| Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus): 3 off Jaffa port, 13/Dec (B. Granit). |
| Striated Heron (Butorides striatus): 1 at Sapir lake, near En Yahav, present since November (O. Keinan et al.). Only the second record outside of Eilat. |
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| Swan spec. (Cygnus spec.): 2 seen flying north above Giv'at HaShlosha, 30/Dec (T. Kahn). |
| White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons): 10 at Timurim reservoire, 04/Dec (D. Ozz, E. Hadad, S. alon); 3 at Ma'agan Michael, 09/Dec (C. Rozen); 11 at Jazra'el valley reservoire (R. Shaish et al.); 8 still present at Eilat, 18/Dec (N. Weiss, T. Kahn). |
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| White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla): 1 juv. over Eilat, 18/Dec (T. Kahn). |
| Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus): 1 between Kfar Ruppin and Maoz Hayim, Bet Shean valley, 30/Dec (K. Bjerre). This is the 9th record for Israel, and is possibly a returning bird from winter 2003-2004. |
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| Saker (Falco cherrung): 3 at Urim fields, western Negev. |
| Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo): probably the same bird seen at Nir HaEmek last month was seen in field near Yizra'el junction, 14/Dec (I. Tsurim, O. Hatzofe). |
| Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax): 1 at the Majrasa, Sea of Galilee, 28/Dec (N. ). |
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| Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius): 9 at Urim fields, 15/Dec (U. Maman). |
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| Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita): 2 at a cliffstripe near Yardena, Jordan valley, 01/Dec (C. Rohde). This is the first record since 1994 and the first winter record ever. |
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus): 1 still present at Acre shore (S. Haham). |
| Crested Tern (Sterna bergii): 2 off Eilat's north beach, 08/Dec (T. Kahn, R. Mizrachi). |
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus): 1 at Gal'on fields, 28/Dec (E. Hadad et al.). |
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| Black-hooded Parakeet (Nandayus nenday): 1 at the northern end of Hadekalim Street, Pardes Hanna, 03/Dec (C. Bell). |
| Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra): exceptionaly high numbers in Urim fields at the western Negev. Around 1,800 birds in two fields north to Urim power line, 06/Dec (B. Granit). |
| Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni): 2 at Eilot's northern date plantation, 16/Dec onwards (N. Weiss, M. Koss et al.). |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 1 at Neot Smadar's date plantation, 16/Dec (N. Weiss). Only the second winter record in Israel. |
| Goldcrest (Regulus regulus): up to 7 at HaYarkon park, 17/Dec onwards (B. Granit et al.); 1 in the forest between Har Nof and Bet Zait, 15/Dec (S. Agmon); 1 at Kibbutz Nirim, 21/Dec (Y. Dax); 1 at Kibbutz Gil'ad, 25/Dec (M. Adar). |
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| Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus): 12 at wadi Rosh Pinna, 27/Dec (B. Granit, A. Cohen, M. Craig, G. Ottens); 3 at wadi Dishon, 28/Dec (I. Shanni). |
| Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalus): 6-8 at Birya orchard, near Zfat, 27/Dec (B. Granit, A. Cohen, M. Craig, G. Ottens). |
