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17 to 23 March 1997
ust a brief note of the highlights of birds seen by myself in Southern Israel from 17/3/97 to 23/3/97.
(All locations Eilat area unless otherwise stated)
| Grey Hypocolious | K20 present all week |
| Black Bush Robin | Ofira Park from 17th to at least 23rd. |
| Great Black headed Gull | North beach 17/3 am |
| Caspian Tern | North beach 17/3 am |
| Western Reef Egret | Several from North beach all week |
| Striated Heron | from North Beach 18/3 pm |
| Night Heron | 9 overflew North beach 18/3 pm |
| Brown Booby | from North beach 17/3 pm & 18/3 pm |
| Sinai Rosefinch | male at Amrams Pillars 18/3 am |
| Pied Kingfisher | 3 in saltpans/ canal area all week |
| Buff-bellied Pipit | New Lagoon 18/3 at least |
| Bimaculated Lark | 1 near Arave crossing point 19& 20/3 and also 3 near Nizzana |
| Hoopoe Lark | K33, seen songflighting 20/3 |
| Bar-tailed desert Lark | K33 several 20/3 |
| Desert Warbler | 2 at K33 20/3 |
| Arabian Warbler | Yotvata 20/3 |
| Finsch's Wheatear | female near Nizzana 22/3 |
| Eagle Owl | Ein Avdat 22/3 |
| Wallcreeper | Ein Avdat 22/3 |
3 species of sandgrouse but not Crowned.
Westerly winds had blown White Storks that normally migrate through Suez over to the Arava and we had 6500 to 7000 on 19/3 am. Smaller numbers of raptors than expected were seen and the number of passerines was apparently very low compared with previous years and causing some concern.
All in all a very good trip.
Andy Banthorpe
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