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Description
Spring and autumn are best for this oasis. Passerines include Black-eared Wheatear, Woodchat Shrike, White-eared Bulbul, Crested Lark, Sardinian Warbler, Eastern Orphean Warbler and Spectacled Warbler. Wetland birds include 3 species of egret, Spotted Crake, Little Crake, Corn Crake, Black-crowned Night Heron, Purple Heron and Squacco Heron, Black Stork and White Stork. In the surrounding desert there may be Common Quail, Stone-curlew, Griffon Vulture, Pallid Harrier, Bonelli's Eagle, Sinai Rosefinch, Desert Owl and Tristram's Starling. There is a raised walkway, hides and a cycle track.
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By road the site is 70 miles east of Amman, where day tours, car hire and taxi hire are available. Advice is to carry plenty of water and avoid midday heat. The cycle route is 12 km and the raised walkway 3/4 of a km.