| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris): 1 at Negba Reservoir, an exceptionally late record seen until 21/May (S. Alon). |
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| Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae): 1 at Mt Hermon, 25/May (A. Ben-dov). |
| Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmannii): 1 at Km 20 saltpans, 04-05/May. |
| | Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmannii) | |  | | | Km 20, 05-May |
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| Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva): 1 at Km 20 saltpans, 14/May (J. Meyrav). |
| Caspian Plover (Charadrius caspuis): 1 at Km 20 saltpans, 04-10/May (A. Cohen et al.). |
| | Caspian Plover (Charadrius caspuis) | |  | | | Km 20, 04-May |
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| Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus): 1-2 birds at Km 20 saltpans through first half of May; 1 at Ma'ayan Tzvi, 11/May (S. Haham). |
| | Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) | |  | | | Km 20, 04-May |
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| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus): Max 20, Km 20 saltpans, 12/May (Y. Wasserlauf). |
| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus): 3-5 off Eilat's north beach, 04-05/May (B. Granit, T. Landsberger, M. Craig et al.) |
| Bridled Tern (Sterna anaethetus): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 14/May (J. Meyrav) |
| Lesser Crested Tern (Sterna bengalensis): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 14-15/May (J. Meyrav, N. Weiss) |
| Saunder's Tern (Sterna saundersii): 1 off Eilat's north beach, 17/May (N. Weiss). |
| White-cheeked Tern (Sterna repressa): Large numbers during May, peaking on the 17th with 30+ birds (N. Weiss, A. Cohen, B. Granit et al.). |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger): 1 at Km 20 saltpans, 03/May (A. Cohen). |
| | Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | |  | | | Km 20, 03-May |
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| White-winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus): Up to 5,000 off Eilat's north beach, 03/May (A. Cohen). |
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus): 1 late bird at Negba fields, 07/May (E. Hadad). |
| Hoopoe Lark (Alemon alaudipes): 1 at Km 20 area, 20/May (S. Alterman). |
| | Hoopoe Lark (Alemon alaudipes) | |  | | | Km 20 |
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| Black Bush Robin (Cerotrichas podobe): 1 ringed at IBRC Eilat, 21/May (N. Weiss). |
| River Warbler (Locustella fluviatillis): 3 at bahad 1 Tamarisks, 05/May (B. Granit, T. Landsberger); several trapped and ringed at Jerusalem throughout the month (S. Agmon et al.). |
| Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida): Up to 4 at Neot Smadar, 05/May (Y. Perlman, L. Kislev et al.). |
| | Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida) | |  | | | Neot Smadar, 05-May |
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| Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis): see full report |
| | Basra Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus griseldis) | |  | | | Lehavot HaBashan |
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| Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 2 at Neot Semadar, 04/May (B. Granit, T. Landsberger and foreign birders); 1 at Bahad 1 Tamarisks, 05/May (B. Granit, T. Landsberger); 1 at Eilat, 12/May (Y. Wasserlauf). |
| Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus): 5 birds on top of Mt Hermon, 25/May (A. Ben-dov). |
