Whilst birdwatching at the Dhahran Waste Water Lake over the last couple of weeks there has been varying numbers of Northern Shoveler ranging from a single bird to over fifty. Northern Shoveler is one of the commonest ducks in Saudi Arabia and is regularly seen at this location. In Saudi Arabia it has bred rarely but is mainly a common passage migrant and common winter visitor from October to March, where it occurs widely across the Kingdom.
