tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post5976477219805737913..comments2024-03-22T18:52:36.059+00:00Comments on Birding for a Lark: Eurasian bittern at al HayerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-18182905884440704932013-04-15T16:27:44.265+01:002013-04-15T16:27:44.265+01:00Mansur, very useful. So there have been at least 3...Mansur, very useful. So there have been at least 3 birds before. I think that means we can make a case for a map change! By the way you will have noticed my bird wasn't in reed beds at all :-)<br /><br />RobAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-42954729085813851802013-04-15T15:56:03.060+01:002013-04-15T15:56:03.060+01:00rob
I got some information from (BIRDS OF RIYADH ...rob <br />I got some information from (BIRDS OF RIYADH REGION An Annotated Checklist 2d Ed 1994)by Arthur Stagg , under Bittern page 14 he wrote (status uncertain but probably a rare visitor often overlooked because of its secretive nature and fondness of dense reedbeds.First confirmed record was of a single bird seen on 4 occasions between 10 and 22 Nov 1989 this was followed by a spring record on 13 April 1990 and an autumn sighting on 15 Sep 1990 .)I quoted literally.Mansur AL-Fahadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277203005047213449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-86743295282970532852013-04-15T07:35:49.586+01:002013-04-15T07:35:49.586+01:00Jem,
Thanks for the compliment. No one could be m...Jem,<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment. No one could be more shocked than me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272387208549049665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764784218997463124.post-75708567262912471232013-04-15T07:27:06.655+01:002013-04-15T07:27:06.655+01:00Rob,
Excellent record of the Eurasian Bittern, an...Rob,<br /><br />Excellent record of the Eurasian Bittern, and even more anzing you have now seen two in Saudi Arabia. They are bound to be more common than records suggest due to their secretive nature but sightings remain very scare or rare in the country, so well done.<br /><br />JemJem Babbingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268114140418666748noreply@blogger.com