Garden Warbler Sylvia borin * September 1975 
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria * September and October 1975 
Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis * April 1976 
Whitethroat Sylvia communis * September 1975 
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca * April 1975 
Desert Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curraca minula * October 1975 
Spotted Rycatcher Muscicapa striata* July and September 1975 
Pied Rycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca * August 1975 and March 1976 
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva • November 1975, Tehran 
Sombre Tit Parus lugubris • November 1975, Neyriz 
Great Tit Parus major • November 1975, Shiraz 
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus • November 1975, Shiraz 
Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer • November 1975, Shiraz 
Great Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronata* Presumed present throughout; • November 
1975, Shiraz 
House Bunting Emberiza striolata * September 1975 
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala * August 1975 
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus * September 1975 
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs * November 1975 
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus * March 1976 
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis * April 1976 
Twite Carduelis flavirostris * April 1976 
House Sparrow Passer domesticus * June and October 1975; • September and 
December 1975, February and May 1976, Tehran 
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis * May 1976 
Starling Sturnus vulgaris • December 1975, Tehran 
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus * September and October 1975 
Magpie Pica pica * September and November 1975 
Pleske's Ground Jay Podoces pleskei *- Presumed present throughout 
Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax * November 1975 
Rook Corvus frugilegus • November 1975, Shiraz 
Hooded Crow Corvus corone cornix * July 1975; • November 1975, Kerman 
Raven Corvus corax *- Presumed present throughout 
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