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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Parker" data-source="post: 1828392" data-attributes="member: 77503">Those of you that have been to Israel will know that seeing Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse involves waiting in complete silence for fairly close views at the pumping station just outside Eilat. While the views are reasonable the birds come in at dusk so you can't really see all the detail on the birds. One afternoon we were walking down one of the wadi's, not far from the pumping station, when a slight movement caught my eye. I couldn't believe my luck as about 10 feet away sat a pair of Lichenstein's Sandgrouse. We watched them for 15 min's soaking in the amazing plumage & wondered how many birders manage to get such good views in the bright light of daytime, not that many I'm sure.On the same trip we lucked in on a male Grey Hypocolius, a bird I've dreamed of seeing & a cracking bird too but the Sandgrouse has to take "Bird of the trip" because of the views.Cheers, Neil.</blockquote>