Thursday 22 December 2011

Al Ha'ir, Saudi Arabia

Another trip out to the pivot fields with Rob Tovey but almost as interesting was that on the way we found the Riyadh landfill site south-east of the city and tried unsuccessfully to get inside and bird. Although we were turned away we were told it would be possible if we got written permission which we now intend to do particularly as while talking to the site manager our eyes were drifting towards what appeared to be several large vultures (lappet-faced?) perched on the edge of the tip area.

Long-billed pipit
At Ha'ir pivot fields a count of 13 squacco heron was a welcome addition to the records as was a fine citrine wagtail picking around the edge of the pools at the edge of the pivot fields. Both new records for my KSA list as were common sandpiper, wood sandpiper and barn swallow.


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13 Squacco heron
1 Cattle egret
4 Purple heron
12 Grey heron
12 Mallard
8 Greater spotted eagle
12 Marsh harrier
10 Kestrel
25 Moorhen
2 Coot
30 Northern lapwing
15 Common snipe
4 Wood sandpiper
3 Green sandpiper
1 Common sandpiper
100 Collared dove
50 Laughing dove
30 Namaqua dove
50 Pallid swift
3 White-breasted kingfisher
2 Common kingfisher
30 Little green bee-eater
2 Hoopoe
80 Crested lark
1 Barn swallow
20 Pale crag martin
60 Tawny pipit
2 Long-billed pipit
80 White wagtail
1 Citrine wagtail
120 White-cheeked bulbul
3 White-spectacled bulbul
2 Black bush robin
5 Bluethroat
1 European stonechat
2 Isabelline wheatear
6 Desert wheatear
1 Chiffchaff
1 Desert lesser whitethroat
1 Steppe grey shrike
2 Southern grey shrike
2 Daurian shrike
2 Turkestan shrike
45 Brown-necked raven
30 Common mynah
100 House sparrow
5 Spanish sparrow
5 Avadavat

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