Today I checked Nitzanim coastal reserve (south of Ashdod) together with Jonathan Meyrav. It was hot and sunny again, and we made a late start, so probably missed many sibes by the time we got there. While waiting for Jonathan I watched this
White Stork preening. This bird was ringed by Yosef Kiat in September.
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When we reached Nitzanim, we drove past an open field packed with pipits, wagtails and skylarks. There was one
Richard's Pipit that got us alerted as it was a rather small and delicate individual, until we heard its 'chirp!' flight call. It was very shy and didn't allow even a record shot. The main pipit was Red-throated Pipit - about 100 birds.
Red-throated Pipit (adult)
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Red-throated Pipit (1cy)
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We birded the coastal sand dunes and scrub. Didn't see too much. There were hundreds of
Chiffchaffs - an impressive wave is passing through Israel these days, but no wingbars at all... Other than that several
Northern Wheatears and two
Desert Wheatears - quite a few of this scarce migrant were seen along the Med coast during the last week or two.
Desert Wheatear
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In a coastal lagoon there were many plovers - 100
Ringed Plovers, 50
Kentish Plovers, 2
Greater Sand Plovers and a single
Sanderling.
Kentish Plovers
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Greater Sand Plover (1cy)
Love those two Kentish plovers images ;)
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