Whilst birding at the end of September I found
a confiding Pied Wheatear Oenanthe
pleschanka. The species is a common spring migrant through Saudi Arabia that
is less common in autumn. They are mainly recorded in spring between early
February and mid-May, peaking in March. Autumn records spanned from early
September to mid-December. They appear more common in the east of the Kingdom
than elsewhere. During peak times large falls of birds can be seen but the bird
I saw and photographed was the only one I saw during the day.
