The second part of the Israel 2019 spring trip here covers the remaining highlights including some of the stunning Collared Flycatchers that were seen.
The trip report is also completed and upload now to www.cloudbirders.com and it contains updated maps and infor for visiting birders.
Kentish Plover : KM20 Salt Pans
This stunning bird was the best of the few that were seen this year
Bee-eater - Hameishar plains
Several small flocks of migrating Bee-eaters were seen with those at Hameisher hawking Painted Lady butterflies.
Bittern - KM19 Sewage Pond : late April
Initially elusive it was eventualaly seen well at the sluice
Presumed hybird European Honey Buzzard x Crested Honey Buzzard
A number of hybrid Honeys were seen through the Eilat Mountains on days of big migration
Presumed hybird European Honey Buzzard x Crested Honey Buzzard
A number of hybrid Honeys were seen through the Eilat Mountains on days of big migration
Crested Honey Buzzard or Hybrid - Eilat Mountains : May
Another conumdrum bird. Amongst the tens of thousands of Honey Buzzards passing overheard initially looked like a juvenile Crested Honey Buzzard however once time has been taken to study the images it looks, structurally, closer to European Honey Buzzard so it to is probably a hybrid. Either way it stood out like a sore thumb in the crowd.
Collared Fycatchers - Lake Yeroham : late April
Right at the start of the trip I hit good numbers of this stunning flycatcher with 20-25 seen at Lake Yeroham.
Levant Sparrowhawk - male, IBRCE : late April
several days of around 2600-2800 were had at the IBRCE whilst the Eilat Mountains one morning gave in the region of 9,000. Just stunning spectacle.
Visit the Levant Sparrowhawk page for more images and to see a short video clip click on the YouTube link here : https://youtu.be/X-dnj6Kd5aI
Crested Honey Buzzard - IBRCE, May
One of three seen at the IBRCE which part of the twelve that had spent the winter here. This is the least tatty plumaged of gthe three.
House Crow - North Beach : April
Rarely photographed I liked this image of the two together on the beach
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