birdboybowley
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Still not working for me....just get a grey screen.....
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Still not working for me....just get a grey screen.....
dantheman
Bah humbug
Hmmm ... that was my problem too. However, leaving the page up for half a minute or more in a separate tab whilst I wrote more **** on BF, and it would eventually arrive ...
I have now managed to download relevant reports from the past year or two.
Desertbirder
Jonathan Meyrav
Hi guys,
The famous KM33 alluvial plains are not a military zone at all and can be accessed by anyone at any time, the only thing is that the area has not been good for larks since about 2004. Tee habitat and apparently the PH levels of the soil have changed, mainly due to the numerous agricultural projects that keep "enroaching" the plains from the north.
There are atill many Lark sightings there but these involve several species of migrant Larks.
Dunn's Lark has always been and still is a very rare bird in Israel and they are unfortunately encountered mainly in remote areas. Till last springs minor invasion there has only been a handful of breeding records in Israel.
As for Hoopoe Lark, it is also seriously declining but there are some birds that show regularly in recent years at the sand dunes just north of the Yotvata circular fields.
And just a footnote, all of Israel's so called "Firing Zones" and military areas are open to the public on the Israeli Weekend (friday and saturday). Of course it is important to know where to go but information is plentiful and visiting birders can actually go exatly where "us locals" can go..
I will be happy to help with information.
Best.
Jonathan
The famous KM33 alluvial plains are not a military zone at all and can be accessed by anyone at any time, the only thing is that the area has not been good for larks since about 2004. Tee habitat and apparently the PH levels of the soil have changed, mainly due to the numerous agricultural projects that keep "enroaching" the plains from the north.
There are atill many Lark sightings there but these involve several species of migrant Larks.
Dunn's Lark has always been and still is a very rare bird in Israel and they are unfortunately encountered mainly in remote areas. Till last springs minor invasion there has only been a handful of breeding records in Israel.
As for Hoopoe Lark, it is also seriously declining but there are some birds that show regularly in recent years at the sand dunes just north of the Yotvata circular fields.
And just a footnote, all of Israel's so called "Firing Zones" and military areas are open to the public on the Israeli Weekend (friday and saturday). Of course it is important to know where to go but information is plentiful and visiting birders can actually go exatly where "us locals" can go..
I will be happy to help with information.
Best.
Jonathan
birdboybowley
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Thanks for that, Jonathan. Hopefully bump into you during the festival sometime
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sparrowbirder
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Shame about KM33 that was a great spot when I went back in 1997also saw Humes owl on one of Hadorams tours,also visited Nizzana in the Negev and saw Arabian warbler at yotvata (are they still found their)remember seeing a flock of Syrian serin behind a supermarket in Yeroham....
dantheman
Bah humbug
Here's a reasonably recent trip report fom the area;
http://www.breaksbirdphotography.co.uk/holidays/israel11/israel_11.htm
Gives an indication of what was about back in January this year. Interestingly no luck on the Hume's and Nubians it would seem ...
http://www.breaksbirdphotography.co.uk/holidays/israel11/israel_11.htm
Gives an indication of what was about back in January this year. Interestingly no luck on the Hume's and Nubians it would seem ...
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birdboybowley
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Email sent Dan
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birdboybowley
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Is anyone else having probs using the israbirdcenter rarities map page? Or is it just me...??
http://www.israbirdcenter.org/raritiesmap_ibrc.htm
http://www.israbirdcenter.org/raritiesmap_ibrc.htm
dantheman
Bah humbug
Works from the main page (http://www.israbirdcenter.org/index eng.htm)
.... http://www.israbirdcenter.org/rarebirds/1pagerare.htm
.... http://www.israbirdcenter.org/rarebirds/1pagerare.htm
birdboybowley
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Ah, so it does. You are indeed the man, Dan 
Ta
Ta
dantheman
Bah humbug
One last request ... (sounds ominous!)
Anyone been able to find sound recordings of eg Arabian Warbler, Mountain Bunting and the like on the net? I see there's a single Hume's Owl recording on xeno canto (although not sure if it is that useful - not that clear imo).
Cheers, Dan.
(btw, in my case at least, this is to acquaint myself with the calls rather than to use as playback)
Anyone been able to find sound recordings of eg Arabian Warbler, Mountain Bunting and the like on the net? I see there's a single Hume's Owl recording on xeno canto (although not sure if it is that useful - not that clear imo).
Cheers, Dan.
(btw, in my case at least, this is to acquaint myself with the calls rather than to use as playback)
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dantheman
Bah humbug
Not on the ground, but under the impression these wintering birds should be well on the way up north by now. If the info given for the regularly wintering birds near Eliat is anything to go by.
Perry Smale
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When I was there last March we had one Hoopoe Lark at Yotvata by the border fence (the only one on the trip) and unfortunately no Dunn's (which I still need).
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