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Last weekend in Jubail, I saw a few migrants at Aqua Park. I arrived at first light and as the park was being watered spent the first hour l…
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Around a dozen humped sculptures, some of them damaged from erosion and vandalism, can be found and are chiselled on three rocky spurs. The …
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As one of my daughters wanted to see Fat Sand Rat and she was in Kingdom on summer holidays we set off at 03:00 hrs to try to see some in th…
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Whilst birding the Jubail area I saw a single small bunting fly from the sandy dirt track and land on another sandy area out of sight. I mov…
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My family and I saw a number of Arabian sand gazelle Gazella marica , in Mahazat As-Sayd Protected Area on out trip there. The Arabian sa…
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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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The evenings birding produced the same Common Redshank as seen a couple of days ago in the wet ditch. It has become a bit more tolerant of …
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The ‘patch’ is still fairly quiet and the pond still has no water. The lack of water on the pond does make the few water birds congregate i…
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Whilst birding the pivot irrigation fields near Tabuk in early October we found hundreds of Black Kites. Many birds will b…
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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 …
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October Big Day 2022
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Yesterday our team Champions of the Flyway, representing BirdLife
Israel/Society for the protection of Nature in Israel, participated in
Global Big Day,…
1 week 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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by M. McGrady, F. Al Lamki, B. Meyburg, A. Spalton
As mentioned in yesterday’s post (click here), 187 has been in southern
Russia for the last week or s…
2 years ago
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21st October
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Another day of wild weather – long spells of heavy rain driven in on a
southerly gale – didn’t look to have anything much to offer by way of
birding opport…
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MAS IMAGENES DEL PAIÑO DE WILSON
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En esta entrada algunas imagenes del Paiño de Wilson ” Oceanites oceanicus”.
Tomadas en nuestra reciente salida pelágica desde Chipiona.
Se trata d…
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17th – 20th October
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A mixed bag in terms of weather over the last few days but it the
Easterlies have been lingering on the horizon and today saw them take
effect in full f…
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Orcombe Point
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There was a fall of birds at Berry Head this morning . So I thought that I
would take a look around Orcombe Point . But the birding was really slow
and a…
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Barn Owl 2022 update
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It’s been a strange summer for lots of our regular projects, with freak
weather, bird flu and remnants of Covid still making life difficult. Some
of our …
2 days ago
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Garcillas en el mercat
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Bubulcus ibis, Garcilla Bueyera, Esplugabous, Cattle Egret
Normalmente se suelen ver un par de garcillas bueyeras, encima del Mercat
del Besòs, o sus …
3 days ago
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Popular Posts last Month
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Last weekend in Jubail, I saw a few Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters flying over calling as well as some others perched catching insects. The species…
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Around a dozen humped sculptures, some of them damaged from erosion and vandalism, can be found and are chiselled on three rocky spurs. The …
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Whilst birding the Jubail in September I saw two Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa on the edge of the flooded sabkha. These two birds al…
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During September the number of White-cheeked Terns started decreasing although good numbers still remained in Jubail. Many spend time sittin…
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Whilst birding the Jubail area 16 September I came across a single late Egyptian Nightjar. Most Egyptian Nightjars depart the Jubail area in…
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In September huge numbers of Slender-billed Gulls were seen in the Jubail area. Numbers of over 4000 birds were seen along the coast in a nu…
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Whilst birding the Jubail in late September I saw came across five Black-necked Grebes. The birds were feeding on a large area of flooded sa…
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Migration has been a little slow this autumn but a few birds are passing through. Last visit to Jubail produced good numbers of Barn Swallow…
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Whilst birding the Jubail area in late September I came across a juvenile European Roller sitting on a metal frame. The bird would occasiona…
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As September started so did an increasing number of shrikes. The first species to arrive in the autumn are Turkestan Shrike closely followed…
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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
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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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Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Jubail 2018 – Jem Babbington
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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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