Since my previous blogpost in late July I have seen lots of great birds, despite the heat and everything else going on here... These are some of the photos I took during the end of summer and early autumn migration that is well underway now.
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory
'Ehrenberg's' Redstart - Jerusalem Bird Observatory
White-throated Kingfisher - Jerusalem Bird Observatory
Long-eared Owl - Jerusalem Bird Observatory
Our restoration site at Maagan Michael is full of birds
Yavne 1 ponds are somewhat quiet this autumn, but I did find there to leg-flagged shorebirds. This Common Redshank was marked at Atlit on July 1st 2025 by Yosef Kiat. I saw it, 95 km south, on August 1st.
This Wood Sandpiper was marked at HaMaapil by Shai Blitzblau on August 15th 2023. I saw it, 60 km south, on August 16th 2025.
Yavne1 ponds
An unseasonal, surprisingly early Black-winged Pratincole (with a Collared Pratincole), at HaMaapil.
Arabian Babbler
Kentish Plover
Trumpeter Finch kindergarten
White-throated Robin in the Negev, August 20th - stunning bird, part of a small wave mainly in southern Israel
Black Tern at HaMaapil
Greater Painted-Snipe - this individual has been around since 2021 (when it was ringed - can you see the ring?), mainly at HaMaapil
