t 
Redshank Tringa totanus • November 1975, Esfahan 
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus* September and October 1975, March and April 
1976 
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola * August and September 1975 
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos * September 1975 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus * September 1975 
Snipe Gallinago gallinago * September and October 1975 
Dunlin Calidris alpina * September and October 1975 
Herring Gull Larus argentatus * April 1976 
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis - Recorded June and July 1975, 
presumed present throughout 
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus- Presumed present throughout 
Rock Dove Columba livia * June 1975 
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur * June 1975 
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis • November 1975, Esfahan 
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri • November 1975, Esfahan, Tehran 
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus * June and September 1975, March and April 1976 
Scops Owl Otus scops * July 1975 
Little Owl Athene noctua * June and September 1975, March 1976 
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus * June and September 1975 
Swift Apus apus * June and August 1975; • April 1976, Sirjan 
Bee-eater Merops apiaster * June and August 1975, April 1976 
Roller Coracias garrulus * September 1975 
Hoopoe Upupa epops * June 1975, February, March and April 1976 
Syrian Woodpecker Picoides syriacus - Presumed present throughout 
Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes * December 1975 
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti * Recorded every month 
Short-toed Lark Calandrella hrachydaclyla * March 1976 
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens * October and November 1976 
Crested Lark Galerida cristata * Recorded every month 
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