Whilst birding Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm,
near Jubail on 11 September 2015 Phil and I saw a few good birds even though
the numbers were considerably reduced from the previous weekend. Probably the
best bird excluding the Short-toed Eagle and Juvenile Montagu’s Harrier was a
Wryneck seen on the edge of a pivot irrigation field. Plenty of birds like the
edges of the fields with Yellow Wagtails and Wheatears common. There were three
species of Wheatear including Isabelline, Northern and Pied from commonest to
least common. Up to 15 Greater Hoopoe Larks were still present but the number
of Greater Short-toed Larks had dropped considerably with only one seen. We saw
two Eurasian Turtle Doves a species we had not seen the previous week as well
as five species of shrike Woodchat Shrike, Daurian Shrike, Turkestan Shrike,
Mauryan Grey Shrike and Lesser Grey Shrike. The commonest birds were Eurasian
Bee-eater and Eurasian Hoopoe. A single Spotted Flycatcher and Lesser
Whitethroat were seen in the trees by the side of the road.
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| European Bee-eater |
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| Eurasian Hoopoe |
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| Greater Hoopoe Lark |
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| Greater Hoopoe Lark |
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| Yellow Wagtail |
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| Yellow Wagtail |
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| Yellow Wagtail |
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Lesser Grey Shrike |
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| Mauryan Grey Shrike |
