Richard Porter has been involved with birds in the Middle East since 1966, and is an adviser on bird conservation for BirdLife International. AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan is a Kuwaiti birder, ornithologist and photographer. His passion for birds began at the age of 7, and he later set up a photography blog which featured his photos of birds in the region. Oscar Campbell is a naturalist, bird conservationist and chemistry teacher. For more than a decade, he has been chairman of the Emirates Bird Records Committee.
The Middle East remains an exciting and beautiful region, where it will hopefully one day be possible for everyone to travel around overland and in complete freedom. The people and birds of the area deserve it. This book is an ideal travel companion. -- Gert Ottens * Dutch Birding *