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 39 (2) Autumn 2017
Cover photo: Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax 7 April 2017, Khor Kalba (United Arab Emirates) pelagic trip. © Mike Barth (www.mikebarthphotography.com)
| 114 | The avifauna of Sabzevar county, Khorasan-Razavi, northeastern Iran. |
| Masoud Yousefi, Ali Khani, Sayyad Sheykhi Ilanloo, Elham Nourani, Mehri Rezaei, Mohammad Tohidifar & Mahmoud-Reza Hemami | |
| 122 | Birdlife at Wadi Gaza and offshore, Gaza, 28 January–1 February 2003. |
| Nick J Riddiford | |
| 130 | Tracking Cyprus Wheatears Oenanthe cypriaca with geolocators. |
| Clairie Papazoglou, Alan Crabtree†, Panicos Panayides, Filio Ioulianou & Greg Conway | |
| 138 | Gulf of Oman: analysis of seabird records of boat trips from the east coast of the United Arab Emirates 2010–2016. |
| Oscar Campbell, Mark Smiles, Huw Roberts, Jacky Judas & Tommy Pedersen | |
| 166 | Observations on prey-dropping behaviour by Sooty Gulls Larus hemprichii near Sohar, Oman. |
| Abdul Shakoor Noor Alam, Alex Atkins & John Atkins | |
| 172 | An update on the wintering status of Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in Saudi Arabia with a new wintering location in the Eastern province. |
| Jem Babbington & Philip Roberts | |
| 177 | A review of the residential status of the endemic Cyprus Scops Owl Otus cyprius. |
| Peter Flint & Colin Richardson | |
| 182 | The discovery of a breeding population of Egyptian Nightjars Caprimulgus aegyptius in the United Arab Emirates. |
| Oscar Campbell & Mark Smiles | |
| 187 | Interesting bird records for Lebanon including a Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius, a Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra and the first records of Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii and Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus for over 58 and 70 years respectively. |
| Ghassan Ramadan-Jaradi, Fouad Itani & Assad Serhal | |
| 193 | From the Rarities Committees. |
| Ian Harrison (compiler) | |
| 199 | Obituaries: Terry Rogers & Frank Walker. |
| 201 | Around the Region. |
| Ian Harrison (compiler) |
| Editor: | Dr Peter Cowan OSME Editor, Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman |
| Editorial Advisors | Vasil Ananian, Paul Goriup, Mike Jennings, Dr Fares Khoury, Guy Kirwan, Dr Mike McGrady, Dr Stephen Newton, Yoav Perlman, Dr Manuel Schweizer, Arend Wassink |
| Photographic Editor | Paul Doherty |
| Identification Consultants | Dr Raffael Ayé, Arnoud van den Berg, Chris Bradshaw, Andrew Lassey, Richard Porter |