Negev Desert Israel 25.02.2015 - 02.03.2015
MARS-Birding by Matthias Bechtolsheim, Alexander Wöber, Rainer Jahn, Stefan Tewinkel
Itinerary (map on p. 21)
• 25.2: Ben Gurion Airport Beer Sheva Sde Boker Field School (o/n)
• 26.2: Sde Boker Nizzana (Rt. 215 Ezuz road & “minor Eastern rd.”) Ashalim Revivim (Rt. 222) Wadi Boker (Rt. 40 N Sde Boker) Dimona Neot Hakikar Wadi Zohar Hazeva Field School (o/n)
Birding along the Nizzana-Ezuz road, close to the border to Egypt
Chukar (Chukarhuhn), Kestrel (Turmfalke) and Hen Harrier (Kornweihe) along the Nizzana-Ezuz road and …
… a flock of Dotterels (Mornellregenpfeifer)
Spur-winged Plover (Spornkiebitz), Coot (Blässhuhn) and White-eyed Bulbul (Gelbsteißbülbül) at the ponds near Nizzana
Tiny road east of Nizzana and south of road 311
… Macqueens Bustard (Steppenkragentrappe), Woodchat Shrike (Rotkopfwürger) and Sand Partridge (Arabisches Wüstenhuhn)
Farm at the entrance of Ashalim with Desert Finches (Weißflügelgimpel)
Hooded Crow (Nebelkrähe), Palestine Sunbid (Jerichonektarvogel), …
… Cattle Egret (Kuhreiher), Song Thrush (Singdrossel) und Hawfinch (Kernbeißer) in Revivim
Looking for birds at Wadi Boker:
Black Beetle (Tenebrionidae, Schwarzkäfer), Desert Finch (Weißflügelgimpel), …
…Arabian Babbler (Graudrossling) and Chiffchaff (Zilpzalp).
With Oded Keynan: Night drive near Neot Hakikar (border to Jordan) looking for Nubian Nightjar (Nubischer Ziegenmelker)
• 27.2: Hazeva / Sheyzaf Reserve Iddan sewage ponds Wadi Sheyzaf (N En Yahav) Lot Reservoir (S Boqeq) => Masada (cable car stn.) Eilat (N Beach, km20 salines + km19 sewage ponds) Kibbutz Lotan (o/n)
Wadi Sheyzaf near Hazeva: Scrub Warbler (Wüstenprinie) and Great Grey Shrike (Raubwürger)
Rock Martin (Steinschwalbe), Cyprus Warbler (Schuppengrasmücke), Eastern Orphean Warbler (Nachtigallengrasmücke)
Spotted Sandgrouse (Tropfenflughuhn, Foto: Rainer Jahn) and Teals (Krickente) at the Iddan sewage ponds
Dead Sea Sparrow (Moabsperling) at Lot Reservoir
Masada and a Fan-tailed Raven (Borstenrabe)
Tristram’s Starling (Tristramstar)
Eilat, Northern Beach: House Crow (Glanzkrähe), White-eyed Gull (Weißaugenmöwe), Caspian Tern (Raubseeschwalbe) • 28.2: Birding together with Itai Shanni: Lotan Ovda valley Neot Smadar Rt. 90 (km76) Yotvata fields & acacias Amram´s Pillars Wadi Shlomo Yotvata fields Kibbutz Lotan (o/n):
Had a great day out today with a party of 4 Germans. We started at Ovda Valley where we had Temmincks, Thick- billed, Short-toed, Bar-tailed & Desert Larks. As well as Desert, Isabelline, Mourning & White-crowned Wheatears while in the sky few Steppe Eagles. We than proceeded to K76 and added an Asian Desert Warbler while in Yotveta Pallid, Common & Little Swifts among some Red-rumped Swallows and a real treat of a singing male Arabian Warbler. After lunch we added Sinai Rosefinches and Hooded Wheatear and for desert in the evening we enjoyed great flight views of Egyptian Nightjar! The desert is a magic and with all the flowers now it is in really great shape. (Itai Shanni. Alaemon Birding, 28. February um 11:12)
Ovda Valley
Short-toed Lark (Kurzzehenlerche), Temminck’s Lark (Saharaohrenlerche), Trumpeter Finch (Wüstengimpel)
Desert Wheatear (Wüstensteinschmätzer)
Thick-billed Lark (Knackerlerche)
Ovda Valley
Crested Lark (Haubenlerche) at Neot Samadar
Asian Desert Warbler (Wüstengrasmücke) at km 76 (road 90)
Searching the Arabian Warbler (Akaziengrasmücke) near Yotvata (successful)
Laughing Dove (Palmtaube) and a young Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kaiseradler) at Yotvata
Egyptian Mastigure (Ägyptischer Dornschwanz) near the track to Amram Pillars
Birding at Amram Pillars
Hooded Wheatear (Kappensteinschmätzer) und Blackstart (Schwarzschwanz)
Searching a Striated Scops Owl (no success) and a Nubian Ibex (Nubischer Steinbock) at Wadi Shelomo
Red-throated Pipit (Rotkehlpieper) at Yotvata before starting a night drive
Stone Curlew (Triel) during the night drive at Yotvata
• 1.3: Lotan Amram Pillars Eilat (Bird Centre / North Beach / Holland Park) Wadi Shlomo K20 salt pans Hameishar (Rt. 40) Mizpe Ramon ( SW: pine stand N of rd. beyond “Alpaca Farm”) Sde Boker Field School (o/n)
Morning at Lotan Striped Hyena (Streifenhyäne), road kill near Yotvata Amram Pillars
Sand Partridge (Arabisches Wüstenhuhn)
Desert Lark (Steinlerche)
Sinai Rosefinch (Einödgimpel)
Birding at Birding Center Eilat
Greenshank (Grünschenkel) and Steppe Buzzard (Falkenbussard)
View towards Eilat
Migrating Steppe Eagle (Steppenadler)
Little Green Bee-eater (Smaragdspint) and Western Reef Heron (Küstenreiher) at Northern Beach, Eilat
Again in the Wadi Shelomo
Day roost of a Scops Owl (Zwergohreule)
Towards the km20 salines
Marsh Sandpiper (Teichwasserläufer)
Greenshank (Grünschenkel)and Green Sandpiper (Waldwasserläufer)
Black-winged Stilt (Stelzenläufer) and Ruff (Kampfläufer)
Indian Silverbill
Hameishar (Rt. 40)
Trumpeter Finch (Wüstengimpel)
Tawny Pipit (Brachpieper) and Brown-necked Raven (Wüstenrabe)
Mourning Wheatear (Schwarzrücken-Steinschmätzer)
Spotted Sandgrouse (Tropfenflughühner), Foto Rainer Jahn
Towards Mizpe Ramon
near Mizpe Ramon
Syrian Serin roosting place west of Mizpe Ramon
Syrian Serin (Zederngirlitz) • 2.3: Sde Boker Wadi Boker Rt. 222 (Revivim – Zeelim) Zeelim-Urim road Urim plains (~ power line) Lahav Reserve (NE Beer Sheeva on Rt. 351) Ben Gurion Airport
Morning at Sde Boker
Birds along Rt 222: Little Owl (Steinkauz) and Hoopoe (Wiedehopf)
Around Urim: Black Kite (Schwarzmilan) in a tree
Bluethroat (Blaukehlchen) and Cranes (Kraniche) in the fields
Long-legged Buzzard (Adlerbussard)
Finsch’s Wheatear (Felsensteinschmätzer)
Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kaiseradler) and Black Kite (Schwarzmilan)
Eastern Imperial Eagle (Kaiseradler)
Lahav reserve NE of Beer Sheva Common Mynah (Hirtenmaina) at the Airport
Map with route
Accomodation:
Sde Boker (S Beersheva) Guesthouse ("Beit Hamburg"), Yifat Wegner: [email protected] / Tel +972-8622-5151 Hatzeva Field School [email protected] / Tel +972-8658-1546 or -1576
Kibbutz Lotan (N Eilat) Michal Tzur: +972 -8-6356935 bzw. +972 - 54- 9799030, [email protected] Guides:
Oded Keynan, +972-533-405863, [email protected] Itai Shanni, +972-523-689773, [email protected] Bird Species
1 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Zwergtaucher Common in small numbers at ponds and sewage farms
2 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Kormoran Single birds around Eilat
3 Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) Graureiher Common in small numbers at ponds and sewage farms
4 Great White Egret (Casmerodius albus) Silberreiher Common in small numbers at ponds and sewage farms
5 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) Seidenreiher Common in small numbers at ponds and sewage farms
6 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) Kuhreiher Around Tel Aviv, Revivim and other places
7 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) Rallenreiher Small numbers at the km19 sewage ponds north of Eilat
8 Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) Nachtreiher Small numbers at the km19 sewage ponds north of Eilat and near Revivim
9 Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Küstenreiher 1 at Northern Beach, Eilat on March 1st
10 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Zwergdommel Calling near Neot Hakikar on February 26th
11 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) Schwarzstorch Single birds near Neot Hakikar on February 26th
12 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Weißstorch Night roosting place north of Beer Sheva on February 25th
13 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Löffler Small flocks at the sewage ponds north of Eilat and also south of the Dead Sea
14 Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) Rosaflamingo Many at the K20 sewageponds north of Eilat
15 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Nilgans Small numbers at the km19 sewage ponds north of Eilat
16 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) Brandgans Small numbers at the km20 salines north of Eilat
17 Common Teal (Anas crecca) Krickente Some flocks at sewage ponds near Nizzana and Iddan
18 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Stockente Common 19 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) Spießente Big numbers at the km19 sewage ponds and km20 salines north of Eilat
20 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Löffelente Big numbers at the km19 sewage ponds and km20 salines north of Eilat
21 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) Schwarzmilan Big numbers around Urim
22 Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Kornweihe Single birds at Nizzana and elsewhere
23 Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Rohrweihe Single birds around Eilat
24 Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Sperber Single birds nearly everywhere
25 Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Mäusebussard Around Tel Aviv, subspecies B. b. vulpinus at Eilat on March 1st
26 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) Adlerbussard 1 near Nizzana on Feb 26th, 1 near Dimona on Feb. 26th, single birds around Zeelim and Urim
27 Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) Steppenadler Migrants around Eilat
28 Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) Kaiseradler 1 subadult around Yotvata on Feb. 28th, single birds around Zeelim-Urim road and near Ofakim
29 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Steinadler 1 K3/4 east of Nizzana near km130 (Rt. 211) on Feb 26th
30 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Turmfalke Very common
31 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Wanderfalke 1 near the Zeelim-Urim road on March 2nd
32 Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides) Wüstenfalke 1 near Amram Pillars on March 1st
33 Sand Partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) Arabisches Wüstenhuhn Common east of Nizzana, Amram Pillars and other desert areas
34 Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) Chukarhuhn Common in rocky areas an near Nizzana
35 Common Crane (Grus grus) Kranich Only small flocks around Urim on March 2nd
36 Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) Teichhuhn Common at ponds and reservoirs
37 Coot (Fulica atra) Bläßhuhn Common at ponds and reservoirs 38 Macqueen's Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii) Steppenkragentrappe Some displaying around Nizzana
39 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) Stelzenläufer Common at ponds and reservoirs
40 Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Säbelschnäbler Only 1 at km20 salines north of Eilat on March 1st
41 Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) Triel Calling in the evening around Neot Hakikar, 1 during a night drive at Yotvata on Feb. 28th
42 Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus spinosus) Spornkiebitz Very common
43 Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) Kiebitzregenpfeifer 1 at km20 salines north of Eilat on March 1st
44 Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Sandregenpfeifer Common in small numbers at km20 salines north of Eilat
45 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Seeregenpfeifer Single birds at km20 salines north of Eilat on March 1st
46 Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) Mornellregenpfeifer 21 near Nizzana on Feb. 26th
47 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) Rotschenkel Very common, e.g. at km20 salines north of Eilat
48 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) Teichwasserläufer Single birds at km20 salines north of Eilat and 1 at Birding and Research Center Eilat (BRCE)
49 Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Grünschenkel Common at km20 salines north of Eilat, single birds elsewhere
50 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) Waldwasserläufer Common at small ponds and at km20 salines north of Eilat
51 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Bruchwasserläufer Only 1 at RBCE on March 1st
52 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) Flußuferläufer 1 near Nizzana on Feb. 26th
53 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) Bekassine 3 at a small pond near Neot Smadar on Feb. 28th
54 Little Stint (Calidris minuta) Zwergstrandläufer Common at km20 salines north of Eilat
55 Dunlin (Calidris alpina) Alpenstrandläufer Small numbers at km20 salines north of Eilat
56 Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Kampfläufer Small numbers at km20 salines north of Eilat and elsewhere 57 White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophthalmus) Weißaugenmöwe Some close to the beach at Northern Beach, Eilat on Feb. 27th
58 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) Heringsmöwe At least 1 at Northern Beach, Eilat on Feb. 27th
59 Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) Lachmöwe Common in small numbers at km20 salines north of Eilat, Northern Beach
60 Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) Dünnschnabelmöwe Common in big numbers at km20 salines north of Eilat, Northern Beach
61 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) Raubseeschwalbe 1 at Northern Beach, Eilat on Feb. 27th
62 Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus) Tropfenflughuhn 3 at Iddan sewage ponds on Feb. 27th, ca. 30 near Hameishar (km 60, Rt.. 40)
63 Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse (Pterocles lichtensteinii) Wellenflughuhn Ca. 8 at km19 sewage ponds north of Eilat on Feb. 27th , late at dusk
64 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) Felsentaube Common, probably also Feral Pigeons
65 Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Türkentaube Common
66 Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) Palmtaube Common
67 Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) Halsbandsittich Around Eilat, calls at Revivim
68 Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) Häherkuckuck 1 at Wadi Sheyzaf south of Hazeva on Feb. 27th, 2 near Sde Boker on March 2nd
69 Scops Owl (Otus scops) Zwergohreule 1 at a day roost in Wadi Shlomo on March 1st
70 Hume's Owl (Strix butleri) Fahlkauz Two times calling on a night drive with Oded Keynan south of the Dead Sea on Feb. 26th, no views…
71 Little Owl (Athene noctua) Steinkauz Single birds along Rt. 222 at km62??? on white rocks
72 Nubian Nightjar (Caprimulgus nubicus) Nubischer Ziegenmelker Single birds during a night drive near Neot Hakikar with Oded Keynan on Feb. 26th
73 Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) Pharaonenziegenmelker 1 on a night drive with Itai Shanni at Yotvata in the evening of Feb. 28th
74 Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) Fahlsegler Some around Eilat and Amram pillars
75 Common Swift (Apus apus) Mauersegler Common 76 Little Swift (Apus affinis) Haussegler At least 1 near Yotvata on Feb. 28th
77 Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Graufischer Single birds around Eilat
78 Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) Smaragdspint Common around Eilat and elsewhere
79 Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Wiedehopf Common
80 Thick-billed Lark (Ramphocoris clotbey) Knackerlerche 1 at Ovda Valley on Feb. 28th
81 Bar-tailed Lark (Ammomanes cincturus) Sandlerche Small numbers, e.g. Ovda Valley
82 Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti) Steinlerche Common in desert and stony areas
83 Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla) Kurzzehenlerche Small numbers, e.g. Ovda Valley
84 Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) Haubenlerche Very common
85 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Feldlerche Good numbers around Urim and elsewhere
86 Temminck's Horned Lark (Eremophila bilopha) Saharaohrenlerche 1 at Ovda Valley on Feb. 28th
87 Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) Uferschwalbe Near Neot Hakikar and Eilat
88 Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula) Steinschwalbe Common
89 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Rauchschwalbe Around Eilat
90 Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica) Rötelschwalbe Around Eilat
91 House Martin (Delichon urbica) Mehlschwalbe Around Eilat
92 Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Schafstelze 1 near Yotvata on Feb. 28th
93 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Bachstelze Common
94 Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) Brachpieper Common in small numbers in desert areas, also near Zeelim-Urim road 95 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) Wiesenpieper Small numbers around Yotvata
96 Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) Rotkehlpieper Small numbers around Yotvata and along Zeelim-Urim road
97 Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) Bergpieper Single birds
98 White-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos) Gelbsteißbülbül Common
99 Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor) Raubwürger Single birds
100 Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) Rotkopfwürger 1 near Nizzana on Feb. 26th, 1 near Lahav on March 2nd
101 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Rotkehlchen Singing at Sde Boker
102 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) Blaukehlchen 1 red-spotted near Zeelim-Urim road on March 2nd , single birds in pond vegetation, e.g. Lots Reservoir on Feb. 27th
103 Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) Hausrotschwanz Single birds, 1 subspecies P- o. ochruros at Yotvata on Feb. 28th
104 Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) Schwarzkehlchen Common
105 Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maura) Sibirisches Schwarzkehlchen 1 at Neot Smadar on Feb. 28th, probably more
106 White-crowned Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga) Saharasteinschmätzer Not rare in desert and stony areas
107 Hooded Wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) Kappensteinschmätzer Only at Amram Pillars on Feb. 28th and March 1st
108 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Steinschmätzer 1 near Nizzana on Feb. 26th
109 Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens) Schwarzrücken-Steinschmätzer Not rare in desert and stony areas
110 Finsch's Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) Felsensteinschmätzer 1 near Zeelim-Urim road on March 2nd
111 Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) Mittelmeer-Steinschmätzer Only 1 in a roundabout in Eilat on Feb. 27th
112 Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) Wüstensteinschmätzer Single birds Ovda Valley on Feb. 28th
113 Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Isabellsteinschmätzer Most common wheatear 114 Blackstart (Cercomela melanura) Schwarzschwanz Common
115 Blackbird (Turdus merula) Amsel 1 at Lots reservoir south of the Dead Sea
116 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) Singdrossel 1 at Revivim on Feb. 26th , also near Lahav
117 Arabian Babbler (Turdoides squamiceps) Graudrossling Single birds in desert areas
118 Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) Stentorrohrsänger Singing near Neot Hakikar on Feb. 26th and Lots Reservoir
119 Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) Cistensänger Single birds along Zeelim-Urim road on March 2nd
120 Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta) Wüstenprinie Some birds in desert areas, distinct call!
121 Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) Streifenprinie Common
122 Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) Zilpzalp Common on passage
123 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus orientalis) Östlicher Berglaubsänger 1 at 1 at Birding and Research Center Eilat (BRCE) on March 1st
124 Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) Dorngrasmücke Single birds, e.g. near Hazeva
125 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) Klappergrasmücke More common than Whitethroat
126 Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana) Wüstengrasmücke 1 at km76 north of Eilat on Feb. 28th
127 Eastern Orphean Warbler (Sylvia crassirostris) Nachtigallengrasmücke 1 near Hazeva on Feb. 27th
128 Arabian Warbler (Sylvia leucomelaena) Akaziengrasmücke 1 near Yotvata on Feb. 28th
129 Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala) Samtkopf-Grasmücke Most common Sylvia warbler
130 Cyprus Warbler (Sylvia melanothorax) Schuppengrasmücke At least 1 near Hazeva on Feb. 27th
131 Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus) Beutelmeise Ca. 3 at Hollande Park, Eilat on March 1st
132 Great Tit (Parus major) Kohlmeise Single birds, e.g. at Revivim and elsewhere 133 Palestine Sunbird (Nectarinia osea) Jerichonektarvogel Common around trees
134 Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) Grauammer Some birds, e.g. Ovda Valley, Hameishar and elsewhere
135 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Buchfink 1 at Revivim, more at Lahav forest
136 European Serin (Serinus serinus) Girlitz Near Urim and Lahav forest
137 Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus) Zederngirlitz About 10 birds west of Mizpe Ramon at a night roost on March 1st
138 Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) Grünling Single birds at Revivim, km 76 and Sde Boker
139 Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) Bluthänfling 2 at Ashalim, 1 near Sde Boker, near Mizpe Ramon
140 Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus) Wüstengimpel Not rare at Ovda Valley and near Hameishar (km60)
141 Desert Finch (Rhodopechys obsoleta) Weißflügelgimpel First found at Ashalim (right of the entrance near a dairy farm), also near Hazeva, Mizpe Ramon and Sde Boker
142 Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) Einödgimpel Only female looking birds at Amram Pillars
143 Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) Kernbeißer 1 at Revivim on Feb. 26th
144 Indian Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica) Indischer Silberschnabel At date palms north of Eilat and near km20 salines
145 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Haussperling Common
146 Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) Weidensperling Common
147 Dead Sea Sparrow (Passer moabiticus) Moabsperling At least 2 at Lots Reservoir, 1 female at BRCE in Eilat
148 Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii) Tristramstar Common
149 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Star Near Tel Aviv
150 Common Mynah (Acridotheres tristis) Hirtenmaina Single birds near Lahav forest and around Tel Aviv
151 Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Eichelhäher 1 near Lahav forest on March 2nd 152 Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) Dohle Around Tel Aviv
153 House Crow (Corvus splendens) Glanzkrähe Some birds in Eilat, e.g. Northern Beach
154 Hooded Crow (Corvus corone) Nebelkrähe Common
155 Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) Wüstenrabe Common
156 Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus) Borstenrabe Single birds at the southern end of the Dead Sea (Masada)
157 Acrocephalus spec. 1 near Nizzana, unidentified
Mammal species
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Rotfuchs 1 east of Nizzana on Feb. 26th , 1 at Wadi Zohar on Feb. 26th
Golden Jackal (Canis aureus) Schakal 1 near Neot Hakikar on Feb. 26th , 2 at Yotvata on Feb. 28th
Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) Streifenhyäne 1 road kill near Yotvata found on March 1st
Gazelle (Gazella spec.) Gazelle single specimen near Nizzana and elsewhere
Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) Nubischer Steinbock at least 3 at Wadi Shlomo
Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) Kaphase during night drives near Neot Hakikar and Yotvata
Reptiles
Some unidentified lizards
Egyptian Mastigure 2 near Amram Pillars
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