Around the Region 
Records in Around the Region arepublishedfor in terest only, and their inclusion 
does not imply acceptance by the records committee of the relevant country. To 
submit records for OSME Bulletin 33, covering mainly the period September 93 
to February 94, please write to Around the Region, OSME, c/o The Lodge, 
Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, U.K. 
Compiled by Guy Kirwan 
Records refer to single birds unless otherwise stated. 
BAHRAIN 
AllrecordsbyM. SkakujandT. Stawarczyk. 
Crab Plover Dramas ardeola four, ASRY, 27 
August 1993; one, Bahrain Fort, 12 
September 1993; two, BAPCO, 22 
September 1993. 
Armenian Gull Larusarmenicus two adults, 
Ras Tubli, 27 August 1993; adult, Ras 
Tubli, 3 September 1993. Second and 
third records. 
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata two adults and a 
juvenile, Umm Nassan, 26 August 1993. 
First record. 
African Collared Dove Streptopelia 
roseogrisea two, Hamalah Farm, 6-29 
September 1993. Second record. 
Paddyf ield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 
one, Janabiyah reeds, 27 September 1993. 
Second record. 
Yellow-throated Sparrow Petronia 
xanthocollis male, Hamalah Farm, 6-8 
September 1993. Second record. 
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 
six records during September. Previously 
overlooked passage migrant. 
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 
female, Ras al Barr, 22 September 1993. 
First record. 
EGYPT 
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath one, Abu 
Mingar Island, Hurghada, 31 December 
1993. GEngberg. 
Black Vul ture Aegypius monachus one, 80km 
north of Aswan, 28 December 1993. Rare 
winter visitor. P Vossen. 
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii adult, 
Janabiyah reeds, 11 September 1993. First 
record; rare in the Arabian Gulf region. 
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Hume's Tawny Owl Strix butleri one, north 
of Aswan, 23 December and 2 January 
1994. A Scfiaftenaar, P Vossen. 
