Whilst in the Jubail area recently Vinu saw over 1000
Common Starlings Sturnus vulgaris at
local camel pens. These camel pens hold good numbers of livestock and attract
large numbers of House Sparrows but also a few Common Starlings in the winter.
This winter there appear to be more birds than normal but 1000 birds is easily
the highest number I have heard of in a single flock in Saudi Arabia. Common
Starlings are a winter visitor that is common in the Eastern Province but
rather uncommon and erratic in Tabuk, Riyadh and Jeddah. I would like to thank Vinu
for letting me use his photograph on my website which is shown below.
