Summary
A bird was seen at the golf course on November 12, 2016. It was photographed by golf course staff sitting on one of the paths after a sand storm. When approached it went into a typical upright frozen still pose. It was later killed by a cat.
Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)Status in KAUSTAbundance in KAUSTPlaces seen in KAUST | Example Image![]() Image from Freenature |
Seasonality in KAUST (number of years since KAUST's founding when this species was observed in a given month):
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |