Abyssinian Roller Coracias ahyssinicus 
l^B^^onlS^^^ ^"^^ Hodeidah on 6th; two between Al Marawi'ah 
Hoopoe Upupa epops 
Two near Ibb on 5th; one entering nest hole near Mafhaq on 7th 
Arabian Woodpecker Dendrocopos dorae 
One north of Dhamar on 5th. 
Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans 
Three north of Zabid on 6th; one near Al Marawi'ah on 7th. 
Black-crowned Finch Lark Eremopterix nimcevs 
EightatKhawkhahon6th. 
Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes 
One east of Khawkhah on 6th. 
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea 
Two on road from Sana'a to Dhamar on 5th. 
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 
Ten between Mafraq al Mukha and Zabid on 6th; two near Shibam on 
8th. 
African Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula 
Three on 4th and five on 8th at Kawkaban; three near Ibb on 5th; two near 
Ta'izz on 6th; 15 in western ramparts on 7th. 
Swallow Hirundo rustica 
Seen daily including five on the Tihamah on 6th; highest count, 30 in the 
western ramparts on 7th. 
Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica 
Seen daily; highest count, 25 between Sana'a and Ta'izz on 5th; two on 
the Tihamah on 6th. 
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 
One on 4th and three on 8th at Shibam; six at various places between 
Sana'a and Ta'izz on 5th; one in western ramparts on 7th. 
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