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23 September 2024

Yellow Wagtails and more – Dhahran Cricket Field

I have been visiting the cricket field each morning before work and seeing a few interesting birds. The two Whimbrel have been joined by a third bird and two Ruff were also around for a day. Fifty Kentish Plover early one morning was ahigh count for the site. Yellow Wagtail numbers have been high with 75-100 birds present but they are normally only present first thing in the morning and again in the evening when the temperatures are cooler. Resident Common Myna are around in very large numbers as are Eurasian Hoopoe that will include migrants with the resident birds at this time of year. A couple of Grey Heron flew over one day and Gull-billed Terns have been seen flying around on a few occasions.

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Eurasian Hoopoe

Eurasian Hoopoe

Common Myna