There has been hundreds of
European Bee-eaters passing over Dhahran the last few days with many of them
trying to find places to roost in the trees in the early evening. They have
been widespread in the area from KFUPM campus all through Dhahran camp. Mats Ris
has noticed them too with his first on Wednesday 25 March. Mats also mentioned
he had seen a Common Kestrel a species he does not see too often as well as
three Barn Swallow, five, Pallid Swift and a few herons on the golf course pond
including the long staying Western Great Egret, a Squacco Heron for its third
weekend, two Indian Reef Heron, Grey Heron,
Common Kingfisher and a juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron. Mats also mentioned
it was his first weekend without seeing any Western Cattle Egrets which have
presumably returned bak to their breeding areas. Mats kindly sent me a few of
his photos of the birds he has been seeing which are shown below.
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| Black-crowned Night Heron - juvenile |
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| Squacco Heron |
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| Western Great Egret |