Phil went to Taif, in the western mountains, for a few days birding in early May and saw a lot of
good birds. He was trying to see Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak again but
failed in his attempts this time. Phil spent most of his time in Wadi Thee
Gazal. Phil mentioned how good this site was, and the last time we were both
there together earlier in the year we spend a good many hours birding the site
and saw a few really good birds. Phil did likewise this time and added a few
new species compared to our last trip including Shikra and Long-legged Buzzard.
He also saw and photographed Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Green Bee-eater,
Eurasian Bee-eater, Eurasian Blackcap, Ruppell’s Weaver, Violet-backed Starling
and Long-billed Pipit. Phil very kindly sent me a number of his photos that he
has allowed me to use on my website and that are shown below.
.jpg "Shikra") |
| Shikra |
.jpg "Long-legged Buzzard") |
| Long-legged Buzzard |
.jpg "Long-billed Pipit") |
| Long-billed Pipit |
.jpg "European Bee-eater") |
| European Bee-eater |
.jpg "Green Bee-eater") |
| Green Bee-eater |
.jpg "Cinnamon-breasted bunting") |
| Cinnamon-breasted bunting |
.jpg "Eurasian Blackcap") |
| Eurasian Blackcap |
.jpg "Violet-backed Starling") |
| Violet-backed Starling |
.jpg "Ruppell's Weaver") |
| Ruppell's Weaver |
