Mats Ris sent me a couple of photos of a male
Semi-collared Flycatcher taken near his house on the edge of Dhahran Golf
course. He had seen my post on one on the golf course the week before and
wondered if it was the same bird. Mats bird was different to mine and Phil
Roberts also saw another in a different area of Dhahran around the same time.
This shows there has been a good passage this year so far as they are scarce in
the region. Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata is a scarce
passage migrant to all areas of Saudi Arabia with birds passing through from
March to early May and again in September to early October. Mats also saw one
last year near to his house so it looks like the golf course area is the best
area in Dhahran for seeing the species.
