When travelling to a birding site in the
very early morning, when it was still completely dark I found an Egyptian
Nightjar sitting under a line of trees. The bird flew a short distance and
landed where I took a couple of photos of the bird using a flashgun before it
flew again a short distance and I left it in peace. Egyptian Nightjar is an
uncommon visitor to Saudi Arabia with most birds seen in the months of August
and September where they are often seen during the day. Winter birds are also
occasionally seen mostly in the Eastern Province but they are generally seen as
single birds like the one I saw rather than in small groups as occur in the
summer months.
