurus Group) (Siberian Stonechat).
21775 241 A Monticola saxatilis Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Passage migrant
21782 242 A Monticola solitarius Blue Rock-Thrush Passage migrant
22104 243 A Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird Vagrant One male Doha 11.12.1983 (JNMH).
22183 244 A Turdus ruficollis Dark-throated Thrush Scarce winter visitor
22193 245 A Turdus philomelos Song Thrush Passage migrant
25766 246 A Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole Passage migrant
One Umm said (Mesaieed) 14.05.1984 (RLG). One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan
26728 247 A Pastor roseus Rosy Starling Rare winter visitor Al Batna 15.12.1998 (JAB).
26730 248 A Sturnus vulgaris European Starling Winter visitor
26887 249 A Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail Passage migrant
26905 250 A Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail Passage migrant & winter visitor
26914 251 A Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail Passage migrant & winter visitor
26922 252 A Motacilla alba White Wagtail Passage migrant & winter visitor
26950 253 A Anthus richardi Richard’s Pipit Rare passage migrant Two at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 03.09.2002 (JAB).
27006 254 A Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Passage migrant
27047 255 A Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit Scarce passage migrant
27051 256 A Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Passage migrant
27062 257 A Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Passage migrant
27063 258 A Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit Winter visitor
27139 259 A Hypocolius ampelinus Hypocolius Winter visitor
29366 260 A Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting Scarce passage migrant
29369 261 A Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting Passage migrant
29372 262 A Emberiza striolata House Bunting Vagrant One adult at west Sailiya sewage works 14.09.2008 (PN).
One at Arakhiya pivot fields, Jeryan Al Batna 31.08.2000 (JAB). Three males at
29436 263 A Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting Rare passage migrant Mazra‘at Traina, Jeryan Al Batna, 18.04.2009 (JT & GS)(JAB & BH).
29464 264 A Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting Winter visitor
30535 265 A Rhodospiza obsoleta Desert Finch Vagrant One at Ras Abrouq 06.04.2006 until at least the 08.04.2006 (BH & DS).
30587 266 A Passer domesticus House Sparrow Resident breeder
30600 267 A Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow Resident breeder
One adult male observed singing at Al Dhakira 17.04.2008 (MJG). One male and
female at Mazra‘at Traina, Jeryan Al Batna, 17-18.04.2009 (JT, DK, & MM)(GS &
30662 268 A Petronia xanthocollis Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Rare passage migrant JAB).
30679 269 A Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch Scarce passage migrant
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
711 1 C Francolinus pondicerianus Grey Francolin Escaped or introduced: breeding
3437 2 C Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen Escaped or introduced: breeding Probable captive origin of established population at Abu Nakhla lagoons.
4715 3 C Geopelia striata Zebra Dove Escaped or introduced: breeding Population centred in the area of the northern end of the Corniche.
5766 4 C Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet Escaped or introduced: breeding
5773 5 C Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet Escaped or introduced: breeding
18873 6 C Pycononotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul Escaped or introduced: breeding
18918 7 C Pycnonotus leucotis White-eared Bulbul Escaped or introduced: breeding
26703 8 C Acridotheres tristis Common Myna Escaped or introduced: breeding
Population centred in the area of Abu Nakhla lagoons and Sailiya (west) sewage
30883 9 C Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver Escaped or introduced: breeding works.
31275 10 C Euodice malabarica White-throated Munia Escaped or introduced: breeding ...aka Indian Silverbill.
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
1 1 D Struthio camelus Ostrich Introduced on Ras Abrouq peninsula Apparently self-supporting, will reassess in a few years.
297 2 D Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose Scarce winter visitor or feral Origin of birds unclear.
2002 3 D Ardea goliath Goliath Heron Single record for 23.03.2007, rejected due to doubt as to wild origin.
2354 4 D Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Single record for 29.04.1983, rejected due to doubt as to wild origin.
3017 5 D Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon Uncertainty of origin.
5646 1 E Melopsittacus undulatus Budgerigar Escaped or introduced, not self sustaining.
26702 2 E Acridotheres ginginianus Bank Myna Escaped or introduced, not self sustaining.
31157 3 E Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Escaped or introduced, not self sustaining.
1838 1 X Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Record from Doha, 09.01.1980, rejected due to insufficient documentation.
2207 2 X Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed Stork Rejected as considered to be of captive origin.
2491 3 X Accipiter badius Shikra No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
2982 4 X Falco concolor Sooty Falcon Breeds within 3 kms of Qatar coast but no fully documented records from Qatar.
3372 5 X Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake Old records rejected due to lack of documentation.
3653 6 X Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Plover Record from Doha, 03.01.1987, rejected due to insufficient documentation.
3956 7 X Gallinago media Great Snipe No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
4022 8 X Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
4095 9 X Larus canus Common Gull No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
No acceptable records due to lack of documentation. Single observation claimed
4259 10 X Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern 01.12.1996 Fuwairit (IWC).
4300 11 X Stercorarius skua Great Skua Record from Fuwairit 17.01.1992, rejected due lack of documentation.
Record from Umm Said (Mesaieed) 12.03.1986 rejected due lack of
8000 12 X Apus affinis Little Swift documentation.
16687 13 X Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
17290 14 X Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Record from 07.03.1986 rejected due lack of documentation.
17352 15 X Eremalauda dunni Dunn's Lark No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
19481 16 X Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
19926 17 X Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
20052 18 X Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
20410 19 X Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
21550 20 X Oenanthe leucopyga White-tailed Wheatear No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
21555 21 X Oenanthe albonigra Hume's Wheatear No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
22199 22 X Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
29969 23 X Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
29989 24 X Fringilla montifringilla Brambling No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
30137 25 X Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
30312 26 X Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch No acceptable records due to lack of documentation.
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Count Cat. Scientific Name English Name Estimated Current Status Comments
Version 1.03 amended 23.04.2009 08:57
Taxonomic order and scientific names based on the Clements Checklist of Birds of the World [6.3.2] 15.12.2008.
Subspecies not taken into account.
Category A: species occurring in an apparent wild state.
Category C: introduced and established resident breeding species.
Category D: vagrancy possible but escapes not ruled out.
Category E: released or escaped birds, with populations not considered self-sustaining.
Category X: species claimed to have been seen without any supporting documentation.
OBSERVERS
AH ANDREW HOOPER
BH BRIAN HUNTER
DK DILEEP KUMAR
DM DAVID MUNDIE
DS DAVID SALT
GS GORDAN SAUNDERS
IWC INTERNATIONAL WATERBIRD CENSUS
JAB JAMIE A BUCHAN
JNMH J.N.M. HUTTON
JT JOHN THOMPSON
KT KEVIN THORNTON
MC MICHAEL CHALMERS
MCJ MICHAEL C JENNINGS
MJG MICHAEL J GRUNWELL
MM MARCO MATARESE
PJ PHILLIP JONES
PN PETER NEBEL
RHMB R.H.M. BOYLE
RLG R.L. GARDNER
RNF R.N. FLEETWOOD
SD SHERIF BAHA EL DIN
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