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Whist birding Deffi Park in mid-February we saw the normal wintering and resident species. Common Myna is plentiful in the park but a specie…
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Whilst birding the Khafra Marsh and nearby areas of Jubail in February I saw a very nice immature Greater Spotted Eagle perched on the groun…
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Last summer I visited Tanoumah, and have just sorted out my photos from the trip. Below are a few species I managed to see and photograph in…
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The Desert Hyacinth ( Cistanche tubulosa ) is a widely distributed annual that produces a dense pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers toppe…
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A friend of mine Darrell Foreman has a Desert Hedgehog visiting his garden each night in Dhahran main camp and invited me and my family arou…
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14/06/2011 – Dhahran Hills Pitted Beetle ( Adesmia cancellata ), is a type of Darkling Beetle, was active today in good numbers. This is a …
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Very little about again today on the ‘patch’ but four different species of Dove to keep one happy. Namaqua Dove, Laughing Dove, Euro…
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07/06/2011 – Dhahran Hills A pair of Eurasian Hoopoe ( Upupa epops ), which is a resident species which also breeds in Dhahran Camp, were e…
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This week there have been more sightings of the commoner species in Dhahran Hills. House Sparrow flocks are starting to form. White-eared Bu…
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Clean-up
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I haven’t posted here for a while, so this is a good opportunity to dump
here some photos I took in recent weeks. I didn’t post for lack of birding,
just…
6 days ago
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موسم مطري مميز
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استيقظنا يوم الخميس 30 ربيع الثاني 24 نوفمبر 2022 على صباح مشرق صحو رغم
تحذيرات الأمطار وتعليق الدراسة في الجامعات والمدراس.خرجت مبكرا لجولتي
المبكرة ال…
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قائمة الرصد Birding List
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الجوف – Al-jawf 1 Pacific Golden-Plover 2 Sociable Lapwing 3 Merlin 4 Jack
Snipe 5 Oriental Honey-buzzard 6 Slender-billed Gull 7 Little Bittern 8
Black-…
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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…
2 years 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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In January 2020 we headed off to Mexico for some decent weather as the UK
was looking very grim. After an 11 hour flight we landed in Puerto
Vallarta and …
3 years ago
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07/11/2019 at Jahra Farms and Jal Al-Zor
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This morning I went to Jahra Farms, having a feeling that the
Black-throated Thrush should have arrived by now as two weeks earlier one
was found in Pivot …
3 years ago
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KAUST week ending May 30, 2019
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KAUST week ending May 30, 2019Indian Silverbill
Another very quiet week birdwise at KAUST.A pair of Indian Silverbills have been seen a number of times t…
3 years ago
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Jordan Day 4 Aqaba Bird Observatory
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5th March 2023 One of the 4 Oriental Honey Buzzard that I observed today at
the sewage ponds Just after 08.00, I was looking from the north over the
sewage…
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NOS VISITA UN MOSQUITERO DE HUME
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El pasado 4 de febrero nos acercamos a una zona forestal cercana a Puerto
Real a intentar ver y fotografiar al Mosquitero de Hume ” Phylloscopus
humei”…
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4th March
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Although depressingly grey skies and the lack of any warmth in the air
tried their damnedest to spoil proceedings there was a faintly interest
little misce…
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Agachadiza común
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*Sant Adrià de Besòs es **un lugar de invernada para estas aves,
especialmente para las que crían en Europa occidental y central, algunos
individ…
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Local Birding
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The Day started off at Bowling Green Marsh with 3 Gadwall , then a look
around the viewing platform area only got me a few Winter Wren and a small
flock…
2 days ago
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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
Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens japonicus), Al Sikak Farms, 24 December 2022
Most Recent Saudi Arabia species
Bank Myna (Acridotheres ginginianus) Old Diriyah, Riyadh Province, 10 February 2023
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, Eastern Province 14 February 2016
First for Saudi Arabia
Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens japonicas Al Sikak Farms, Eastern Province, 23 December 2022
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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Egyptian Nightjar, Sabkhat Al Fasl 2014 – Jem Babbington
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Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Jubail 2018 – Jem Babbington
Sandgrouse Cover Photo 42 (1)
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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