A trip to the Dhahran Expro Wader Roost produced
plenty of waders of a good variety of species. The tide was not ideal but
plenty of birds were along the edges including both Lesser and Greater Sand
Plovers in small numbers. Curlew Sandpipers, Eurasian Curlew, Whimbrel,
Bar-tailed Godwits and Dunlins had the largest number of birds with lesser
numbers of Ruddy Turnstones, Common Redshanks and Common Greenshanks. There
were much smaller numbers of Green Sandpipers, Terek Sandpipers and Grey
Plovers. Other birds seen included very large numbers of Slender-billed Gulls
with many first calendar year birds along with adults indicating a good breeding
season. Several Indian Reef Herons of both black and white morphs were present
as well as lots of Gull-billed Terns and two Caspian Terns. The only passerines
of note seen were several Isabelline Wheatears hiding from the sun under the
small bushes long the edge of the wet areas.
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| Whimbrel |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit |
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| Common Greenshank |
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| Common Redshank |
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| Curlew Sandpiper |
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| Eurasian Curlew |
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| Lesser Sand Plover |
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| Green Sandpiper |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| Terek Sandpiper |
