26/3 - 2/4 2016

Its been hectic with bird migration and Champions of the Flyway and here is a collection of some nice things we had recently

Hoopoe Lark I found and later photographed by Itamar Gurfenkel thanks Itamar

17-25 March 2016

It's been hectic around here with Thick-billed Larks, Temminck's Larks and many other desert specials. But the raptor migration is really the main issue now as well as some nice passerine migration...

Steppe Buzzards over Eilat

Dead-sea Sparrow

Eastern Orphean Warbler

6-15 March 2016

Many migrants are here already and every day some new arrivals join the party...

21-29 Feb' 2016

After 10 days of guiding in Tanzania, I'm back and already managed to go out and enjoy out with the Eilat-Eilot Bird Club.

The Kurdish Wheatear is still present and reports of Syrian Serins, Cyprus & Ruppell's Warblers are coming in. Many Steppe Eagles are crossing daily and 2 species of Scops Owls are present.

Soon the Rock Thrush (this photographed in Tanzania 15 days ago) will appear. 

Pallid Scops Owl

Eurasian Scops Owl

Rock Thrush (Lake Eyasi, Tanzania)

17-23 January 2016

The Basalt Wheatear is still present and while many birders came to search for it and enjoy the many Asian Desert & Spectacled Warblers also, another great find was added!
It's been very long since a Kurdish Wheatear was seen around the Southern Arava...

 

10-16 January 2016

Here you will find the most updated records of the area which I would try and upload as frequent as possible. 

Basalt Wheatear - 8th for Isr

Basalt Wheatear - 8th for ISR

Cyprus Warbler

Bar-tailed Lark

Black Bush Robin

 And here is a collection of more birds from the past week all seen around the Southern Arava and Eilat region.  

Red Phalarope swimming next to Red-necked Phalarope

Sooty Shearwater

Western Reef Heron

Wood Warbler

Whiskered & White-winged Terns

Spotted Redshank

 

Whimbral @ Ketora sewage

Booted Eagle

Collared Pratincole

Namaqua Doves

There were also observations of the Pharaoh Eagle Owl this week but no photos as well as reports of Rustic Bunting @ Holland Park and a Bar-tailed Godwit @ K20 and more Black Bush Robins found both at Hatzeva and around the Dum Palms.