The following assisted in the compilation of this review: Ahmed Abdallah, Mahmoud Abdallah, Alexander Abuladze, Marc Almecija, Mohammed Alshamlih, Vasil Ananian, lan Andrews, Simon Aspinall, Adib al-Assad, Imad Atrash, Sherif & Mindy Baha El Din, Thierry Bara, Ruud van Beusekom, BirdLife Cyprus Newsletter, Chris Bradshaw, Jamie Buchan, Eray Caglayan, David Callahan, Tom Coles, Judy Dawes, Adrian Drummond-Hill, Hugues Dufourny, E. & S. Durand, Peter Flint, Jeff Gordon, George Gregory, Andrew Grieve, Nader Hamidi, Chris Hewson, David Higgs, Erik Hirschfield, Remco Hofland, Süreyya Isfendiyaroglu, Justin Jansen, Mike Jennings, Abolghasem Khaleghizadeh, Fares Khoury, Guy M. Kirwan, Andrew Lassey, Susannah Lerman, James McCallum, Istvan Moldovan, David Murdoch, Seyed Babak Musavi, North Cyprus Birds website, Bill O'Brien, Rob Palmer, Yoav Perlman, Richard Porter, Alireza Rabiei, Colin Richardson, Magnus Robb, Tobias Roth, Omar Al-Saghier, Dave Sargeant, Derek A. Scott, Dave Sedgeley, Gianluca Serra, Roy Slaterus, James P. Smith, Jens Sogaard Hansen, Lars Svensson, Rene Vos, Colin Wells, David Whaley and Ignacio Yufera.

Eleven Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus crispus were at Armash on 25 March 2004 and four Bitterns Botaurus stellaris, an uncommon winter visitor, were there on 22 and 24 January 2004. A Black Stork Ciconia nigra was recorded over the Jivan Mountains on 19 March 2004. An immature Mute Swan Cygnus olor at Lake Sevan on 18 January 2004 was the sixth record for Armenia, whilst a flock of ten Bewick's Swans C. columbianus there on 18 January 2004 was the third record, with a further 70 at Armash on 24 January and a flock of 81 there on 25 February 2004. No Ruddy Shelducks Tadorna ferruginea were seen during the winter despite several thousand being recorded in recent winters. Wigeon Anas penelope is an uncommon winter visitor, thus four at Armash on 24 January 2004 was notable. Two pairs of Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris were at Armash on 9 May 2004, the species is a local breeder. On 25 March 2004, 17 Ferruginous Ducks Aythya nyroca were at Armash and 35 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala on the same day was the earliest ever spring arrival and a record count for Armenia. Two were still there on 27 April and a pair was present on 19 May 2004. An immature White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla was at Armash on 24 January 2004 and an adult male Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus there on 25 March 2004, with an adult male on 4 April 2004 in the Masis area. A first-winter and two adult Greater Spotted Eagles Aquila clanga at Sardarapat Steppe on 27 January 2004 were significant, given that there fewer than ten reliable records. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola is an uncommon passage migrant, but an adult and two first-summers were at Armash on 19 May 2004. Seventeen White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucura were there on 27 April 2004. A group of 20 Little Gull Larus minutus was seen at Lake Sevan on 19 January 2004, the third record since 1995. There was a Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra at Armash on 22 January and flock of c. 1000 at Sardarapat Steppe on 27 January 2004. Two male Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola were in the Masis area on 4 April 2004; there are fewer than ten records, but the species is probably under-recorded. Four Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola were singing at Armash on 27 April 2004, and at least four singing male Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani were found in the Vedi hills during May 2004. Four Reed Bunting E. schoeniclus of the thick-billed caspia form were at Armash on 27 April 2004.

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