Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 
juvenile Dauka, 6 October. H & J 
Eriksen. 
Common Mynah Acridotheres tristis 
355 at roost Intercontinental Hotel, 
Muscat, 25 December. M D 
Gallagher. 
SAUDI ARABIA 
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 
Jeddah corniche, 4 March. J-0 
Hedin. 
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 
two, Jeddah corniche, 4 March. J-O 
Hedin. 
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 
four or five, Jeddah corniche, 4 
March. J-0 Hedin. 
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 
34, in three flocks, 24 km south of 
Malaki Dam, 28 April. J-0 Hedin. 
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus 
adult, Salsalah, 13 May. J-0 Hedin. 
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 
1000, central Jeddah, 16 September- 
ISO, Mecca ringroad, 9 September; 
38, Jeddah corniche, 7 September; 
300, Jeddah Pools, 11 September, 
one, Jeddah Pools, 19-20 September; 
25, Shoaiba area, 15 September. 
Large numbers have only recently 
been proven to pass through west- 
ern Saudi Arabia. P Maton. 
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 
two, Medina Airport damlake, 7 & 
15 July. J-O Hedin. 
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 
Malaki Dam, 28 April. J-O Hedin. 
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 
five, Medina Airport damlake, 14 
April. Scarce passage migrant. J-O 
Hedin. 
White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucura 
200, Jeddah corniche, 4 March. Very 
large numbers, two, Jeddah Pools, 
15 September; one same place, 18 
September. J-O Hedin, P Maton. 
Caspian Piover Charadrius asiatkus 
Jeddah Pools, 30 July & 1 
September. P Maton. 
jacobin Cuckoo Clamalor jacobinus 
two, east of Edabe, 29 April. J-O 
Hedin. 
Dunn's Lark Erenmlauda dunni 
three or four, 290 km east of 
Medina, 25 March; two, 150 km 
north of Medina, 8 April. J-O Hedin. 
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus 
19, Riyadh, 28 October. Good num- 
ber and early at this locality. 1 
Saville. 
Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla 
35-40, Medina Airport damlake, 7 
April. J-O Hedin. 
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba 
seven or eight, 24 km east of Malaki 
Dam, 28 April; ten, east of Edabe, 29 
April. J-O Hedin. 
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea 
Wadi Three Gazal-Ash Shafa, 16 
September. Status in south-west 
Arabia uncertain. P Maton. 
TURKEY 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 
120, Goksu Delta, 9 September. 
Large count. / Taylor. 
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