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Honey Buzzards galore
I was guiding a non-birding related group in the Eilat mountains in the past four days, and saw every day hundreds and hundreds of Honey Buzzards overhead. Migration began at first light and increased as the day progressed. There were … Continue reading
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April 18, Yotvata Circular fields
I was at the Yotvata circular field in the middle of a fierce sand storm. We had beautiful visibility beforehand, and all of a sudden, a large dust cloud settles on the area. High winds and biting sand ensued. I … Continue reading
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Frank Moffatt birding update late March 2012
Hi everyone, I am adding an update this time which is different from previous ones. Frank X. Moffatt, who has been to Lotan numerous times has been kind enough to let me have a peek at his birding diary. … Continue reading
Birding Update March 2012
This spring has been truly extraordinary, with a variety of birds that we have not seen in our region for over 10 years. Although there has been below average rainfall, the numbers and variety of birds has been very impressive. … Continue reading
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Birding Update Mid-January, 2012
It has been unusually cold in the Arava desert the past two weeks, and we even had a few sprinklings of rain, nothing really measureable but yet quite refreshing. The White-fronted Goose that I did not see at the Yotvata … Continue reading
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Tagged Corn Bunting, Desert Wheatear, House Sparrows, Lotan
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Birding update last week of October, 2010
Storks, storks and more storks After having guided a German group around the country for six days, I came back home to Kibbutz Lotan, and took a day to look around to see what kinds of birds were around. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluethroat, Grey Herons, Lotan, marsh harrier, southern Arava, western reef heron, Wheatears, white storks
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Birding update, beginning of October, 2010
As already stated previously, we have had an especially hot summer, but more than that, a summer with higher humidity for longer periods of time than ever before. I went out birding with a couple at the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackstart, Common Redstart, Grey Herons, Little Egrets, marsh harrier
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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, … Continue reading
Birding Report 10.4.2010
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. … Continue reading