Graceful Warbler Prinia gracilis 
Two in Sana'a on 4th. 
Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta 
One near Mafhaq on 7th. 
Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 
One near Bajil on 7th. 
Whitethroat Sylxna communis 
One near Mafraq al Mukha on 6th and one near Al Marawi'ah on 7th. 
These are the first records for May. 
Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens 
One on 4th and eight on 8th at Kawkaban. 
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 
One near Bajil on 7th. 
Gambage Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae 
Two between Bajil and Khamis Bani Sa'd on 7th. 
Nile Valley Sunbird Anthreptes metallicus 
Five along the road between Mafraq al Mukha and Zabid on 6th. 
Shining Sunbird Nectarinia habessinica 
One female near Bajil on 7th. 
Palestine Sunbird Nectarinia osea 
Seen frequently in many areas except on the Tihamah. 
White-breasted White-eye Zosterops abyssinica 
One on 4th and five on 8th at Kawkaban. 
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 
Six males along road from Hodeidah to Bajil on 7th. 
House Crow Corvus splendens 
Twelve at Khawkhah and four at Hodeidah on 6th. 
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 
Common in all areas visited and seen daily. 
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus 
Seen daily and common in all areas visited except the Tihamah. 
Tristam's Grackle Onychognathus tristramii 
Seen daily and common in all areas visited except the Tihamah. 
Amethyst Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster 
Flock of seven (six males and one female) near Khamis Bani Sa'd on 7th. 
House Sparrow Passer domesHcus 
Numerous and widespread in towns and villages. 
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus 
Seven on 6th between Zabid and Hodeidah; 20 near Al Qutay on 7th. 
Riippell's Weaver Ploceus galbula 
Nine between Sana'a and Ta'izz on 5th; four near Khuzayjah on 6th and 
many on western ramparts on 7th. 
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba 
Two near Al Marawi'ah on 7th. 
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