Yellow Wagtail motacilla flava 
Nine at different locations on the Tihamah on 6th. Not previously 
recorded in May. 
Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos 
Recorded in many locations on all days. 
Arabian Accentor Prunella fagani 
Two at Sumarah Pass on 5 th; and one at Kawkaban on 8th. 
Blacks tart Cercomela melanura 
One at Ta'izz sewage lagoon on 5th; two between Hays and Hodeidah 
on 6th; nine along road from Hodeidah to Khamis bani Sa'd on 7th. 
Stonechat Saxicola torquata 
Five on road from Sana'a to Ta'izz on 5th; one near Mafhaq on 7th. 
Red-breasted Wheatear Oenanthe bottae 
Three on 4th and one on 8th at Shibam; five on road from Sana'a to Ta'izz 
on 5th; one near Ta'izz on 6th. 
South Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides 
Three on 4th and five on 8th at Shibam; two near Ta'izz on 5th; six in the 
western ramparts on 7th. 
Little Rock Thrush Monticola rufocinerea 
One at Kawkaban on 8th. 
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