Booted Eagle is a scarce passage migrant to all areas of Saudi Arabia so
the fact Viv photographed one near Tabuk is a good record. This is a species I
am still yet to see in Saudi Arabia, but hopefully one day I will bump into
one. Viv also had a number of other interesting birds of prey including Eastern
Imperial Eagle, Steppe Eagles, Common Kestrel and Black Kites. The flock of
Sociable Lapwings was also still present in the same are where Viv saw them the
week before, which is very good news and shows the birds may be going to winter
in the area. A number of distinct wintering areas have recently been found in
the kingdom making it a very important region for this critically endangered species.
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| Booted Eagle |
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| Eastern Imperial Eagle |
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| Common Kestrel |
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| Common Kestrel |
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| Black Kite |
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| Black Kite |
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| Sociable Lapwings |
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| Sociable Lapwings |
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| Sociable Lapwings |