Birds of Saudi Arabia

At least twelve Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clanga were recorded at a wetland site near Jubail in late-October. Birds winter at a number...

Paul Wells found a Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus around the edge of the golf course on 3 November whilst doing his local patch. This is a ...

Danny Orasa photographed the immature male Crested Honey Buzzard that has been around Dhahran for the last three weeks at least. He has kin...

On the 27 October 2017, I saw five Black Kites in the very early morning perched in the trees and flying around Deffi Park in Jubail. I hav...

Whilst birding the NADAC Farm area of Haradh 20 October I saw plenty of Harriers including at minimum of two Montagu’s Harriers over the pi...

Vinu Mathew sent me a photograph of a Spotted Toad-headed Agama, identified due to its colouration, size and shape, transverse bars on the ...

Whilst in Tabuk we spent an entire day birding a few very large pivot irrigation fields and the surrounding scrub. This proved very rewardi...

Whilst birding the large and extensive pivot irrigation fields near Tabuk I came across a huge number of Dark Grass Blue Zizeeria karsandra...

Whilst birding the pivot irrigation fields near Tabuk in early October we found hundreds of Black Kites. Many birds will b...

Whilst birdwatching near Tabuk I found a Snake-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard Acanthodactylus opheodurus . Owing to its superficial similarity t...