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Birding for a Lark: Tom Tarrant's 1990s Riyadh data
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My Libyan list (182). Occasional birds in depth. My Saudi list (333) and targets. My Oman list (331). Tom Tarrant's 1990s Riyadh data. Below is an account of Ton Tarrant’s birding in Saudi Arabia. During 1992-1993. Most but no means all is from the Riyadh area. A second more recent report (but only for one week's birding in the month of March) of the Riyadh area can be found at. Http:/ www.osme.org/tripreports/qatar1.shtml. This also contains some very useful observations. Four days later whilst awaiting...
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Birding for a Lark: Two more Amur falcon at Jarziz farm
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My Libyan list (182). Occasional birds in depth. My Saudi list (333) and targets. My Oman list (331). Friday, 8 May 2015. Two more Amur falcon at Jarziz farm. I visited Jarziz farm early on Tuesday morning. The highlight was the presence of two more Amur falcon. And they were different birds from those days before making four I have seen there. Last time there were an adult male and an adult female. This time there was an immature male and what I believe was an immature female too. All winter in Salalah ...
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Birds of Saudi Arabia: Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) - Sabkhat Al Fasl
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Birds of Saudi Arabia. Mainly Jems Birding and Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and Ringing Trips to Bahrain. Large Gull ID Help. Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) - Sabkhat Al Fasl. The Desert Hyacinth ( Cistanche tubulosa. Posted by Jem Babbington. Saturday, March 24, 2012 5:29:00 pm. Sunday, January 06, 2013 5:00:00 pm. It helped me very much for my homework! Sunday, January 06, 2013 5:05:00 pm. Your very welcome - glad the details helped. Friday, July 10, 2015 11:04:00 am. Bahrain - Common...
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Birds of Saudi Arabia: Birding Locations
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Birds of Saudi Arabia. Mainly Jems Birding and Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and Ringing Trips to Bahrain. Large Gull ID Help. Birding locations (click on link to open). Al Jandaliyah Established Protected Area. Al Khobar Harbour Pool. Arabian Gulf Coral Islands. Ash Shargiyah Development Company Farm. Dammam - Al Khobar Wader Roost. Dammam - Al Khobar Wader Roost South. King Fahd Park Dammam. Qaryat Al Ulya Pivot Fields. Saudi Aramco Sewage Treatment Plant. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Bahrain...
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Birds of Saudi Arabia: Arabian Endemics
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Birds of Saudi Arabia. Mainly Jems Birding and Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and Ringing Trips to Bahrain. Large Gull ID Help. SAUDI ARABIAN REGIONAL ENDEMIC SPECIES. This region together with the Tihamah plain is home to the majority of southwest Arabian endemic bird species with. All except the Arabian Accentor Prunella fagani. Occurring in this area. The montane juniper woodlands are vital habitat for these birds, such as the Yemen Linet ( Carduelis yemenensis). With many endemic plants....
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Birding for a Lark: Crab plover west of Muscat
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My Libyan list (182). Occasional birds in depth. My Saudi list (333) and targets. My Oman list (331). Tuesday, 19 May 2015. Crab plover west of Muscat. A week ago Saturday was my last day in the Muscat area and it was once again very hot. I headed out west towards the Batinah coast and more specifically to Ras As Sawadi. I know that European bee-eater. Breeds in the Batinah area and that sooty falcon. Can sometimes be seen at Ras As Sawadi. I was especially on the look out for these two birds. After this...
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Birding for a Lark: May 2015
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My Libyan list (182). Occasional birds in depth. My Saudi list (333) and targets. My Oman list (331). Thursday, 28 May 2015. Work is very busy at them moment so most birding is very local to home as this takes up less time. Jarziz farm is one of the closest sites. I have been visiting regularly not only because it is close but also to study the Amur falcon. Making their way through as much as I can before they are all gone for another season. They have not been the only birds of prey present. One of the ...
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Birds of Saudi Arabia: Red-backed x Isabelline Shrike hybrid – Dhahran Hills
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Birds of Saudi Arabia. Mainly Jems Birding and Ringing Exploits in the Eastern Province and Ringing Trips to Bahrain. Large Gull ID Help. Red-backed x Isabelline Shrike hybrid – Dhahran Hills. Magnus Hellström mentioned the following: “Establishing the ID of the non-collurio parent beyond doubt is of course difficult, but like Alan I would find phoenicuroides a more likely candidate. I find the scale of colours in this individual rather different from the one shown by hybrid birds in the area o...Brian S...
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Birding for a Lark: Occasional birds in depth
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My Libyan list (182). Occasional birds in depth. My Saudi list (333) and targets. My Oman list (331). Occasional birds in depth. May 2013 - black headed bunting. I have now seen 281 species of bird in Saudi Arabia with prospects of more to come when I visit both Abha and Jizan in May. I would like to reach 300 this year if possible. However outside the south west, I am reaching the stage when I am visiting areas to target just one or at most two unseen species. One of these is black headed bunting. In th...
