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Santhosh Chandran
Doha
With the onset of winter, hundreds of migratory birds have started arriving at Qatar’s beaches and water bodies, much to the delight of bird lovers.
A variety of winged visitors can be spotted at water bodies across the country such as Abu Nakhla, Al Karana and in the south-west region of Doha.
A large number of flamingos can be spotted at water bodies formed by rain amidst sand dunes.
Akhil Krishna, a wildlife photographer, said, “More winged visitors are likely to arrive at Al Khor, Al Thakhira and northern beaches soon. They are likely to stay in Qatar until January next year. Qatar’s sand dunes and temporary water bodies created by the rain is expected to be the most attractive destinations for bird lovers and tourists.”
Apart from flamingos, other migratory birds like northern lapwing, European roller, blue throat, white-throated robin, Eurasian hobby and Pacific golden plover will start arriving soon.
Nearly three billion birds from Europe and Siberia fly to Africa between September and April, with one-third of them using Qatar as their favourite stopover.
Qatar and its islands attract around 300 varieties of migratory birds and more than 50 varieties of these birds breed here. Some of the birds stay in Qatar’s islands for breeding, while others just take a temporary shelter away from the freezing cold of their places of origin.
Doha
With the onset of winter, hundreds of migratory birds have started arriving at Qatar’s beaches and water bodies, much to the delight of bird lovers.
A variety of winged visitors can be spotted at water bodies across the country such as Abu Nakhla, Al Karana and in the south-west region of Doha.
A large number of flamingos can be spotted at water bodies formed by rain amidst sand dunes.
Akhil Krishna, a wildlife photographer, said, “More winged visitors are likely to arrive at Al Khor, Al Thakhira and northern beaches soon. They are likely to stay in Qatar until January next year. Qatar’s sand dunes and temporary water bodies created by the rain is expected to be the most attractive destinations for bird lovers and tourists.”
Apart from flamingos, other migratory birds like northern lapwing, European roller, blue throat, white-throated robin, Eurasian hobby and Pacific golden plover will start arriving soon.
Nearly three billion birds from Europe and Siberia fly to Africa between September and April, with one-third of them using Qatar as their favourite stopover.
Qatar and its islands attract around 300 varieties of migratory birds and more than 50 varieties of these birds breed here. Some of the birds stay in Qatar’s islands for breeding, while others just take a temporary shelter away from the freezing cold of their places of origin.
