We visited today the wadi at Rabigh area with Brian James, Ute Langner and Nils Radecker; Brian drove us to all the good spots there.

Our first stop was the abattoir which is located in that area. It is a place very popular for raptors, mainly Steppe Eagles and Black Kites. Many hundreds of birds can be found there any time; today maybe more than a thousand birds were present.

Then we continued to the main wadi area; there was not much water so not many water birds were there, but passerines are always present on the greens surrounding the wadi. Different kinds of wheatears and warblers were all around. A Blackstart doing tricks with a seed is among my favourite shots; a pair of Green Bee-eaters, African Silverbills and a Kurdish Wheatear  gave me some nice shots too.