Arnold Uy is a bird
photographer and he went to Sabkhat Al Fasl last weekend in the hope of
photographing Pied Kingfisher. As luck would have it I met him there and he
said he has seen and photographed a Pied Kingfisher but at some distance. I had
just had a very nice male sitting very close and had left the bird on its perch
only a few minutes before so informed Arnold. He went back and the bird was
still present allowing him to take a few very nice photos of which two are
below. Arnold mentioned he had seen a few birds of prey including good numbers
of Greater Spotted Eagles, Western Osprey and Black Kite. As mentioned in a
previous post it has been a very good winter for Greater Spotted Eagles at the
location with approximately twenty birds present the last two weekends. Arnold
was very impressed with Sabkhat Al Fasl and said it was the best site he had
birdwatched whilst being in the Kingdom. It is now officially a nature reserve
and is a great success for the Royal Commission and Saudi Wildlife Authority
protecting such an important area of habitat.
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| Squacco Heron |
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| Pied Kingfisher |
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| Pied Kingfisher |
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| Western Osprey |
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| Western Osprey |
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| Western Osprey |
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| Western Osprey |