(party of four and singleton). 
Reconfirmation of earlier siting (Bull 
27:45). BS Meadows 
African Turtle Dove Streptopelia 
riseogrisea Pair, Madain Salah, 5 and 6 
December. Reconfirmation of this most 
northerly extension of its range to date 
(Bull 26: 63). BS Meadows 
Little Rock Thrush Wadi Al-Lith 
(Nakil Al-Nilah), around 280 km south 
of Jeddah, 22 November. New locality. 
BS Meadows 
Redwing Tardus iliacus Yanbu al- 
Sinaiyah, 5 January; two from 9-16 
January BS Meadows, 1 Vickors. First 
records for Northern Hejaz (and 
possibly Western Arabia). Fed on fallen 
dates at base of palm trees. Rock of 
seven, 4 km from the above site on 20 
January. / Vickors 
Pygmy Sunbird Anthreptes platurus 
Yanbu area, winter influx (first arrival 
on 17 October) for third year running 
and largest to date - particularly in 
landscaped areas of the inustrial city 
(Bull 25: 46). BS Meadows 
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 
Up to 450, Yanbu al-Bahr, at grain store, 
10-1 7 January. Largest flock observed 
so far south in Hejaz. BS Meadows 
Saudi Arabia 
Cormorant Palacrocorax carbo Jebel 
Armud, seen soaring with a pair of 
Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos. First 
record for Harrat al Harrah, and 
possibly for the Northern Region .NCB/ 
NCWD 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Ras Tanura 
30 December ICBP/NCWCD 
Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Roost of 
40 at Rahima, Tarut on 30 November 
and 7 December. Largest flock. ICBPj 
NCWCD 
Greylag Goose Anser anser Three, 
Safwa, 26 November. ICBP/NCWCD 
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus 
merganser Female, Ranajib, 13 
November. Possibly second record. 
ICBP/NCWCD 
Griffon Vulture Gyps /w/yus Harrat al 
Harrah 1 2.6. First record for the reserve 
and possibly the Northern 
Region.NC6/NCWD 
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos 
tracheliotus 15, with 60 Griffon Vultures 
at a carcase, south of Tayma, 6 
November. Unusual concentration in 
the Central Region. NCB/NC WD 
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Four 
sightings in Harrat al Harrah in 
November. No previous documented 
records for the Northern Region.NCB/ 
NCWD 
Lesser Kestrel fa/co naumanni Probable 
colony, Jebel Armud 3 June. Five or 
more individuals present, including 
recently fledged, but not positively 
identified juvenile, thus only 'probabl/ 
the first breeding record for Saudi 
Arabia.NCB/NCWD 
Merlin Falco columbarius Frequent 
sightings in Harrat al Harrah, 
November and December. NCB/ 
NCWD 
Chukar Alectoris chukar Not recorded 
in Harrat al Harrah since the records of 
Green in 1983 (Sandgrouse 6:48-58). 
Population would appear to have 
seriously declined. NCB/NC WD 
Grey Francolin Francolinus 
pondicerianus Safwas, 18 November. 
First for Saudi Arabia. ICBP/NCWCD 
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