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Jem's Birding & Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and elsewhere in Saudi Arabia
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01 August 2012
Crab Plovers - Dammam Port Mangroves
I went to Dammam Port Mangroves an hour before high tide but
the tide was still too low and no birds had been pushed up to the viewing area.
As a result I went back down the causeway to look for any birds there. Here the
tide was already well in and very few birds were present except for a group of
25 Greater Flamingos that were finding it difficult to walk on the bottom even
with their long legs. The only other birds of note were six Indian Reef Herons.
When the tide was full in I went back to the Port Mangroves and although there
were few waders there were two adult Crab Plovers present along with a few
Little Stint, six Common Redshank and 35 Bar-tailed Godwits. This is the first
time I have seen Crab Plover at this site which was a nice surprise. I was
hoping for Eurasian Spoonbill as this is the best site for them and I saw five
at Sabkhat earlier in the week, but I did not find any there.