Whilst birding the Judah area (two hours
drive towards Riyadh from Dhahran) known as Jebal Hamrah recently Phil Roberts and I found a few Pale
Crag Martins and managed to locate a small cliff where three birds were
continually flying around and landing. A fter some time we managed to get in a
position to take a few photographs of them, easily the best ones I have manged
to take at rest in the Kingdom. Pale Crag Martin is a common breeding resident
in all areas wherever there are rock outcrops or cliffs, and have in the past formed
flocks in winter of over 300 but there have been no records like this that I am
aware of for many years.
