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Arabian Eagle (Bubo milesi)

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A Weekend of Winter Birding Around Riyadh (February 2020)

The weekend before last Adam Harris and I took the SRO train out to Riyadh for his first visit to the province. The train’s become my...

Saudi Birding in Abha: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! (January 2020)

So I spent the morning yesterday doing recces in three wooded wadis around Jebel Soudah in the Asir Province. Both had the tall(ish?)...

Birding Billahmer (January 2020)

I arrived an hour before sunup to a small village northwest of Billahmer in the Asir highlands. At about 2,700 meters (8,858 feet) above...

Out and about around Al Ahsa (December 2019)

The past two weeks since we got back from Texas the weather in Al Ahsa has been incredible. Nice, cool temps by day and a few substantial...

Birding Saudi’s Southwest (April 2019)

Highlights: Arabian Partridge Hamerkop Dusky Turtle-Dove White-browed Coucal African Gray Hornbill Arabian Woodpecker Black-crowned...

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