The number of waders in the Jubail area is increasing with one or two quite unusual species being seen. An early Broad-billed Sandpiper was an unusual sighting by a small area of water alongside a track as was the well marked Black-winged Stilt seen previously that is still in the same area. More usual waders […]
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Three Great Black-headed Gulls – Jubail
Whilst birding the Jubail area last weekend we came across three Great Black-headed Gulls sitting on a flooded area of sabkha. One bird was an adult in full summer plumage with the other two being second calendar year birds. Jubail has turned out to be a good site to see the species in the last […]
Pollona azul (Purple gallinule) Porphyrio martinicus
Luego de mucho tiempo de desaparecida de la Reserva del Arroyo Itá, nuevamente se registro a un individuo de esta especie en el lugar durante el mes de Septiembre pasado, como es habitual el fotógrafo fue Javier quien nos tiene acostumbrado ya a esta altura a registros inusuales obtenidos allí porque vive enfrente de la […]
A winter Egyptian Nightjar – Jubail
When travelling to a birding site in the very early morning, when it was still completely dark I found an Egyptian Nightjar sitting under a line of trees. The bird flew a short distance and landed where I took a couple of photos of the bird using a flashgun before it flew again a short […]
Restless Hawk
I saw this immature red-tailed hawk last week in Central Park. It was inspecting tree holes. I think it was inspired by the spring weather to think about making a nest. It picked up sticks and carried them, put them down again. When I left the hawk it was standing with its foot on a […]
Two winter plumaged Red-necked Phalaropes – Jubail
Phil Roberts and I found two winter plumaged Red-necked Phalaropes on some flooded Sabkha in Jubail on 26 February. This is the first time I have seen the species in winter plumage in the Kingdom and appears to be the earliest ever record for the Eastern Province. These two birds were behaving in typical Phalarope […]
Calandria mora (Patagonian Mockingbird) Mimus patagonicus
La Calandria mora (Mimus patagonicus), también conocida como tenca patagónica, calandria chica o Quererinca, es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Mimidae. Mide 23 cm aproximadamente. Se le encuentra en las provincias de Buenos Aires y Córdoba en Argentina; hasta Tierra del Fuego. Algunos individuos solitarios han sido avistados en las Islas Malvinas. […]
Western Marsh Harrier with prey – Sabkhat Al Fasl
Whilst birding at Sabkhat Al Fasl we saw a Western Marsh Harrier trying to pick up what looked like a dead fish from the side of the flooded sabkha. This spectacle was very interesting so we stopped and took a few photos of the proceedings. As the bird was interested in the prey it was […]