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Whilst birding in the Jubail area recently it is clear the number of Western Marsh Harriers are increasing. Almost all the Western Marsh Har…
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Whilst birding Uqair in December we saw a few Steppe Gulls on the beach. Although this species is common it is not so often close views are …
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Whilst birding Al Asfar Lake near Al Hassa on 10 December we came across a second year Bonelli’s Eagle sitting on a power pylon. It was earl…
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Whilst looking for Fat Sand Rats in Khursaniyah recently we got excellent views of a couple of Schmidt’s Fringed-toed Lizard Acanthoda…
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The wreckage of a restored Consolidated PBY-5A Catolina United States Navy seaplane, built in San Diego, California in the 1930’s can be fou…
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Abu Ali Island is situated close to Jubail Industrial City 125 kilometres north of the Dammam/Al Khobar/Dhahran area. This site is in the Ar…
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Large numbers of Great Cormorant can now be seen in the Jubail area where thousands of birds occur in the winter months. Birds now stay thro…
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After ringing on Al Jarrim (middle) we went by Ali’s boat to Al Jarrim (south) to try to ring Lesser Crested Tern chicks. As we were setting…
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Whilst in Tabuk recently we saw a Steppe Eagle perched on an earth bank the side of the road. The bird allowed very close approach before i…
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Eilat International
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I spent a couple of nights in Eilat, taking part in an international course
organised by Noam Weiss, director of our Eilat Birding Center. The course,
fu…
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تخيل …
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أن تفتح النافذة قبيل الاشراق فتلمح دخلة على الغصن البعيد فتحدثك نفسك هل
اسرع وابدل العدسة بأخرى أطولـ وقبل ان تتخذ القرار تأتي الدخلة وتقف أقرب ما
يمكن …
2 months ago
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09 December 2020 – Kyalami Estate, Midrand
I am now back home in South Africa and re-united with my family after
almost a year due to the Covid restricti…
1 year ago
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GAVIOTA ENANA, TAMBIEN EN COSTA BALLENA
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Estos últimos inviernos se está haciendo habitual la presencia en ocasiones
de alguna Gaviota Enana ” Hydrocoloeus minutus” en las lagunas de
Cost…
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17th December
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A little milder today with a freshening southwesterly seemingly ushering in
the beginnings of a complete change from the Arctic influence of the last
wee…
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Feeding Frenzy
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I enjoyed watching a feeding frenzy of *Redwing* and *Common Blackbird*
near my house in Topsham this morning .
20 hours ago
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Pareja de cernícalos
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Falco tinnunculus ♂♀ Vulgar. Xoriguer comú. Eurasian Kestrel
Vídeo de 54 seg.
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Posados en el tejado de la Fàbrica de Cartró
Vídeo 26″
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Albufera de Anna – Charcos de Quesa
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Hola a tod@sEl 10 de diciembre Irene Amorós y yo estuvimos viendo fauna en estos dos
lugares del sur de la provincia de Valencia:*Albufera de Anna*
Al…
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Leucistic Baya Weaver
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The Baya Weaver *(Ploceus philippinus infortunatus)*
Hello!, I am England football supporter 😉Leucistic Baya Weaver *(Ploceus philippinus infortunatus) …
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21st – 26th November
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Highlights between the 21st to 26th of November included 22 Whooper Swan,
10 Russian White-fronted Goose, 5 Common Scoter, 2 Iceland Gull, a Glaucous
Gul…
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Whilst birding the Uqair area recently we went to a new area where some public beaches have been constructed. There were very few people pre…
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The last couple of visits to Jubail have produced a number of wintering Daurian Shrikes. This is a good area to find this species in winter,…
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Whilst looking for Fat Sand Rats in Khursaniyah recently we got excellent views of a couple of Schmidt’s Fringed-toed Lizard Acanthoda…
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Whilst birding the Uqair area on the edge of the Arabian Gulf with Phil Roberts we came across a few large groups of Black-necked Grebes. Th…
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Whilst birdwatching a small farm near Uqair, Phil Roberts found a female Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demoleus, the first time I had seen …
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Large numbers of Great Cormorant can now be seen in the Jubail area where thousands of birds occur in the winter months. Birds now stay thro…
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Whilst birding Deffi Park in Jubail on 26 November, we located a single small bunting sitting in a tree some way from the ground. This was v…
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Abu Ali Island is situated close to Jubail Industrial City 125 kilometres north of the Dammam/Al Khobar/Dhahran area. This site is in the Ar…
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On 23 November I saw five Common Pochard Aythya ferina on the Wastewater Pond in Dhahran. This is one of the more unusual species of duc…
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Phil Roberts and I went to Uqair in the hope of finding some Hypocolius as they here had been a large flock of 150 birds in winter 2020. The…
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Most Recent New ‘Patch’ Species
Ruppell’s Weaver (Places galbula), Dhahran Hills, Dhahran, 12 March 2021
Most Recent New Eastern Province Species
Eurasian Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), Jubail, 16 September 2022
Most Recent New Saudi Arabia Species
Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata), Tanoumah, 8 July 2022
Most Recent New Ringing Species
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus, Sabkhat Al Fasl, Jubail, 23 September 2020
Trektellen – ‘NocMig’
Satellite Tracked Steppe Eagles
British Trust for Ornithology
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First for Arabia
Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Tanoumah, Asir Province 12 October 2018
First for Saudi Arabia
Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach), Dhahran, 14 February 2016
First for Bahrain
Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit (A. r. japonicas), Alba Marsh, 20th January 2012
Second for Bahrain
Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola), Alba Marsh, 28 November 2014
First for Sabkhat Al Fasl
Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis), Sabkhat Al Fasl, 25 April 2014 – Photo by Phil Roberts
First for Sabkhat Al Fasl
Common Blackbird (Turdus merula), Sabkhat Al Fasl, 23 January 2015
Critically Endangered
Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius), Haradh, Eastern Province, 16 October 2020
Critically Endangered
Rüppell’s Vulture (Gyps rueppelli), Tanoumah, Asir Province 12 October 2018
Endangered
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Farasan Islands, Jizan Province, 5 August 2020
Endangered
Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos), Mahazat Al Sayd, 18 July 2020
Endangered
Arabian Magpie (Pica asirensis), Bilasmer, Asir Province, 18 May 2019
Endangered
Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Ushaiqer, Riyadh Province, 19 December 2020
Endangered
Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis), Sabkhat Al Fasl, Eastern Province, 25 April 2014
Vulnerable
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina), Dhahran Hills Percolation Pond, Dhahran, Eastern Province, 16 November 2014
Vulnerable
European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur), Sabkhat Al Fasl, Eastern Province, 11 April 2013
Vulnerable
Socotra Cormorant (Phalocrocorax nigrogularis), Al Uqayr, Eastern Province, 31 December 2021
Vulnerable
Greater Spotted Eagle (Clanga clanga), Sabkhat Al Fasl, Eastern Province, 12 November 2021
Vulnerable
Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliacal), Ushaiqer, Riyadh Province, 19 December 2020
Vulnerable
Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes Dorae), An Namas, Asir Province, 26 May 2018
Vulnerable
Yemen Warbler (Curruca buryi), An Namas, Asir Province, 12 July 2022
Vulnerable
Yemen Thrush (Turdus menachensis), Wadi Thee Gazelle, Taif, Mecca Province, 30 July 2018
Vulnerable
Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus), Jebal Lawz, Tabuk, Tabuk Province, 03 January 2021
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Steppe Eagles, Ushaiqer 2019 – Jem Babbington
Philby’s Partridge (Alectoris philbyi)
Philby’s Partridge (Alectoris philbyi), Abha, Asir Province, May 2018
Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala)
Arabian Partridge (Alectoris melanocephala), Raydah Escarpment, 30 July 2019
Arabian Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo milesi)
Arabian Spotted Eagle Owl (Bubo milesi), Raydah Escarpment, Abha, 29 October 2019
Arabian Scops Owl (Otus pamelae)
Arabian Scops Owl (Otus pamelae), Al Mehfar Park, Tanoumah, 29 October 2019
Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)
Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae), Al Mehfar Park, Tanoumah, 18 June 2018
Arabian Magpie (Pica asirensis)
Arabian Magpie (Pica asirensis), Billasimer, 18 May 2019
Yemen Thrush (Turdus menachensis)
Yemen Thrush (Turdus menachensis), Raydah Escarpment, July 2013
Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) – male
Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides), Raydah Escarpment, July 2013
Arabian Sunbird (Cinnyris (habessinicus) hellmayri)
Arabian Sunbird (Cinnyris (habessinicus) hellmayri), Raydah Escarpment, 16 June 2018
Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rubibarba)
Arabian Waxbill (Estrilda rubibarba), Wadi Thee Gazelle, Taif, June 2016
Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus percivali)
Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus percivali), Wadi Grosbeak, Bani Saad, June 2016
Yemen Warbler (Sylvia buryi)
Yemen Warbler (Sylvia buryi), Al Mehfar Park, Tanumah Park, 18 June 2018
Arabian Serin (Serinus rothschildi)
Arabian Serin (Serinus rothschildi), Taif National Park, Taif, July 2015
Yemen Serin (Serinus menachensis)
Yemen Serin (Serinus menachensis), Al Mehfar Park, Tanoumah, June 2015
Yemen Linnet (Carduelis yemenensis)
Yemen Linnet (Carduelis yemenensis), Raydah Escarpment, Abha, May 2016
Red-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae)
Red-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae) Talea Valley, Abha, 29 June 2019
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