Whilst
birdwatching in the Jubail area I saw a few good birds but very few migrants.
The Egyptian Nightjars that I saw a few weeks ago are still present with at
least three birds seen. This site, like the one in Al Hassa, seems to hold
Egyptian Nightjars throughout the summer now indicating birds may be breeding
somewhere nearby. The only migrants seen were waders and hirundines including
Barn Swallows and Sand Martins. Wader numbers were low with the best ones seen
being a few Ruddy Turnstones. Tern numbers were very high in early August with
thousands of White Cheeked Terns included plenty of juveniles indicating a good
breeding season which is encouraging as there were not many when we went tern
ringing in Bahrain a few weeks ago. Other terns in good numbers included White
Winged Tern, Caspian Terns, Gull-billed Terns and Little Terns.
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| Egyptian Nightjar |
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| Egyptian Nightjar |
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| Ruddy Turnstone |
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| White-cheeked Tern - juvenile |
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| White-winged Tern |