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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
  


Oriental Skylark
(Alauda Gulgula) Mitzpe Ramon, Oct.05

Sociable Plover
(Vanellus gregarius) Lotan, Mar.06

Painted Snipe
(Rostratula benghalensis) Hefer valley, Sep.05
 
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