Yemen 1989

Jordan001 During a one day stopover in Jordan we birded Amman - Azraq
During a one day stopover in Jordan we birded Amman - Azraq
Jordan002 Temminck's Lark - Eremophila bilopha - Qasr Amra, Jordan
Temminck's Lark - Eremophila bilopha - Qasr Amra, Jordan
Yemen003 Magnus and Anders
Magnus and Anders
Yemen004 Qat cultivation
Qat cultivation
Yemen005 View of Shibam from Kawkaban
View of Shibam from Kawkaban
Yemen006 Kawkaban
Kawkaban
Yemen007 Fan-tailed Raven - Corvus rhipidurus
Fan-tailed Raven - Corvus rhipidurus
Yemen008 Our drivers, Jamal & Habbas "on the chew"
Our drivers, Jamal & Habbas "on the chew"
Yemen009 Kawkaban, the gorge where we saw Arabian Accentor
Kawkaban, the gorge where we saw Arabian Accentor
Yemen010 Kawkaban
Kawkaban
Yemen012 Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka vittata morph
Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka vittata morph
Yemen013 Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka vittata morph
Pied Wheatear - Oenanthe pleschanka vittata morph
Yemen014 Jamal
Jamal
Yemen015 Donald with locals
Donald with locals
Yemen016 Hadramawt Agama - Acanthocercus adramitanus
Hadramawt Agama - Acanthocercus adramitanus
Yemen018 Brown-necked Raven - Corvus ruficollis
Brown-necked Raven - Corvus ruficollis
Yemen019 Tristram's Starling - Onychognathus tristramii
Tristram's Starling - Onychognathus tristramii
Yemen020 Kalle & Lars with some up-and-coming ornithologists
Kalle & Lars with some up-and-coming ornithologists
Yemen022 Rufous-capped Lark - Calandrella eremica
Rufous-capped Lark - Calandrella eremica
Yemen023 Red-breasted Wheatear - Oenanthe bottae
Red-breasted Wheatear - Oenanthe bottae
Yemen024 Red-breasted Wheatear - Oenanthe bottae
Red-breasted Wheatear - Oenanthe bottae
Yemen026 Dusky Turtle Dove - Streptopelia lugens
Dusky Turtle Dove - Streptopelia lugens
Yemen027 Long-billed Pipit - Anthus similis
Long-billed Pipit - Anthus similis
Yemen029 Long-billed Pipit - Anthus similis
Long-billed Pipit - Anthus similis
Yemen030 African Stonechat - Saxicola torquatus felix
African Stonechat - Saxicola torquatus felix
Yemen032 One of many cities
One of many cities
Yemen033 Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina
Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina
Yemen034 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear - Oenanthe melanoleuca
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear - Oenanthe melanoleuca
Yemen035 Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
Yemen037 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi
Yemen038 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting - Emberiza tahapisi
Yemen039 Rüppell's Weaver nest
Rüppell's Weaver nest
Yemen040 Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius
Yellow-billed Kite - Milvus aegyptius
Yemen042 Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
Yemen046 Northern Bald Ibis - Geronticus eremita
Northern Bald Ibis - Geronticus eremita
Yemen047 Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennata
Booted Eagle - Hieraaetus pennata
Yemen048 Ta'izz sewage pools
Ta'izz sewage pools
Yemen049 Greater Spotted Eagle - Clanga clanga
Greater Spotted Eagle - Clanga clanga
Yemen051 Ta'izz sewage pools
Ta'izz sewage pools
Yemen052 Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
Yemen053 Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina
Isabelline Wheatear - Oenanthe isabellina
Yemen054 Greater Spotted Eagle - Clanga clanga
Greater Spotted Eagle - Clanga clanga
Yemen055 Eastern Imperial Eagle - Aquila heliaca
Eastern Imperial Eagle - Aquila heliaca
Yemen056 Ta'izz rubbish dump
Ta'izz rubbish dump
Yemen057 Mosque in Mocha
Mosque in Mocha
Yemen058 The restaurant in Mocha where we got a wonderful fish breakfast
The restaurant in Mocha where we got a wonderful fish breakfast
Yemen059 Mocha
Mocha
Yemen060 Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Yemen061 Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Yemen063 White-eyed Gull - Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus with a Sooty Gull
White-eyed Gull - Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus with a Sooty Gull
Yemen064 Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Yemen065 Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Yemen066 Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Yemen067 Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus
Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus
Yemen068 Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
Yemen069 Sunset
Sunset
Yemen071 Outdoor accommodation in Al Khawkhah
Outdoor accommodation in Al Khawkhah
Yemen072 The Thinker
The Thinker
Yemen074 Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens
Yemen075 Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Sooty Gull - Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Yemen076 Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis
Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis
Yemen077 The beach by the hotel
The beach by the hotel
Yemen078 Fishermen
Fishermen
Yemen079 Breakfast in the open
Breakfast in the open
Yemen080 Breakfast
Breakfast
Yemen081 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
Yemen082 Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix nigriceps
Yemen083 Isabelline Shrike - Lanius isabellinus
Isabelline Shrike - Lanius isabellinus
Yemen084 Some curious boys were checking us out
Some curious boys were checking us out
Yemen085 Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
Yemen086 Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
Nile Valley Sunbird - Hedydipna metallica
Yemen087 Tihamah
Tihamah
Yemen088 Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus
Abyssinian Roller - Coracias abyssinicus
Yemen089 Black Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas podobe
Black Scrub Robin - Cercotrichas podobe
Yemen090 Rüppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula
Rüppell's Weaver - Ploceus galbula
Yemen091 White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos
White-spectacled Bulbul - Pycnonotus xanthopygos
Yemen092 Desert Grey Shrike - Lanius elegans buryi
Desert Grey Shrike - Lanius elegans buryi
Yemen093 East of Bab El Nacha - here we saw a pair of Verreaux's Eagle
East of Bab El Nacha - here we saw a pair of Verreaux's Eagle
Yemen097 Birding in sunset
Birding in sunset
Yemen098 Sunset
Sunset
Yemen100 Fishermen
Fishermen
Yemen101 Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis
Western Reef Heron - Egretta gularis
Yemen102 Black-crowned Tchagra - Tchagra senegalus
Black-crowned Tchagra - Tchagra senegalus
Yemen103 African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus
African Grey Hornbill - Tockus nasutus
Yemen104 Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
Yemen105 Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
Bush Petronia - Gymnoris dentata
Yemen106 View from Hajjah
View from Hajjah
Yemen108 Salam Aleikum!
Salam Aleikum!
Yemen110 Haraz Mountains
Haraz Mountains
Yemen111 Bruce's Green Pigeon - Treron waalia
Bruce's Green Pigeon - Treron waalia
Yemen112 Coffee lady
Coffee lady
Yemen114 Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea
Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea
Yemen115 Wadi flood
Wadi flood
Yemen118 Terrace fields
Terrace fields
Yemen120 Monument for road workers
Monument for road workers
Yemen122 Yemeni men
Yemeni men
Yemen123 Haraz Mountains
Haraz Mountains
Yemen124 Market
Market
Yemen125 Back in Sana'a
Back in Sana'a
Yemen126 Our hotel in Sana'a
Our hotel in Sana'a
Yemen127 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen128 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen129 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen130 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen131 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen132 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen133 Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen134 Relaxing in the muffrage
Relaxing in the muffrage
Yemen135 Yemeni men with jambiyas
Yemeni men with jambiyas
Yemen136 Our patient drivers
Our patient drivers
Yemen137 Market
Market
Yemen138 Market
Market
Yemen140 Old dam area at Marib
Old dam area at Marib
Yemen141 Striolated Bunting - Emberiza striolata
Striolated Bunting - Emberiza striolata
Yemen142 Waiting for the presidential cortege
Waiting for the presidential cortege
Yemen144 Me at Mahram Bilqis, Marib
Me at Mahram Bilqis, Marib
Yemen145 Well guarded
Well guarded
Yemen147 Arsh Bilqis Temple, Marib
Arsh Bilqis Temple, Marib
Yemen151 Old Marib city, more or less abandoned
Old Marib city, more or less abandoned
Yemen152 Old Marib city
Old Marib city
Yemen154 Old Marib city
Old Marib city
Yemen155 Some still lived there
Some still lived there
Yemen159 Bazaar in Sana'a
Bazaar in Sana'a