Whilst birdwatching the Jubail area at
the end of September I came across a small group of Sykse's Yellow Wagtail beema. The Yellow Wagtail is a common
passage migrant through the whole of Arabia with many thousands passing through
the Eastern Province alone. Birds are common in the spring migration period but
less common in autumn and nice plumaged birds like the one in the photo below
are not common during this period. As the birds are constantly on the move
looking for food they are not easy to get good photos of and as this one was
seen just after first light the light was low making fast shutter speeds
difficult to obtain. The birds were feeding with a small group of Greater
Short-toed Larks a species they favour associating with whilst on passage in
the Eastern Province.
