230, Kafrayn dam, 9 April. Largest 
ever flock in Jordan. R.F.Porter. 
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 
49, Aqaba sewage works, 19 April. 
Largest flock ever recorded in Jordan. 
4, same place, 8 June. I J 
Andrews/Naturetrek, F Khoury. 
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 
four pairs, Aqaba sewage works, 19 
April. 1 ] Andrews/Naturetrek. 
Goshawk Accvpter gentilis 
Mobbing Bonelli's Eagle, Dana 
Wildlife Reserve, 27 February, with 
perhaps same bird, 10 March . Rare 
winter visitor, seven previous 
records, all in spring. M Evans/RSCN. 
Shikra Accipter badius 
two probables, Dana Wildlife 
Reserve, 9 March. No previous 
records from Jordan. M Evans/RSCN. 
Golden Eagle Acjuila chrysaetos 
Dana Wildlife Reserve: pair, 5 April; 
sub-adult, 25 April. Not known (as 
yet) to breed in this area. M 
Evans/RSCN. 
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 
at least 20 pairs, Dana Wildlife 
Reserve, April. This species urgently 
requires surveying in Jordan. M 
Evans/RSCN. 
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 
Suwayma resthouse. Dead Sea, 30 
March. Unusually early record. R.vd 
Vliet. 
Coot Fulica atra 
six pairs with young, Azraq, 8 June. 
First confirmed breeding record. F 
Khoury. 
Crane Grus grus 
at least 500, Azraq area, 11 February. 
M Evans/RSCN. 
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 
Aqaba, 20-21 March. First record for 
Jordan but actually seen from Eilat 
(Israel). 
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 
105, including 30 paired birds dis- 
playing and building nest scrapes. 
Bga'aweah. Possibly the only breed- 
ing site in Jordan. R.F.Porter. 
White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucura 
Azraq: six, 12 April; three pairs with 
one juvenile, 15 June. I } 
Andrews/Naturetrek, F Khoury. 
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 
near Safawi, 15 April. R.F.Porter. 
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 
Dana Wildlife Reserve: 2, 27 
February; 11-15 March. Third and 
fourth records for Jordan. M 
Evans/RSCN. 
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 
Fair breeding, Azraq, 15 June. Second 
breeding record. F Khoury. 
Stock Dove Columba oenas 
60, Wadi Rajil, 16 February; 160, 
between Burqu and Azraq, 22 
February. Uncommon winter visitor. 
M Evans/RSCN. 
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 
Amman, 1 April. First record of this 
escapee. F Knoury. 
Scops Owl Otus scops 
5 calling, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 26 
February. Early record. M 
Evans/RSCN. 
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 
3 calling males and two females, 
Dana Wildlife Reserve, 27-28 
February. Early record. M 
Evans/RSCN. 
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 
two, northeast comer of Dead Sea, 9 
April. Most northerly record in 
Jordan. 7 / Andrews/Naturetrek. 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha birmculata 
total of 20, Wadi Selma/Wadi 
Hashad/As Safawi area, mid April; 
14, Burqu' area, mid April. Pairs 
singing, displaying and nestbuilding. 
First evidence of breeding in Jordan. J 
f Andrews/Naturetrek, R.F.Porter. 
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 
family parties, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 
27 April & 24 May. First breeding 
records for Jordan. M Evans/RSCN. 
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