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>> Monthly Summaries
August 2008Tomer Landsberger Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources. | |||||||||
| Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor): 1 at HaSharon park, south of Givaat Olga, 02/Aug (N. Kirschenbaum). Extremely rare on the coast. | |||||||||
| Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereous): 1 at Tirat Tzi fish ponds, 21-23/Aug (A. Rinot et al.); 1 at Ma'agan Michael fishponds, 27/Aug (C. Rozen). | |||||||||
| Red Knot (Calidris canutus): 1 at Achziv beach, 30/Aug (D. Hoffman). | |||||||||
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| Black Tern (Chlydonias niger): 1 at Nachsholim, 09/Aug (T. Kahn); at Ma'agan Michael fishponds, 1 on 13/Aug (S. Agmon), 1 on 27/Aug (C. Rozen) and 3 on 31/Aug (S. Agmon). | |||||||||
| Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna benegalensis): 1 off Ashkelon beach, 21/Aug (R. Shaish). | |||||||||
| Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus): the birds from Betzet beach were last seen on 22/Aug (O & T. Horine, S. Alterman). | |||||||||
| Rose-coloured Starling (Sturnus roseus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 07/Aug (B. Granit, T. Kahn), 1 at Tirat Zvi, 23/Aug (T. Kahn). | |||||||||
| Siskin (Carduelis spinus): 1 at Bet Zait, Jerusalem, 30/Aug (R. Mizrachi). Rare in summer. | |||||||||
 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Jazrael valley, Oct.05 |
 Black-shouldred Kite (Elanus caeruleus) Gal-On, Feb.05 |
 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) Kibbutz Samar, Apr.07 |
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