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<\/a>So we visited it again, this time obviously in winter to see what it might hold.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In many ways it was a bit disappointing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Only two warblers were seen. These were desert whitethroat and Asian desert warbler. Desert whitethoart was very common though we spent far too long trying to identify one particular bird before realising that its abberant colour around the throat was probably caused by it getting too far into some dust.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The most common bird by far was house sparrow followed by white eared bulbul and collared dove. Laughing dove and rock pigeon were also present.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n One really positive about Rhamdat Khuraim is that it is the easiest and most guaranteed place in central Arabia to see Arabian babbler. There are often seen close to picnickers too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The only lark seen was crested lark which was flocking in quite large groups. It only does this in mid winter in these parts. Other birds near-by were desert wheatearoften accompanied by Asian desert warbler and a single Isabelline wheatear which rarely winters north of Riyadh.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Lou and I were discussing with each other why we hadn’t seen any birds of prey over the oasis with its supply of passerines, pigeons and many gerbils. We were hypothesising that the cold morning temperatures might be cramping their style, when just as we were leaving the park we came across an adult or near adult Eastern Imperial eagle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n