Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 
One near Bajil on 7th. 
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 
Three at Kawkaban on 4th and 8th; three between Yarim and Ta'izz on 
5th; one west of Ta'izz on 6th; two at Manakha on 7th. 
Dark Chanting Goshawk MeZierax metabates 
One near AI Marawi'ah on 7th. 
Gabnr Goshawk Micronisus gabar 
One flushed from a thicket near Al Marawi'ah (central Tihamah) on 7th. 
There appears to be only eight other records, mostly from the Tihamah 
(Brooks ^ffl/. 1987). 
Buzzard Buteo buteo 
Two near Ibb on 5th; four at Shibam on 8th. All six birds were B. b. 
vulpinus (Steppe Buzzard). This species has not previously been re- 
corded in May. 
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 
One near Ta'izz on 5th; one between Al Marawi'ah and Al (Jutay on 7th. 
Martins (1988) pointed out that the occurrence of this eagle on the 
Tihamah appears to have been overlooked in the review by Brooks et al. 
(1987). Nevertheless, there are only three or four records for the coastal 
plain and possibly none previously for May. 
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 
One near Ta'izz on 6th. Apparently, not recorded previously in May. 
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 
Two at Khawkhah on 6th. 
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 
Two at Kawkaban on 4th; one near Ta'izz on 6th; one in foothills of the 
Tihamah on 7th. 
Lanner Falco biarmicus 
Two near Al Qutay on 7th. 
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides 
One at Kawkaban on 4th and 8th. 
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola 
Four at Khawkhah on 6th. 
This is the first record 
for May. 
