Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridiis 
Riyadh, 1 January-23 April. First 
record in winter in this area. / Saville. 
Striated Scops Owl Otus brucei 
Found dead, Jubail, 18 December 
1994; trapped, Deffi Park, jubail, 9 
February. B S Meadows, P Symens. 
First confirmed records from Eastern 
Province. 
Spotted Sand grouse Pterocles senegallus 
3, Yanbu, 2 October. First record for 
this locality. B S Meadows. 
Arabian Woodpecker Picoides dorae 
Wadi Milhah al Janubi, 70 km north 
of Medina, 1 October 1994, with male 
at nesthole there, 25 October 1994. 
Male, Anqara, 30 km south of Khamis 
Mushayt, 13 October 1994. }-0 Hedin. 
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 
Holiday Inn, Jubail, 22-25 December 
1994. Apparently the first record for 
Saudi Arabia, the only previous 
record mentioned in the literature 
(Bundy & Warr 1980) having been 
subsequently withdrawn (Bundy et 
al. 1989). B S Meadows, P Symens. 
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 
Holiday Inn, Yanbu: 30 September 
1994; 3 November 1994. First records 
for western Saudi Arabia. J-O Hedin, 
K Rannikko. 
Robin Erithacus rubecula 
up to 6, Deffi Park, Jubail, December 
1994-January 1995. B S Meadows, P 
Symens. 
Ring Ouzel Turdus torcjuatus 
Male, Deffi Park, Jubail, 19 December 
1994. P Symens. 
Blackbird Turdus merula 
Male, Deffi Park, Jubail, 22 December 
1994. P Symens. 
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis 
As Soda, 14 October 1994. J-O Hedin. 
Red-breasted Tlycatcher Ficedula panm 
1-3, Deffi Park, Jubail, December 
1994-January 1995. P Symens. Haii Al- 
Huwaylat, Jubail: 2, 14 January; 3 
February. B S Meadows. 
Shining Sunbird Nectarinia habessinica 
two, Wadi Milhah al Janubi, 70 km 
north of Medina, 7 October 1994. J-O 
Hedin. 
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 
20, near Al Hanakiyah, 90 km east of 
Medina, 28 October 1994, 18 & 25 
November 1994. J-O Hedin. 700, Abu 
Hadriyah, 13 January. B S Meadows, at 
least 1000, Al Sharkiyah agricultural 
development area, 16 February. P 
Symens. 
Chaffinch ¥ringiUa coelebs 
Jubail, early December 1994-end 
February, with maxima of 16 at 
Holiday Inn and 12 at Deffi Park. B S 
Meadows, P Symens. 
Brambling Fringilla tnontifringilla 
2, Light Industrial Park, Jubail, 22 
December 1994. B S Meadows, several, 
Deffi Park, Jubail, December 1994- 
January 1995, max. 6, 4 January. P 
Symens. 
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 
First-winter, Deffi Park, Jubail, 31 
December 1994. First record for the 
Arabian peninsula. P Symens. 
Linnet Carduelis cannabim 
Jubail, 9 & 18 December 1994. First 
records for this area. B S Meadows. 
Desert Finch Rhodopechys obsoleta 
near Al Hanakiyah: 3-4, 18 November 
1994; 11-13, 25 November 1994. J-O 
Hedin, K Rannikko. 
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 
Light Industrial Park, Jubail, 27 
December; same or different bird 
there 7-28 February at least. First 
record for the Arabian peninsula. B S 
Meadows. 
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalus 
female, Deffi Park, Jubail, 22 
December 1994. P Symens. 
Com Bunting Miliaria calatidra 
100, Abu Hadriyah, 13 January. 70, 
Safwa, December 1994-January 1995. 
B S Meadows, at least 300, Al 
Sharkiyah agricultural development 
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