References 
Conder, PJ 1981. Birds of the Azraq Wetland Reserve^ Jordan: January and 
February 1979. Sandgrouse 2: 22-32. 
Conder, PJ 1981. Water extraction at Azraq. OSME Bull 8. 
Meinertzhagen, R 1924. An account of a journey across the Syrian Desert from 
Amman in Transjordania to Ramadi on the Euphrates. Ibis 1924: 87-100. 
Mountfort, G 1965. Portrait of a Desert. Collins, London. 
Nelson, JB 1973. Azraq: Desert Oasis. London. 
Wallace, DIM 1983. The breeding birds of the Azraq oasis and its desert 
surround, Jordan, in the mid-1960s. Sandgrouse 5: 1-18. 
Ian J Andrews, c/o British Embassy, PO Box 87, Amman, Jordan 
Postscript 
On 27 July 1991, the Jordanian Government announced its plan to dam Wadi 
Rajil, 45 km north of Azraq, to provide water for the bedu through the summer. 
Wadi Rajil is the single most important wadi feeding flood water into Azraq qa, 
having its source in Syrian Jebel Druz. Will this now see the end of the flooded 
qa? This autumn has also seen an increase in shooting at Azraq and the virtual 
drying up of the artesian marsh. IJA 
Turkey Bird Report: a request for 
records and notes for contributors 
Rod Martins and Richard Webb 
We are now seeking records for the Turkey Bird Report, covering the 
years 1987-1991. Some material has already been received. 
Observers are requested to submit records in systematic order, on one 
side of each sheet of paper only. 'Unusual' records and records of rarities 
should be accompanied by further details, including a description where 
appropriate. 
Please avoid submitting records in an unsystematic, semi-anecdotal 
form, such as photocopies of pages from notebooks. 
All records should include the names of the observers and highlight the 
address of one observer to whom any queries can be referred. 
The compilation of previous Turkey Bird Reports has been hindered by 
confusion over place names. This is because a) two or more widely 
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