Viv Wilson
went out birding around the Tabuk area last weekend and saw a number of good
birds including a couple of surprises. He found a Pharaoh Eagle Owl in a tree
near his favourite wetland, which was a few kilometres away from where he had
seen one a few weeks previously, so could well have been a different bird.
Another surprise for Viv was the return of the White-tailed Lapwing flock that
spends some winters in the area, with at least eight birds seen together. In
the desert Viv found a male Desert Wheatear as well as a few Common Kestrels
and also three Griffon Vultures a species not seen so frequently in the
Kingdom.
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| Pharaoh Eagle Owl |
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| Pharaoh Eagle Owl |
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| Pharaoh Eagle Owl |
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| White-tailed Lapwing |
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| White-tailed Lapwing |
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| White-tailed Lapwing |
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| Common Kestrel |
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| Common Kestrel |
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| Desert Wheatear |