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>> Monthly Summaries
July 2007Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources. | |||||||||
| Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster): 1 adult off Eilat's north beach, 13/Jul onwards (N. Lethaby et al.). | |||||||||
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| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus): 6 off Carmel coast, 17/Jul (T. Landsberger); 10 at Ma'agan Michael, 22/Jul (Y. Eshbol). | |||||||||
| Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus): 1 at Heimar reservoir, southern Dead Sea, 19/Jul (I. Tsurim).. | |||||||||
| Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus): 2 at Nahsholim fishponds, 23/Jul (A. Cohen); 1 at Eilat's north beach, 26/Jul (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne). | |||||||||
| Arctic Tern (Sterna paridisaea): 1 adult off Eilat's north beach, 27/Jul (N. Weiss). | |||||||||
| Caspian Tern (Sterna caspia): ~60 bird around Eilat area (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne). The highest count on record. | |||||||||
| Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna benegalensis): max. 10 on 25/Jul, Eilat (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne). | |||||||||
| White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa): 30 off Eilat's north beach, 25/Jul (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne). | |||||||||
| Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus): max. 29 on 25/Jul, Eilat (R. Mizrachi, R. Livne). | |||||||||
| Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria): 1 ringed at the Jerusalem bird observatory, 21/Jul (S. Agmon). Either an oversummering bird or a very early autumn migrant. | |||||||||
 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Sde Boqer, Apr.04 |
 Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) Sde Boqer, Oct.04 |
 Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Eilat, Jun.04 |
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