Dunnock Prunella modularis. 
Montazah, Alexandria, 25 December. 
Rare and irregular winter visitor and 
apparently the first December record 
for Egypt. Derek J Evans. 
Cyprus Pied Wheatear Oenanthe 
cypriaca. Abu Simbel, 23-24 October; 
first-winter, 31 January. L J R Boon, S 
Madge/Birdquest. 
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe 
xanthoprymna. Two, West Bank, Luxor, 
2 December. Scarce winter visitor. D 
Farrozv. 
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugetis 
West Bank, Luxor, 2 December 1992. 
Possibly only the second record of the 
form known colloquially known as 
'Strickland's Wheatear'. The previous 
record was originally identified as O 
picata opistoleuca (cf Bull 24: 38). D 
Far row. 
Blackbird Turdusmerula. Residentpairs 
and song noted August to December in 
gardens at Lauran, Roushdie and 
Montazah, Alexandria Significant 
extension of range. Derek J Eva)is 
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus 
paludicola Hurghada, 20 October 
Second record 5 Madgc/Birdque<t 
Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler 
Phylloscopus mornatus Uumei Sh.irm -ei - 
42 
Sheik, 17-18 October. First record of 
thi s pu ta ti ve species . S Madge /B irdques t . 
Goldcrest Regulus regulus. Montazah, 
Alexandria, 9 November; two there, 10 
and 1 4 November and 25 December; at 
Lauran, Alexandria, two, 1 8 December. 
Rare and irregular winter visitor, but 
perhaps overlooked. Derek J Ezwns. 
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula pa rva. 
Abu Simbel, 23-24 October. S Madge/ 
Birdquest. Montazah, Alexandria, 23 
October. Scarce migrant. Derek J Evans. 
Avadavat Atnandava amandava. Two, 
Luxor, 22 October. Most southerly 
record. S Madge/Birdquest. 
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs. Montazah, 
Alexandria, 23 October to year end, 
with maximum of 19 on 23 December. 
Scarce winter visitor. Derek J Evans. 
Siskin Carduelis spinus. Montazah, 
Alexandria, 14 November; 13 there on 
25 December. Scarce winter visitor. 
Derek } Eva) is 
Israel 
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus. 
Two pairs breeding at Golan Heights 
reservoirs, 10 June. First breeding in 
Israel for 21 years. B Shai/MRG. 
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris 
leucomelas. Individual previously 
reported (Bull 29: 39) remained, and 
was joined by one, perhaps two others, 
21 June-mid September. First record 
for Western Palearctic. W Fletcher, / 
Morgan. H Shirihai (see also Birding 
Worlds. 344-347). 
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster. Eilat, 
14-19 December. L Boone, K Van Dijfon, 
Z Ecsedi. 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax 
pyymaeus Fivepairsbreeding, Kinnaret 
Valley (Sea of Galilee), May 1992. First 
breeding record since 1940. At least 39 
reported wintering from December 
onwards in two areas; En Afreq and 
Kfar Kupin. B Shai/IWRG, j P Smith. 
White Pelican Pelecauus onocrotalus. 
45,000, Ein Afeq, 1-20 November B 
shat/IWRG. 
