Oman 
All records accepted by OBRC 
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicoptenis minor 
Two adults, first seen near Khaburah, 
later at Saham (North Oman) 14 
December 1990 to at least 15 February 
1991; second record. RAC Jensen, H 
and J Eriksen, K and C H Fry, C M 
Greaves, R A Richardson, MAL Cummins 
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 
Two, Khor Mughsayl (south Oman), 
29 November 1990; eleventh record. I J 
A Brown 
Greylag Goose Anser anser Adult, 
Khor Dirif (south Oman), 4 December 
1990; tenth record. H and } Eriksen 
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 
Adult male, Razat Farm, Salalah, and 
nearby khors (south Oman), 21 August 
1990 to at least 3 February 1991; this 
species is believed not to have been 
kept in captivity in Oman and nearby 
countries; first record. D R Deeks, I 
McLeish, I] A Brown 
Honey Buzzard Pemis apivorus Two, 
Near Salalah, 2 August 1990; tenth 
record. IJ A Brown, E HirschfeJd 
Golden Eagle Acjuila chrysaetos Four 
known nesting sites in central Oman - 
three nests with one chick each and 
one with two rotten eggs on 7-8 
February 1991. M R Brown, H and } 
Eriksen, K and CH Fry 
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis 
phoenicurus One, Razat Farm, 6 January 
1990; juvenile, Masirah, 25 October to 
16 November 1990; adult, Khor Rouri 
(south Oman), 22 November 1990; 
juvenile, Razat Farm, 7 December 1990 
to 7 January 1991; adult and juvenile 
(different from above), Masirah, 11 
December 1990; seventh to eleventh 
records. IJA Brown, J Bryan, D R Deeks, 
C M Greaves, I McLeish, WF Simpson 
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 
Adult female, Khor Sawli (south 
Oman), 1 August 1990; third record. / / 
A Brown 
Koel Eudynamys scolopacea Male, 
Masirah, 5-11 January 1990; female. 
Hilf (Masirah), 18March-24Aprill990, 
male, Hilf, 22-29 October 1990; ninth to 
eleventh records. C M Greaves, J Bryan 
Long-eared Owl Asio otus One, Hilf, 
18 February to 2 March 1990; second 
record. C M Greaves, J Bryan, D J G 
Foster 
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 
One, Hilf, 25 March 1990; third record. 
C M Greaves 
Saudi Arabia 
Bittern Botaurus stellaris One, Yanbu 
al-Sinaiyah, 25 September 1990; 
seventh record at Yanbu since 1979. B 
S Meadows 
Levant Slpartoy^^^^N\iAcdpiierhrevipes 
Flock of about 70, Yanbu al-Nakl, 29 
September 1990, passing over in 
southerly direction. Previous records 
autumn 1987 and 1988. B S Meadows 
Steppe Buzzard Buteo b vulpinus Flock 
of about 270, Yanbu, 29 September 
1990; largest concentration during 
autumn 1990. Previous records in 1988. 
B S Meadows 
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxi 
Adult, Wadi Hamd, 9 November 1990; 
first record for central Hejaz, albeit 
recent observations near Tabuk (Jebel 
Lawz) and Taif . B S Meadows 
Quail Coturnix coturnix One, Yanbu 
al-Sinaiyah, 10 December; first 
December record at Yanbu, previous 
records January and February 1990. B 
S Meadows 
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