We got up early and drove back to the gravel pits where we found the iraqui babblers, graceful warbler and a pied kingfisher. A group of Desert Finches twittered in the top of a tree and a Black Francolin was calling from the middle of a field. Tony and I walked quietly along the field edge but with no luck, however we did see a Dead-sea sparrow as well as a Rufous Scrub Robin and a Graceful warbler flying back and forth.
In the vegetation were several dragonflies that were new for the trip.
We returned to the hotel for breakfast, which was tomato, cucumber, cheese and olives with a cup of black tea and some lovely, fresh bread.
After breakfast we decided to go to Halfiti, hoping for Eastern Rock Nuthatch. We made our way out of the town and found the new road to Halfiti after passing the exit from the dual carriageway. We drove some kilometres down this road until we found the cliff site for Eastern Rock Nuthatch. As we parked in a layby we could hear one calling from across the road but as it was so hot we decided to walk up on our side of the road, except for Tony who went to explore the other cliffs.
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| Dead-sea Sparrow |
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| Graceful Prinia |
We returned to the hotel for breakfast, which was tomato, cucumber, cheese and olives with a cup of black tea and some lovely, fresh bread.
After breakfast we decided to go to Halfiti, hoping for Eastern Rock Nuthatch. We made our way out of the town and found the new road to Halfiti after passing the exit from the dual carriageway. We drove some kilometres down this road until we found the cliff site for Eastern Rock Nuthatch. As we parked in a layby we could hear one calling from across the road but as it was so hot we decided to walk up on our side of the road, except for Tony who went to explore the other cliffs.
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| Halfiti Cliffs |
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