(published annually) or in Tribulus (published bi-annually by the Emirates 
Natural History Group). Observers, including short-stay visitors to the U.A.E., 
should in any case submit all their sightings to the Bird Recorder for assessment 
and inclusion in the annual bird report and central bird records: Secretary/ Bird 
Recorder, Emirates Bird Records Committee, PO Box 50394, Dubai. Tel/Fax 
Dubai (+9714) 313378 
ANNOUNCEMENT - COMING SOON 
Important Bird Areas in the Middle East, compiled by M. I. Evans and which 
OSME has helped sponsor, will be published by BirdLife International in August, 
and launched at their World Conference in both English and Arabic editions. It 
will cover 400 sites, identified because of their importance for bird conservation 
for holding globally or regionally threatened species, large concentrations of 
seabirds or waterfowl, or species wholly or largely restricted to the Middle East. 
For each site details of species, habitat, conservation measures and threats are 
given. This project would not have been possible without the help of country co- 
ordinators, many of whom are members, or at least, friends of OSME. 
Unfortunately, we do not yet know the price of the book, nor details of any pre- 
publication offers. However, anyone wishing to be kept informed should 
register their interest with Richard Porter at BirdLife International, Wellbrook 
Court, Girton Road, Cambridge CB3 ONA, U.K. Fax: 0223-277200. 
RECENTLY PUBLISHED 
Mid-winter waterfowl census Turkey January 1990 by Lieuwe Dijksen and 
Anne-Marie Blomert. This is the most recent winter wildfowl count report 
published by WIWO - further details on availability from WIWO, Driebergseweg 
16c, 3708 JB Zeist, The Netherlands. 
Birds of Turkey 10, £61 Golii by Siihendan Karauz Kira?. This is the latest 
volume in the series of booklets on birdwatching sites in Turkey published by 
Max Kasparek. It follows the well established format with a general description 
of the area, access and species list. The next volume planned will cover Uludag. 
Copies available through the OSME Sales Officer. 
These items have been received by the Library and will be of interest to OSME 
members: 
1993 Emirates Bird Report. Includes colour photos, line drawings and various 
short papers - e.g. 'Binding in the Emirates, then and now: 1969-1992' and 'Do 
skuas overfly the Rub Al Khali on spring passage to the Arabian Gulf?' Copies 
available from: Colin Richardson, Emirates Bird Group, PO Box 50394, Dubai, 
United Arab Emirates. Tel/Fax: Dubai (9714) 313378. Price: £6 Sterling (including 
p&p). 
Jennings, M.C. (1993). Systematic list of birds observed during ABBA Surveys 1014: 
1985-1993. Privately published/ typescript. 
Chantler, P. (1993). Identification of Western Palearctic Swifts. Dutch Birding 15: 
97-135. This review deals with seven Apus species and four non-Apus species. It 
is fully illustrated, with seven colour plates and 18 line drawings by Gerald 
Driessens and 14 black and white photographs. Copies of the issue cost NLG 
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