Yesterday I found a female Blue Rock
Thrush in Dhahran near my office. It was very confiding and allowed close and
prolonged views but unfortunately I did not have my camera. It is unusual to
see Blue Rock Thrush in December, as they are normally passage migrant birds. This
bird only stayed for a day so may have been a late migrant. Blue Rock Thrush is
an uncommon passage migrant to the Eastern Province and is not often seen on
the coast with most birds moving well inland before settling. I have added a
photo of a bird I took in Dhahran a few years ago, as I did not photograph this
bird.
