{"id":206,"date":"2012-06-17T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/singwarte_wordpress\/?p=206"},"modified":"2017-12-09T12:29:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T12:29:35","slug":"arabian-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/?p=206","title":{"rendered":"Arabian summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 2012<\/strong>
\nIn April and May 2012 I stayed in Lower Egypt for a bird migration survey<\/strong>.
\nThis gave me several opportunities for sound recording.<\/p>\n

To walk around in Egypt as a foreigner<\/strong>, moreover with suspiciously looking equipment<\/strong>,
\nwas not easy these times. So I could manage only a few trips, sometimes acompanied by
\na policeman<\/strong> in order to protection and control.<\/p>\n

In addition to these social difficulties there were heavy climate and weather conditions.
\nThe temperature was between 35 and 43\u00b0C<\/strong> and in spring there are strong winds – the
\nso called Khamsin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In egyptian villages some bird species are omnipresent<\/strong>:
\nLaughing Doves Streptopelia senegalensis<\/em>, Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis<\/em>,
\nSpur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus<\/em>, House Sparrow Passer domesticus<\/em>,
\nZitting zistola Cisticiloa juncidis<\/em> and the Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately there was constantly anthropogenic sounds<\/strong> or more precisely: noise!
\nCars, car horns, generators, water pumps, motor cycles, muezzins through
\nloudspeakers, earpiercing loud popular music form cars and Tuk tuks.
\nThis is literally hell for a wild life sound recordist.<\/p>\n

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\nin front of our house
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\nGreen Bee-eater Merops orientalis<\/em><\/p>\n

The Spur-winged Lapwing is a common bird species<\/strong> in the rural landscape. It mostly
\nbreeds on rooftops<\/strong>, like the Senegal Thick-knee. In breeding time it is impossible not to
\nhear these guys, because their persistent alarm calls nearby the nesting sides.
\nAs distinct from the Spur-winged Lapwing the Senegal Thick-knee is mostly a nocturnal<\/strong>
\nanimal, beginning it’s activities at dawn.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/120426_Spur-winged_Lapwing_egy_sandafah.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

120426, Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus<\/em>, Sandafah al Far, Egypt<\/p>\n

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\nSpur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus<\/em>
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\nSenegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis<\/em><\/p>\n

This trip’s secret main target<\/strong> was the Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes<\/em>.
\nAs outlined above, the weather\/climate conditions were difficult, but I could get a few
\nrecordings of it.
\nThe main problem at the location were the flies<\/strong>. Dozens of them emerged out of the
\nblue attracted by the cattle-like fur of my windshield – what a nightmare! A lot of this
\nLark recordings are waste because they are full of the flie’s very loud buzzing sounds<\/strong>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/120505_wllerche-S_flies_IN_0800h_30C_W05_3bft_egy_A-oase_MS_32.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

120505, Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes<\/em>, Sandafa al Far, Egypt<\/p>\n

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\nGreater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nnearby: Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus<\/em><\/p>\n

Another common species<\/strong> in Lower Egypt is the Clamorous Reed Warbler
\nAcrocephalus stentoreus<\/em>. It’ s song is audible over good distance, so you
\ncan’ t miss it<\/strong>.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/120516_Clamorous_Reed_Warbler_egy_sandafa.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

120516, Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus<\/em>, Sandafa al Far, Egypt<\/p>\n

Common but not in greater numbers<\/strong> is the Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
\nCercotrichas galactotes<\/em> Here is it’s song:<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/120517_Rufous-tailed_Scrub_Robin_egy_sandafa.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

120517, Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes<\/em>, Sandafa al Far, Egypt<\/p>\n

Usually along the fields there are water channels for irrigation<\/strong>. The smaller ones
\ncontained less human waste<\/strong>, so we were lucky to observe amphibians<\/strong>.
\nUnfortunately we couldn’t manage to identify all of them. If you have any hint’s about
\nthe background species’s ID, please let me know!<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.singwarte.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/120515_unknown_frog_egy_sandafa.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

120515, African Common Toad Amietophrynus gutturalis<\/em>, Sandafa al Far, Egypt<\/p>\n

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\na short break in the desert: Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata<\/em>
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\nwell camouflaged even in the desert: Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus<\/em><\/p>\n

120517, muezzins, Sandafa, Egypt<\/p>\n

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