March; first record. G. Welch H Welch 
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata 
Immature near Ardo, Foret du Day, on 
9 March; first record and a major north- 
wards range extension for the species. 
G Welch, H Welch 
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocepha- 
lus stentoreus Healthy colony found 
breeding in mangroves at Godoria; 
first record. G Welch, H Welch 
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia brachydac- 
tyla Seventeen at Oued Ambouli on 25 
February, 180+ around Djibouti rub- 
bish dump on 26 February, and 101+ 
migrating through coastal area north 
of Obock on 4 March; first Djibouti 
records. G Welch, H Welch 
Egypt 
Green Heron Butorides striatus Aswan 
on 21 October and 11 November 1989. 
D Farrow 
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgus tracheli- 
otus Abu Simbel on 24 November 1989. 
D Farrow 
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Fala 
Haya on 6 January 1990. D Farrow 
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 11 
at Fala Haya on 6 January 1990. D 
Farrow 
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Two on 26 
October, three on 27 October 1989 at 
Hurghada; late migrants. D Farrow 
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 
Two on 6 January 1990 at Jebel Asfar. 
D Farrow 
White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucura 
Three on 7 January 1990 at Crocodile 
Island, Luxor. D Farrow 
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegal- 
lus At least 120 on 17 November 1989 
and 149 on 12 January 1990 on El Minga 
to El Kharga road; particularly high 
numbers. D Farrow 
Eastern Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pi- 
cata 80 km west of Safaga on 5 Febru- 
ary 1989; very imusual. D Farrow 
North Yemen 
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis 
Khamis Bani Sadr on 28 December 
1989; unusually far inland (100 km). D 
Farrow 
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 
Hodeidah sewage farm in early No- 
vember 1989; the second record, but 
breeds nearby. R Martins, N Redman, 
M Ullman 
Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Nine in 
early November at Ta'izz; see 'news 
and information' for significance. R 
Martins, N Redman, M.UUman 
Andalusian Hemipode Turnix syl- 
vatica Early November 1989; the fifth 
record for Arabia. R Martins, N 
Redman, M Ullman. 
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus 
Khawkhah in early November 1989; 
late and unusual record. R Martins, N 
Redman, M Ullman 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha 
bimaculata Five flying north in early 
November at Al Qutay; the second rec- 
ord. R Martins, N Redman, M Ullman 
White-crowned Black Wheatear Oe- 
nanthe leucopyga Marib in November 
1989; very few records. R Martins, N 
Redman, M Ullman 
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 
At least 60 in November 1990 at Marib; 
exceptionally high numbers. R Mar- 
tins, N Redman, M Ullman 
Turkey 
Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucane- 
tes mongolicus Two records in June 1989 
in the east; first west Palearctic records 
except for old and suspect ones from 
Azerbaijan - full details and photo- 
graphs will be published in Limicola 
shortly. Per D Brooks 
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