Emirates Golf Course

25°05'06''N + 055°09'37''E

Emirates Golf Course is a busy golf club close to Sheik Zayed Road.

It is called Emirates golf course on page 18 in the Shell Birdwatching Guide, and is mostly referred to as Emirates Golf Club.

The official EGC website; http://www.dubaigolf.com/web/egc.nsf/web/index.html

The golf course was visited weekly when Colin Richardson lived in Dubai, but since 2004 only sporadically birded.

The club is private and one should ask permission to enter at the gate. Once inside, avoid disturbing the golfers by talking loudly or walking across areas of play.

The list of UAE rarities and UAE firsts is impressive, all recorded since 1990;

Ruddy Shelduck

Cotton Pygmy Goose

White-breasted Waterhen

Oriental Pratincole

Little Pratincole

Great Snipe

Indian Koel

White-throated Bee-eater

Pied Kingfisher

Wire-tailed Swallow

Forest Wagtail

Grey Hypocolius

Black Scrub Robin

Pied Stonechat

Eversmann's Redstart

Hume's Whitethroat

Green Warbler

Bay-backed Shrike

Rustic Bunting

White-capped Bunting

Cinereous Bunting