The journey to Oman starts late at night, with a flight to Qatar. From the large and new airport of Qatar we go to Muscat, the capital of Oman. After leaving our suitcases at the hotel, our first destination is the garbage dump. The trucks with garbage attract many vultures, steppe eagles and crows. It is not a beautiful landscape, but it is a place to photograph birds of prey.

After the dump we go to the mouth of the Sahil Creek at Qurayyat, where I can take beautiful pictures of the curlew and the desert plover. Furthermore, there are thousands of seagulls, and many species of heron.

The most beautiful stop is the (bird) park of the Al Ansab water purification plant where basins are used for sedimentation. The overflows of the basins attract extra many (small) birds to small water animals. It is neatly laid out with knowledgeable guides. Like everything in Oman, admission is free.