Dubai - Arabian Ranches Lake & Area (Moths)

Moths
Hawaiian Beet Webworm (very common in the roadside plants)
Ypsolopha dentella (found in the garden)
Essex Y (attracted to a lighted window)
Indian Meal Moth (in the house)
Unidentified Moth (found in the garden)

Hawaiian Beet Webworm

Ypsolopha dentella

Indian Meal Moth

 

Unidentified Moth - any suggestions?

Dubai - Arabian Ranches Lake & Area (Butterflies)

Over the 2 weeks, I spent time investigating the local area spotting a wealth of wildlife along the way.

Butterflies
Small Salmon Arab
Dark Grass Blue
Plain Tiger Butterfly
Common Swallowtail
Blue-spotted Arab

Small Salmon Arab

Blue-spotted Arab Butterfly

Dark Grass Blue

Dubai - Ras La Khor - 20th March 2016

I spent a wonderful afternoon at Ras La Khor, arriving at 2:30 pm and finishing at 4 pm.

60 Greater Flamingo
3 Great Cormorant
3 Grey Heron
1 Teal
2 Little Egret
17 Western Reef Heron
2 Glossy Ibis
2 Spoonbill
6 Greater Spotted Eagle
1 Moorhen
5 Black-winged Stilt
5 Avocet
1 Red-wattled Plover
1 Common Sandpiper
5 Marsh Sandpiper
1 Common Snipe
3 Little Tern
1 Gill-billed Tern
8 Collared Dove
3 Feral Pigeon
5 Chiffchaff
20+  House Sparrow
1 Citrine Wagtail
3 Common Myna
20+ White-checked Bulbul
20+ Laughing Dove

Great White Egret

Western Reef Heron

Dubai - Tuesday 15th March 2016

Another hot sunny day, full of entertaining views of Hoopoe collecting food.

New birds added to the trip list
Great Cormorant
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Indian Silverbill
Green Bee-eater

Dubai - Monday 14th March 2016

On Sunday 13th March we flew out to Dubai and spent our first day relaxing in the garden.

A good selection of birds were spotted from the garden.

Great Spotted Eagle
Red-vented Bubul
House Sparrow
White-cheeked Bulbul
Purple Sunbird
Hoopoe
Grey Fancolin
Common Myna
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Collared Dove
Indian House Crow
Laughing Dove
Graceful Prinia

White-cheeked Bulbul

 

Graceful Prinia

This Evan's Bluetail (Blue Banded Damselfly) spent about 20 minutes resting in the garden.

Garden Moth Scheme - Saturday 5th March & Saturday 12th March 2016

GMS - Week 1

Hebrew Character 1

GMS Week 2
Overnight minimum temperature 5.1°C

Common Quaker 1

Garden Birdwatch - Week starting 6th March 2016

Jackdaw 4
Blackbird 2
Goldfinch 7
Feral Pigeon 3
Woodpigeon 2
Dunnock 2
House Sparrow 5
Great Tit 2
Robin 2
Blue Tit 2
Coal Tit 1
Starling 4
Chaffinch 2
Greenfinch 2
Collared Dove 1
Long-tailed Tit 1

Food: Sunflower Hearts, Fat Balls, Seed and Peanuts.
Water

On Sunday 14th March, there was a small clump of frog spawn in the garden pond. This has been subsequently joined by more.