| Swinhoe's Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis): 1 moribund at Eilat and brought dead to the IBRC on 24/Jan (N. Weiss). The 5th record for Israel. |
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| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor): 1 at Ma'ayan Zvi fishponds, 10/Jan onwards (O. Bahat et al.); 2 at Afikim fishponds, 14/Jan (Y. Porat et al.); 7 at Sha'ar HaAmakim, fish ponds on 16/Jan, seen again on 18/Jan in Kfar Baruch reservoir (Z. Labinger, S. Levy); 1 at Birkat Nur, south of Acre, 18/Jan (S. alterman); 1 in Gesher fish ponds,
22/Jan onwards (O. Hatzofe, A. Ben-david et al.); 1 over Kiryat Tivon, 30/Jan (S. Agmon). |
| | Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | |  | | | |
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| Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina): 1 male in Emek Harod, 18-19/Jan (N. Bessor); 2 at Kfar Baruch reservoir, 18/Jan (Z. Labinger, S. Levy); 1 at Ma'abarot fish ponds, Hefer valley, 19/Jan (C. Rozen). |
| Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca): 4 off Jaffa port, 30/Jan (B. Granit, N. Sapir, R. Mizrachi, A. Ben-david). The 7th record for Israel. |
| Smew (Mergellus albellus): 4 female types at Bnei Israel reservoir, Golan, 18/Jan onwards (L. Kislev, U. Geffen, N. Benziovich et al.). |
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| Great Bustard (Otis tarda): 1 east of Ma'ale Gamla, Golan, 24/Jan onwards (A. Boldo et al.). The 6th record for Israel. |
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| Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax): 3 at Ramot Isaschar, 16/Jan. |
| Sociable Plover (Vanellus gregarius): 1 at Bet-Shean valley, 02/Jan (M. Craig, S. alterman); 3 near Bnei Israel reservoire, Golan, 05/Jan (A. Ben-dov). |
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| Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus): several off Jaffa port during stormy days (B. Granit, S. Alterman et al.). |
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| Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus): 1 juv off Jaffa port, 30/Jan (B. Granit, N. Sapir, R. Mizrachi, A. Ben-david). |
| Common Gull (Larus canus): 1 adult in Acre, 11/Jan onwards (R. Segali et al.); 2 at Tirat Tzvi, 19/Jan (Y. Dax, A. Ben-david et al.); 1 at Eilat (N. Weiss). |
| Bridled Tern (Sterna anaetherus): 1 adult off Bezet shore, 30/Jan (G. Segali). Very rare in the Med sea. |
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus): 2 at Bet-Shean valley, 24/Jan (D. Porat). |
| Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni): 2 still present at Eilot's northern date plantation, (N. Weiss). |
| Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris): 1 at Bet-Shean valley, 02/Jan (M. Craig, S. alterman). |
| | Steppe Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) | |  | | | |
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| Goldcrest (Regulus regulus): 1 at Michmoret, 24/Jan (N. Kirshenbaum). |
