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Thursday, September 17, 2020

Steppe eagle in Saudi Arabia

The Steppe eagle we are tracking has pushed quickly south.  It is now in northern Saudi Arabia, near the town of  Arar. Below is a map of the eagle's movements since 1 September.  Since then it has travelled over 2000 km; straight-line distance is about 1500 km.  

[Interesting note: According to Wikipedia, Arar got its name from the original oil field that existed before the town, "Field RR", known by the locals as "R.R.", which later became ʿArʿar.]

Movements of a Steppe eagle (6487) during 1 - 17 September 2020 (©KEL/KFAS).


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