Wattled Starling Creatophora cineracea. 
Two, Dauka, 9 September 1992. H& 
J Eriksen. 
Common Mynah Acridotheres tristis. 
At least 55, Al Hail, 20 November 
1992. Largest ever flock in Oman. H 
& J Eriksen. 
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza 
buchannani. Hilf,Masirah,230ctober- 
2 November 1991 . First record. / 
Bryan, C M Greaves. 
Great Black-headed Gull Lams 
ichthyaetus. Over 100, Al Khobar, 
Janua ry-Ma rch, ma x 1 20, 1 8 Februa ry . 
G Ramsay. 
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii. Karan, 
North-Eastern Province, 12-15 July. 
P Symens. 
White-breasted Kingfisher. Halcyon 
smyrnensis. Yanbu al-Sinaiyah, 6 
April. First record for western Arabia 
per J Vickors. 
QATAR 
Palm Dove Streptopelia senegalensis. 
Abundant, farm 30km west of Doha, 
31 May. First record away from towns. 
B&HNation. 
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis. Male, 
unnamed locality, 16 April. A. Hooper, 
B. &H. Nation. Doha: two, 16 June, 
male, 18-20 June. M Fearn. Third and 
fourth records, but see recent increase 
in Bahrain. 
Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni. 3, north 
of Ghanlya, 16 March. First record, 
previous records now rejected. / C 
Oldfield. 
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis. 2, 
Mukainas lake and Ras Abrouk, 21- 
26 March. First record, previous 
records now rejected. J & C Oldfield. 
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris. 
Mamoura date farm: 2, 4 March; one, 
5 March. First confirmed records, but 
not unexpected. J & C Oldfield. 
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea. 
Ras Abrouk, 24 March. First 
confirmed record per / Oldfield. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
Greylag Goose Anser anser. King 
Abdulaziz airbase. Dhahran, 13 
February, of the race 'rubirostris' . 
Uncommon winter visitor. G Ramsay. 
Black Vulture Aegypius monachus. 
Three, northern part of Eastern 
Province, early February. M Jennings. 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha 
bimaculata. Nested Karan, North- 
Eastern Province, July. Firstbreeding 
record for Saudi Arabia. P Symens. 
Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris. 
Nest with three young, Wadi Rabigh, 
23 July. First proven breeding in 
central Hejaz. B Meadows. 
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni. 
Adult, Al Qatif, Eastern Province, 10 
February. Second record for Saudi 
Arabia. P Symens. 
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus. 
Two, Dafi Park, Jubail, Eastern 
Province, 14 February. P Symens. 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia 
brachydactyla. 120, Wadi Rabigh, 5 
March. B Meadows. 
TURKEY 
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritns. 
Kizilirmak Delta, 6 March. Second 
record since 1972. S Baris, S & B 
Demircan, S Ofluoglu. 
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