United Arab Emirates 
Night Heron NycHcorax nycHcorax Nest 
wi3i four young found near the reeds 
at the fish farm, Dubai 9 August. First 
UAE breeding record * 
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Two, 
Sharjah, 19 June. Uncommon in sum- 
mer C Richardson 
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Six 
were still at Khor Kalba 1 April.* 
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Soaring 
over gravel plain north of Al Ain 6 
April, only spring record.* 
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus One at 
the fish farm, Dubai 8-18 March was 
noteworthy.* 
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 
Ramtha tip, Sharjah, mid June to mid 
September, p)ossibly a genuine vagrant 
and a 3rd UAE record.* 
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos 
tracheliotus Ten, of race negevensis, 
north of Al Ain, 20 February. Largest 
ever flock in UAE. MC Jennings, C 
Riclmrdson 
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 
Male, Al Habab, 27 July. First ever July 
record of adult male. C Richardson 
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus A 
rare migrant, one was at the fish farm 
14 March -9 April.* 
LesserKestrel Falconaumanni 10 were 
hunting together north of Al Ain on 6 
April.* 
Merlin Falcocolumbarius Male, Al Ain, 
18 February -9 March. Third record (cf 
Bull 26: 63). RP Morris 
Chukar Alectoris chukar A pair with 
two young were seen 1,000m above 
Wadi Bih (Musandam) on 19 June.* 
Little Crake Porzana parva Dubai, 10- 
19 March. C Richardson One, Dubai 
fish-farm, 19-21 April. C Richardson 
Second and third records (cf Bull 26 :64) . 
Corncrake Crex crex Das Island, 29 
April* 
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola 365, Umm 
alQuwain, 24 January. Unusuallyhigh 
numbers. C Ricliardson 
Cream-coloured Courser Cnrsorius 
cwrsor 31,of which 70% juveniles, Dubai 
Creek, 23 May. Largest ever flock and 
first breeding record for Dubai area . C 
Richardson 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 
Ten,Quwain, 28 February. RP Morris. 
Al Wathba, 28 March A J Morris. First 
and second spring records. Annual in 
autumn in recent years. 
Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria 
Three, Ras al Khaimah, 24 January. 
Third record, last was in 1986. C 
Richardson 
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 60, 
Umm al Quwain, 30-31 March. Third 
record, last was in 1990, cf recent 
records in Bahrain (Hirschfeld 1991) 
and eastern Saudi Arabia (BuU 28 : 57). 
C Richardson 
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola 
falcinellus 570, Dubai Creek, 25 Janu- 
ary. Highest ever winter count. C 
Richardson 
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Four, 
Emirates Golf Club, 4-24 January later 
13 mid February. Fourth record (cf 
recent records in Bahrain, bull 28 : 52). 
C Richardson 
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 
Eight, Dubai Greek Golf Course, 1-30 
June at least. Uncommon over sum- 
mer. C Richardson 
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias 
leucopteriis Three, Sharjah, mid-June. 
Seven, Dubai, late June at least. Un- 
common in summer. C Riclmrdson 
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles 
orientalis Six Abu al Abyadh, 9 Febru- 
ary. First substantiated record. R P 
Morris. 
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Two 
were reported at the Emirates golf 
course on 22 august. FirstUAE record.* 
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula 
eupatria Young noted with adults 17 
May, in area of Dubai where seen daily 
since 1991. This species already may 
be a regular feral breeder in the UAE.* 
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus At least two 
calling on highland plateau above 
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