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Eurasian Scops Owl – Dhahran Main Camp

January 21, 2019December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington 1 Comment

Chris Boland a birdwatcher who lives in Dhahran saw a Scops Owl at very close range in his garden on the evening of 6 November and sent me a message the next day saying he would look for it again that evening and let me know if it was still present. I got a text […]

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Painted Lady Butterfly – Dhahran Hills

April 15, 2018December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

The first Painted Lady butterfly of the year appear in late March possibly as a result of the very heavy rains. Although the Painted Lady can survive in Saudi Arabia in most years the majority of butterflies are probably migrants. The Painted Lady is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world occurring on all […]

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Western Cattle Egret – Dhahran Hills

December 30, 2017December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington 4 Comments

The number of Western Cattle Egrets around the camp seems to have stabilized for the winter around the 100 bird mark. Good views can be had of the birds as they feed along the roadside grass verges finding insects in the soft ground after the grass has been watered. Many people in the camp have […]

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White-eared Bulbul – Dhahran Hills

December 27, 2017December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

Whilst birding Dhahran I came across a White-eared Bulbul with a very large grub in its beak. It was in the trees at the edge of the golf course, but would not come out fully into the open. White-eared Bulbul is a very common species in Dhahran with the birds appearing to be of the […]

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Last remaining Western Cattle Egrets – Dhahran Hills

April 13, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington Leave a comment

The number of Western Cattle Egrets around the camp seems to dropping from a high point of over 100 birds with many of the birds coming into full breeding plumages. Good views can still be had of the birds as they feed along the roadside grass verges finding insects in the soft ground after the […]

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White-throated Kingfisher – Dhahran Hills

April 2, 2016December 23, 2019 Jem Babbington 2 Comments

Whilst birding my local patch on 11 March I found an adult White-throated Kingfisher in the trees around Dhahran Hills swimming pool. The bird was very vocal and called regularly from its main perch of a very tall palm tree. This is the second White- throated Kingfisher I have seen on my patch after a […]

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