May, male Muharraq, 12 March. E 
Hirschfeld, N Chapman 
Small Skylark Alauda gulgula 
Wintering flocks. Bad an Farm and 
Muharraq(Bw//26: 23), last seen 1 April 
and 15 March respectively. E Hirschfeld 
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae 
Wintering flock, Muharraq {Bull 26: 
23), last seen 14 April. E Hirschfeld 
Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus 
erythronotus Male, Arad, 15 February, 
possible same as January individual. 
This makes possibly five during winter 
1990/91 (see Bull 26: 24). E Hirschfeld 
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha 
Female, Gebel Dukhan, 10 March Rare 
winter visitor. M Adlam, N Chapman, E 
Hirschfeld 
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus 
Tnelanopogon]a.nabiysih reeds, 9 March. 
Third record, previous ones, September 
1969 and December 1974. E Hirschfeld 
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 
Male Hamed town, 24 March. First 
spring record of this locally common 
autumn migrant. E Hirschfeld, N 
Chapman 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia 
brachydactyla At least five, Jasra Farm, 
13 March, two Refinery wadi, 8 April; 
and three, Hamad town, 28 April. 
Scarce, not annual spring migrant. Dr 
WRP Bourne, E Hirschfeld 
Cinereous Bunting Embiriza cineracea 
Seven recorded between 10 and 23 
April with flocks of Ortolan Buntings 
E hortulanus. Probably overlooked 
spring migrant. E Hirschfeld 
Israel 
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica 
Beit-Shean, March, trapped and ringed 
with Swallow H rustica roost. First 
Israeli and West Palearctic record 
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