| Date |
Event |
| June/July |
Mangrove (Avicenna marina) in flower |
| July |
Caper (Capparis spinoza) in full flower - hilly areas, Al Ain |
| July 21 |
Hare (Lapis capensis) found run over on Suweihan Road. Measurements in
millimeters: total length, 401; length of tail, 52; length of hind foot, 84;
length of ears, 115. |
| July 26 |
C. spinoza in fruit |
| July 29 |
First summer rain, Al Ain |
| July 31 |
First Hoopoes, Das, up to 15 |
| August 2 |
Sea horse on beach opposite Golden Fish restaurant. Probably Hippocampus kuda Bleeker |
| August 6 |
First duck spp. of new migration season. Many migratory waders in both
summer and winter plumage |
| August 9 |
Six gecko eggs, in pairs, found in cupboard at Al Khubairat School |
| August 13 |
One pair of gecko eggs hatched |
| August 18 |
White-cheeked terns feeding young at Khalidiya |
| August 29 |
Rain at Al Ain |
| September 2 |
Glossy Ibis arrived, Sewage Farm |
| September 6 |
One sea horse found among prawns, Batin |
| September 13 |
A bittern and a female Liechtenstein's Sand grouse reported in Abu Dhabi
town |
| September |
Cicadas not heard in Abu Dhabi after about 20th, but many still in Al Ain
oasis areas in early October |
| September |
Dipterigium glaucum and Tribulus terrestris in full flower in dunes off Al
Ain Road |
| October 5 |
Young fox (Vulpes vulpes arabica) found run over on Suweihan Road |
| October 12 |
Full grown dog fox in excellent condition disturbed on island southeast of
Umm an Nar, about 10:30 am. Evidence of several fox holes in area. |
