Whilst in the Jubail area recently we saw
plenty of species of waders and many kinds of herons. There were hundreds of
Grey Herons present as well as the largest number of Little Egrets I have seen
at the site, well over 200 birds. A few Little Bitterns and Squacco Herons were
also present along with Indian Reef Herons and a single Western Great Egret.
Waders were also seen in reasonable numbers with Dunlins, Common Redshanks,
Little Stints, Common Sandpipers and Marsh Sandpiper present. Most were on the
large flooded sabkha areas but some were on wet puddles or ditches.
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| Grey Heron |
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| Common Redshank |
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| Common Redshank |
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| Little Stint |
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| Marsh Sandpiper |