Senegal thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis (Senegal thick-knee)

The Senegal thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.

Senegal Thick-knee 8 Wattled Plover 1 Royal Tern 1 flew along the coast.

Birds along the Nile should include Purple Gallinule, Senegal Thick-knee, Squacco and Purple Herons and many migrants.

SENEGAL THICK-KNEE Burhinus senegalensis.

Other species seen along Nasser's shoreline include Senegal Thick-knee, Egyptian Goose and Kittlitz's Plover, White Pelicans occur on passage and in winter and there are many waders familiar to northern birders.