Sandgrouse is published by OSME and contains papers and short notes on the ornithology of the OSME region, provides bird and conservation news from the region and a comprehensive round up of bird sightings in the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Sandgrouse Volume 8 1986

| iii | Editorial |
| 1 | Turkey: Bird Report 1976-1981 |
| M. Beaman | |
| 42 | Status of Breeding Raptors in the Israeli Deserts, 1980-1985 |
| R. Frumkin | |
| 58 | Some Notes on the Black-crowned Finch Lark |
| J. H. Morgan and J. Palfery | |
| 74 | Notes on the Birds of Ereğli, Turkey 1976-1978 |
| J. S. M. Albrecht | |
| 93 | Additional Notes on the Birds of Oman, Eastern Arabia 1980-1986 |
| M. D. Gallagher | |
| 102 | A Breeding Record of the House Crow in Kuwait with Comments on the Species’ Status in the Arabian Gulf |
| C. W. T. Pilcher | |
| 107 | Abdim’s Stork in Arabia |
| M. D. Gallagher | |
| 112 | Dotterel wintering in Saudi Arabia |
| J. Palfery | |
| 113 | First Record of Long-billed Dowitcher in the Sultanate of Oman |
| D. J. G. Foster and C. M. Greaves | |
| 115 | Wilson’s Phalarope in Oman – a First Record for Arabia |
| R. Hedley and R. Midgley |
Editorial Board
Editor: Donald Parr
Editorial Committee: Mark Boyd, Michael Evans, David Fisher, Michael C. Jennings, Rodney Martins
