KAUST is home to a thriving bird population. Since KAUST opened, records of birds sighted have been made on a regular basis, and over 250 different bird species have been recorded. The Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Departmenthas been leading efforts across KAUST to catalog such vital records and biodiversity in general. Community science have been always a key pillar on these records and birding club has played a big role to these efforts.
The Kaust Birding Club is composed by a group of several bird enthusiasts and is entirely run by a team of dedicated volunteers. The main aims of the club are:
The club gets together on a weekly basis and often takes part in bird watching explorations inside and outside Kaust. Often they use the Golf Club’s Open Sundays for group birding in one of the birding hotspots at KAUST, the golf course.
The conservation area near KAM is an excellent early morning birding spot with lots of trees, shrubs, lawns, mangroves and open land. Someone can see the most birds during migration in spring and fall. Occasionally the group visit sites outside KAUST to see raptors or endemic birds.
