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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
Birding Report – 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. Continue reading
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Tagged birders, buzzards, egyptian vulture, eilat, Hoopoes, larks, ortolan bunting, turtle dove, wheatear, white storks
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Birding Report: 1-2 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. Continue reading
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Tagged birders, Blackstart, buzzards, Chiffchaff
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Late April 2009 Gallery
Featuring: Dr. Paul Sterry and Andrew Merrick. All images copyright of Paul Sterry unless stated otherwise Paul and Andrew stayed On Lotan for 10 days during the second half of April. Besides targeting Levant Sparrowhawks, Andrew and Paul arrived in … Continue reading