Contents 
1 Birds of the Tihamah coastal plains of Saudi Arabia Asad 
R. Rahmani, Mohammed Y. Shobrak and Stephen F. Newton 
20 A case of 'pseudo predation' on landsnails by the Long-eared Owl Asio otus 
Henk K. Mienis 
22 Could the Kingfisher Alcedo atthis nest in western Arabia? Brian S. Meadows 
24 Interaction between Wood Sandpipers and Diced Water Snake in Egypt 
Richard Hoath 
26 Tied' Brown-necked Ravens on the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia Peter Symens 
28 Some notes on the breeding of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber and White 
Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus in Turkey Gernant Magnin and Murat Yarar 
31 OSME News 
OSME Vice-President honoured 
OSME Summer Meeting 
OSME Members' Survey 
32 Requests for Information 
34 News and Information Compiled by Simon Albrecht 
40 Reviews 
Birds of Southern Arabia 
Die Vogel der Tiirkei 
43 Around the Region Compiled by Guy Kirwan 
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