OMAN BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY
This web page is still under construction
Please see below for photos of birds seen in Oman. At the moment we are concentrating on some of the more 'interesting' species that visiting birders target, rather that common & widespread species. In time, we will endeavour to make this a more comprehensive gallery.
Photos by Nick Bray unless otherwise stated.
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese and Swans)
Knob-billed Duck - 1 accepted record
Cotton Pygmy-Goose © Eduard Opperman
Fulvous Whistling-Duck - Nov 2024 © Eduard Sangster
Phasianidae (Pheasants & Allies)
Arabian Partridge
Arabian Partridge
Arabian Partridge
Common Quail
Sand Partridge © Dave Astins
Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
Sykes's Nightjar - 2nd for Oman found by Joachim Bertrands/Ornis Birding Expeditions. Click on photo to see his excellent account on eBird.
Egyptian Nightjar © André Geelhoed
Sykes's Nightjar - Muntesar Oasis, Nov 2024 © Eduard Sangster
Apodidae (Swifts)
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Forbes-Watson's Swift © Eduard Opperman
Forbes-Watson's Swift © Eduard Opperman
Little Swift © Eduard Opperman
Cuculidae (Cuckoos)
Asian Koel - Qatbit Gardens
Asian Koel © Dave Astins
Common Cuckoo - Shisr Fields
Pied Cuckoo © Dave Astins
Diederik Cuckoo © Dave Astins
Diederik Cuckoo © Dave Astins
Pteroclidae (Sandgrouse)
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Crowned Sandgrouse
Crowned Sandgrouse
Spotted Sandgrouse
Spotted Sandgrouse
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse © Dave Astins
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse © Dave Astins
Columbidae (Pigeons, Doves)
African Collared Dove
Namaqua Dove
African Collared Dove © Dave Astins
Rallidae (Rails, Crakes & Coots)
Red-knobbed Coot © Malcolm Curtin
White-breasted Waterhen
Little Crake © Dave Astins
Podicipedidae (Grebes)
Black-necked Grebe
Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
Greater Flamingo
Burhinidae (Stone-curlews, Thick-knees)
Spotted Thick-knee
Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets)
Black-winged Stilt
Charadriidae (Plovers)
White-tailed Lapwing
Caspian Plover
Pacific Golden Plover
Tibetan Sandplover
Tibetan Sandplover
Greater Sandplover © Eduard Opperman
Greater Sandplover © Eduard Opperman
Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes)
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper & Little Stint
Little & Temminck's Stint
Temminck's Stint
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper © Eduard Opperman
Wood Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper © Dave Astins
Marsh Sandpiper © Dave Astins
White-tailed Lapwing © Dave Astins
Dromadidae (Crab-Plover)
Crab-Plover
Crab-Plover
Crab-Plover
Glareolidae (Coursers, Partincoles)
Cream-coloured Courser
Cream-coloured Courser
Collared Pratincole © Dave Astins
Small Pratincole
Small Pratincole
Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)
Pallas's Gull © Dave Astins
Pallas's Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Caspian Tern & Slender-billed Gulls
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern & Slender-billed Gull
Lesser Crested Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern
Little Terns with Black-winged Stilts
Bridled Tern
Bridled Tern
Bridled Tern
Bridled Tern
White-cheeked Tern
White-cheeked Tern
White-cheeked Tern
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern with 3 Whiskered Terns
White-winged & Whiskered Tern
Stercorariidae (Skuas)
Pomarine Skua
Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Red-billed Tropicbird
Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels)
Persian Shearwater
Persian Shearwater
Persian Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Jouanin's Petrel
Jouanin's Petrel
Jouanin's Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Ciconiidae (Storks)
Abdim's Stork
Abdim's Stork
White Stork
White Storks
White Stork & Abdim's Stork
Black Stork
African Sacred Ibis
Sulidae (Gannets, Boobies)
Brown Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby
Masked Booby (imm)
Masked Booby
Masked Booby
Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants, Shags) Anhingidae (Anhingas, Darters)
Socotra Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant
Reed Cormorant © Dave Astins
Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills)
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Striated Heron
Striated Heron
Squacco Heron
Squacco Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Western Reef Heron
Western Reef Heron
Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
Dalmatian Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican - Khawr Raysut, Nov 2021 © Eduard Sangster
Dalmatian Pelican - Khawr Raysut, Nov 2021 © Eduard Sangster
Pandionidae (Ospreys)
Osprey
Osprey
Osprey
Accipitridae (Kites, Hawks, Eagles)
Egyptian Vulture
Pallas's Fish-Eagle © Eduard Sangster
Crested Honey Buzzard
Crested Honey Buzzard
Eurasian Griffon
Short-toed Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Egyptian Vulture
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Booted Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Montagu's Harrier
Montagu's Harrier © Eduard Opperman
Pallid Harrier
Long-legged Buzzard