A trip to Jubail in early September was very good for waders. The numbers on the flooded Sabkha were high but surprisingly there were plenty of waders of various species over the remainder of the location, which is not so usual. The first surprise was three Collared Pratincole on the flooded sabkha, a species I have not seen at this location for more than a year. Other waders seen in larger than normal numbers were Common Ringed Plover, Dunlin and hundreds of Little Stints and Kentish Plovers. Smaller numbers of Eurasian Curlew, Greater Sand Plover and Ruddy Turnstone were also seen. Other waders seen but not photographed were Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper and Lesser Sand Plover.
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| Kentish Plover |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Little Stint |
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| Kentish Plover |
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| Kentish Plover |
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| Collared Pratincole |
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| Greater Sand Plover |
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| Greater Sand Plover |
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| Greater Sand Plover |
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| Greater Sand Plover |
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| Common Ringed Plover |
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| Common Ringed Plover |
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| Common Ringed Plover |