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Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan): off Jaffa port, several hundreds on the 24th (A. Weiler, T. Landsberger) and less on the 25th (E. Banker, T. Landsberger) during a westerly storm; 230 off Tel-Baruch shore on the 31st (A. Ben-dov, T. Landsberger). |
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Leach's Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa): 1 off Jaffa port, 25/DEC (E. Vanunu). |
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Greylag Goose (Anser anser rubrirostris): 2 at Gesher fishponds, Jordan valley, 29/DEC (A. Ben-dov, T. Landsberger), present since November. |
| | Greylag Goose (Anser anser rubrirostris) | |  | | | Gesher fish-ponds, 29-DEC |
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Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus): 2, Golan Heights, 30/DEC (L. Kislev); 2, Sde-Boker, 19/DEC (E. Vanunu); 1 juv at Ramon crater, 29/DEC (R. Mizrachi). |
| | Black Vulture (Aegypius monachus) | |  | | | Ramon Crater, 29-DEC |
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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio): 1 at the usual spot in Yeruham lake, 23/DEC (A. Cohen). |
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Curlew (Numenius arquata): 1 at Sha'abania and 1 at Bnei-Israel reservoirs, Golan Heights, 29/DEC (A. Ben-dov, T. Landsberger). |
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Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus): 5, Sde-Tzin, central Negev, 19/DEC (E. Vanunu). |
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Common Gull (Larus canus): 1 off Jaffa port, 25/DEC (E. Banker, T. Landsberger). |
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Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus): 1 1st winter off Jaffa port, 16/DEC (T. Landsberger); 1 adult off Jaffa port, 17/DEC (Y. Perlman, T. Landsberger). |
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Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur): 1 at the Hula reflooded area, 29/DEC (A. Geffen), very rare in winter. |
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Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus): 200-300 at Wadi Meirav, 17/DEC (R. Sigali); 600 above Wadi Dishon, 19/DEC (B. Granit); ~1,000 at Tel-Kadesh area, 29/DEC (A. Geffen, S. Agmon, A. Shoresh et al). |
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'Ochruros' Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros): 1 male at Ye'elim holiday village, Yotvata, 29/DEC (R. Mizrachi). |
| | 'Ochruros' Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros) | |  | | | Ye'elim park, 29-DEC |
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'Phoenicuroides' Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides): 1 male present since early December at Ye'elim holiday village, Yotvata, reported on 29/DEC (R. Mizrachi). |
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Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus): 1 at Ye'elim holiday village, Yotvata, 29/DEC (R. Mizrachi), present since early December. |
| | Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) | |  | | | Ye'elim park, 29-DEC |
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Great Tit (Parus major): 1 at Samar's date plantation, Km 41 Arava, 22/DEC (Y. Perlman), very rare in southern Israel. |
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Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria): 1 at Arbel cliff on the 29th (A. Ben-dov, T. Landsberger) and 30th (E. Banker), preset since early December. |
| | Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria) | |  | | | Arbel cliff, 29-DEC |
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