________________________________________________ 2008 Bird Calendar ________________________________________________ Birdwatching guide to Oman, 2nd Edition by Dave E. Sargeant and Hanne & Jens Eriksen Al Roya Publishing, March 2008
A comprehensive guide to where, when and how to watch birds in the Sultanate of Oman. This second edition
is completely rewritten and updated. All maps have been redrawn and include GPS coordinates that can be freely downloaded, see below.
The book's 256 pages are packed with useful information for resident and visiting birdwatchers alike, including items such as: ________________________________________________ Common Birds in Oman - an identification guide by Hanne & Jens Eriksen Al Roya Publishing, 2005
Whatever you level of birdwatching, there is something for you in this easy-to-use book. Some 400 photographs are
included to help identify 250 species of birds covering all the common, and many not so common, birds found in Oman.
Species have been grouped together by habitat to make identification easier. Also covers all common birds of the UAE.
________________________________________________ The Birds of Al Jabal Al Akhdar by Jens Eriksen Centre for Environmental Studies and Research Sultan Qaboos University, February 2008
This book covers all the 125 species of birds recorded at the Sayq Plateau and Jabal Shams area of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, the central mountain
region of the northern Oman. For each species is given: Identification, Similar Species, Status at Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Habitat, Habits and
a histogram showing when the species occurs. The introduction gives a description of the region, how and when to visit, and provides an
estimate of the minimum number of breeding pairs for all breeding species. The book is packed with colour photographs to help identifying the birds.
________________________________________________ Oman Bird List, Edition 6 by Jens Eriksen, Dave E. Sargeant and Reginald Victor Centre for Environmental Studies and Research Sultan Qaboos University, 2003
This book includes all accepted species of birds recorded in Oman (482) up to the publication date (1 December 2003). Contains: ________________________________________________ Birdlife in Oman by Hanne & Jens Eriksen Al Roya Publishing, 1999
An award winning coffee-table book with over 150 photographs of birds each with an extensive caption and covering all areas of Oman.
It was voted the "Fourth Best Bird Book of 2000" and the "Best Photographic Bird Book ever" by British Birds magazine and
British Trust for Ornithology.
________________________________________________ If you have any difficulty finding these publications, please contact us by email: hjoman [at] gmail [dot] com ________________________________________________ hjoman [at] gmail [dot] com
How and when to come, including the latest visa regulations
Contacts (phone, fax and email) for car rental companies, tour operators and hotels throughout the country
Detailed maps and description for over 60 top birdwatching sites in Oman
Complete list of birds with relative abundance for each site
A Bird Finder guide with suggestions on how to find each species
A complete list, with status, of birds in the Sultanate of Oman
Comprehensive index of bird names and sites
65 maps and 133 colour photographs
and much, much more!
Produced and printed in Oman to the highest international standards, 16 x 23 cm,
soft, matte, laminated cover
Available in bookstores throughout Oman and at the Natural History Book Service in the UK
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Click GPS to download the GPS coordinates for each map in the book
Available in bookstores throughout Oman and at the Natural History Book Service in the UK
Status for all species of birds in Oman
Breeding maps for all breeding species
Histograms for all migratory species
Details of each record of vagrants
170 colour photographs
Gazetteer and extensive index
A must for anyone birdwatching in Oman
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Rare Bird Report now.
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