Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 
60, Al Wathba, M5 March, with 30 
until 4 April. 
Black-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 
Arzanah Island, 21 January. 
Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus 
Al Wathba, 15 April; Emirates Golf 
Course, 16 April. Fifth and sixth 
records. 
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 
Dibba, 13 February. Second record, 
first was in January 1987 (Richardson 
1990). 
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza brunniceps 
male. Emirates Golf Course, 18 April. 
Two previous records, in 1975 and 
1990 are both assumed to relate to 
escapes. 
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea 
Emirates Golf Course: 2, 29 March- 1 
April; 7 April; Al Jazeerah Khor, 15 
April. Twelfth to fourteenth records. 
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 
Hamraniyah, 4-8 March. Ninth 
record. Most recent were on Das 
Island in October 1994 (cf.Bull.34:44). 
YEMEN 
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 
1250, Katib Bay, 16 March. Large 
numbers. R Porter /BirdLife 
International. 
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 
Perhaps nesting, Al Luhayya man- 
groves, 17 & 22 March. R 
Porter fBirdLife International. 
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 
4, one on nest, Al Luhayya and off- 
shore islands, mid March. R 
Porter /BirdLife International. 
Black Kite Milvus migrans 
500, Ta'izz, 15 March. R 
Porter /BirdLife International. 
Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar 
Al Kadan, mid March. R 
Porter /BirdLife International. 
Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus 
21, Tiqfash Island, 20 March. R 
Porter fBirdLife International. 
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 
Bar Baryd Island, 21 March. First 
record for Yemen. R Porter/BirdLife 
International. 
African Reed VJ arbler Acrocephalus baeticatus 
Common, Al Luhayya mangroves 
and Tiqfash Island, 17-22 March. R 
Porter/BirdLife International. 
I am most grateful to the following for 
their help in compiling this review: Ian 
Andrews (Naturetrek), Liz Bailey, 
Amoud B. van den Berg {Dutch 
Birding), Enno Ebels, Willie Erksine, 
Mike Evans, David Ewbank, Julian 
Francis, Steve Gantlett {Birding World), 
Tony van Gastel, Phillipe Gaucher, 
Andrew Grieve, Jan-Olov Hedin, 
Richard Hoath, Haim Hovel, Mike 
Jennings, Frances Khoury, Gemant 
Magnin, Guy Manners, Brian 
Meadows, Dominic Mitchell 
{Birdwatch), John Muddeman, David 
Murdoch, Stephen Newton, John 
Peacock, Richard Porter {BirdLife 
International), Ahmed Riad, Detlef 
Robel, Owen & Glynis Roberts, Iain 
Robertson {African Bird Club), Jean 
Sadler (COS (1957)), Alexander 
Schuster, Peter Symens, G & V 
Thompson, Roland van der Vliet, 
H.S.A. Yahya, Murat Yarar. 
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