Most of the sightings were made on Abu Dhabi Island.
| Species |
July |
August |
September |
Remarks |
| Common Cormorant |
x |
x |
xxx |
Flock of several thousand reported offshore |
| Little Bittern |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Reef Heron |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
Gray and white phase |
| Little Egret |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Great White Egret |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| Gray Heron |
x |
x |
x |
-- |
| Purple Heron |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| Glossy Ibis |
-- |
-- |
x |
One specimen only (see article page 27) |
| Greater Flamingo |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
At least 60 in August |
| Garganey |
-- |
-- |
x |
In winter plumage |
| Marsh Harrier |
-- |
-- |
x |
-- |
| Pallid Harrier |
-- |
x |
x |
Single female |
| Osprey |
x |
-- |
-- |
Single at Batin |
| Black Francolin |
x |
x |
-- |
Heard but not seen |
| Oystercatcher |
-- |
xxx |
xx |
-- |
| Black-winged Stilt |
-- |
-- |
x |
-- |
| Avocet |
-- |
-- |
x |
Single at Sewage Farm |
| Little Ringed Plover |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| Ringed Plover |
-- |
xx |
-- |
-- |
| Kentish Plover |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Lesser Sand plover |
-- |
xx |
-- |
-- |
| Greater Sand plover |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Dotterel |
x |
-- |
-- |
Single at Batin |
| Gray Plover |
-- |
xx |
-- |
-- |
| Sanderling |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Little Stint |
-- |
xx |
x |
-- |
| Curlew Sandpiper |
x |
xx |
x |
July sightings in summer Plumage |
| Dunlin |
xx |
xx |
xxx |
July sightings and some of September in winter plumage |
| Ruff |
-- |
xx |
x |
-- |
| Common Snipe |
-- |
x |
x |
Sewage Farm and grassy areas of Corniche |
| Black Tailed Godwit |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Bar Tailed Godwit |
-- |
xx |
xxx |
Sighted on several grassy areas in Abu Dhabi town |
| Whimbrel |
-- |
xx |
xx |
Sighted on several grassy areas in Abu Dhabi town |
| Curlew |
x |
x |
x |
-- |
| Redshank |
-- |
xxx |
xx |
-- |
| Greenshank |
-- |
xx |
-- |
-- |
| Terek Sandpiper |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Common Sandpiper |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| Turnstone |
-- |
xxx |
xxx |
-- |
| Red Necked Phalarope |
-- |
x |
x |
in winter plumage |
| Black Headed Gull |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Slender Billed Gull |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Lesser Black Backed Gull |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Herring Gull |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Swift Tern |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| White Cheeked Tern |
xxx |
xxx |
xx |
Feeding young in August |
| Bridled Tern |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Little Tern |
-- |
xxx |
-- |
-- |
| Liechtenstein's Sand grouse |
-- |
x |
-- |
Parents and three chicks crossing Dibba-Masafi Road |
| Collared Dove |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Palm Dove |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
-- |
| Swift |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Kingfisher |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| European Bee eater |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| European Roller |
-- |
x |
x |
Sewage Farm and Khalifa Street Park |
| Hoopoe |
-- |
x |
x |
Also at Suweihan |
| Black crowned Finch Lark |
-- |
x |
-- |
Three on Khalidiya Spit |
| Sand Martin |
-- |
xx |
xxx |
-- |
| Swallow |
-- |
xxx |
xxx |
-- |
| Pipit |
-- |
x |
x |
Species Black and brown headed races |
| Yellow Wagtail |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| Gray Wagtail |
-- |
-- |
xx |
-- |
| White Wagtail |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| White Cheeked Bulbul |
-- |
-- |
x |
Three at Khalifa Street Park |
| Common Wheatear |
-- |
x |
-- |
-- |
| Graceful Warbler |
xx |
xxx |
xx |
-- |
| Clamorous Warbler |
x |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Spotted Flycatcher |
-- |
-- |
x |
Khalifa Street Park |
| Golden Oriole |
-- |
-- |
x |
Suweihan and Khalifa Street Park |
| Great Gray Shrike |
-- |
x |
x |
-- |
| House Sparrow |
-- |
xxx |
xxx |
-- |
| Common Mynah |
-- |
xxx |
xx |
frequently seen perched on heads and backs of camels at Sewage Farm |
| Brown Necked Ravens |
-- |
x |
xx |
Beside Al Ain and Suweihan Roads |
