This year preparation for field work was initiated in advance so that we could obtain the survey and landing permits for the team, and
check the equipment needed for the work. The plans were made to start on
August 5th which was the middle of the Holy Ramadan month. It was
difficult for the Omani team members because of the day-long fasting during
Ramadan and also because there was no fresh water on the islands. The survey team included Dr.
Mike McGrady, Waheed AlFazari, Patrick McGrady, Saeed Al Syabi and two
biologists from MECA. During this phase we did not see as many pairs as we have in previous years
and fewer nests were found on the Daymaniyat islands
On Fahal Island, we were joined by two undergraduate students from Sultan Qaboos University as trainees. They were trained in trapping, handling and taking measurements of the birds. Fahal Island’s population always seemed to us to be more stable than the Daymaniyat Islands' population. Fahal Island was and will be always the most difficult to work on but the seems to be the most suitable for the falcons to breed on due to its location, about 1 Km from Muscat
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| Adult Sooty Falcon inside the nest durring incubation period. Taken by a trap camera |
On Fahal Island, we were joined by two undergraduate students from Sultan Qaboos University as trainees. They were trained in trapping, handling and taking measurements of the birds. Fahal Island’s population always seemed to us to be more stable than the Daymaniyat Islands' population. Fahal Island was and will be always the most difficult to work on but the seems to be the most suitable for the falcons to breed on due to its location, about 1 Km from Muscat
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