Namaqua Dove Oem capensis 
Seven at Al Marawi'ah on 7th. 
Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia 
One in Sana'a on 4th. 
Alpine Swift Apus melba 
Two at Kawkaban/Shibam on 4th and eight on 8th; four between Yarim 
and Ta'izz on 5th; eight in western ramparts on 7th. 
Little Swift Apus affinis 
Two in Sana'a and six at Kawkaban on 4th; 10 between Sana'a and Ta'izz 
on 5th; two in western ramparts on 7th. 
Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus 
Six at various locations on the Tihamah on 6th. 
Grey-headed kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala 
Three along wadi between Bajil and Khamis Bard Sa'd on 7th. 
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis 
Three between Hays and hodeidah on 6th; two near Al Marawi'ah on 
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis 
One near Yarim on 5th; 50 in highlands west of Ta'izz on 6th; 30 in 
western ramparts on 7th. 
Roller Coracias garrulus 
One in the Tihamah foothills near Bajil on 7th. There are only nine other 
records of this scarce passage migrant, and this is the first record for 
May. 
7th. 
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