Saudi Birding

Arabian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos dorae)

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Birding Saudi’s Northwest (December 2020)

My family and I spent a fantastic week and half exploring the Tabuk region and the Al Ula Governate in Saudi’s northwest from December 23...

Haradh is Heating Up! Prime Fall Birding in the Eastern Province (October 2020)

Yesterday Adam Harris and I made the two-hour run from Al Ahsa to one of the best areas in the Eastern Province for finding an...

Saudi Birding in Abha: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly! (January 2020)

So I spent the morning yesterday doing recces in three wooded wadis around Jebel Soudah in the Asir Province. Both had the tall(ish?)...

Birding Saudi’s Riyadh Province

Visiting birders to the Kingdom’s capital will be happy to know that Riyadh Province boasts some very fine birding with several quality...

Locked Down but Not Locked In: Talking Birds, Turtles, and More with Samuel Hodge*

As the eBird reviewer for Saudi Arabia one of my responsibilities is to ensure the validity of the sightings being entered into the eBird...