JORDAN 
All records by D. W. Waitzbauer. 
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii pair, 
Wadi Rum, 28 April 1993, adult, 15km 
north-east of Aqaba, 30 April 1993. 
Hume's Tawny Owl Strix butleri calling, 
Wadi Rum, 26-27 April 1993. 
Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelcana 
several, 15km north-east of Aqaba, 30 
April 1993. 
Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata pair 
and several singing males, near Gerasa, 
18 April 1993. Male, Kerak, 23-24 April 
1993. 
Blu e TitParus caeruleus four, including two 
singing and several others heard only, 
Ajloun, 19 April 1993. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus four 
(including pair at nest), al Aruma 
escarpment, February 1993. Only one 
previous record from eastern Saudi 
Arabia. M Jennings. 
Golden Eagle Aquila lieliaca three, 
Madrakah, c. 100km north of Jeddah, 11- 
12 November 1993. B Meadows. 
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 260 
flying south (in two flocks), Wadi Rabigh, 
17 September 1993. B Meadows. 
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola 
nordmanni four, Yanbu al-Bahr, 1 October 
1993. First record for the area. B Meadows. 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 53 (in 
three groups), south of ad Dahna, 18-19 
February 1993. M Jennings. 
Dotterel Charadrius ntoriuellus 319, Ad 
Dibdibah, 12 February 1993 with groups 
of 15 at Summan and 37 on the Sayhad 
Munif. Total numbers wintering in this 
part of northern Arabia may be as high as 
10-12,000. M Jennings. 
Palm Dove Streptopelia senegalensis one, 
Khurais, 7 February 1993. New, remote 
locality. This species is still spreading 
throughout Eastern province and Riyadh 
area. M Jennings. 
African Collared Dove Steptopelia 
roseogrisea one, Bayda, 120km north-east 
of At Wedj, 8 October 1993. Northermost 
record from Arabian Peninsula. B 
Meadows. 
Short-eared Owl Asioflammeus one, Sayhad 
Munif, 19 February 1993. Scarce winter 
visitor inland. M Jennings. 
Short-toed Lark Calandrellabrachydactyla 
1000+, Yanbu al-Bahr, 1 October 1993. 
B Meadows. 
Grey Hypocolius Hypoeolius ampelinus 
female, Hindinyah, 4 February 1993, with 
pair there 5 February 1993. / O Hedin, K 
Rannikko. 
Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata one, Al 
Khobar, 17 October 1993. First record; 
only previous record in Arabia was in 
Oman in 1984. G Ramsay. 
Cyprus Pied Wheatear Ocnantlie cypriaca 
two 20 September, one 24 September 1 993, 
Yanbu al-Sinaiyah. Only one previously 
in this area, in spring. B Meadows. 
White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe 
leucopyga one, north of Sarrar, 20 February. 
Possibly the most north-easterly 
occurrence in Saudi Arabia. M Jennings. 
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