Egypt Trip Report
19-6-2000 TO 3-7-2000
Trip itinerary
Week 1
Gatwick to Luxor
Luxor airport by coach to Esna lock.
Boat cruise to Aswan, stopping at Edfu.
Fly to Abu Simbel and back to Aswan (in one day).
Cruise back to Esna, Stopping at Kom Ombo.
Pass through the lock at Esna and on to Luxor.
Week 2
Leave the boat at Luxor, short trip to hotel.
Stay at Hotel Jollie Ville Movenpick on Crocodile island.
Coach to Hurghada on the Red Sea.
Stay overnight and then back to Luxor.
Return to Gatwick.
LITTLE BITTERN
MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
NIGHT HERON
REGULARLY SEEN ALONGE THE NILE
STRIATED HERON
ESNA 1
MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR, NUMEROUSE
SQUACCO HERON
VERY COMMON ALONG THE NILE
CATTLE EGRET
VERY COMMON EVERYWHERE
LITTLE EGRET
VERY COMMON ON ANY WATERWAY
GREY HERON
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
PURPLE HERON
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
WHITE STORK
1 ON FARMLAND AT LUXOR
GLOSSY IBIS
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
BLACK KITE
2 KOM OMBO
3 OVER FARMLAND LUXOR
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
KESTREL
1 KARNAK TEMPLE LUXOR
1 LUXOR TEMPLE
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
MOORHEN
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
PURPLE GALLINULE
REGULARLY SEEN IN LARGE REED BEDS
SENEGAL THICK-KNEE
5 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
SPUR-WINGED PLOVER
REGULARLY SEEN EVERYWHERE
UP TO 10 AT MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
GREEN SANDPIPER
2 AND 1 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
WHITE-EYED GULL
COMMON AT HURGHADA
BLACK-HEADED GULL
1 ESNA/EDFU
COMMON TERN
4 ASWAN
WHITE-CHEEKED TERN
COMMON AT HURGHADA
CROWNED SANDGROUSE
UP TO 50 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
TURTLE DOVE
COMMON MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
PALM DOVE
COMMON EVERYWHERE
PIED KINGFISHER
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
LITTLE GREEN BEE-EATER
REGULARLY SEEN ALONG THE NILE
COMMON AT MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
BLUE-CHEEKED BEE-EATER
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
HOOPOE
COMMON
CRESTED LARK
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
SAND MARTIN
REGULARLY SEEN ALONG THE NILE
SWALLOW
COMMON
YELLOW WAGTAIL
5 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
COMMON BULBUL
COMMON
RUFOUS BUSHCHAT
COMMON MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
WHITE-CROWNED BLACK WHEATEAR
COMMON ASWAN
1 ENROUTE TO HURGHADA
FAN-TAILED WARBLER
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
GRACEFUL WARBLER
2 ABU SIMBEL
COMMON IN MOST AREAS
CLAMOROUS REED WARBLER
COMMON ALONG THE NILE
OLIVACEOUS WARBLER
COMMON IN WOODED AREAS
NILE VALLEY SUNBIRD
COMMON KITCHENERS GARDEN ASWAN
COMMON MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
HOODED CROW
VERY COMMON
BROWN NECKED RAVEN
UP TO 10 ENROUTE TO HURGHADA
HOUSE SPARROW
VERY COMMON
GOLDFINCH
2 MOVENPICK HOTEL LUXOR
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