Exceptionally heavy passage. R Morris, 
C Richardson 
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus 
inornatus Bu Hasa, 23 April. Scarce and 
probably overlooked. D Robinson 
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Two adults 
with three juveniles, in field at 
Han\raniyah, Ras al Khaimah, 28 June. 
First evidence of breeding in Arabia. C 
Richardson 
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 
Rocks of up to 10 at Hamraniyah fields, 
5 April and 28 June; two juveniles there 
with House Sparrow P domesticus 
flocks, 16 August. First breeding 
evidence for UAE. C Richardson, J 
Bannon 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia 
brachydactyla Healthy passage, 10 
March to mid-April; 60 in one flock in 
foothills near Ras al Khaimah, 5 April. 
C Richardson, J Bannon, L Reaney 
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus 
erythrinus Asab, in Western desert, 8 
April. Only spring record. L Reaney 
Correction 
Bull 26: 50 para 3: for 'taxidermists' 
read 'taxonomists.' 
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