Birding @ the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha

Back in Doha again for work - and today decided to see the newly opened Museum of Islamic Art which is on the Corniche. Along with the Museum there is a new park known as the Museum park where I managed to see quiet a few species of birds.

The first two photos are of a Rufous-tailed Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)

The next is a Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)

The next two photos are of a pair of White-cheeked Bulbuls (Pycnonotus leucogenys)

The next two photos are of the White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

The next is a Western Reef Egret (Egretta gularis)

The next bird was my prized catch of the day - Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos), I was not at all expecting this bird here, but it seems its a frequent winter visitor to areas around Doha.

The next couple of photos of Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus)

And the last is a snap of the Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) which is a cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula