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Khawr Khalba 
Marid, Ras al Khaimah 
S.J.Tyler 
S.J.Tyler 
The large number of foras for Turkey is particularly pleasing; the 
scheme also received from I. Green details on a further 11 Turkish 
sites In the form of ICB? 'Important Bird Areas in Europe' forms, 
plus annotated maps for two further sites. The latter information 
has been transferred to Site Register forms. 
I would like to thank ail the people who have contributed to the 
scheme over the past three years. Their hard work is much 
appreciated; many little-known areas have been documented, often in 
great detail. An analysis of the site information held by the 
scheme is now in progress, to appear in the next bulletin, and in 
view of this I would like to encourage all members who are thinking 
of contributing to do so before the end of the year. The Sites 
Register Scheme is an excellent way of turning your local or holiday 
birdwatching into something of great use for conservation. 
Reference 
Collar, N. J. (1986). OSME Sites Register Scheme. Progress Report 
N'' 2. OSME Bull. 16: 8-11. 
The following items were amongst the literature received in the OSME 
Library during the last few months and may be of interest to 
members . 
The Cyprus Ornithological Society (1970) Fourteenth Bird Report 
covering 1983 edited by C. Charalambides , M. Charalambides and 
P. Meophytou. This contains a systematic list detailing the 245 
species recorded during the year; a Ringing Report; an account of 
the Royal Air Force Lyneham Ornithological Group Expedition of 1983; 
and a summary of the year's weather. The Society can be contacted 
via the Honorary Secretary P. Neophytou, 4 Kanaris Street, Strovolos 
154, Cyprus. 
Summary Report of an Ornithological Survey to Northern Saudi Arabia 
- 27 February to 26 March 1988 by M. C. Jennings. A privately 
published report giving brief details of a visit made to the 
northern border area with Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan; the Harrac al 
Harrah reserve; and the west and southern areas of the N'afud Desert. 
This trip, sponsored by the National Commission for Wildlife 
Conservation and Development, was part of the ongoing Atlas of the 
Breeding Birds of Arabia project (ABBA) of which Mike Jennings is 
the Co-ordina tor . A more detailed report on the birds of the Harrat 
al Harrah reserve is in preparation. More details of the ABBA 
project are available from Mike - 1 Eastcourt, Burbage, Wiltshire 
SN8 3 AG, Great Britain. 
LIBRARY REPORT 
Geoff and Hilary Welch 
