Saudi Birding

Yemen Thrush (Turdus menachensis)

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Birding the Greater Jeddah Area

When I first moved to Saudi Arabia, I'd often heard the expression "Jeddah ghair" (Jeddah is different), owing to the perception of the...

Birding Saudi's Northeast

Saudi's northeast is a major industrial and commercial center in the Kingdom. The region borders Kuwait to the north and the Persian Gulf...

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...

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...

A Major Saudi Birding Fail (March 2019)

A short time back I received a message from Louis Regenmorter, who had seen a recent eBird report of mine, which led him to Saudi Birding...