Arnold Uy sent me some details and photos of a
number of birds he saw at Dhahran Expro Wader Roost. This area is currently
being redeveloped for housing so is slowly loosing its appeal for birds but
Arnold said he saw a good number of migrant waders there at the end of October
including Oystercathcer, Euraisan Curlew, Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwits and some
Greater Famingos. He also saw three Crab Plovers a species that is much less
common in the area but passes in small numbers from late August until early
November. Let’s hope the area retains its attraction for birds for some time
yet as this was the premier wader site in the area and held thousands of birds
at times.
