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...
Mission Impossible? Separating Yellow-billed from Medium Egret in ArabiaIn 2023, eBird released a taxonomic update, and as with previous revisions, birders on the Arabian Peninsula have found themselves...
The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida)Originally posted January 4, 2022 A Taxonomic Tangle The Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of...
2024 - 2025 Saudi Birding ToursFollowing the success and excitement of the July and October tours, I am offering three eight-day tours of Saudi's southwest in 2024 and...
Fall 2023 Arabian Endemics TourTour Dates: October 6 - October 13, 2023 Participants: Clyde Blum, Jacob Bourgeois, Frank Clayton, Jon Gallagher, Jim Hein, Mark Houston,...
Questing for Gold: 2023 Saudi Birding Summer Tour! Tour Dates: July 1 - 7, 2023 Participants: Max Berlijn, John Clark, Rob Dobson, Tim Doran, Enno Ebels, and Rob Leighton Leader: Gregory...
Getting Out of the Mire! African vs Gray-headed SwamphenRecently a misidentified swamphen from Qatar in my eBird review queue brought my attention to the fact the small Gulf nation has both...
Birding the Greater Jeddah AreaWhen 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 NortheastSaudi's northeast is a major industrial and commercial center in the Kingdom. The region borders Kuwait to the north and the Persian Gulf...