Guest blog by Fraser Bell from Birding Ecotours about our highly successful birding tour in Oman featuring Arabian endemics, diverse habitats, and memorable wildlife encounters throughout the country.

Update (August 9, 2026): A Yellow-billed Egret (Ardea brachyrhyncha) transitioning out of breeding plumage was documented and reported by Ferdinand Binuya at Al Sadd Lake in the Jazan Region on August 7, 2026. The individual still retains the bright green lores and light-colored tibias characteristic of breeding-plumaged birds. It also lacks the black tip to the bill often seen in non-breeding birds. Taken together, these features confirm this as the first unambiguous record