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September 2007Below is a summary featuring the most interesting observations from this month, based on reports from the ISRABIRDNET mailing list and other sources. | |||||||||
| White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla): 1 juv. over Alonim junction, 22/Sep (J. Meyrav). | |||||||||
| Oriental Honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus): several noted in migration over the northern valleys. | |||||||||
| Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio): 1 at Ma'ayan Zvi fishponds, 15/Sep (P. Geffen). | |||||||||
| Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni): ~400 over Nahalal junction, 30/Sep (B. Granit, A. Shoresh). | |||||||||
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 1 on 03/Sep (S. Agmon); 1 at Acre northern beach, 29/Sep (S. Haham) | |||||||||
| White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellus leucurus): 1 at Na'an reservoir (near Ramla), 29-30/Sep (A. Bear). | |||||||||
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| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus): 2 early birds at Revivim fields, 30/Sep (J. Meyrav). | |||||||||
| Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 06/Sep (S. Agmon). | |||||||||
| Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael, 24/Sep (S. Haham). | |||||||||
| Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus): 1 at Ma'ayan Zvi, 23-24/Sep (A. Cohen, S. Haham). | |||||||||
| Common Gull (Larus canus): 1 at Ma'agan Michael shore, 06/Sep (S. Agmon). Probably a returning individual. | |||||||||
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus): 1 1st winter bird at Ma'ayan Zvi shore, 24/Sep (S. Haham). | |||||||||
| Audouin's Gull (Larus audouinii): 1 2nd year bird at Ma'agan Michael shore, 23/Aug (Y. Eshbol). | |||||||||
| Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius): 1 at Yotvata fields on 23/Sep, along with a European Nightjar (N. Weiss). | |||||||||
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger): A relatively good season with up to 15 sighted across the country, from Eilat in the south to the Kinneret in the north. | |||||||||
| Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva): 3 at Bahad 1 sewage, 21/Sep (Y. Perlman). | |||||||||
| Daurian Shrike(Lanius isabellinus): 1 at Tirat Zvi, Bet She'an valley, 26/Sep (T. Kahn et al.). | |||||||||
 Cinereous Bunting (Emberiza cineracea) Lotan, Mar.06 |
 Pale Rock Sparrow (Petronia brachydactyla) Central Negev, May.06 |
 Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia) Mt. Hermon, Jun.05 |
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