Bahrain

Bahrain Country Profile

*** Geography / Info
Geography of Bahrain – wikipedia.org
Bahrain Geography – about.com
Outline of Bahrain – wikipedia.org

 

*** Climate / Environment
Bahrain – climate-zone.com
Bahrain Climate – bahrainweather.gov.bh

 

*** Biogeography / Ecoregions / Habitats
Bahrain biodiversity – wikipedia.org

 

*** Bird Lists
A – Links with extensive additional Species Information
Birds of Bahrain – avibase
The Birds of Bahrain – oiseaux.net
List of Birds of Bahrain – wikipedia.org
Bahrain Bird Report – hawar-islands.com

B – Links with less extensive species information
Checklist Bahrain – ibc … with extensive species multimedia links

 

*** Endemics / EBA’s / Key Species
There are no endemic bird species or EBA’s in Bahrain – birdlife
Bahrain Hotspots – camacdonald.com

 

*** Endangered Species
Bahrain Endangered Species – earthsendangered.com

 

*** Photos / Videos / Sounds
Birds Bahrain – yahoo.com
Bahrain Desert Birds – BBC
Breeding Socotra Cormorants – sciencedump.com
Multimedia Bahrain – ibc … with extensive species multimedia

 

*** Birding
Bahrain Hotspots – camacdonald.com
The breeding birds of Hawar – gulls.tripod.com
Bahrain – fatbirder.com
Explore Species Data – ebird.org… Enter your chosen location into the “Explore a Region” link.

 

*** Migration
Migratory birds in Bahrain – global voicesonline.org
Bahrain: wintering ground for Asian bird species – gull-research.org
White wagtail ringing recovery – birdsofsaudiarabia.com

 

*** Conservation / Biodiversity
Protecting the Natural Environment – al-shorfa.com
GLOBE Green Walk – training.globe.gov

 

*** Reserves / Parks / IBA’s
List of Bahrain IBA’s – birdlife
Nature Reserves – liveworkexplore.com
Ramsar Convention in the Arab Region – ramsar.org
Al Areen Wildlife Sanctuary – tripadvisor.in
Bahrain’s Tree of Life – gulfnews.com

 

*** Wetlands / Ramsar Sites
The Annotated Ramsar list: Bahrain – ramsar.org
Bahrain Introduction – ramsar.wetlands.org
Alba Marsh – birdsof saudiarabia.com

 

*** Marine Reserves
Although not an official National Park the Hawar Islands are a Protected Area and hold the largest breeding colony in the World of Socotra Cormorants, with over 100,000 breeding birds: see video links above.

 

*** Projects
Ringing the changes to protect migrant birds – m.gulf-daily-news.com
Wading and migratory birds overflow study – blog.globe.gov
Bahrain’s biggest Nature Reserve – arabianbusiness.com

 

*** Issues
Environmental Issues include: – eoearth.org

 

*** Societies / Blogs
Bahrain Natural History Society (BNHS)- birdlife.org

 

*** Wildlife
Bahrain Flora & Fauna – liveworkexplore.com

 

*** Health
Bahrain Traveler’s Health

 

*** Travel / Trips
Bahrain Guide – bahrainguide.org
Bahrain Travel Guide – world66.com

 

*** Trip Reports
Bird Trip Bahrain 2010 – hawar-islands.com

 

*** Papers
Bird Ringing Programme in Bahrain 2005-2010 wmenews.com

 

*** Books
Birds of Bahrain
Birds in Bahrain: A Study of their migration patterns 1990-1992