Paul Wells a local birdwatcher in Dhahran found
and photographed a Common Cuckoo around the golf course. The Common Cuckoo Cuculus
canorus is an uncommon passage migrant to all areas of Saudi Arabia and is
not easy to see let alone photograph, so the pictures Paul took are even more
impressive. Birds are more commonly seen in the spring in April than they are
in the autumn although birds can be seen during this period mainly in August
and September with some late stragglers seen as late as October. I have only
seen a handful of birds in the Eastern Province all in the spring and have only
managed to photograph a single bird. I thank Paul for sending me the details
and for allowing me to use his photos on my website.
