| Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus): 4 off Eilat's north beach, 04/Apr (B. Granit, R. Livne, T. Landsberger); Singles seen there throughout the month. |
| Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus): 1-2 seen off Eilat's north beach on the 9th, 15th and 17th of April. |
| | Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) | |  | | | Eilat |
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| Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster): The bird reported since early March is still seen perching and hunting around Eilat's shore. |
| Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor): The 1st for Israel found in March is still present at the Km 20 saltpans and was seen by many Israeli and visiting birders. |
| Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina): 1 female at the Hula reflooded area, 04/Apr (L. Evans et al.). |
| Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis): 1 adult at Km 19 area, 10/Apr (J. Meyrav et al.). |
| Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae): 2 migrating over the Golan heights on 26th (B. Granit) and on the 27th (I. Shanni) of April. |
| Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo): 1 adult at the Hula reflooded area, 02-07/Apr (E. Palmer, P. Dalton, O. Campbell, J. Kerr et al.). Possibly the same bird that was reported from the Arava Valley at the end of March. |
| | Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) | |  | | | Hula re-flooded area, 06-APR |
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| Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 15/Apr (A. Shoresh, T. Landsberger). |
| Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus): A superb male at Km 76, 19/Apr (A. Ben Dov, T. Landsberger), showing extremely well but unfortunately disappearing the next day. |
| | Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) | |  | | | Km 76, southern Arava, 19-APR |
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| Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius): The tame individual reported on March from Lotan was last seen on 03/Apr (E. Vanunu, D. Standing et al.). |
| | Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) | |  | | | Lotan, 03-APR |
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| Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus): high numbers during the second half of the month, including 26 on 15th (R. Mizrachi, B. Granit, T. Landsberger) and 22 on the 18th (A. Ben Dov, T. Landsberger).
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| | Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) | |  | | | Eilat's north beach, 04-APR |
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| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus): good numbers during southernly storms, including a flock of 8 on 14/Apr (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne, B. Granit, T. Landsberger). |
| Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus): same adult bird from March was seen again during a southern storm off Eilat's north beach, 04/Apr (B. Granit, R. Livne, T. Landsberger); 1 juv there on 15/Apr (R. Mizrachi, B. Granit, T. Landsberger). |
| | Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus) | |  | | | Eilat's north beach, 04-APR |
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| Common Gull (Larus canus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael fishponds, 01/Apr (Y. Dax); 1 1st summer bird at Ma'agan Michael Beach, 12-21/Apr (B. Granit); Another individual there on the 20/Apr (E. Vanunu). |
| | Common Gull (Larus canus) | |  | | | Ma'agan Michael, 12-APR |
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| White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa): The first for the season was reported from Eilat's north beach on 16/Apr (B. Granit et al.). |
| Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia): 1 adult at the northern Sea of Galilee, 30/Apr (A. Geffen). |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger): 1 at Atlit saltpans, 29/Apr (A. Ben Dov). |
| Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus): 1 at wadi Amud on 07/Apr (A. Ben Dov) and 1 at upper wadi Dishon on 14/Apr (P. Geffen). 2 weeks after the latest date mentioned in The Bird of Israel. |
| Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius): 1 female at Ne'ot Ha'Kikkar, southern dead-sea, 24/Apr (Y. Perlman). |
| Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula): 1 at km 77, 3/Apr (E. Vanunu, D. Standing); 1-2 at Yotvata's circular field, 16/Apr (E. Vanunu). |
| Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps): A showy male was found behind the cowshed in Km 19 on 15/Apr, and stayed for two days (S. Olchewski et al.). |
| | Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix nigriceps) | |  | | | Km 19 cowshed, 16-APR |
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| Thick-billed lark (Ramphocoris clotbey): 2 males and 3 females at km 76, 20/Apr (J. Meyrav et al.). |
| Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaudipes): 1-2 birds seen briefly at the Km 77 green patch, 03/Apr (E. Vanunu, D. Standing); Several additional sightings from Samar area were reported by foreign birders. |
| | Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaudipes) | |  | | | Samar area |
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| Rock Martin (Hirundo fuligula obsoleta): A new breeding site was discovered in the city of Modiin, a few kilometer outside the regular range of this desert species (Y. Kiat, Y. Setti). |
| | Rock Martin (Hirundo fuligula obsoleta) | |  | | | Modiin, 23-APR |
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| Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens): 1 near the Hazeka ridge, Golan heights, presumably the northern-most record of this species in Israel (I. Shanni et al.) |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 1-2 birds at the pine park in Mitzpe Ramon, 21-28/Apr (A. Cohen et al.). |
| Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus): 1 adult at the 'Bahad 1' sewage, 18/Apr (A. Ben Dov, T. Landsberger); 5 birds along the southern Arava, 23/Apr (J. Meyrav). |
| Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus): 1 at Lotan's swimming pool lawn, 16/Apr (T. Landsberger et al.). |
| | Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) | |  | | | Lotan, 16-APR |
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| Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea): The 2 birds reported from the football field at Mitzpe Ramon were last seen on 07/Apr (A. Cohen, L. Kislev, S. Haham); 1 semenowi at wadi Ashosh, 19/Apr (J. Meyrav); 1 near Mt. Varda, north Golan heights (I. Shanni). |
