Whilst birding the Jubail area in mid-June I noticed a large build-up of both Little Egrets and Squacco Herons compared to the previous month. The large number of birds seen on the winter started to disappear in early May, presumably to start breeding. Both these species were only found breeding for the first time in the Eastern Province two years ago and last year we found a large breeding site nearby with several hundred birds breeding. This year this old breeding site is not being used and I am wondering of the birds I have started to see and non-breeding birds from this old location.
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