Birding Kabul

• Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - Birds of a Feather

The day started as had the week, with a fleeting glimpse of a small bird of prey shooting over the rooftops.  The most common falcon is the Common Kestrel but I have yet to see one and I cannot definately say that this bird was this species. Yet another that got away.
Towards the evening walking back from dinner i noticed a larger than usual amount of swallows, I grabbed my bins and spent some time at one of my view points.  Eventually I watched swallows in there hundreds moving from a general North to South, maybe slightly Southeast. I cannot explain this and will check tonight to see if a similar event occurs.  I check all the birds I could and they all seemed to be Barn Swallows.

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• Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - bits and Pieces

Posted by Steve
Hello Mate.

Hope all is well. Keep the blog coming and I hope you I.D the Falcon. Get some more pictures out, we want to see some bird action. Where is the Shrike now, and what about the Doves. Popped down to Beaulieu yesterday evening for the two Stilts that turned up. Probably the Cheshire pair post breeding. Nice birds I have to say. I whacked a phot or tw on B/Gs and my site which I was pretty pleased with given the distance. Take it easy mate.

Steve
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I will be in Kabul, Afghanistan for a few months from Mid May 2008. I will attempt to maintain a blog of the birds and wildlife of interest that I encounter, Hope you enjoy.

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