Bahrain: We have the white-cheek bulbul here also. A smaller bird than the one pictured. The white cheek is a sweet bird with a nice song. The red-vent has an attitude and drives other birds away!
Rejoice in your European birds - they are intersting and unusual to this island girl!
We have exotic ones but not a whole lot of variety - maybe 10 different kinds of birds that are commonly seen.