Whilst
looking for Large White-headed Gulls on Abqaiq Landfill we found quite a good
number of Rock Doves. Many of the birds appeared to be true Rock Doves although
a number of less pure bred birds were about as well. Due to the less than pure
individuals it is difficult to tell whether any birds are pure Rock Doves but
plumage wise at least some do appear to be. Close views could be obtained of
the birds feeding on the ground, but as we were concentrating on the gulls I did
not manage to get any really good photographs. Also whilst driving around the
site to try to get the best position for looking at and photographing the gulls
we came across a good number of Wheatears including at minimum of ten Desert
Wheatears and two Isabelline Wheatears.
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| Rock Dove |
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| Rock Dove |
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| Desert Wheatear - male |