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Jem's Birding & Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and elsewhere in Saudi Arabia
25 September 2011
Bluethroat - Dhahran Hills
Yesterday in the drainage channel at the bck of our house I saw a first year Bluethroat feeding in the cover at the edge. It was the first returning bird I have seen in Dhahran this autumn but I saw two last weekend at Jubail. They are quite regular visitors in Dhahran with a few spending the winter here, mainly at the percolation pond and surrounding wet areas.
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