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Buff-breasted Wheatear (Oenanthe bottae)

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Philby’s Partridge, a sought-after Arabian endemic encountered on the February 2025 Saudi Birding tour in the Asir Mountains

Philby’s Partridge, a sought-after Arabian endemic encountered on the February 2025 Saudi Birding tour in the Asir Mountains

The February 2025 Bird Tour: A Saudi Birding Epic!

Tour Dates: February 15 - 28, 2025 Guests: Jonathan Angliss, John Bjorkman, Jeff Hopkins, Wayne Kidder, Cuneyt Ozdal, Bob Tallyn, Robert...

Desert Owl photographed during Saudi Birding’s November 2024 birding tour in Saudi Arabia

Desert Owl photographed during Saudi Birding’s November 2024 birding tour in Saudi Arabia

The November 2024 Custom Bird Tour with Saudi Birding

Tour Dates: November 8 - 22, 2024 Guests: Kristi and Peter Guide: Gregory Askew Avian Highlights: See-see Partridge Sand Partridge...

Saudi Birding guide with American novelist Jonathan Franzen and writer Charles Hood during a birding tour in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Birding guide with American novelist Jonathan Franzen and writer Charles Hood during a birding tour in Saudi Arabia

The October 2024 Private Bird Tour with Saudi Birding

Tour Dates: October 5 - 13, 2024 Guests: Jonathan Franzen and Charles Hood Guide: Gregory Askew Avian Highlights: Sand Partridge Arabian...

Arabian Lark photographed during Saudi Birding’s June 2024 bird tour in central Saudi Arabia—one of the region’s most sought-after desert specialties.

Arabian Lark photographed during Saudi Birding’s June 2024 bird tour in central Saudi Arabia—one of the region’s most sought-after desert specialties.

Beating the Heat: The Saudi Birding June Bird Tour

Tour Dates: June 14 - 21, 2024 Participants: Keith Betton, Franz and Henk Hendriks, Raphael Jordan, Wiel Poelmans, Peter de Rouw, and...

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus felix) in Saudi Arabia

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus felix) in Saudi Arabia

African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus felix)

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

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