Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria 
Yotvata, mid March. Scarce winter 
visitor to western Neger. H. Shirihai 
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Near 
Tel Aviv, 6 November 1991. Seven 
previous records for Western 
Palaearctic, one in Israel, in October 
1985 (cf BB85: 426-428). per S. Votie 
South Polar Skua Stercorarius 
maccormicki. From pelagic from Eilat, 
June (exact date unavailable). Second 
record for Israel (cf recent record in 
Egypt BB85:452) H. Shirihai 
White-eyed Gull Larus leucopthalmus 
Four, Eilat, 3 May; two Eilat, 6 May. 
Rarer in spring than autumn (cf high 
numbers October/November 91 
Birding World 4:383). W. van der Waal, 
R.Sjouken, G.ran Duin 
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini Eilat, June 
(exact date unavailable). Second record 
for Israel. H. ShirUmi 
Swift Tern S terna bergii Sub adult, Eila t, 
19 April; adult, Eilat, 2 May 
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris three 
breeding pairs were found. B Shai/ 
IWRG 
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus 
aegypHus Ein Yahav dam in the north- 
em Arava of Israel. B Shai/IWRG 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax 
pygmeus Bred in Kinnrot Valley (north- 
em Israel), five pairs were found (April 
- July 1992). First breeding records for 
52 years B ShaiflWRG 
Little Tem Hirundo albifrons 230 pairs 
were bred in the Central Coastal Plain. 
B Shai/IWRG 
Striated Scops Owl Otus brucei. One, 
Eilat, early March. Scarce winter visi- 
tor. H Shirihai 
Buff -bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens. 
Three, Eilat, mid-late march. At least 
one other winter record (cf Birding 
World 2:71). H Shirihai 
Black Bush Robui Cercotrichas podobe. 
One, near Eilat, April - 1 May at least. 
Approximately 22nd record (cf Birding 
I 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus, Eilat, Israel, March 1992. One of up to 18 in 
the area. (Photograph Mark Boyd) 
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