A return to the Al-Khobar Corniche after a few weeks was met
by the fact that the area used by the roosting gulls had been made into a
building site. Luckily the birds had only moved a short distance to an area of
scrubby desert and some were using the new street lighting to rest on. Most
bids seen here were Heuglin’s Gulls with a few Caspian and Steppe Gulls
intermixed. 50+ Common Black-headed Gulls were also with the LWG flock and a
single House Crow was also seen. This site affords the best viewing of the LWG
I have found so far, and although the numbers are significantly lower than
those seen on Abqaiq Landfill, the views and photographic opportunities are
much better at the Corniche.
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| Heuglin's Gull |
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| Heuglin's Gull |
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| Steppe Gull |
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| Caspian Gull |
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| Caspian Gull |
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| Caspian Gull |
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| Caspian Gull |
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| Caspian Gull (left) Steppe Gull (right) |
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| Mixed Gull Flock, Heuglin's, Steppe & Caspian Gull |