White-eared Bulbul

The White-eared Bulbul is is a member of the bulbul family. This species is very similar in appearance to the Himalayan White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys but smaller and uncrested and with a larger white cheek patch. It has a pale bare eye-ring. The vent is orange yellow. Sexes are alike.
It is found in scrub forest and gardenland. Also found in flocks or pairs in the mangroves, gorging on the fruits of the Meswak bush. Usually seen in pairs or small groups. It feeds on fruits and insects, and breeds in March-June.

White-eared Bulbul

References

• Wikipedia [http://www.wikipeida.com]
• Birds of Middle East

Summary

Common name	White-eared Bulbul
Scientific Name	Pycnonotus leucotis
Family	Pycnonotidae
Status	Least concern
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Ajban Farms on a April Fools day!

Today being the April Fool’s Day, decided to go to Ajban Farms.  Nothing romantic about the trip, but managed a good number of species of birds photographed including the most common birds like House Sparrow. In fact, only recently I realized that I dont have much photos of the common species of birds found in UAE. So decided to spend sometime to capture them today.

Western Reef Heron

Western Reef Heron

Kentish Plover

Indian Silverbill

Common Redshank

Common Redshank

Little Stint

Northern Wheatear

House Sparrow

White-eared Bulbul

Laughing Dove

Common Myna

The Cold Day

Today is very cold and we started early in the morning (5:30) to Al Ain. I was accompanied by Sunny and his two friends. Mainly visited Green Mubazarah, Jebel Hafeet, & Al Jimmi Oaisis. Nothing much apart from the two Pallid Scops Owl at Al Jimmi Oasis.

There were a few Desert Wheatears at Green Mubazzarah. Some of them were quite cooperative while I was photographing them.

Desert Wheatear

The next bird we saw was a Black Redstart. He was very shy and never gave us a chance to photograph him. Then came the Menetries Warbler and Red-tailed Wheatear. Also present was the Grey Heron, Blue Rock Thrush and Sand Patridge.

Grey Heron

The Blue Rock Thrush

Blue Rock Thrush

White-eared Bulbul

White-eared Bulbul

The Tawny Pipit

Tawny Pipit

A good number of Desert Larks was also present in Green Mubazzarah.

Desert Lark

From Green Mubazzarah, we went to the top of the Jebel Hafeet and visited the Mercure Hotel.  The main attraction at Jebel Hafeet was a Black Redstart who totally ignored us and engaged in his own business.

Black Redstart

Here is another shot of the same bird.

Black Redstart

We then headed to Al Jimmi Oasis to twitch for the Pallid Scops Owl. After some search, we found two Pallid Scoups Owls.

Pallid Scops Owl