14 
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Two, females, roosting in the trees, sewage 
farm at Sham El-Sheikh, 12-13/10/88; and one, male, road between El Arish 
and Rafah, 13/1/89. 
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes One, female, flying through the 
mangroves, Ras Mohammed, 13/10/88. 
Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo Five, several roosting in trees at sewage farm 
and scattered individuals circling overhead near Sharm I-Sheikh and Na'ama 
Bay, 12-13/10/88; and one, in desert near the Israeli border south of 
Rafah, 13/1/89 
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 15, with Black Kites at Na'ama Bay and 
roosting in the trees at the sewage farm, 12-13/10/88. 
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca One, sub-adult, spiralling overhead at 
sewage farm near Sharm El-Sheikh, 13/10/88. 
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Two, feeding on lake, Zaranik, 23/9/88. 
Red-footed Falcon Falco tinnunculus One, on telephone wires on main road 
between El Arish and Zaranik, 23/9/88. 
Hobby Falco subbuteo Three, on telephone wires on main road between El 
Arish and Zaranik, 23/9/88. 
Chukar Alectoris chukar Eight, central North Sinai, 14/1/89. 
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Eight, resident, St Catherine, 14/10/88; 
and eight, desert, central North Sinai, 14/1/89. 
Quail Coturnix coturnix Seven, coming in from the sea, in the scrub along 
the beach, and others trapped in quail nets, Zaranik, 22-24/9/88. 
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus One, flying along the coast and 
feeding in the salt pans, Zaranik 23-24/9/88. 
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 100-200, flocks flying along the coast and 
feeding in the salt pans, Zaranik, 23-24/9/88. 
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus One, feeding along beach, Zaranik, 
22/9/88; and 10, Uyun Musa, 15/1/89. 
Spur-winged Plover Hoplopterus spinosus One, sewage farm near Sharm 
El-Sheikh, 12-13/10/88. 
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Two, sewage farm near Sharm El-Sheikh, 12/10/88; 
and one, mangrove channel, Ras Mohammed, 13/10/88. 
