Whilst birding Sunbah Farms just north of Jizan we can across a few African Palm Swift over the pivot fields. This species is an uncommon breeding resident in Saudi Arabia only found in the Tihamah and in wadis in the lower foothillsof the southwest, south from al-Wasqah. The favour Doum Palm which has closely packed drooping fronds, which provide ideal nesting and roosting sites. They can often be found over pivot irrigation fields catching a variety of flying insects, including flies, termites, ants, beetles and bugs where they are regularly seen in small groups of less than ten birds. They are fast flying and difficult to photograph, with the below my best efforts.
