Bird Watching in Umm al-Quwain makes for a delightful experience spotting these beautiful avian species and learning interesting information about these creatures. The ideal location of the land and the complementing climatic conditions make it a haven for various species of birds. Umm al-Quwain is located on a lagoon formed by a narrow peninsula on the west and some islands on the east. This lagoon called Khor al Bediah is well known for its bird watching sites. Bird Watching in Umm al-Quwain must be included in your Umm al-Quwain Tours.
It is interesting to note that the growth and popularity behind the bird-watching eco-tourism in Umm al-Quwain is the fact that the bird world in UAE teeming with more than 400 species and Dubai and the northern Emirates feature the most species among them. Around 80 species among them are breeding residents and the rest are migrants from distant lands like north and central Asia, northern Europe, India and even Africa.
The Khor al Beidah and other popular sights to the south and east of the town are some of the most favorite haunting grounds for the birdwatchers for more Umm al-Quwain Bird Watching. The shallow tidal lagoons and mudflats of the Al Sinniyah Island with their ideal conditions, make for the perfect feeding, nesting and resting habitat for several species of heron and plover, Greater Flamingo, gulls and terns. If you travel to Umm al-Quwain between November and March, you can spot hundreds of Great Cormorants flying just a few feet above the sea while they fly from one sand bar to another.
Al Sinniyah in Umm al-Quwain which is also the largest of the islands, is a marine sanctuary spread over 90 square kilometers. Earlier, this was the original settlement site but now its shallow waters surrounding the island are home to cormorants and other seabirds, gazelle and al qaram trees, and dugong or sea cows and turtles.
You can plan for a 10-day tour for Bird Watching in Umm al-Quwain to spot the rare Arabian species of birds such as the Socotra Cormorant, Crab Plover, Sooty Gull, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Black-crowned Finch Lark, Hume's Wheatear, Purple Sunbird and other Asian migrant specialties.
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