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The 2025 Spring Bird Tour: Another Record-breaking Bash around the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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


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...


Saudi Arabia's First-ever International Bird Tour!
Highlights: Harlequin Quail (Arabian) (E ssp) Arabian Partridge (E) Philby's Partridge (E) Nubian Nightjar Abyssinian (Montane) Nightjar Crab-Plover White-eyed Gull (NE) African Openbill Abdim's Stork Black-headed Heron Intermediate Egret Tawny Eagle Arabian Scops-Owl (E) Arabian Eagle-Owl (E) Abyssinian Roller Arabian Woodpecker (E) Asir Magpie (E) Thick-billed Lark Arabian Lark (NE) Rufous-capped Lark (NE) "Mangrove Reed Warbler" Yemen Warbler (E) Arabian Warbler (NE) "Mang


Birding the Al Baha Region
Highlights: Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Bruce's Green-Pigeon Alpine Swift African Palm-Swift European Honey-Buzzard African Gray...
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