Whilst birding the Jubail area recently I
came across a single Steppe Buzzard Buteo Buteo vulpinus. This is
the first time I have seen the species in the area so was very pleased with the
sighting. Steppe Buzzard is an uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor that
pass in March and April and again in September and October, merging with the
occasional and sparse winter visitors which may appear in any or all months
between the autumn and spring movements.
