Whilst birding a valley on the outskirts of Tanoumah near the village of Quraish I came across a few good birds. There were plenty of common species such as Laughing Dove and White Spectacled Bulbul, some summer visitors such as Violet-backed Starlings and a few good south-west highland resident species such as Shikra and Palestinian Sunbird. Shikra is a scarce breeding resident of the southwest of Saudi Arabia with a few scattered records of migrants elsewhere. Nets were set at one point and Yemen Thrush and Little Rock Thrush trapped.
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| Laughing Dove |
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| Little Rock Thrush |
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| Palestine Sunbird |
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| Shikra |
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| Violet-backed Starling |
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| White-spectacled Bulbul |
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| Yemen Thrush |