Phil Roberts went to Jubail in May and had a
pretty good day there. He mentioned that Red-backed shrikes were out in force
and he saw a total of 22 birds. In addition he had four Lesser Grey Shrikes,
five Turkestan Shrikes and a Daurian Shrike.
Other migrants included Willow Warblers, a female Blackcap, three
Whinchat, four Common Redstart (all female), 10 Spotted Flycatchers, five
Common Whitethroat, one Upcher's Warbler, one Collared Pratincole, a solitary
Yellow Wagtail (flava), 20 European Bee-eaters and a Red-throated Pipit. Other interesting birds included a solitary
Marsh Harrier, two Eurasian Spoonbill, seven Little Bittern, one Rufous Scrub
Robin, a flock of 21 Common Greenshank and the first returning White-cheeked Terns
(approximately 10).
![Whinchat Whinchat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvAK_WVTjHKyQbr7zINttkcQIpfoLLIbG9WEOVgZxvR-eS7WgTOFuHZ009F5VkAmRuHqP_wObD3y3ZpuEFf3P9WvK9_ZsOV4y071cHWtTj3LFWzAbhh1hT3b6QidvvSUxBR8tefB3lDJB/s1600/Whinchat.jpg) |
Whinchat |
![White-eared Bulbul White-eared Bulbul](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUArIZvR_44Z-U7-u3d9Pn6Tm5_siaQZIFhTzwc2GiM1BD7qVVLclL4Hof8v2RSSDPlhK5k0qp-82rmtHhmyDv5EHQ9n3_ti4TfFY_8UeTXsr9eYljj5i1T7oWywigjurWQaJeUGt4FTL/s1600/White-eared+Bulbul.jpg) |
White-eared Bulbul |
![Turkestan Shrike Turkestan Shrike](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYzUHZeD2pixY5KZ1RLTOI4vfZ06xX8b8alAxLYoHyfRsL8Nug0F7p2WFytgyEWsgt8Hy6gyGSczwJWc1tYtuDV6DSiJ-uQdlXvVmfcidYA4ar3K6kR-poeQdwymz6EAk3_gvuTjyauVP/s1600/Turkestan+Shrike.jpg) |
Turkestan Shrike |
![Lesser Grey Shrike Lesser Grey Shrike](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA6xpznYn4VMu50IuF4QI2ie1Z140pFzkbMkfCTGTwp7N7Evkay_-0G_zUIpc31Bho43lGdRYAGhwd84D6ltnhCMZZt3g2eZ87dEkjTDTt0XIwi8k6Z6C3wzupfkxkVKHg7n0ySmuRHFf/s1600/Lesser+Grey+Shrike-2.jpg) |
Lesser Grey Shrike |
![Common Whitethroat Common Whitethroat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PZt-MsmFMvd8jGaBPiLx7qr5bD5xdB4H_QSTa1yEoRhs6Cr5cGWwmz0WXp1AjkZYImiX-D1Hq_I8d6SvH3jkh8B-WVrhe-TLLnY_dGeSmuxCNTjSNLjBQm9trpilgDPeusB0eqTMRA0p/s1600/Common+Whitethroat.jpg) |
Common Whitethroat |
![Common Greenshank Common Greenshank](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_n3pCCQ4pC3p_89Anu9y4vEP4ak69Cj8AjP6mtEclQuhcoGIBPo9gV-hq-GUgQNx3C3FfuHcQLVOsfy60lVYss7AeZK1-e1V0Qwx312DYDNlhZ0OmHIC2zOdsjejoiK6bVSJIRe3GPPcc/s1600/Greenshank+and+Redshank.jpg) |
Common Greenshank |
![Red-throated Pipit Red-throated Pipit](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLGY9fsOrGZsU_AMc5_BcXjb_IewnnyApLIjxZIW5l8mpYiySsZHcuZnDHUsm0OPRrW7OaRcSl4TmpRcP9-c8XPY5JD9-ouKQByYUJkhLcYo6e2MdK5r1VedQdoWFzr51hVUMiPT25jXPU/s1600/Red-throated+Pipit.jpg) |
Red-throated Pipit |
![Spotted Flycatcher Spotted Flycatcher](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTngZ321swxwhRFCo1aZBu5amV-Q4EUq6cp6ecdW8MalZs5bbkUI8UiXsC9p_FRvzrmbESVkZ8tOW1yy8c0CnvolvMfx3AA9Vou73qkdrvoH1jnZ5cE0mzmguMwttnHbVu3_UfR3dmBx0/s1600/Spotted+Flycatcher.jpg) |
Spotted Flycatcher |