CYPRUS 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 
Spiros Pool, 5 December. Third 
record for Cyprus, per CD R Heard. 
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 
Bishop's Pool, 9 December, per C D 
R Heard. 
EGYPT 
Unless otherwise stated all records 
submitted by Mindy & Sherif 
Baha el Din. 
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 
5,811, southern Lake Nasser, 30 
January to 3 February 1995. Largest 
wintering concentration since 1980. 
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 
five on islet off Ras El Hikma, 1 
October. Conversation with local 
residents indicate that the species 
breeds in the area representing a 
new breeding species for Egypt. A 
Grieve, W SaLama, M & S Balm el Din. 
White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 
1,157, southern Lake Nasser, 30 
January to 3 February 1995. Largest 
wintering concentration since 
Meinertzhagen (1930). 
Bittern Botaurus stellaris 
Wadi el Rayan, 28 January 1995. M 
Evans, S Baha el Din. 
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 
over 6,500, El Malaha, 30 December. 
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 
male, Wadi el Rayan, 28 January 
1995. S Baha el Din, M Evans. 
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 
130 between Old and New Aswan 
Dams, 5 February 1995. 
Tufted Duck Aythya fuliguk 
19,281, southern Lake Nasser, 30 
January to 3 February 1995. Largest 
wintering concentration since 1981. 
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 
Lake Qarun, El Fayoum, 3 
December; female, El Malaha, 30 
December. Second and third record 
since 1953. 
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 
female, Sheikh Zeweid, 27 
December. Rare winter visitor. 
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 
adult, Lake Nasser, 31 January 1995. 
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 
Quseima, 9 October. 
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor 
cl50 pairs found breeding, Zabargat 
Island, Red Sea. Largest concentra- 
tion recorded in Egypt. T & AM 
Moore. 
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