Crested Honey Buzzard

Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.
Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.

The first record for Qatar. This adult female was observed using the updrafts from Al Thaqab Fort (in Qatar’s northernmost municipality of Madinat ash Shamal) to gain height before crossing northwards over the Arabian Gulf towards Iran.

Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.
Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.
Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.
Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 © Neil G. Morris.