Israel 2013

May 11th
An early(ish) start at km76.Quieter than the last few days apart from one Acacia tree in particular aprox half waydown the road to the storage tanks.
Blackcap 12
Garden Warbler 3
Whitethroat 1
Barred Warbler 1 female
Eastern Oli 2
Olive-Tree Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
House Sparrow 3
Spanish Sparrow 1
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Collared Dove 2
Not bad just for one tree.
In the bushes nearer the border
Olive- Tree Warbler 1poss 2
Blackcap 8
Garden Warbler 1
Bee-eater 40
Swallow 20
Sand Martin 5
Long -legged Buzzard 1
Steppe Buzzard 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Red-Footed Falcon 2 Stunning males
Red-backed Shrike 1

Neot Samadar Sewage
Ruff 1
Wood Sandpiper 1
Blackcap 12
Olive-Tree Warbler 1

North Beach
Afternoon the wind built up from the south.
Common Tern 40
Sandwich Tern 1
Little Tern 3

Km 20
A bit of a clear out
Yellow Wagtail 20
White Wagtail 1
Wood Sandpiper 20
Little Stint 40
Curlew Sandpiper 4
Ruff 4
Grey Plover 3
Little Tern 1
No Greenshank,Redshank,Avocet, R.T.Pipit or W.W.B.tern