Whilst birding the
Jubail area recently I came across a Greater Sand Plover feeding on a small
area of sabkhat. The bird was an adult so it is difficult to know if it was a returning
bird or a bird that has remained throughout the summer. Greater Sand Plover is
a common species on passage but it is difficult to get close to them as they
are normally out on the tide line or in the flooded sabkha. I managed to get
quite close and take a few photos of the bird that are shown below. The only
other waders seen were Kentish Plovers and Black-winged Stilts in very high
numbers as well as Common Redshank.
