No Syrian records of which I am aware A possibility on northern reservoirs (very underwatched) in a cold winter - the first Syrain Smew were only in 2004 To:...
Dear Friends, Does anyone knows the contact of John Miles, the author of Pharao`s Birds? I have found one of his trip reports on birdtours.co.uk but there...
Steve! Can the John Miles thing! Everybody's said how erroneous he was, so let it go!! ... -- Mary Megalli mary.megalli@... [Non-text portions of this...
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Brendan Kavanagh
bkavanagh@...
Feb 3, 2010 9:10 am
One of the islands in Bahrain (Al Jarrim) has a population of terns in excess of 5,ooo pairs of Lesser-crested, over 300 pairs of Bridled and over 600 pairs of...
*Qatar Bird Club*, founded in November 2008, extends an invitation to attend a meeting on *8 February* at *7.30 pm* at the *Friends of the Environment* *Center...
Dear Brendan Kavanagh I am not aware of possible funding for the study, however it seems interesting to me. Lesser-crested, Bridled and white-cheeked terns are...
Dear Mamikon &all No any sightings to Greater Scaup in southern region of Syria( Dara’a-Sweida- Quneitra) through 5 years ago.Regards A project for...
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Brendan Kavanagh
bkavanagh@...
Feb 4, 2010 7:12 am
Dear Ahmad A comparative study would be excellent. We already have some evidence that lesser-crested terns from Bahrain have moved to a colony in Kuwait as a...
Hello birders, Please check out my latest post on my birding blog . Your comments are appreciated.Here is the link :- http://indianbirder.blogspot.com Regards,...
Dear All,  I received the following e-mail today (below).  The Movenpick Crocodile Island in Luxor is one of Egypt's most famous birding sites.  ...
Sorry I sent the complete e-mail, but only part of it appeared in the email. I am trying again.  Mindy  I received the following e-mail today...
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MARTIN SCOTT
scillybirder@...
Feb 5, 2010 7:18 am
This months Birding World suggests there are no accepted WP records of Asian House Martin. I am aware of claims from Sweden and Israel. Does anyone know the...
Martin Birding World's statement is correct. If you browse the Surfbirds identification query panel in reference to the most recent Israel report of this ...
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MARTIN SCOTT
scillybirder@...
Feb 5, 2010 11:51 am
Thanks Lee Certianly no SBC found in Egypt where habitat is clearly being squeezed by developemnt Martin To: MEBirdNet@yahoogroups.com;...
Dear birders, Would it be possible to get any electronic copy (pdf, jpgs of pages…) of this article? Gregory, G. 2007. Shikra in the Western Palearctic....
Not sure what information is required but Shikra has proven to be a regular winter visitor to Kuwait (with up to 5 birds some winters) and I have also seen...
The Swedish record is rejected. Stefan Cherrug Från: MEBirdNet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MEBirdNet@yahoogroups.com] För MARTIN SCOTT Skickat: den 5 februari...
Hello George and Lee, Thanks for the replies. Perhaps there would be a number of sightings in and around Kuwait.. I am more interested in the species'...
Dear Vasil, During my field works in South Caucasus in 1972-2009, these birds were recorded in the following sites: Shikra (Accipiter badius) is vagrant to...
Dear Friends of Nature in Egypt ,  The Jolie Ville Hotel on Crocodile Island is one of Egypt ’s most famous sites for birdwatching tourism. Visitors from...
Dear All We are planning a 20-day visit to North India and Nepal during March 2010 and looking for some information about the best wildlife areas. Could anyone...
Everyone It has been awhile since I last sent a record of recent sightings from a few locations in Qatar. The highlighted birds are not really common to spot ...
Dear MEbirder, Since 2008 the raptor migration bottleneck is studied at the east of the Black Sea in Batumi, Georgia. It appeared to be the biggest autumn...
