The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Just returned from 2 weeks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt with the Mrs. Not a full birding trip but I did manage to see 22 lifers. Most things in the area were relatively cheap, including the food and drink. I used the local taxis to get around and again these were very reasonable. It was sunny & hot every single day (no rain whatsoever!) & I found the local Egyptians to be very friendly.

Highlights included such specialities as Western Reef Heron, Sooty Gull & White-eyed Gull.

Other star birds were:
Striated Heron
Barbary Falcon
Greater Sand Plover
Spur-winged Plover
Great Black-headed Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Lesser Crested Tern
Pied Kingfisher
Lichtensteins Sandgrouse
Laughing Dove (far more common than Collared Dove and tame - often feeding at your feet!)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Rock Martin
Desert Lark
Red-throated Pipit (in full summer plumage)
Citrine Wagtail
White-crowned Black Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Tristram's Starling
Scrub Warbler
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

also seeing flocks of 25 Black Kites, 300 White Storks & good no's of migrating Steppe Buzzards was memorable.

see my blog for a taste of what was on offer

regards

Chris

That's a 'fat' list Chris. Imagine a full birding trip!

Regards.......Richard..

Evening Richard,

Believe me, it was very tempting to go birding each and every day, but I knew it would've cost me a relationship so I thought better of it

Chris