Birds of Saudi Arabia: Some common birds of Al Hassa

The below photographs have all be taken in the Al Hassa area and show a selection of the commoner birds seen in the area. All photographs have been taken by Shaheen mainly around the Lake Al Asfar area of Al Hassa. I have been given permission to use the photographs on my website and as they are good quality and interesting I have reproduced them here. In a couple of later posts I will show some scarce and rare birds of this area that Shaheen also photographed, one a potential new species for the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia if it can be verified as having been taken at Al Hassa or nearby.