Presumed Forbes-Watson's Swift images photographed at Taqah Cliffs/Viewpoint, Oman. Suite of features across the images include broad tail feathers, extent of (pointed) white throat patch, white tipped fringes to underparts and white edges to underwing coverts forming distinct bar.
References:
Andrew Grieve & Guy M. Kirwan, 2012. Studies of Socotran birds VII. Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi in Arabia - the answer to the mystery of the 'Dhofar swift'
Jens Eriksen & Richard Porter, 2017. Birds of Oman
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| Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins |
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| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (leucistic individual on left) |
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| Greater Spotted Eagle |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle |
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| Short-toed Snake Eagle |
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| Bonelli's Eagle |
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| Bonelli's Eagle |
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| European Nightjar |
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| Red-knobbed Coot |
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| Glossy Ibis |
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| Western Reef Heron |
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| Slender-billed Gull |
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