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>> Monthly Summaries
May 2009Tomer Landsberger Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources. | |||||||||
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor): 1 at Nahsholim fishponds, 15/May (G. Shon). | |||||||||
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| Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanii): 1 at Yotvata circular field (N. Weiss et al.). | |||||||||
| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus): 1 near Sde Eliyyahu, 22/May (A. Rinot). | |||||||||
| Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius): 1 near Hadera, 16/May. | |||||||||
| Caspian Plover (Vanellus asiaticus): 2 at Yotvata's circular field, 01/May (N. Weiss et al.). | |||||||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus): 3 at Km 20 saltpans, 15/May (J. Meyrav). | |||||||||
| White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 28/May (R. Mizrachi). Probably a returning bird. | |||||||||
| Sabine's Gull (Larus sabini): The bird found last month is still present at Ma'agan Michael fishponds (S. Agmon e al.). | |||||||||
| Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 01/May (A. Cohen, G. Ottens); 1 at km 20 saltpans, 15/May (J. Mayrav). | |||||||||
| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus): 3 off Eilat's north beach, 01/May (A. Cohen, G. Ottens). | |||||||||
| Egyptian Nightjar (Caprinulgus aegyptius): 1 at Yotvata fields, 01/May (A. Cohen, G. Ottens); 1-2 there on the second week of May (N. Weiss, M. Craig, H. Pfeifenberger). | |||||||||
| Thick-billed Lark (Rhamphocoris clotbey): 8 at the Meishar, 08/May (T. Magen). | |||||||||
| Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 1 at kibbutz Lotan, 15/May (E. Shochat). | |||||||||
| Menetries's Warbler (Sylvia mystacea): 1 at the northern Arava, 03/May (I. Shanni). | |||||||||
| Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus): 1 ringed at the IBRC Eilat, 31/May (N. Weiss et al.). | |||||||||
 Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus) Ma'agan Michael, Sep.04 |
 Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Eilat, Feb.05 |
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Sde Boqer, Apr.04 |
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