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Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). Now more frequently 
recorded than formerly. 
Solitary Snipe (Gallinago major). Rare. 
Common Snipe (Gallinago media). Common everywhere. 
Jack Snipe (Gallinago gallinula), Common. 
Painted Snipe (Rhynchaea capensis). Fairly common 
throughout. 
Little Stint (Tringa minuta). Very abundant. 
Temminck’s Stint (Tringa temminchii). Rather rare. 
Sanderling (Tringa arenaria). Not common. 
Dunlin (Tringa alpinus). Not common, and only on coast. 
Knot (Tringa canutus). Not common. 
Curlew Sandpiper (Tringa subarquata). Not common. 
Redshank (Totanus calidris) Common in Delta, rare 
elsewhere. 
Dusky Redshank (Totanus fuscus). Rare. 
Greenshank (Totanus canescens), Common. 
Marsh Sandpiper (Totanus stagnatalis). Not common. 
Green Sandpiper (Yotanus ochropus). Very common every- 
where. 
Wood Sandpiper (Totanus glareola). Common in Lower 
Egypt. 
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos). Common. 
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus candidus). Not uncommon. 
Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta). Common only in Delta. 
Sacred Ibis (Ibis aethiopica). Very rare indeed. 
Glossy Ibis (Ibis falcinellus). Rare. 
African Wood Ibis (Tantalus ibis). Rare. 
Common Crane (Grus communis). Not uncommon in October 
and March. 
Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo). Not common. 
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), Common in all parts. 
White Stork (Ciconia alba). Common during migration 
months, October and March, 
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra). Not common. 
Shoebill or Whale-headed Stork (Balaeniceps rex). 
