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 Bird life in the city is limited - this is not a place for hearing a 'dawn chorus'. However, recent studies have shown that the number of species of birds rises each year, due to the increasing greenness of the area. This is most apparent in the parks and in spring and autumn the Emirates benefit from lying on the route for birds migrating between Central Asia and East Africa.
The sheltered tidal lagoon at Khor Dubai, 50 hectares of tidal mudflats located within Dubai's city limits, holds over 50,000 birds at any one time during the winter season. Internationally important for its large migrant flocks of Lesser Sand Plovers (up to 3,000 counted in winter) and Broad-billed Sandpipers (up to 4,000 can occur in autumn), it also supports significant numbers of Kentish Plover (up to 3,500 in winter, with a large proportion resident).
The most attractive species include Great White Egret, Spoonbill, Greater Flamingo, Marsh Harrier, Spotted Eagle, Osprey and Caspian Tern. The area can be viewed from around the perimeter adjacent to the main roads to Hatta and Al Ain. This site has been declared a Wildlife Sanctuary (the country's only one so far).
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