Birds of Saudi Arabia
Birds of Saudi Arabia Title Picture Bani Mashoor Ancient Village is near An Namas in the western mountains and has a large tower and some ruined buildings. The weather was very poor with low cloud and rain when we visited so I took only a few photos of the location, as we did not stay long. Whilst birding the far northwest of Saudi Arabia, near Turaif, in January 2021 I found a Short-eared Owl in the basalt lava area near the Jordan boarder This is a scarce to uncommon winter visitor to all areas north of Jeddah, Riyadh and Hofuf. Two birds have been seen on occasion including two on Bisaita...