Home
 
Rarities Committee
IL400 Club
Checklist
 
Monthly Summaries
Birding Reports
Rarity Alerts
Historical Records
Articles
Gallery
 
Video Clips
Contact Us

>> Monthly Summaries

May 2010


Yoav Perlman

Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources.
Following is a list of rarities recorded in Israel during the period 25/4 - 25/5/10:

Brown Booby - one remained off Eilat's North Beach (and Aqaba) all month.

Great Snipe - 2 at Hula reserve, 20/5; 2 at Hazor, 21/5. Moshe Cohen from kibutz hazor.

 Great Snipe (Gallinago media) 
Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
  

Red Knot - 1 at KM20, Eilat, 6/5 Paul Sterry.

male Caspian Plover was at K20 7/5 T.Siman Tov.

Icterine Warbler at Neot Smadar May 6th Paul Sterry.

Red Phalarope - 1 at IBRCE, Eilat, 21-23/5.

Long-tailed Skua - several off Eilat's North Beach during early May. Roni Livne, Avi Meir, et al.

On 12.5.10 at Azuz area near a drinking point Hill Sparrow about 100 including 2 family with 3 nestlings chasing their parents very loudly. Amir Ben Dov.

Black Bush Robin - 2 at Yotvata, 7-8/5/10. Rei Segali.

Red-headed Bunting - 1 stunning male at Nizzana, 15/5. 2nd for Israel, first was in 1979. Amir Ben Dov.

 Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) 
Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps)
  

Temminck's, Bar-tailed, and Dunn's are near the end of a second cycle of breeding. Jonatan Merav.


Pygmy Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax pygmaeus) Sea of Galilee, May 06

Clamorous Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus stentoreus) Ma'agan Michael, Jul.04

Striated Scops Owl
(Otus brucei) Wadi Ketura, Dec.05
 
Back to top

 
© All photos in this website are courtesy of the photographers - Please do not copy or use them without permission.
Please direct comments and contributions to the: Authors