Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 
100, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 23 
November. Large flock. RSCN. 
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 
up to 113 daily, Dana Wildlife 
Reserve, late November. RSCN. 
Redwing Turdus iliacus 
Dana Wildlife Reserve, 23 
November. Second record for 
Jordan. RSCN. 
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna 
male of nominate race, Wadi Araba, 
14 November. Third record for 
Jordan. RSCN. 
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens 
birds of the dark morph recorded as 
follows: Safawi area: five, 29 
September; two, 9 November; two, 
32 km west of Muqat, 29 September. 
I } Andrews, T & I Loseby, RSCN. 
Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax 
three males, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 
17 November onwards. Apparently 
first record for Jordan. RSCN. 
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 
Shaumari, 28 September; Wadi 
Finan, 21 October. Former is unusu- 
ally early. J J Andrews, T &1 Loseby, 
RSCN. 
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus 
Amman, 11 October. First for this 
area, and most southerly record 
ever. I J Andrews, T &1 Loseby. 
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus 
up to 135 daily, South Shuneh, 
November. RSCN. 
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus 
up to 15 daily, Dana Wildlife 
Reserve, October-November. I / 
Andrews, T & I Loseby, RSCN. 
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus 
50-100, Wadi Dana, 3-5 October; 
130, Dana Wildlife Reserve, 12 
October. Unusually large numbers. 
I J Andrews, T & I Loseby, RSCN. 
OMAN 
Records were submitted by Hanne 
and Jens Eriksen, on behalf of the 
Oman Bird Records Committee. 
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 
Qurm Nature Reserve, 20 December 
1994 - 1 January 1995. Sixth record. 
RMidgley, A Brown, H & } Eriksen. 
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 
khawrs near Salalah, 9 September - 
25 October. First record. I } A Brown, 
W F Simpson, H & J Eriksen. 
African Spoonbill Platalea alba 
Correction of dates: adult at khawrs 
near Salalah 21 January until at 
least 1 December, and a second 
adult there 23 July to at least 1 
December. Second record. S 
Aspinall, 1 ] A Brown, H & J Eriksen, 
C H Fry, M & W F Simpson, M 
Llllman. 
