Dohat Arad Lagoon
| The trail leads from the dog park entrance of the park down to the river walking path. |
Description
Dohat Arad Lagoon is located in Al Muharraq, Bahrain. It offers 3km of walking paths around the lagoon with great views of many shorebirds. When I visited, we went to eat at Freej Bin Rashdan Authentic Bahraini Cuisine. My spouse surprised me with a visit to this special restaurant in 2018. It sits right on the edge of the lagoon and offers beautiful views of the lagoon and the many birds that visit.
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Shop 29، 224 Road 147 Muharraq, Bahrain |
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Visits
| 📆 | First visited | 12/ |
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Experiences & anecdotes
12/13/2224/18 - ThisMy isspouse onetook me to Freej Bin Fashdan restaurant so we could enjoy breakfast while watching birds scurry around the lagoon. The food itself wasn't super memorable, but our wild bird companions left a lasting impression on us. I had my camera placed precariously on a chair next to me, keeping it nearby in case any of mythe favoritebirds decided to wander closer. Large Western Reef-Herons in both gray and most-frequentedwhite birdingversions spots in San Antonio, partially because of proximity but also because it’s a great place to see a wide variety of birds. One of my most memorable experiences at this park was on October 16, 2021, when I arrived to find around 75 Western Meadowlarks flying all over the fields. They were on the ground, flyingstomped around in groupsthe onmud bothwhile sidesGull-billed Terns and Black-headed Gulls zipped around in the air looking for their next meal. After eating, we explored the walking path along the outer edge of the trail, and doing lots of singing and calling. It was my first time seeing so many of these birds at once. The experience made for a great TikTok video that I created.
Upon further reading when I arrived home, I learned that Western Meadowlarks are found in larger groups more often than their Eastern counterparts. I’m honestly not able to tell the difference between the two birds visually, but Merlin helped me identify them via the noises that they made.lagoon.
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Photographs
| The walking path that follows the river. Parking is located at one end for easy access. 08/2/21 |
| A nice sunset on the trail leading back up the hill to the dog park entrance. | 08/2/21 |
| The birders who attended my first bird walk at Pearsall Park. | 05/21/22 |
| Barred Owl we found on the first bird walk I led. 05/21/22 |
| This a great example of the varying tail lengths due to age. | 05/01/22 |
Audio recordings
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- This is the song of the adorable Killdeer. It’s a high-pitched, unique song that you often hear coming from the skies as the Killdeer fly above.
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- This recording is of the calls of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Portions of the clip are muted to strip out the errant noises.
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- A clear recording of the bouncy Carolina Wren call.
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- Listen to the complex song of the Bewick’s Wren.