The third species Mansur Al Fahad
photographed and sent to me was Nubian Nightjar that he saw near Jizan in early
August 2015. This species is seen quite regularly in this area but trying to
get photographs of the birds is extremely difficult and Mansur has done very
well to get such good photos. I would like to thank Mansur for very kindly
allowing me to use his photos on my website the copyright of which remains with
Mansur. This species is resident and breeds in the lowlands from the Yemen
boarder to the Hijaz in Sadui Arabia where it has been seen northwards to KAUST
north of Jeddah. Where it is found it is locally common with more that ten
birds seen in very small areas after dark and favours rocky or stony areas with
some vegetation although they have also been seen in sandy areas with
vegetation. This is probably the easiest of the three Nightjars photographed by
Mansur to see but knowing the right areas and time and effort are still
required.
