record. 
Scaup Aythya marila 
two males, Akhna Dam, 16 January 
1993. Fifth record. 
Lanner Falco biarmicus 
Akna Dam, 16 October 1994. First 
record for Cyprus. 
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 
Phassouri reedbeds, 23 April 1993. 
Accepted as first record for Cyprus. 
Greater Sand Plover Chardrius leschemultii 
Potamos Liopetri, 9 & 18-19 March 
1994; Ayia Thekia, 30 July 1994. First 
records for Cyprus of the race cras- 
sirostris. 
Herring Gull Lams argentatus 
Cape Clea, 5 March. First record for 
Cyp^s. 
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 
Polls beach, 27 April. O&G Roberts. 
Little Swift Apus affinis 
Kiti Dam, 1 April. Second record. 
Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti 
Phassouri reedbed, 8 April 1994. First 
record for Cyprus. 
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 
Cape Greco, 25 April 1993; male, Ayia 
Napa, 29 April 1994; male, Paphos 
Li^thouse, 29 April 1994. Third to 
fifth records. 
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 
Paphos Lighthouse, 9-10 April 1993. 
First record for Cyprus. 
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha 
Ayios Georgios: 21 April; female, 23 
April. Fourth and fifth records. 
Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 
Amathus beach, 16 November 1994. 
Fourth record. 
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 
Paphos lighthouse,' 5 May 1995. O & 
G Roberts. Only two previous records 
so far accepted. 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia brachydactyla 
Paphos Lighthouse: 22 & 26 April 
1994; 7, 6 March and 4,20 March 1995. 
First to third records for Cyprus. 
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 
three, south of Kathikas, 13 March 
1994; Akhna Dam, 4 December 1994. 
Third and fourth records. 
EGYPT 
Unless otherwise stated all records 
were submitted by Mindy & Sherif 
Baha el Din. 
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus 
2, Abu Simbel, 21 & 23 November 
1994. D Murdoch. 
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 
Alexandria Harbour, 26-27 February. 
D A Ewbank. On island 10 km off Ras 
El Hikma, 3 March. Perhaps further 
indication that the species breeds in 
this area (cf.Bull.34:33). 
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 
Adult, Gezira Tawila, 10-11 June 
1994. First summer record for 
Egyptian Red Sea coast. R Hoath, D 
Russell. 
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 
Zaranik, north Sinai, 12 October 1994. 
Rare visitor. A Grieve. 
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 
Salhiya, near Ismaila, 30 December 
1994. Only second winter record. M 
Baha el Din. 
Spotted Eagle Acfuila clanga 
between Sharm el-Sheikh and Naama 
Bay, 7 January. Scarce winter visitor. 
D&S Robel. 
Hobby Falco subbuteo 
Lake Qarun, Faiyoum, 3 December 
1994. First winter record. R Hoath, D 
Russell. 
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor 
Cairo, 2 February. Rare in winter. 
Great Snipe Gallimgo media 
Lake Maryut, 18 January. Scarce in 
winter. D A Ewbank. 
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 
Port Said: 16 December 1994; 2, 28-29 
January; 2, 7-9 Febmary. Rare winter 
visitor. M & S Baha cl Din, A Riad. 
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicnudus 
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