Tour Dates: April 18 - 26, 2025 Duration: 9 days Species Recorded: 238 Participants: Bert de Bruin, Miguel Demeulemeester, Arthur Geilvoet, Piet Opstaele, Michel Watelet, Graham Woods Leader: Gregory Askew Co-leader: Ibrahim Al Shwamin Avian Highlights: Helmeted Guineafowl Harlequin Quail Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Rameron Pigeon Great Spotted Cuckoo Nubian Nightjar Montane Nightjar Plain Nightjar Red-knobbed Coot Greater Painted-Snipe Small Buttonquail Crab-Plover

Tour Dates: February 15 - 28, 2025 Participants: Jonathan Angliss, John Bjorkman, Jeff Hopkins, Wayne Kidder, Cuneyt Ozdal, Bob Tallyn, Robert Tizard Leader: Gregory Askew Co-guides: James Conder and Ibrahim Al Shwamin Southwest Highlights: Harlequin Quail Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Rameron Pigeon Dusky Turtle-Dove White-browed Coucal Nubian Nightjar Red-knobbed Coot Small Buttonquail Crab-Plover White-eyed Gull Saunders's Tern Lesser Flamingo Black Stork Abdim's St

According to the Birds of the Middle East (3rd ed.), the native range of White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is from Iraq, Iran, to...

Tour Dates: November 8 - 22, 2024 Guests: Kristi and Peter Guide: Gregory Askew Avian Highlights: See-see Partridge Sand Partridge Harlequin Quail Arabian Partridge Chukar Philby's Partridge Rameron Pigeon Red-eyed Dove White-browed Coucal Nubian Nightjar Red-knobbed Coot Terek Sandpiper Broad-billed Sandpiper Small Buttonquail Crab-Plover White-eyed Gull Lesser Flamingo Black Stork Yellow-billed Egret Goliath Heron Hamerkop Pink-backed Pelican Oriental Honey-Buzzard Cinereou

Tour Dates: October 5 - 13, 2024 Guests: Jonathan Franzen and Charles Hood Guide: Gregory Askew Avian Highlights: Sand Partridge Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Lesser Flamingo Rameron Pigeon Dusky Turtle-Dove African Collared-Dove Red-eyed Dove Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse White-browed Coucal Pied Cuckoo Egyptian Nightjar Nubian Nightjar Montane Nightjar Plain Nightjar African Palm Swift Red-knobbed Coot Terek Sandpiper Broad-billed Sandpiper Crab-Plover Black-winged Pra

Despite soaring temperatures and a string of unexpected challenges, Saudi Birding’s June 2024 tour delivered exceptional birding across Saudi Arabia—from Arabian Lark in the deserts around Riyadh to the endemic-rich highlands of Asir and the Afrotropical-influenced lowlands of Jazan. Highlights included Arabian Partridge, Asir Magpie, Arabian Scops-Owl, Arabian Eagle-Owl, Montane and Plain Nightjars, Helmeted Guineafowl, and nearly the full suite of Arabian endemics, all shar

A male African Stonechat perched atop a juniper tree near the edge of the Raydah Escarpment in the Asir Region. A female was also...

Update (August 9, 2026): A Yellow-billed Egret (Ardea brachyrhyncha) transitioning out of breeding plumage was documented and reported by Ferdinand Binuya at Al Sadd Lake in the Jazan Region on August 7, 2026. The individual still retains the bright green lores and light-colored tibias characteristic of breeding-plumaged birds. It also lacks the black tip to the bill often seen in non-breeding birds. Taken together, these features confirm this as the first unambiguous record

Originally posted January 4, 2022 A Taxonomic Tangle The Graceful Prinia ( Prinia gracilis ) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of...