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Monthly Summaries
January 2011Barak Granit Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources. | |||||||||
| Brown Booby: at Eilat’s northern beach on the 28th (R. Shaish). | |||||||||
| White-headed Duck: 25 birds at Dalton reservoir on the 26th (Sachi Luria) and 11 birds at the Hagome reservoir on the 19th (B. Granit) – both are record numbers for their area. | |||||||||
| White tailed Eagle: A 1st year bird at the Hula valley on the 21st (B.Granit). | |||||||||
| Black Vulture: One at Gamla, and out of its normal range, one was seen at Shomria, southern Judean Hills, on the 16th (Ezra Hadad). | |||||||||
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| Temminck's Stint: 58 birds were counted in one flock at Hamadia fishponds on the 3rd (B.Granit & Eyal Shochat) - almost the highest concentration ever recorded in Israel in winter. | |||||||||
| White-cheeked Tern: One at the North Beach, Eilat, on the 28th (R. Shaish).ever recorded in Israel in winter. | |||||||||
| Crag Martin: Exceptionally large flocks wintering in the southern Arava with 50 at the IBRCE Park and additional 20 at Yotvata on the 4th (Rea Shish). | |||||||||
| Black-throated Thrush: the 13th bird recorded in Israel was a 1st winter male, found at Kerem Ben-zimra, upper Galillee, on the 26th by Sachi Luria and Rei Segali and seen by many birders within the following two weeks. | |||||||||
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| Rook: 675 birds were counted on the 19th at the northern Hula Valley (B.Granit). | |||||||||
| Pine Bunting: Up to 3 birds at Birya (1 male and two female/1st winter) throughout the month (many birders). | |||||||||
 Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) Wadi Hava, Oct.05 |
 Tristram's Grackle (Onychognathus tristramii) Zeelim Wadi, Mar.07 |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Sde Boqer, Apr.04 |
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