My last visit to Jubail turned up a few waders, but nothing unusual was in amongst them. It is a great location for getting close to the birds, but the harsh sunlight makes getting good photos a challenge, as I normally go to this location after having spent the best early morning hours looking for migrants. The number of waders feeding along the edge of the sabkha was not too high compared to the numbers in August but there were plenty of Black-winged Stilt, Kentish Plover & Little Stint, with a couple of Dunlin and a single Ruddy Turnstone. On the way to the location, I saw a photographed a single Eurasian Curlew, but the light was not good, although the bird was close.
Black-winged Stilt |
Eurasian Curlew |
Eurasian Curlew |
Kentish Plover |
Kentish Plover |
Little Stint |
Little Stint |
Little Stint |
Ruddy Turnstone |
Dunlin |
Dunlin |
Dunlin |