25 October 2024

Dammam Port seafront area

One evening looking at Dammam Port waterfront area produced a few birds. House Crows were common with fifty plus seen standing on the water edge and nearby areas. They are common near many ports as they probably came to the Kingdom by boar originally. A single White-winged Tern was feeding in the fading light and two Black-necked Grebes were far offshore in front of several thousand Slender-billed Gulls. A good variety of waders were seen including Ruff, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Grey Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Spotted Redshank, Common Redshank, Kentish Plover, Common Ringed Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Eurasian Curlew and Dunlin. A few Greater Flamingo were offshore with several flying around and landing after a while.

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern


White-winged Tern

House Crow

Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo