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>> Monthly Summaries

March 2009


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.
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Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 24/Mar (J. P. Smith et al.).

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor): 1 at Evron reservoir near Nahariyya, 21/Mar (I. Shimshon).

Mangrove Heron (Butorides striatus): 1 at Sde Eliyahu fishponds, Bet Shean valley, 02/Mar (B. Levi, A, Elkan). Present since early february. The northernmost record in Israel.

Verreaux's Eagle (Aquila verreauxii): 1 over Eilat mountains, 06/Mar (H. Smith).

Crested Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorynchus): 1 still present at Eilot'a date plantation, 20/Mar.

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo): 4 on migration over Tel Arad, 25/Mar (T. Kahn).

Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius): 1 at Km 20 saltpans, 21/Mar (R. Mizrachi et al.).

White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus): 1 at Yotvata, 14/Mar (S. Cairenius).

 White-tailed Plover (Vanellus leucurus) 
White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus
  

Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus): 1 at Yotvata's fields, 16/Mar (L. Kislev, J. Meyrav, D. Shapiro); 2 at Yotvata fields, 24/Mar (C. Batty); 1 ak km 20, 24/Mar (J. Riihimäki, T. Tuomenoja).

 Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus) 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
  

American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica): the bird was still present at Acre north beach in mid March (S. Haham et al.).

 American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
  

Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius): 1 adult in summer plumage at Km 20 saltpans, 13/Mar (C. Rozen et al.).

 Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) 
Kittlitz's Plover  Charadrius pecuarius
  

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus): 1 still present at Acre beach in mid March (S. Haham, A. Ben Dov).

 Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) 
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
  

Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereous): 1 at km 20 saltpans, 23/Mar (J. Riihimäki, T. Tuomenoja);

Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius): 3 at Yotvata fields on 03/Mar and 1 on 06/Mar(N. Weiss et al.).

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus): 1 at Shzaf reserve, 22/Mar (J. Meyrav et al.).

Dunn's Lark (Eremalauda dunni): 1 at HaMeishar, 25/Mar (A. Ben Dov).

Oriental Skylark (Alauda orientallis): several at Yotvata fields throughout March (N. Weiss et al.).

Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaudipes): 7 pairs were found in the Arava (S. Alterman, A. Ben Dov et al.).

 Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaudipes) 
Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes
  

Black Bush Robin (Cercotrichas podobe): 1 at Holand park, Eilat, 09/Mar (N. van Huiten et al.); 1 at Hai Bar Yotvata, 17/Mar (S. Alterman); 1 at km 48, 24/Mar (J. Riihimäki).

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti): 9 at Ashdod seashore, 09/Mar (A. Ben Dov, R. Livne) and 5 at Ma'agan Michael area on the same week (S. Agmon, A. Mayrose). The highest count on the Israeli Mediterranean shore.

Kurdish Wheatear (Oenanthe xanthoprymna): 1 still present at Wadi Mishmar in mid March.

Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca): 1 at Neot Smadar, 22/Mar (N. Weiss et al.).

Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka): 1 at Mt. Amsa, 27/Mar onwards (B. Granit et al.).

 Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
  

Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus): 1 in the old BGU campus, Be'er Sheva, 27/Mar (I. Tsurim). Probably wintered in the area.

Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans): several sightings in southern Arava and the coastal area throughout the month.

 Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) 
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans
  

Menetries's Warbler (Sylvia mystacea): 1 male at km 24, Arava, 30/Mar (J. Meyrav).

Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata): several in the southern Arava during the second half of March.

Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus): 1 near park Eshkol, 12/Mar (A. Gancz).

Pale Rock Sparrow (Carpospiza brachydactyla): 4 at Tel Arad, 18/Mar (T. Kahn); 5 at Shezaf reserve, 22/Mar (J. Meyrav).

Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea): 12 on the road from Kibbutz Ein Gev to the Golan via Susitta Mt., 26/Mar (L. Kislev); 2 at Kfar Adumim, 27/Mar (E. Banker); 6 at Mt. Gilboa, 27/Mar (T. Kahn, A. Rinot); 6 at Mt. Amsa, 28/Mar (B. Granit).

 Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea) 
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
  


Black-throated Diver
(Gavia arctica) Eilat, Jan.05

Collared Pratincole
(Glareola pratincola) Eilat salt pans, Apr.06

Red-breasted Flycatcher
(Ficedula parva) Mitzpe Ramon, Oct.05
 
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