As mentioned in a previous post there have been three
White-throated Kingfishers at Sabkhat Al Fasl this winter with the first birds
seen in early January 2015. On 31 January whilst driving back through the site
after ringing, at about midday, I found an adult White-throated Kingfisher
sitting on a dead tree near to the main scrape. I was quite close to the bird
by the time I had stopped and managed to get the best views and photographs I
have managed so far of the bird. I keep forgetting how large these kingfishers
are, but although they are large they don’t normally allow very close approach
at this location, although there are many good photographs of White-throated
Kingfisher at the closest breeding locations near Riyadh in central Saudi
Arabia. In my view all Kingfishers are beautiful birds with White-throated Kingfisher
up there with the best of them. Hopefully these birds will stay about for the
rst of the winter at least as it is always enjoyable to see them.
