Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni 
km 33, north of Eilat: five, 20 
October, two, 1 December; nine, 2 
December. / Barclay et al, H R 
Harrop. 
Small Skylark Alauda gugula 
Eilat, 19-21 October at least. / 
Barclay et al. 
Black Bush Robin Cercotrichas podobe 
near Eilat airport, 7 April. Dr D 
Hummel. 
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 
Yotvata, 29 December 1993-1 
January 1994. Exceptionally late 
migrant, or a wintering bird. I C 
Whitekouse. 
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica 
200, east of Haifa, September- 
October. Unusually large numbers. 
N Dingemanse. 
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 
Eilat, 5 November. / Barclay et al. 
JORDAN 
White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 
130 flew south, Azraq, 9 November. 
First record at this locality since the 
1960s. RSCN. 
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 
three, Aqaba sewage works, 9 
October. I J Andrews, T&I Loseby. 
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 
three, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 
October-November; Disi area, 9 
October; Shaumari, 2 November. 
RSCN. 
Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga 
Dana Wildlife Reserve, 5 October. 
RSCN. 
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii 
adult, Wadi Rum, 8 October; Wadi 
Araba: juvenile, 22 October; adult, 
14 November. I f Andrews, T&I 
Loseby, RSCN. 
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor 
recorded on six days in October at 
Dana Wildlife Reserve and Wadi 
Araba, including a pair with juve- 
niles; pair, Petra, 6 October; Disi, 7 
October. I J Andrews, T&I Loseby, 
RSCN. 
Corncrake Crex crex 
Amman, 28 September. RSCN. 
White-eyed Gull Larus leucopthalmus 
three, Aqaba, 8-9 October. I J 
Andrews, T&I Loseby. 
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus 
recorded regularly in Wadi Araba, 
October-November, daily maxi- 
mum 68. Apparently first records 
for Jordan. RSCN. 
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata 
nine, Wadi Araba, 13 November. 
Very few records for Jordan. RSCN. 
Hume's Tawny Owl Strix butleri 
heard, Wadi Dana and Wadi Finan, 
October. I J Andrews, T&I Loseby, 
RSCN. 
Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni 
maximum nine, Wadi Araba, 23 
October. RSCN. 
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 
1,800, east of Qadisiyya, 5 October. 
Unusually large numbers. RSCN. 
Robin Erithacus rubecula 
up to 60 daily, Dana Wildlife 
Reserve, late November. Large 
numbers. RSCN. 
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