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 Masked Shrike
End of August 2010 birding update
The migration season is definitely underway, but still slowly. We have had a very hot summer, but although we did not break any records this year, we did have temperatures that topped 45 degrees Celsius, and, different from previous summers, with a relatively high humidity. This pushed the heat index well above the 50 degree mark. Temperatures have started to cool down some. Today, for example, we will have a high of “only”41 degrees.
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 Rufous Bush Robin
Birding Report Summer 2010
After the end of the spring mirgration, things started to quiet down here on Lotan. In late May and and then in June, we had an influx of Rufous Bush Robins that have been staying here for the entire summer. There are at least a dozen here that you can see everywhere.
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 Dunn's Lark
Birding Report April 2010
As stated before, spring migration has been very different from previous years. I have had the opportunity to speak to several birders who have been here in the past week to get updates as to what has been going on.
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 Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Spring Migration in Israel
A short summary of a birding trip with Pieter, Jan and Rommert. (Late March 2010).
By Roef Mulder
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 Black Kite
Short overhead migration report, March 31, 2010
Overhead migration above Lotan in the last few days has been impressive. In general there are days where there is a lot going on, and others where searching the skies yields very little.
Late March 2010
Birding this year in the Arava is very unusual compared to previous years. The amount of rainfall that we had, more than we had in the past 20 years, has made finding birds more diffuse. The hotspots around Lotan are km 76 (Qa e-Sa'eddin) and Ovda Valley. Both are very green, and very muddy, because of the rains.
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 Crested Lark
Early March 2010
After an unusual winter here in the Arava desert where there was much more rain than had fallen in the past five years, I went out to have a look around within twelve kilometers from home. I was with another birder and we started out going north to Km 76. Because of the rains, the plain was one green carpet. It was raining again in the morning. We saw the usual wintering and early migratory species around here: Crested Lark, White Wagtail and Stonechat. In addition, there were a large number of Chiffchaff and Northern Wheatear, primarily females. Among them were three Isabelline Wheatears, that stood up especially straight. It started to rain harder, so we decided to head further south.
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