Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 
Ma'ayan Zeri fishponds, 5 April 
1993 {BB 87:312). 
Bewick's Swan Cygnus 
columbianus two, north side of 
Lake Tiberias, 10 March, per H 
Dufoumy. 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser 
erythropus two (from 1992) latterly 
three (from 29 January), Eilat, until 
28 February. H Shirihal 
Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus 
leucoryphus adult reported, Eilat, 
31 March. Potentially first record 
for Israel, per M P Lawlor, M G 
Prince. 
Steppe Buzzard Buteo huteo 
vulpinus 43,000, Eilat, 28 March. 
LB.C.E. 
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipter 
breuipes 25,522, Eilat, 25 April. 
Largest ever single day count in 
Israel or world. LB.C.E. 
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauod 
adult, Eilat, 23 January; on eight 
days during March; 8-10 April, 
per M P Lawlor, M G Prince. 
Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria 
two, Kfar Ruppin, 9 October, 
rising to eight on 19 October 1993. 
M G Prince et al. 
Red Knot Calidris canutus Newe 
Eton fishponds, 25 August 1993. 
Wvd Bassche, M G Prince et al. 
White-eyed Gull Lams 
leucopthalmus autumn 1993 
maxima, Eilat, 64 in October, 20 
in November and five in 
December; spring maximum 19, 
April. / Morgan et al. 
Crested Tern Sterna hergii North 
Beach, Eilat, 31 October 1993; first 
winter, Eilat, 4-6 March; adult 
there, 20 March. About 20 
previous records. H Shirihal 
Striated Scops Owl Otus brucei 
two, Eilat, until 16 February (from 
mid November 1993). MP Lawlor, 
M G Prince. 
Didric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx 
caprius male, Eilat, 12 - 26 March. 
First record for Israel and second 
for the Western Palearctic (first 
was in Cyprus in June 1982). per 
H Shirihal 
Temminck's Homed Lark 
Eremophila biphola total of 932 
throughout south Arava Valley, 
6-29 March, with smaller 
numbers remaining into April; 
12 pairs bred at km33. H Shirihal 
Thick-billed Lark Rhamphocoris 
clotbey up to six, south Arava 
Valley, Eilat, early March - late 
April. M P Lawlor, M G Prince, H 
Shirihal 
Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni up 
to four, south Arava Valley, Eilat, 
early March - 18 April. M P 
Lawlor, M G Prince, H Shirihal 
Small SkylitkAlauda gulgula two, 
Eilat, 30 October - late November 
1993. M P Lawlor, M G Prince, G 
Wichers et al. 
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