Hunting danger to one of the world’s most threatened birds 30-03-2009 Hunting in the Middle East has been recognised as a major threat to one of the...
I finally got pics of the owl that was found in a building here last week - it is a scops owl, I think most likely European scops, rufous variety. It was...
I got back out this afternoon and found large numbers of passerines. This was the first day I have found large numbers of grey hypocolius - several flocks of...
To all MEBirdNet Members: My name is Filippo Barbanera and I work as researcher at the Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy. My main research topic...
Both passerine and raptor migration continues in full force. Additional bird on 3 April – Nightingale thrush 4 April – Purple heron, kettle of 10-15 Common...
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Albert de Hoon
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Apr 5, 2009 6:56 pm
You made me jealous!!! Thé reason for me becoming a professional birder was the story about the declining numbers of Ortolan buntings!!!! ...
Dear MEBirdNet subscriber OSME has received a request from Kostadin Georgiev, Birdlife Bulgaria for unpublished information on Semi-collared Flycatcher. I hope...
News from Birdlife Israel chooses Eurasian Hoopoe as its National Bird - Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops has been awarded the title of Israel's National Bird by...
News from Birdife According to a recent paper in the Journal of Avian Biology by Svensson et al. Large-billed Reed-warbler Acrocephalus orinus can be added to...
Dear all, I´m very interested in the piecemeal and puzzling distribution of Emberiza godlewskii in Centralasia, especially in Kyrgyzstan. Does anyone know...
Dear Abolghasem Finally, I could make some time available over Easter to look up the requested information on European (or Eurasian) Roller. I guess I know...
Dear all, A new book - "A Natural History of the Houbara Bustard" by Kazakh ornithologist Dr.Boris Gubin in Russian was published in the UAE in 2004. Now at...
Forwarded from BirdNewsMoscow mailing list with apologies for cross-posting. JS ... Sorting out the pictures I have discovered that one Chaffinch is ringed. ...
Al Asad, Iraq 7-10 APR – My final observations here 7 APR: Namaqua dove. Male photographed. I thought this would be too far north for this species. Pair of...
CP Virginia, Kuwait 11-12 APR CP Virginia is a small camp in north central Kuwait. It is roughly square, with shower and laundry units around the perimeter...
Dear Raffael Your records support my idea but are rising my another thought that Golestan plains are a hotspot for this species in Iran. Could you reacon...
Hi, Visited Hamraniyah Fields yesterday. Visited a number of fields. I didnt have any issues entering the fields. The records are as follows: 1. Bank Myna 2....
Flying mouse-traps clean up fields 15-04-2009 Barn Owls Tyto alba and Common Kestrels Falco tinnunculus are being encouraged by farmers in Israel, Jordan and...
Uncovering Iraq’s unique wildlife 06-04-2009 Nature Iraq (BirdLife in Iraq) has completed their fifth winter survey of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) across...
Hello there, I am engaged in a small discussion with Brian Roos (RSA) via Twitter regarding references to "manna from heaven" and specifically the spring...
Identifying and Conserving IBAs in Lebanon 21-04-2009 The Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL; BirdLife in Lebanon) and A Rocha Lebanon have...
The following is a summary of recent records of some migrants and some nesting observed in Qatar. Enjoy! Gordon ... Summary of records of some migrants and...
Dear Friends, Today in the gardens of Wadi Dome (Gulf of Suez, Egypt) a strange pipit has been photographed. Attached are two photos, one of them showing ...
Dear Friends, If any of you have records of Mallard in Egypt, please forward it to my address directly. Please mention if they were wild birds, or semi...
Sorry Folks, I forgot that I can not send attachements to MEB net. I have uploaded them at the Photo Album of the group in a new folder: UNIDENTIFIED BIRDS ....
Hi all, I think it´s cervinus, gustavi should have more prominent and broader (clearly broader than the diameter of the eyes) white stripes on the back and...
Szervus Bro ! I had the same toughts, but a birder imagination reach the sky high if has the smaller chance to see a lifer:) Unfortunatelly, no calls....
*Trip Details* Title Dubai Pivot Fields on 24th April, 2009 Date 17 Apr 2009 Country United Arab Emirates Site Dubai Pivot Fields, Dubai Observers Shah ...
