On the 24th October we transferred by minibus from Dahab to Sharm El Sheikh.It is a journey of around 120 kilometres through very arid country. The only thing of note were 8 White Storks flying overhead.
We arrived at the Jaz Fanara Resort & settled in. This was a nice spot on the map, with excellent facilities. We were here for the next seven nights. Unfortunately I still wasn't very well & struggled to do much birding.
Managed a little birding on 26th October: Sooty Gull & 7 Red-rumped Swallows being the best.There were always a few Cattle Egrets around + Eurasian Hoopes which were very tame. I managed to photograph a juvenile Red-backed Shrike in the grounds close to our villa. But the Saharan Great Grey Shrike proved elusive, as it was on waste ground just outside the resort.
On the 28th there was a small fall of migrants with a Common Redstart; 3 Chiffchaffs; 5 Eurasian Tree & 3 Red-throated Pipits.
The next day we visited Ras Mohammed National Park. This was a normal tour not designed for birding but we saw some good raptor migration, which was quite exciting while it lasted.
On the 30th October back at the resort 13 Eurasian Tree Pipit & 3 Red-throated Pipits were present.
On our last full day there I managed to find 2 Oriental Skylarks, which is quite a rare species for Egypt. Two Common Bluethroats were also noteworthy.
On 1st November we transferred a short distance to the Sunrise Remal Beach Resort, which proved to be pleasant. A Lesser Spotted Eagle flew overhead.
Wasn't feeling great on 2nd November, which was Delana's birthday! She is 64 years old today. She celebrated by snorkelling for three hours. I noted a Eurasian Griffon Vulture flying overhead.
On 3rd November I again wasn't feeling too good. Had a walk around the grounds seeing 5 Tree & a Red-throated Pipit.
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