Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 
Riyadh, 18 July. ISaville. 
Red Knot Calidris canutus Shuqaiq, 
28 April. Second record for 
Saudi Arabia. I Saville. 
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius 
longicaudiis Karan, late April or 
early May. Perhaps first record 
for Saudi Arabia, per P Symens. 
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 
Yanbu al-Sinaiyah, 22 March. 
Relatively scarce off Red Sea 
coast. B Meadows. 
Saunder's Little Tern Sterna 
saundersii Riyadh, 5 June. Third 
record for this area. / Saville. 
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator 
glandarius 95 km north of Medina, 
18 December 1993; Yanbu al- 
Sinaiyah, 9 March; Yanbu al- 
Bahr, 11 March. Only one 
previous spring record from 
Yanbu al-Sinaiyah. J-0 Hedin, B 
Meadows. 
White-collared Kingfisher 
Halcyon Moris survey of 
mangroves along Red Sea coast 
revealed population of over 150 
individuals in late March. 
P Symens. 
Small Skylark Alauda gulgula 
Thumamah, Riyadh, 10 March. 
First record for Central Province. 
P Symens. 
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius 
ampelinus 200 - 300 at roost, 
Riyadh, 23 March. Very large 
numbers. ISaville. 
White-throated Robin Iranai 
gutturalis two, Riyadh, April 
(exact dates unknovm). First 
record in Central Province for 
three years. ISaville. 
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe 
isabellina Riyadh, 14 June. First 
ever June record. I Saville. 
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis 
Al Dahnas waterfall, 110 km 
north of Abha, 10 November 
1993. Rare in Saudi Arabia in the 
winter. J-0 Hedin. 
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 
Yanbu, 26 November 1993. 
Unusually far south. J-0 Hedin. 
African Reed Warbler 
Acrocephalus haeticatus survey of 
mangroves along southern Red 
Sea coast in late March revealed 
a much larger population than 
envisaged. P Symens. 
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