A rare Long-eared Owl Asio otus sighted after a gap of 22 years in Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9481.17.5.27033-27034

Keywords:

Aves, AWWR, migratory, rare vagrant, Strigidae, Strigiformes, United Arab Emirates, vagrant species

Abstract

We provide a confirmed sighting and the photograph of a Long-eared Owl Asio otus from Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, where it has been recorded after a gap of nearly 22 years.

Author Biographies

Shakeel Ahmed, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Sálim Javed, Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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26-05-2025

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Vol. 17 No. 5 (2025)

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