Viv Wilson was birding in the Tabuk area on 25 March 2016 and saw quite
a few Harriers. The best one was a male Hen Harrier that is possibly the same
bird as he saw on 20 November 2015. The Hen Harrier is a scarce passage migrant
and winter visitor to Saudi Arabia with more birds seen in the northwest than
anywhere else in the Kingdom. In the Riyadh & Central Arabia as well as the
Eastern Province it is a vagrant. Other harriers he saw included Pallid Harrier
that could be a late wintering bird or a passage migrant at this time of year
and a Western Marsh Harrier a common winter visitor to wetland areas throughout
the Kingdom. I thank Viv for sending me details and for allowing me to use his
photos on my website some of which are reproduced below.
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| Pallid Harrier |
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| Hen Harrier |
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| Hen Harrier |
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| Tabuk Wetland |