Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 
40 Emirates Golf Course, 8 
September. A very high inland 
count. 
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii 
1,600 Qarnain Island, 19 January. 
Extraordinarily high winter count. 
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 
incubating eggs, Jazirat Na'itah, 22 
January. First confirmed breeding 
inUAE. 
Lesser Noddy Anous ienuirostris 
two, off Ras Dibba, Fujairah, 14-19 
September, one remaining until 14 
' October. First record for UAE. 
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 
Dibba, Fujairah, 14 September. 
Ninth record. 
Striated Scops Owl Otus brucei 
Harnraniyah, 18 September. The 
status of this species in UAE is only 
presently being clarified. 
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 
Das Island, 12 October, Dibba, 13 
January 1995, and Al Wathba camel 
track, 3 February 1995. 
Egyptian Nightjar Capnmulgus aegyptius 
three reported in the Abu Dhabi 
area, 7-15 October. 
Alpine Swift Apus melba 
Al Ain, 6 September. Eigth record. 
S Asmnall. 
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 
Zabeel fish ponds, 21 January-at 
least 7 February 1995. Eigth record. 
K Drissner. 
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 
Al Wathba camel track, 2-5 
February. First record for UAE. 
S. James. 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorfpha bimaculata 
12 Al Ain, 1 December, up to 35 Al 
Wathba 3 November-early 
February 1995. 
Small Skylark Alauda gulgula 
two Al Wathba, 16 December and 
subsequent dates until early 
February 1995. S James et al. 
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 
ten Al Ain, 1 December, 13 Kalba, 3 
December, at least 20, perhaps resi- 
dent, near Jazeerah al Hamrah, 
July-December, 40 Khor al Beidah, 
20 January 1995, and 40 Al Ghar 
lake from 2 February 1995. Usually 
a very rare migrant. 
Forest Wagtail Dendroanthus indkus 
Emirates Golf Course, 10-21 
October; Mirawah Island, 16 
October. Fifth and sixth records. C 
Richardson, S Asmnall. 
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 
Al Wathba camel track, 23 
September, at least two Abu Dhabi 
for several days from 15 October. 
13th and 14th records. S. James. 
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