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(Sorry for bad lighting) is this a yellowhammer?

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BTW this is saudi arabia ) submitted by /u/Revolutionary_Sun682 [link] [comments] Hello I have been seeing more of these birds that look like canaries thier snogs are beautiful too when I looked up the sounds on Wikipedia they matched but I don't have experience on birds.

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It feels like spring….

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Do try and get it right) is found from the Canary Islands to India; in the Middle East it is found in oases and dry barely vegetated wadis like the one I saw them in, in the drier areas of Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE and Iran. A whole bunch coming for a drink.

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“Birds of Cyprus” field guide review

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His work in Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey remains inspirational to researchers throughout the region. Richard Porter already authored the Birds of the Middle East and has been active in the conservation of birds throughout the Middle East region since the 1960s.

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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres at Brigantine

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It has an enormous range, occurring in such far-flung locales as New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Alaska, Greenland, and Brazil, to name just a few. Eventually, with patience and persistence, I succeeded! Ruddy Turnstone is a Species of Least Concern according to BirdLife International.

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Should We Take the “Christmas” out of the Christmas Bird Count?

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Also, if the count is ever going to go worldwide – and I assume that someday that is the goal – what are the odds of getting Pakistan or Saudi Arabia to hold a Christmas Bird Count? Words have meanings and different words have different connotations to different people.

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Waxwings and their kin: Meet the bombycillids

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This unique bombycillid is much-sought by birders visiting the region, and our own Redgannet encountered a flock in Saudi Arabia a couple of winters ago. Spellman et al. Olive-flanked Whistler.

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A holiday in Egypt

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From my poolside viewpoint I can encompass four countries: Egypt where I am and, over the sea, Israel to the far left (there’s a birding mecca of Eilat), Jordan in the middle and finally the endless deserts of Saudi Arabia to the right. Oddly, not a single gull in sight.

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