A trip to the Dhahran Hills Lake in early November produced many of the normal herons, egrets and cormorants but three fly over Eurasian Sparrowhawk were good and a continuation of a small movement of these birds over the last week. The slightly different birds than normal seen included a Common Kingfisher, two Pied Wheatear, a Daurian Shrike, several Graceful Prinia and three Whiskered Terns. The normal Gull-billed Terns were still present but they had been joined by the smaller and more agile Whiskered Terns. This is a species which is occasionally seen in the camp but is far from common. The Indian Roller was seen again but again it only came in at the end of the day and perched on its favourite yellow danger signs. I managed to get a little closer this time but the photos I took are still far from the best as the light is poor at this time of day.
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| Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
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| Great Cormorant |
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| Grey Heron |
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| Gull-billed Tern |
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| Indian Roller |
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| Indian Roller |
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| Indian Roller |
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| Whiskered Tern |
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| Whiskered Tern |
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| Whiskered Tern |