Jem's Birding & Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and elsewhere in Saudi Arabia
02 June 2019
Two Spur-winged Lapwing - Jubail
Whilst biding the Jubail area I saw two Spur-winged Lapwings along the
edge of a wet area. One of the birds appeared to be displaying to the other s
there is again the chance they could breed locally. The species is still scarce
in the Eastern Province although good numbers have been seen recently in the
Haradh area including possible breeding. The species was regarded as a vagrant
to the Eastern Province when I arrived eight years ago but is now a scarce
visitor that can be seen at any time of year indicating birds may now be
resident in small numbers in areas away from Haradh where it appears they are
now definitely resident. The birds were not easy to get near with the below
photo the best I could do in the poor light conditions.