Phoenix 
We have recently received issue num- 
ber 6 of Phoenix, the newsletter of the 
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia. 
This is an essential publication for 
everyone interested in the birds of the 
Arabian Peninsula. In addition to 
updating knowledge of the distribu- 
tion of breeding birds, it is full of inter- 
esting information on bird sightings 
and developments in the region. 
Numbers 1-6 are available at £2 each 
and the next five (7-11) can subscribed 
to for a total of £15 ($30). Further infor- 
mation and a free issue of Phoenix is 
available from, and subscriptions pay- 
able to: michael Jennings, Co-ordina- 
tor, ABBA, Moonraker Cottage, 1 East- 
court, Burbage, Wiltshire SN8 3AG, 
UK. 
Slender-billed Curlew project 
We have recently heard of an uncon- 
firmed report of sightings of Slender- 
billed Curlews in Oman; further de- 
tails are awaited. Any records (includ- 
ing relevant negative ones) should be 
sent to Adam Gretton, ICBP, 32 Cam- 
bridge Road, Girton, Cambridge 
CB3 OPJ, UK. 
Turkey 
Gdksu Delta In the last Bulletin (23:39), 
we reported that the Goksii Delta was 
still under threat from a number of de- 
velopments. In November 1988, the 
Society for the Protection of Nature in 
Turkey (DHKD) discovered a holiday 
Purple Gallinule, Goksii Delta, Turkey. 
This is the only known breeding site in 
the country for the species (Photograph 
G Magnin) 
