Khalifah Al Dhaheri sent me details
of his trip last weekend to the Abha area. He managed to see most of the
species he was keen to locate and took some great photographs of many of the
birds seen. He has very kindly allowed me to use some of his photos from his
flickr account which is here and has many more excellent photos on. The
Raydah Escarpment is the premier birding site near Abha and is a Saudi Wildlife
Authority protected reserve with a very steep road going from the guards point
at the top to a village at the bottom. It is one of the best places in the
Kingdom for see Arabian Partridge and Khalifa saw the following species there:
Two Philby's Partridges a species not seen in the location for a few years,
three Arabian Partridges, two African Gray Hornbills, Brown-necked Raven, five Fan-tailed
Ravens, Crested Lark, African Stonechat, two Blackstarts, three Arabian
Wheatears and five Red-breasted Wheatears.
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| Philby's Partridge |
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| Philby's Partridge |
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| African Stonechat |