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Dag 2: Muscat, Muscat Governorate

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We start again at the coast, at the Qurum nature park, and along the coast. We see, among other things, Hemprich's Gulls (mainly Black Gulls), Desert Plovers and Indian Plovers (related to our Lapwing). Then we go into the Al Hajar Mountains. There we find the promised Plain Leaf Warbler, Streaked Scrub Warbler and Hume's Wheatear. We end the day with a visit to the coast again.

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<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/017 laridae/larus michahellis/larus michahellis-en.html">Larus michahellis</a> / Yellow‑legged gull / Geelpootmeeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 76.7 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/009 charadriidae/charadrius leschenaultii/charadrius leschenaultii-en.html">Charadrius leschenaultii</a> / Greater sand plover / Woestijnplevier</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 19.5 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/017 laridae/ichthyaetus hemprichii/ichthyaetus hemprichii-en.html">Ichthyaetus hemprichii</a> / Sooty gull / Hemprichs meeuw</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 22.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/015 scolopacidae/tringa nebularia/tringa nebularia-en.html">Tringa nebularia</a> / Common greenshank / Groenpootruiter</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 22.4 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/024 charadriiformes/009 charadriidae/vanellus indicus/vanellus indicus-en.html">Vanellus indicus</a> / Red‑wattled lapwing / Indische kievit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 10.1 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/butorides striata/butorides striata-en.html">Butorides striata</a> / Striated heron / Mangrovereiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 81.9 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/083 phylloscopidae/phylloscopus neglectus/phylloscopus neglectus-en.html">Phylloscopus neglectus</a> / Plain leaf warbler / Dwergtjiftjaf</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 15.6 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/primates/hominidae/homo sapiens/homo sapiens-en.html">Homo sapiens</a> / Image / Illustratie</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 124 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/mammalia/artiodactyla/camelidae/camelus dromedarius/camelus dromedarius-en.html">Camelus dromedarius</a> / One‑humped camel / Dromedaris</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 24.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/073 alaudidae/ammomanes deserti/ammomanes deserti-en.html">Ammomanes deserti</a> / Desert lark / Woestijnleeuwerik</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 32.0 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/079 scotocercidae/scotocerca inquieta/scotocerca inquieta-en.html">Scotocerca inquieta</a> / Streaked scrub warbler / Maquiszanger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 4000, distance 28.3 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/040 passeriformes/108 muscicapidae/oenanthe albonigra/oenanthe albonigra-en.html">Oenanthe albonigra</a> / Hume's wheatear / Humes tapuit</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/320 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 22.2 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/ardeola ralloides/ardeola ralloides-en.html">Ardeola ralloides</a> / Squacco heron / Ralreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/1600 sec at F5.6, ISO 10000, distance 32.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/ardeola grayii/ardeola grayii-en.html">Ardeola grayii</a> / Indian pond heron / Indische ralreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 640, distance 61.8 m
<h3><a href="/trips/oman/biota/animalia/chordata/aves/015 pelecaniformes/002 ardeidae/ardea alba/ardea alba-en.html">Ardea alba</a> / Great egret / Grote zilverreiger</h3>OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 60.7 m

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