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Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)

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Sightings

A single male Desert Wheatear was spotted by us in a dry riverbed (waadi) at Qurm, near Muscat, Oman, in December 2009. Then a pair of birds was spotted on the campus of Sultan Qaboos University, near Muscat, in January 2010.

Photos

Near-frontal view of a male Desert Wheatear (click on image for larger version)

Male Desert Wheatear turning its back (click on image for larger version)

Desert Wheatear from behind

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