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Birds of Saudi Arabia
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Whilst birding Jubail recently I came across seven Black-crowned Night Heron, including adults and a juvenile bird. These birds could be breeding at the wetlands of Jubail but this has not be confirmed yet one hundred percent. Rufous-tailed Scrub Robins were still around for the third weekend as where good numbers of Tree and Red-throated Pipits. Tern numbers are increasing with Little Tern, four summer plumaged Whiskered Terns and three White-winged Terns seen amongst the large numbers of Caspian Terns. Good numbers of both Turkestan and Daurian Shrikes were also seen with three Spotted Crakes hiding themselves in the reed fringes. A single late Greater Spotted Eagle and ten Western Marsh Harriers are still present from the winter but will be departing shortly for their breeding grounds. Wader numbers remain fairly low although good numbers of Wood Sandpipers are passing at present.
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15 Apr 2021
Of particular importance is the recently proven continuation of rock art production and reverence of specific motifs in the precinct. Animal depictions include camels, cattle, deer, ostrich, gazelle, lion, horses and dogs. In addition the country’s south rock art offers many female figures, which are rare in northern part of Saudi Arabia. The female figures are shown normally with their arms upraised, male depictions are shown holding spears and shields instead. For the first time we can see hunting scenes with spears and arrows piercing animal bodies, which in the northern part of the country are absent. The Jabal al Kaukab and Jebel al Qara area are the richest rock art sites in the Najran area. In total the Najran area offers over 6,400 human and animal depictions including over 1,800 camels and 1,300 human representations. Fighting over scarce resources is an important ancient way of survival, but surprisingly these scenes are rare in Sau