Jehad Alammandi a
birdwatcher from Bahrain sent me details recently of breeding Egyptian
Nightjars in Bahrain. This is the second year running the species has bred in
the country and these are the first breeding records for Arabia although they
have also been suspected of breeding in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and
Kuwait. These are also probably the first photos of a chick from Arabia also.
The photo of the egg and chick were taken in May and the chick alone in June
showing that breeding occurs from late April/early May onwards. Jehad has very
kindly allowed me to use his photographs on my website but the copyright of
them remains with Jehad.
