Winter stay of the Rufous tailed Scrub Robin - Al Khobar , Saudi Arabia

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Early morning this weekend on Saturday I tend to visit the south corniche in Al Khobar. Mostly waders all around with some flamingoes and Cormorants.
Just aside from the sea is a beautiful park which I usually visit on my bird-watching trips. There I spotted a Rufous-tailed Scrub robin feeding on an insect. Now, this is an unusual sighting because the Rufous-tailed Scrub Robins don't winter in  Eastern Saudi Arabia with most of the birds exiting in September till 1st week of October.
Although this had been sighted by me earlier as well and published on ebird but was not accepted.I saw it last in the year 2020 but was unable to take a photo.

This time the bird was feeding on the ground and I was able to take good shots without disturbing its meal.





















Location: Al Khobar Saudi Arabia

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