Birdwatching in Saudi Arabia

Birding contacts and birdwatching information



Local Birdingpal Contacts

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		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
		G	Askew	Al Hofuf, Al Ahsa Province	Weekends	English, Arabic (intermediate)
		Hi there, My name is Greg. I've been living and working in the Middle East for the past seven plus years. I love exploring Arabia, particularly the wadis and mountains, and would be happy to take you around to some of the best spots. Don't worry about communicating when we're out and about. I've enough Arabic under my belt to deal with most situations. I look forward to meeting you.		Area: Al Asfar Lake, Shedgum Escarpment, Jebel Qarra, Haradh, Uqair Beach Area Birds: Moustached Warbler, Water Rail, Black Scrub Robin, White-crowned Wheatear	Interests: Nature: birdwatching, twitching, photography, butterflies, fishing, swimming, beach Travel: stroll, walking, hiking, climbing, train, bus, car, hitchhiking, biking, long walk, backpack
		M	ul Rehman	Mekkah, Mekkah Province	Weekend	English
		I am a birdwatcher in India, worked for WWF and Centre for Environment Education.
		M	Al-Fahad	Riyadh	Weekend	Arabic, English
		I am 32. I am birdwatching in my country for nearly 7 years. My list is now nearly 300 birds. Many of them in the Central Region (Riyadh, Zulfi and Alkrj) but mostly in (SW and E Saudi arabia). There around the city of Riyadh many amazing places and during the time of migration, you can watch over 50 species easily by 1 day! You can contact me at any time to coordinate, also you can question about the best places to birdwatching in most of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! My tour often will be at the end of the week (Friday or/and Saturday) for a half-day in the summer months, or a full day to far places or in the rest of the months. That is, if I will be in Riyadh, where I sometimes I travel (for work).
		B	Bracken	Riyadh	Weekend	English
		Been birding for a number of years but recently arrived in KSA and have been gradually finding my way around. Happy to meet up chat and go birding with interested parties.
		AS	Alsuhaibany	Jeddah, Western Region	Anytime	Arabic, English
		Abdullah Alsuhaibany has an MSc in "Marine Environmental Protection" from the University of North Wales (Bangor), UK, in 1996. He has been working for National Commission for the Conservation of Wildlife and Development (NCWCD) for more than 13 years, he is an active Ornithologist; involved in research and monitoring programmes on bird communities occurring in Saudi Arabian nature reserves and islands; he was responsible for several bird's projects, active participant in national bird ringing scheme; he is the national coordinator for the Ornithological Society for the Middle east (OSME); member of several technical committee on conservation-related issues. He worked as a manager for the National Resources and Protected Areas Unit at "the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)" for about 8 years. Since January 2007 until now he is working as a Coordinator and Scientific Officer at "Reef Chief Organization". Mr. Alsuhaibany has travelled all over his country and has great knowledge of the IBAs in Saudi Arabia. You will find your birding trip with him very informative, enjoyable and comfortable.
		D	Alhashimi	Jeddah, Western Region	Anytime	Arabic, English
		I am a Chemistry teacher. I like to watch birds, my favorite bird is the Black Bush Robin. I write notes (in Arabic) on birds I see in my garden. Looking forward to publish them, but I keep on changing and adding to them. I hope you will accept me as a pal. Thank you.
		B	James	Jeddah, Western Region	Weekend	English, Spanish, Russia
Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services.
		Initial	Last Name	Area	Available	Language
Local Information
		Service			Information
		Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia			Saudi Arabia
		Local weather			Yahoo
		Jem's Birds of Saudi Arabia			Sightings
		Michael C. Jennings's Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia			Atlas
		Birding Hotspots around the world			Sites

Last update 17/02/2014