Here is a list from Paul Parsons from the 31st Jan - 6th Feb.
We had a big Storm just before so many desert species were able to get water from natural pools.

"Here is my list of birds around Sharm el shiekh from 31st Jan - 6th Feb 2010.
No Sandgrouse species showed at the waterpools due, i think, to the heavy rains
there the previous week probably leaving some standing water inland.
Paul "


Sharm el sheikh – Egypt 29th Jan – 6th Feb 2010

Hotel gardens

Booted Eagle – one pale phase over
Common Kestrel - common
Feral Dove – common
Laughing Dove – common
African Rock Martin – 4 pairs
Barn Swallow – one over
White Wagtail – common
Blue Headed Wagtail – 1
Whinchat – 1 fem
Stonechat – 1 male
Bluethroat – 6 (2 white spotted)
Sardinian Warbler – 4 male
Chiffchaff – common
House Crow – 5
Brown Necked Raven – pair over
Linnet – 1 pair
Spanish Sparrow – 3 pair
House Sparrow – common


Sharm Pools

Wigeon – 1 fem
Teal – 1 male
Green Sandpiper – 20+
Common Sandpiper – 6
Greenshank – 30+
Redshank – 2
Spur Winged Plover – 60+
White Stork – 600+
Common Crane – 1
Coot – 30
Black Vulture – 1
Egyptian Vulture – 1 1stW
Black Kite – 17
Imperial Eagle – 3 1stW, 1 subadult
Common Kestrel – 7
Barbary Falcon – 1
Common Swift – 2
Pallid Swift – 1
African Rock Martin – 6
House Martin – 2
Red Rumped Swallow – 2
White Wagtail – 100+
Water Pipit – 20+
Richards Pipit – 1
Buff Bellied Pipit – 2
Stonechat – pair
Bluethroat – 3
Desert Wheatear – 1 male near main road
Reed Warbler – 3
Brown Necked Raven – pair


Sharm Port

Sooty Gull – 6 ad, 2 1stW
White Eyed Gull – 4 ad, 2 1stW
Siberian Gull – 1 1stW (Taimyrensis race)
Swift Tern – 1 adW
White Crowned Black Wheatear – 1


Other Sites

Osprey – 1 near Tiran Island
Tristrams Grackle – 5 near main highway behind Namma bay
Subalpine Warbler – 1 male west end Namma bay.