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Nabq Nature protectorate, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
The Nabq Nature protectorate is at the North end of Nabq.
You take the main road until you get to a big Roundabout
and take the dirt road.
It opens at 9am and closes at around 5pm.
Entrance fee is 25LE.
You can get a taxi there, ride with a squad bike
or simply take a long hike.
The area up to the mosque and second barrier has still
mine warnings, so better not leave the road there.
It’s about 2km from the second police post to the Bedouin Cafe
and the mangroves.
You are able to walk along the beach for the whole stretch
and see quite a few birds if you are lucky.
Don’t be surprised to see a lot of trash laying around.
The Cafe and the village is not exactly the nicest sight
around either.
It seems the storm a few weeks back has hit this area quite bad too.
The mangroves are high up in the water, one only can see a few roots
at the beach.
I don’t know what the gate and the fenced in area is for.
Maybe I’ll find out when the flooding is gone.
This time I only went up to the Bedouin village by taxi.
Another day I’ll try something different.
I saw: Kentish Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Greenshank, Cormorant, Little Egret, dark Western Reef Heron, Caspian Tern, Sooty Gull, a few unIDed ones and a Common Kingfisher which posed nicely for me instead of taking flight as they usual do with me ![]()
Some Info about the park at BirdLife
Forgot to add this Photo yesterday to give you a bit more
of a Showcase that there are more plastic bags on the beach than birds:
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Sei lieb gegrüßt
Kvelli
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Aber jau, die Voegel waren klasse

@Doug - haven't looked at it from that angle

@Phil - Hurghada is a bit different than Sinai, but if you need any ideas, let me know

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@Ingrid - Nein, offenichtlich wissen sie das nicht.
Ich habe eben versucht an das Ministerium fuer Umweltblabla eine email zu schicken und die kam zurueck, Adresse nicht 'belieferbar'....
Ich haett's mir ja denken koennen....
Where are all the people?
Or is that quiet out there?
Nice weather today!
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Most go much further into the park.
This was still at 'the entrance'
@Katinka - Danke. Ja, der Muell ist leider uebrall

@Fishing Guy - Thanks.
Egypt is pretty unbelievable in general

Thanks, Scriber & Carver
@Janice - Thanks, will try to send him your way

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