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>> Monthly Summaries

August 2005


Tomer Landsberger

Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources.
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotellis): still present off Ma'agan Michael shore.

Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorynchus): 1 migrating over Bet Hashitta, 27/AUG (T. Landsberger).

Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonora): 1 dark phase at Ma'agan Michael, 29/AUG (R. Mizrachi).

 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonora) 
Eleonora's Falcon
 Ma'agan Michael shore, 29-AUG 

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus): 3 at Ma'agan Michael, 02/AUG (J. Meyrav).

Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii): 1 probable at Ma'agan Michael shore, 29/AUG (E. Vanunu, N. Sapir), second Israeli record.

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus): 2 at Ma'agan Michael, 29/AUG (N. Sapir, E. Vanunu et al).

 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 
Terek Sandpiper
 Ma'agan Michael shore, 29-AUG 

Curlew (Numenius arquata): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 02/AUG (J. Meyrav et al).


Tristram's Grackle
(Onychognathus tristramii) Zeelim Wadi, Mar.07

Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus) Neot Semadar, Apr.05

Palm Dove
(Streptopelia senegalensis) Tel-aviv, Apr.06
 
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