Viv was out in last weekend in the Tabuk area and
managed to see and photograph a number of migrants that have just started
passing. Viv mentioned he went birding for a while one morning before it got
too hot as he has no a/c in his car. This summer has been very hot in Saudi
Arabia with temperatures in excess of 50 degrees Celsius on occasions. During
Viv’s trip he saw three different European Rollers at the wetlands and one up
at the farm area. The morning was overcast so the light was not all that good
but Viv took a few decent photos of a few good migrant birds including Montagu’s
Harrier, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater and Red-backed Shrike. Plenty of residents were
also on view including Namaqua Dove, Graceful Prinia and Black-Bush Robin. He
has kindly allowed me to use them on my website and some are reproduced below.
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| Montagu's Harrier |
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| Montagu's Harrier |
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| Red-backed Shrike |
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| European Roller |
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| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
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| Black Bush Robin |
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| Graceful Prinia |
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| Namaqua Dove |
