Birds of Ras Muhammad National Park
Sinai is
considered to be an internationally important migration route for the birds
especially Soaring birds. This is because the geographical oddity of the area
as its located between two continents and two seas, it serves as a land bridge
for those migrating birds which do not cross Mediterranean and Red seas in a
wide front. Most of Raptors and White storks choose to continue toward South Sinai to cross the sea water.
Sinai is
considered to be an internationally important migration route for the birds
especially Soaring birds. This is because the geographical oddity of the area
as its located between two continents and two seas, it serves as a land bridge
for those migrating birds which do not cross Mediterranean and Red seas in a
wide front. Most of Raptors and White storks choose to continue toward South Sinai to cross the sea water.
In autumn migration, Ras Mohammed is
considered as an autumn migration bottle-neck for soaring birds. Migration of
White storks from Euroasia toward Africa, pass through South Sinai every year
taking Ras Mohammed as stop-over point,
waves of the stork aggregate to rest and to feed in the area.
Raptors are common migrant to the area.
The autumn migration started on the mid. of
September continue tell the first of November, and the spring is between Mid of
March and May.
Importance
of the place
1. It is confirmed that Ras Mohammed is highly important White Stork
stop-over site during autumn migration. This is already stated in Important
Bird Area Directory for Egypt. The current study offers new data on numbers
and behavior of White Stork in the area.
2. It is not confirmed that there are important White Stork migration
routes between Ras Mohammed and El-Tur. It must be considered, however, that
research effort for this territory was limited.
3. Migration along the Gulf of Aqaba is
limited primarily to wader species. No passage of White Stork recorded there.
4. The highest bird diversity was found at Sharm Farm
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