Recently I was in Bani Saad and
stopped along the roadside at a nice looking area of market garden fields with
crops. This area had once held Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak where birds were
seen sitting on a roof in Bani Saad but unfortunately I have never seen them in
the built up areas. I did see a few good birds including a couple of
Long-billed Pipits on one roadside bluff and nearby a few Cinnamon-breasted
Buntings. The best bird seen, however, was a dark phase Long-legged Buzzard
seen flying over. This phase is much commoner in the west of the Kingdom than
in the east and are always good to see. Other species seen included Eurasian
Hoopoe, Palestine Sunbird and Tristram’s Starlings.
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| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting |
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| Long-billed Pipit |
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| Long-billed Pipit |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - dark phase |
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| Long-legged Buzzard - dark phase |