Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. 
Two, Beit She'an valley, all winter, 
one later found dead. B Shai/IWRG. 
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteriaibis. Beit 
She'an and Jezrrel valley areas, late 
May. About ten or eleven records (cf 
Kumerloevel984). B Shai/IWRG. 
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna 
bicolor. Eilat, 30 March. Potentially 
first record, but origin unknown. C 
Kirtland (Ornitholidays). 
Black Vulture Aegypius monachus. 2, 
southern Golan Heights area, all 
winter. Rare in Israel. LBoon, B Shai/ 
IWRG. 
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax. 7 winter 
count, two regular at Gan Shmuel 
Kibbutz. Hafer valley. B Shai/IWRG. 
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius percuaris. 
3, Ma'agan Mikhael, all winter. Now 
regular at this locality in all winters 
since 1989. LN Andersen (DOF), B 
Shai/IWRG. 
Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria. 42, 
throughoutlsrael in winter, including 
21, Yarkon fields, Tel Aviv. B Shai/ 
IWRG. 
Herring Gull Larus argentatus. The 
bird previously mentioned (Bull 30 : 
43) either of the nominate race or 
'omissus' remained until the end of 
February at least. L Boon. 
Cyprus Pied Wheatear Oenanthe 
cypriaca. Mount Hermon, Golan 
Heights, 24 March. Scarce passage 
migrant. C Kirtland (Ornitholidays). 
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus 
griseldis. Trapped, Eilat, 26 May. First 
record for Israel per L Boon. 
OMAN 
Comb Duck Sarkidiornismelatotos. Male 
reported earlier (Bull 26 : 62) bred 
with a Mallard atRazatFarm in 1992. 
J Mcleish. 
Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus. 
Female, Masirah airbase, 10-11 
December 1992. First record for the 
island. / Bryan. 
Corncrake Crex crex. Dauka, 11 
September 1992. Hilf, Masirah, 30 
October 1992. H&J Eriksen, C M 
Greaves. 
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis 
phoenicuros. Daghmar, 12 February. 
Thirteenth record. H&J Eriksen. 
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea. Wadi 
Darbat, 18 & 24 April, 7 & 8 May 1992 . 
First record. / Ash, CH&K Fry, W 
F Simpson. 
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius 
tenuirostris. Correction: Abb Island, 5 
January 1990. Near Filim, 6 January 
1990. Barr AlHikman, 8 January 
1990. Second to fourth records. 
South Polar Skua Catharcta antarctica. 
Rass Rassas, Masirah, 25 October 1 991 . 
First record. / Bryan. 
Koel Eudynamys scolopacea. Male, 
Haramel, near Muscat, 26 May-4 June 
1992 per M D Gallagher et ah 
White-throated Bee-eater Merops 
albicollis. Two, Sultan Qaboos 
University, 29 September 1989. First 
record. P & R Scraton. 
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus. 
Hilf, Masirah, 30-31 October 1992. 
Ma sirah airba se, 30 January-1 3 Ma rch . 
First and second records. / Bryan, C 
M Greaves. 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka. A 
'vittata', Hilf, Masirah, 20-22 February 
1992. / Bryan, C M Greaves. 
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach. 
Masirah airbase, 31 December 1992-2 
January. Third record. J Bryan. 
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus. 
Masirah airbase, 1 -2 November 1991 . 
First record. [ Bryan, C M Greaves. 
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