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White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Two, one feeding along the 
beach, and the other in the fields near coast, Rafah, 13/1/89. 
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Seven, feeding along the shore, Zaranik; one, 
with wing feathers torn out by quail-trappers and left to die, 22-23/9/88; 
and two, in mangroves, Ras Mohammed, 12/10/88. 
Bee-eater Merops apiaster 30, in the trees, sewage farm near Sharm 
El-Sheikh, 12-13/10/88. 
Roller Coracias garrulus One, startled from the trees, sewage farm near 
Sharm El-Sheikh, 13/10/88. 
Wryneck Jynx torquilla One, in the compound at the Nuweiba' Holiday 
Village, 11/10/88. 
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Nominate race, common desert resident 
throughout Sinai. 
Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes Common resident in desert areas in North 
Sinai, seen south to Ras Matarraa. 
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Small flocks feeding in the 
scrub along the beach, one individual in cage with quails, Zaranik, 
23/9/88. 
Skylark Alauda arvensis 12, in field near Multi-National Headquarters near 
Rafah, 13/1/89. 
Rock Martin Ptynoprogne fuligula Common desert resident, South Sinai. 
* Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae One, Nuweiba' Holiday Village, 
11/10/38. 
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis One, on tree limb, Nuweiba' Holiday Village, 
11/10/88. 
Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis One, in parking lot next to the Marine El 
Sharm Hotel, Na'ama Bay, 13/10/88. 
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Two, gardens at the Nuweiba' Holiday 
Village, 11/10/88; and a small flock outside the Marine El Sharm Hotel, 
Na'ama Bay, 12/10/88. 
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Resident Nuweiba' and North 
Sinai along coast. 
