satiate) the avid Turcophile. The journal will, however, be unlikely to gain the 
readership of OSME members with a more general interest in the region. 
Guy Kirzvan 
Around the Region 
This section details recent bird sightings within the OSME region. Whenever possible, 
the significance of the record will be included. Records are published for interest only, and 
their publication here neither implies acceptance nor rejection by the records committee 
of the relevant country. Any OSME member is welcome to contribute to this feature, and 
we are particularly keen to hear from any one resident in the Middle East who could submit 
records. To submit records for Bulletin 28, covering the period September 1991 to 
February 1992, please write to: Around the Region, OSME, c/o The Lodge, Sandy, 
Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK. Closing date for records is 15 February 1992. 
Compiled by Guy Kirzvan 
All dates refer to 1991, imless otherwise stated; and all records refer to single 
individuals unless numbers are given. 
Bahrain 
Honey Buzzard Pemis apivorus Bahrain 
Fort, 30 January. First winter record 
(see Bull 26:59). E Hirschfeld 
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 
Janabiyah reeds, 12 April. Rare 
migrant. E Hirschfeld 
Corncrake Crex crgx Janabiyah reeds, 5 
May. Rare migrant, not annual. E 
Hirschfeld 
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola ASRY, 10- 
12 June, and four adults, ASRY, 4 
August. Annual May to September, 
but uncommon. E Hirschfeld 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 
Rock of 45, Muharraq, 5 March . Largest 
flock. E Hirschfeld 
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 
Flock of seven, Dumistan, 16 May First 
record for Bahrain. E Hirschfeld 
Palm Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 
Three to four individuals, displaying 
and holding territory, Riffa, from April. 
E Hirschfeld 
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Male, 
Sakhir, 23 March, Male, Dadan Farm, 9 
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