Dan Sonnenberg is working at Ad Duwaihy east of Taif
and has sent an update of the birds he has been seeing including an Ortolan
Bunting today, and unknown nightjar flying over camp at dusk. A Single White
Stork 29 October, a good bird for the region of Saudi Arabia. He also saw a couple
of Spotted Flycatchers in camp with a lot of White Wagtails around, showing
they are returning for the winter n earnest now. Dan also saw quite a few Great
Reed Warblers 27 October matching nicely the numbers seen in Dhahran and caught
at Sabkhat Al Fasl showing they are passing on a broad front at the moment. A
number of Siberian Stonechats, one male adult and several
females/juveniles and a Willow Warbler 30 October. Dan also located a beautiful
Greater Hoopoe Lark and a flock of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters flying south. I
thank Dan for sending me the data from this under recorded part of Saudi
Arabia.
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| Western White Stork |
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| Greater Hoopoe Lark |
