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Whilst birding Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm, near Jubail on 11 September 2015 I saw a juvenile Short-toed Snake Eagle over one of the spray fields. The bird dropped down behind the horizon and looked like it may have landed in the field.<\/p>\n
We drove around and saw the bird take off and fly away but it then circled around and flew closer before drifting off and being lost from sight.<\/p>\n
This is a good record as in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia the species is a scarce migrant and winter visitor and has only been\u00a0recorded since 1979 although birds have been seen in all months of the year except July and August.<\/p>\n
Most records have occurred in March and October & November suggesting most birds just pass through the area although single records in December to February show some birds may winter here.<\/p>\n
Birds have been seen from the Dibdibah, Nariya and Manifa in the north to Haradh and Jawb on the edge of the Rub\u2019 al-Khali in the south. I have seen a few birds whilst being in Saudi Arabia in the Eastern Province including a second calendar year, Dhahran Hills, 31st March 2011, two juveniles, Dhahran Hills, 22nd October 2011, a second calendar year, Dhahran Hills, 11th February 2012 and a second calendar year, Dhahran Hills, 26th March 2013.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n