Zoology in the Middle East - Zoology in the Middle East - Zoology in the Middle East Volume 35 (2005) now available Dear colleagues, this is to inform you...
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Howard King
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Oct 3, 2005 5:23 am
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That's definitely exciting, Jeff. Do you happen to know if anyone is censusing waders regularly? It sounds like it may quite an important stopover site. Best...
Hi Tim, No I do not believe the site is censused on a regular basis for waders, it's in desperate need though! I only moved here 8 months ago and visit the...
UAE Twitchers’ Guide for the week ending 7th October 2005 Edited by Simon Aspinall and Peter Hellyer Still nothing of enormous significance in the UAE this...
Peter Hellyer
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Oct 9, 2005 5:41 pm
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Aamiq wetland after the rain sept 29 Aamiq on Thursday evening was wonderful - the pools and sky full of birds, including: two young Montague's Harriers 11...
On 8 and 9 october SPNL organised a fetival in Ebl es Saqi to celebrate migration over the "Hima" protected municipality land . 450 schoolchildren came and...
Hi all, Last year in Kuwait I photographed an unidentified bird that was later identified by the Secretary of BMAPT (G. Gregory) as Oriental Reed Warbler and...
UAE Twitchers’ Guide for the week ending 14th October 2005 Edited by Simon Aspinall and Peter Hellyer A smattering of good birds this week, for a change,...
Peter Hellyer
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Oct 18, 2005 11:46 am
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First Hypocolius of the season noted in Bahrain on 16th October by...
howardk
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Oct 20, 2005 8:59 am
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UAE Twitchers’ Guide for the week ending 21st October 2005 Edited by Simon Aspinall and Peter Hellyer Another flurry of records this week, from a goodly slew...
Peter Hellyer
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Oct 23, 2005 4:46 pm
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Hi all, Further to the earlier post (see Below), I think the bird with fresh plumage (probably the race zarudnyi) has longer primary projection contrary to...
Hi all, A new book will be available next month written by G. Gregory (the former Secretary of BMAPT) entitled "The birds of the state of Kuwait" ISBN:...
Hi All, Further to the mail from Abdulrahman Alsirhan re George Gregory's new book, I was fortunate enough to get a copy from George which I offered to revew...
Dear all As avian flu spread slowly south and westward through Europe and central Asia, sooner rather than later it will pop up here in the Middle East -- most...
Howard King
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Oct 30, 2005 7:42 am
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UAE Twitchers’ Guide for the week ending 28th October 2005 Edited by Simon Aspinall and Peter Hellyer On 28th October, Abu Dhabi residents Nick Moran and...
Peter Hellyer
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Oct 30, 2005 11:44 am
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Dear Howard, Let me first congratulate you with your good health! However I must tell you that it is now proven beyond doubt that even if you have had an...
Norman D.van Swelm
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Oct 30, 2005 1:23 pm
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Dear All, Wednesday around 14:20 at the Hurghada airport(Egypt) I saw a juvenile Namaqua Dove(Oena Capensis). It is not a big deal, the specie is breeding in...
Hello All, I have just joined this Yahoo group having just landed at Dhahran Hills in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. I'm a displaced Brit from ...
Howard There is some general information and statements on the BTO website: http://www.bto.org/notices/flu_statement.htm You could try contact Andy Musgrove...
I take it Dawn, that as a consequence of what is written about culls in this joint statement now all shooting of water-related birds has stopped? Norman Dawn...
Norman D.van Swelm
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Oct 31, 2005 8:53 am
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Hello, I am writing from SPNL, birdlife partner in Lebanon looking for some information on UAE. Last week we were informed that the government has decided to ...
Mireille Atallah
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Oct 31, 2005 1:49 pm
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Hello, Try and contact the owner of this website, his details are at the bottom of the page. Alsirhan's homepage The Birds of Kuwait ...
Jamie Buchan
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Oct 31, 2005 1:56 pm
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Mireille, as far as I am aware, NO culling of ANY species in the wild is taking place, nor is there any intention of doing any (though a reduction in the...
Peter Hellyer
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Oct 31, 2005 4:48 pm
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Peter, Thanks for this, I will make sure it is relayed to the proper channels. The reason why I posted this message on Osme's mailing list is to cross check ...
Mireille Atallah
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Oct 31, 2005 4:57 pm
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Dear All, Sorry for inconvenience, it seems that I still do not know how to use a computer, because I did not atached right the photos of the Namaqua Dove. I...
In view of the current paranoia about bird flu in the Gulf you might be interested in this contribution copied to me by Barbara Couldrey a friend in Ras Al...
Michael JENNINGS
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Oct 31, 2005 8:46 pm
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Dear Steve Thanks very much for your email about the Namaqua Dove at Hurghada airport. We can use the record in our next 'Around the Region' in Sandgrouse....
Hi all A male wheatear present in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the last 10 days has been generating some debate here. It appears to show features of both the vittata...
