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 17 1996
| 5 | The Ornithological Society of the Middle East’s survey of southern Yemen and Socotra, March–May 1993: an introduction |
| R. F. Porter, R. P. Martins and Francine Stone | |
| 15 | Some aspects of southern Yemen: an introduction for field ornithologists and conservationists |
| R. P. Martins | |
| 22 | The status of non-passerines in southern Yemen and the records of the OSME survey in spring 1993 |
| R. F. Porter, R. P. Martins, K. D. Shaw and Uffe Sørensen | |
| 54 | The status of passerines in southern Yemen and the records of the OSME survey in spring 1993 |
| R. P. Martins, C. G. Bradshaw, Alan Brown, G. M. Kirwan and R. F. Porter | |
| 73 | An introduction to Socotra and its birds |
| R. F. Porter and Francine Stone | |
| 81 | Taxonomic treatment of endemic taxa in Socotra |
| R. P. Martins | |
| 83 | The status of birds in Socotra and ’Abd Al-Kuri and the records of the OSME survey in spring 1993 |
| G. M. Kirwan, R. P. Martins, K. M. Morton and D. A. Showler | |
| 102 | Habitats and bird communities in southern Yemen and Socotra |
| Peter Davidson | |
| 130 | Ostrich Struthio camelus eggshell fragments in Yemen |
| J. W. Spencer | |
| 132 | The Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus in Yemen |
| J. N. Dymond | |
| 134 | The Buteo population in Socotra |
| R. P. Martins and R. F. Porter | |
| 138 | Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi in Socotra |
| R. F. Porter, J. N. Dymond and R. P. Martins | |
| 142 | The Socotra Warbler Incana incana |
| J. N. Dymond | |
| 145 | The Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitata |
| J. N. Dymond and R. F. Porter | |
| 148 | The Socotra Sunbird Nectarinia balfouri |
| D. A. Showler and Peter Davidson | |
| 151 | The Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater and Somali Starling O. blythii |
| R. F. Porter and R. P. Martins | |
| 155 | The Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana |
| K. M. Morton | |
| 158 | Biometric data of birds in southern Yemen and Socotra, spring 1993 |
| J. N. Dymond | |
| 165 | Mammal observations in Yemen and Socotra, spring 1993 |
| D. A. Showler | |
| 170 | Reptile observations in Yemen, spring 1993 |
| D. A. Showler | |
| 181 | Amphibian observations in Yemen, spring 1993 |
| D. A. Showler | |
| 185 | Reptile observations in Socotra, spring 1993 |
| D. A. Showler | |
| 188 | Odonata observations in Yemen, spring 1993 |
| C. G. Bradshaw |
Editorial Board
Edited by: R. F. Porter and R. P. Martins
Editorial assistance from: Francine Stone, Ben Hoare, J. W. Spencer and Mark Boyd
Designed by: H. I. Scott