Species Index

This index lists every bird species named in the title of a Sandgrouse article, together with the issues in which those articles appear. It covers Sandgrouse volumes 5 to 48 and the four supplements — 60 issues in all, from 1996 to the present. Each new issue is added automatically once it is published on this site.

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Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

  • Visible migration of Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus and Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus in southern Turkey Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 101

Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus

  • First confirmed record of the Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus from Iran with previous reports from the Tehran urban environment. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 36
  • The establishment of Bank Mynah Acridotheres ginginianus as a breeding species in Kuwait Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 134

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

  • Status and distribution of the invasive Common Myna Acridotheres tristis in the West Bank, Palestine. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 129
  • Common Myna Acridotheres tristis, a new invasive species breeding in Sinai, Egypt. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 87
  • Colonisation of the Middle East by the invasive Common Myna Acridotheres tristis L., with special reference to Israel Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 44
  • Notes on the breeding biology of Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps and nestlings of Common MynaAcridotheres tristis Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 146
  • The first Common Myna Acridotheres tristis in Egypt Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 69

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

  • First documented record of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola from Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 375
  • Records of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola in Turkey and evidence for a monotypic taxon. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 130
  • Rare birds (Streptopelia roseogrisea, Caprimulgus europaeus unwini, Iduna rama, Acrocephalus agricola) at Eilat’s ringing station, Israel, autumn 2008. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 15
  • First record of Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola in Bahrain Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 110

Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis

  • Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis in the Hula Valley, Israel, in 2006 Sandgrouse 29(2) p. 210
  • First record of Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis for Syria Sandgrouse 29(2) p. 214
  • Days in Iraq with the Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 95

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

  • First breeding record of Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and apparent breeding of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 156

Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

  • Observations of Clamorous Reed Warblers Acrocephalus stentoreus brunnescens and Mangrove Reed WarblersAcrocephalus (scirpaceus) avicenniae in mangroves of the Yemen Red sea coast. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 134
  • Status, seasonality and distribution of the Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus at Khafrah Marsh, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 182
  • Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus apparently predating nest of Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata in the United Arab Emirates Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 177
  • Chance and challenges in the protection of three avian wetland specialists, Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus and Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus, in the Jordan valley, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Supplement 4 p. 105

Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus

  • A new record of Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus in Syria Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 147

Boreal Owl (Tengmalm’s Owl) Aegolius funereus

  • First record of breeding Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus on Bamyan plateau, Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 95
  • Distribution and abundance of Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus on Mount Pirin, south-west Bulgaria Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 103

Cinereous Vulture (Black Vulture) Aegypius monachus

  • Interspecific interaction between Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus and Black Vulture Aegypius monachus: predation or kleptoparasitism? Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 138
  • Apparent predation attempt by Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus on Black Vulture Aegypius monachus chick in Turkey Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 140
  • A baseline survey of the Black Vulture Aegypius monachus in western Turkey Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 1326

Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes

  • Uzbekistan: Addition of Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax, Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes and Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia to species list (and three additional new regional species). Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 12
  • The first Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes in Turkey Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 149

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula

  • First record of Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula from the northwestern coast of Saudi Arabia, with a compilation of national records. Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 50

Mediterranean Short-toed Lark (Lesser Short-toed Lark) Alaudala rufescens

  • The identity of the Lesser Short-toed Larks Alaudala rufescens (senso lato) breeding in northeastern Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 2

Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar

  • Waterhole visitation patterns of two potential avian competitors, Chukar Alectoris chukar and Rock Dove Columba livia, and a mammalian predator, the Caracal Caracal caracal, in Jordan. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 247
  • Conservation genetics and management of the Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar in Cyprus and the Middle East. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 34
  • Lek-like behaviour by Chukar Alectoris chukar, a socially monogamous partridge Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 28

Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala

  • Comments on two Yemen endemic subspecies: Alectoris melanocephala guichardi R. Meinertzhagen, 1951, and Pterocles lichtensteinii ingramsi Bates & Kinnear, 1937. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 263

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus

  • First record of White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 55
  • First record of White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus in Yemen Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 55

Bar-tailed Lark (Bar-tailed Desert Lark) Ammomanes cinctura (Ammomanes cincturus)

  • Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cincturus and Black-crowned Finch Lark Eremopterix nigriceps breeding in Kuwait Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 146

Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti

  • Breeding range extension of Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti in Uzbekistan. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 68
  • First documented record of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga in Syria and records there of Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti annae and Basalt Wheatear Oenanthe lugens warriae, all 2009 Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 161
  • Anthropogenic impacts on the Desert Larks Ammomanes deserti of Jebel Hafit, Abu Dhabi Emirate. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 150

See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis

  • New observations of See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis in Armenia. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 133
  • The first See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis in Armenia Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 137

Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi

  • Evidence of brood amalgamation in Sand Partridges Ammoperdix heyi in southern Israel. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 27

Tibetan Sand Plover (Lesser Sand Plover) Anarhynchus atrifrons (Charadrius mongolus)

  • A review of claimed records of Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus from Cyprus and Turkey Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 133

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

  • A report of breeding of Mallard Anas platyrhynchos in Iraq. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 51

Greater White-fronted Goose (White-fronted Goose) Anser albifrons

Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus

  • Summer observations of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus and Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 2

Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus

  • Historical example of egg-collection by man of Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus eggs on lake Karakul, former Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 165

African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus

  • Additional data on African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus eximius in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 92

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

  • Olive-backed Pipits Anthus hodgsoni in Hormozgan, south Iran, January 2016. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 211
  • First record of Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni in Iran Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 59

European Rock Pipit (Rock Pipit) Anthus petrosus

  • The first 'Caucasian' Water Pipits Anthus spinoletta coutellii and Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus in Greece Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 78

Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus

  • The first records of Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus for the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian peninsula with notes on their identification. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 100

Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis

  • Studies of Socotran birds V. On the validity of Anthus similis sokotrae and a few remarks on Arabian and northeast African populations of Long-billed Pipit A. similis. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 43
  • The occurrence of Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis in Egypt Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 39
  • Observations on Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis in Jerusalem Sandgrouse 18(1) p. 10

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

  • The first 'Caucasian' Water Pipits Anthus spinoletta coutellii and Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus in Greece Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 78

Common Swift Apus apus

  • Proving the occurrence of Common Swift Apus apus pekinensis in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 79
  • Phenology of Common Swift Apus apus in the Middle East - Tehran, Iran Sandgrouse 27(1) p. 79
  • Phenology and Behaviour of the Common Swift Apus apus in Israel (Holy Birds, or the Common Swifts Apus apus of Jerusalem’s Western Wall) Sandgrouse 27(1) p. 82
  • Departure and arrival of Common Swift Apus apus in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1999-2000 Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 59

Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi

  • Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi in Socotra Sandgrouse 17 p. 138

Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

  • First breeding record of Pallid Swift Apus pallidus in Qatar Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 59

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

  • A review of the status of breeding Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos in the Sultanate of Oman, 1980-2017. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 99

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

  • Breeding biology of Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in eastern Kalmykia assessed using camera traps. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 335
  • First breeding records of Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis in Turkey in the twenty-first century. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 169
  • The world’s largest gathering of Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis discovered in central Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 59
  • High day count of migrating Steppe Eagles Aquila nipalensis in Suez, Egypt, March 1985. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 39
  • The autumn migration of the Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 24

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

  • Uzbekistan: Addition of Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax, Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes and Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia to species list (and three additional new regional species). Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 12

Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii

  • First breeding records of Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii in Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 12 p. 53

Medium Egret (Intermediate Egret) Ardea intermedia (Egretta intermedia)

  • Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia: first record for Qatar. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 195

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

  • First records of Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 177

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

  • A small colony of Purple Heron Ardea purpurea on Bahrif Island, Nile valley, Aswan - a new breeding species for Egypt? Sandgrouse 29(2) p. 221

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

  • The first breeding records of Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii on Socotra, Yemen, and in Arabia. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 192

Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs

  • Notes on the Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs in Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 14

Afghan Babbler (Common Babbler) Argya huttoni (Turdoides caudatus)

Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps (Turdoides squamiceps)

  • Notes on the breeding biology of Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps and nestlings of Common MynaAcridotheres tristis Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 146

Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon (Acrocephalus aedon)

  • First record of Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon in Egypt Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 123

Long-eared Owl Asio otus

  • Summer diet of Long-Eared Owl Asio otus in Aammiq wetland, Western Beqaa, Lebanon. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 277
  • Further on the diet of wintering Long-eared Owls Asio otus in northern Israel. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 106
  • Use of nest baskets by Long- eared Owls Asio otus in Israel. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 36
  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus status in Syria Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 148
  • Diet of Long-eared Owls Asio otus wintering in the Khula valley, Israel Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 148
  • Long-eared Owl Asio otus breeding in north-west Syria Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 62

Eurasian Goshawk (Northern Goshawk) Astur gentilis (Accipiter gentilis)

  • First breeding record of Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 235

Little Owl Athene noctua

  • On the diet of Little Owl Athene noctua from Al Reem biosphere reserve in Qatar, with the first record of Pygmy Gerbil Gerbillus henleyi for Qatar. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 53
  • The Little Owl Athene noctua and its food in Kuwait Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 2

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

  • Ferruginous Ducks Aythya nyroca breeding in the Anzali wetland, coastal Caspian, Iran. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 5
  • Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca, a new breeding species for Egypt in a temporary artificial wetland near Aswan. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 163
  • The current breeding status of Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca in Azerbaijan Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 41

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

  • Irruption of Bohemian Waxwings Bombycilla garrulus and Eurasian Bullfinches Pyrrhula pyrrhula in Iran in the winter of 2016/2017. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 80
  • Observation of Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 102

Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis (Ixobrychus sinensis)

  • The first records of Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis in Oman and Arabia Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 178

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Desert Eagle Owl) Bubo ascalaphus

  • Breeding of Pharaoh Eagle Owl Bubo ascalaphus in Iraq. Sandgrouse 34(1) p. 72
  • Breeding and food habits of a pair of urban Desert Eagle Owls Bubo ascalaphus in Hurghada, Red Sea coast, Egypt. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 73

Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus

  • Trumpeter Finches Bucanetes githagineus in Kuwait: feeding juveniles or courtship-feeding? Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 139

Mongolian Finch (Mongolian Trumpeter Finch) Bucanetes mongolicus

  • Recent observations of Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 43
  • Further observations and probable breeding of Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus in Armenia Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 148
  • The first Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus in Armenia Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 144

Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax

  • Photospot: Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 86
  • Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis, Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax and Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus, Muscat to Djibouti and into the Red sea, March/April 2015. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 27
  • The discovery of a breeding colony of Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax on Socotra, Yemen Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 105

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

  • The Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis and Stone Curlew B. oedicnemus in Arabia Sandgrouse 12 p. 8

Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

  • Evidence of Eurasian Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus breeding in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 26

Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus

  • First record of Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus for Tajikistan. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 77

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

  • Diet of the Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus, Jordan. Sandgrouse 40(2) p. 133
  • An unusual Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 60

Little Heron (Striated Heron) Butorides atricapilla (Butorides striatus; Butorides striata)

  • First records of Striated Heron Butorides striata in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 435
  • Breeding Striated Heron Butorides striatus in Israel Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 65
  • The first breeding record of Striated Heron Butorides striatus in Israel Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 135
  • Striated Heron Butorides striatus breeding in the Egyptian Nile Valley Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 140

Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

  • The First Example of the Rufous Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla dukhunensis for the Western Palaearctic, from the Negev Desert, Israel Sandgrouse 7 p. 62

Rufous-capped Lark Calandrella eremica

  • Breeding of Rufous-capped Lark Calandrella eremica in Khaybar White Volcano Geopark, north-western Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 203

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

  • The first Siberian Accentor Prunella ocularis & Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus in Turkey Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 107

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

  • First record of Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii for Cyprus. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 44

White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

  • First record of White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 78
  • White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis in the United Arab Emirates: the first record for the Arabian peninsula. Sandgrouse 35(1) p. 36
  • The first White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis in Turkey and the Middle East Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 146

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

  • Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos in Makadi bay, Hurghada, Egypt, March 2018. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 115

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

  • Another inland Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis record for western Iran. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 18
  • New record of Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis for Iran. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 160
  • The first Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis in Israel Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 53

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

  • First record of Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta in Bahrain Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 108

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis

  • Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis, Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax and Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus, Muscat to Djibouti and into the Red sea, March/April 2015. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 27

Scopoli's Shearwater (Cory’s Shearwater) Calonectris diomedea

  • Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea off northern Cyprus in autumn 1998 Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 176
  • A Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea in the Egyptian Western Desert Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 104

Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius

  • Primary moult in Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius on autumn migration in Kuwait Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 113

European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

  • Rare birds (Streptopelia roseogrisea, Caprimulgus europaeus unwini, Iduna rama, Acrocephalus agricola) at Eilat’s ringing station, Israel, autumn 2008. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 15

Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus

  • The Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus in Yemen Sandgrouse 17 p. 132

Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus

  • The natural history of the Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus in Israel. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 117

Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus

  • Mountain Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus in Arabia: identification, status, and distribution Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 81

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

  • Six interesting bird records including two new species, Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus and White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga, for Lebanon. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 192

Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus

Pale Rockfinch (Pale Rock Sparrow) Carpospiza brachydactyla (Carpospyza brachydactyla)

  • A breeding event of Pale Rock Sparrows Carpospyza brachydactyla in northeast Jordan. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 58
  • Breeding habitat of the Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla in the Mount Lebanon range Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 127
  • Breeding Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla in the Samarian Hills and Judaen Desert, Israel Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 66
  • Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla a little known Middle Eastern bird Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 8
  • A record of Pale Rock Sparrow Carpospiza brachydactyla in Yemen Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 51

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow (Red-rumped Swallow) Cecropis daurica

  • The occurrence of ‘Asian’ Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica daurica/japonica and ‘Tytler’s’ Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica tytleri in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 79
  • Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica – a new breeding species for Armenia. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 232

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin (Rufous Bush Robin) Cercotrichas galactotes

  • Additional information on breeding biology of Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 67

Black Scrub Robin (Black Bush Robin) Cercotrichas podobe (Cercotrichus podobe)

  • The first Black Bush Robins Cercotrichus podobe in Jordan - a prelude to colonisation? Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 151
  • The first Black Bush Robin Cercotrichas podobe in Egypt Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 62

Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri (Nectarinia balfouri)

  • First photographs of nests and egg, and notes on vocalization and behaviour of the endemic Socotra Sunbird Chalcomitra balfouri. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 340
  • The Socotra Sunbird Nectarinia balfouri Sandgrouse 17 p. 148

Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii

  • Preservation of major migratory populations of Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii requires undergrounding of Uzbekistan’s Kungrad powerline. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 62
  • 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. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 187
  • Avian powerline mortalities, including Asian Houbaras Chlamydotis macqueenii, on the Central Asian flyway in Uzbekistan. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 161
  • A white Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii (Jacquin, 1784) in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 90

African Houbara (Houbara Bustard) Chlamydotis undulata

  • An estimation of the nesting success in a Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii population in Kazakhstan Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 171
  • Video monitoring observations of a Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata nest in Mahazat as-Sayd Reserve, central Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 36
  • Preliminary observations of the incubation and covey behaviour of Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii Sandgrouse 19(1) p. 51
  • Diurnal and nocturnal activity patterns of semi-captive Houbara Bustards Chlamydotis undulata Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 41

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida (Chlidonias hybridus)

  • Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus breeding in the Nile Delta, Egypt Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 52

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

  • White-winged Terns Chlidonias leucopterus breeding at high elevation in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 158

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

  • The first records of Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea and Black Tern Chlidonias niger in Kuwait. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 144

Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus (Larus brunnicephalus)

  • Records of Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus and Grey-headed Gull L. cirrocephalus around Arabia Sandgrouse 12 p. 37

Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Larus cirrocephalus)

  • The first records of Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus in Egypt Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 67

Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei (Larus genei)

  • Slender-billed Gulls Larus genei breeding at El Nasser salinas, northern Egypt, June 2017. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 28

Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus

  • A breeding record of Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus at a Caspian coastal area, Iran. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 45

Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius

  • 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. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 187

Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii

  • Observations on the breeding of Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii in Yemen Sandgrouse 12 p. 43

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

  • Breeding ecology of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia in two localities of Turkey. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 156
  • A baseline survey of White Storks Ciconia ciconia in central Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 46

Black Stork Ciconia nigra

  • New nest sites of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 122
  • Further breeding records of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in Iran. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 48

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

  • First record of subsong and vocal duetting in the Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus, United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 40(2) p. 157

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

  • Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus breeding in central Turkey Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 144

Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus (Cisticola haesitata)

  • Observations on the breeding biology and population of Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 117
  • The Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitata Sandgrouse 17 p. 145

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

  • Second breeding record of Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius in Eilat Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 142

Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga (Aquila clanga)

  • Greater Spotted Eagles Aquila clanga summering in Saudi Arabia? Sandgrouse 34(1) p. 65
  • A note on occurrence at man-made habitats of wintering Greater Spotted Aquila clanga and Eastern Imperial Eagles A. heliaca in the coastal belt of eastern Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 98
  • Wintering of Greater Spotted Aquila clanga and Eastern Imperial Eagles A. heliaca in the Arabian Peninsula Sandgrouse 29(2) p. 177

Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina (Aquila pomarina)

  • First record of Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina, first breeding record of Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus and first records of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis, Olive Tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and Goldcrest Regulus regulus, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 106
  • The Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina in the North Caucasus, Russian Federation: taxonomic status, genetic diversity, breeding density and nest site characteristics. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 122

Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

  • The first Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea in Yemen and the Middle East Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 145

Rock Dove Columba livia

  • Waterhole visitation patterns of two potential avian competitors, Chukar Alectoris chukar and Rock Dove Columba livia, and a mammalian predator, the Caracal Caracal caracal, in Jordan. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 247
  • Yet another superlative for Dubai? Feral pigeon Columba livia on the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa. Sandgrouse 40(2) p. 186

Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

European Roller Coracias garrulus

  • Documenting status of the European Roller Coracias garrulus in western Cyprus. Sandgrouse 35(1) p. 20

Northern Raven Corvus corax

  • First confirmed breeding record of Northern Raven Corvus corax in Lebanon for over four decades and recent records in Lebanon of Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata and Black-bellied Sandgrouse P. orientalis. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 191

Carrion Crow (Mesopotamian Crow) Corvus corone

  • First record of Mesopotamian Crow Corvus corone capellanus in United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 138
  • First record of Carrion Crow Corvus corone for Lebanon Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 107

Rook Corvus frugilegus

  • Breeding distribution of the Rook Corvus frugilegus in Turkey Sandgrouse 11 p. 89

Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

  • Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus - first record for Turkey Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 68

Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis

  • Unusual breeding site for Brown-necked Ravens Corvus ruficollis, Luxor, Egypt. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 205
  • Nesting tree utilisation by Brown-necked Ravens Corvus ruficollis in west central Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 68

House Crow Corvus splendens

  • Eradication of the House Crow Corvus splendens on Socotra, Yemen. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 136
  • The House Crow Corvus splendens in Aden (Yemen) and an attempt at its control Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 27

Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus (Alcedo cristata)

  • Occurrence and breeding of Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata in Yemen Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 58

Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei

  • Further records from southwest Saudi Arabia of Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 7

Corn Crake Crex crex

Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata (Sylvia conspicillata)

  • Review of the status of Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata in Cyprus, and evidence of its dispersal and migration. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 72
  • A new breeding location of Spectacled Warblers Sylvia conspicillata in Turkey. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 4
  • Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata: a new breeding species for Turkey Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 55

Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris (Sylvia crassirostris)

  • Adult sex ratio and identification of Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris during autumn migration. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 90

Western Orphean Warbler (Orphean Warbler) Curruca hortensis (Sylvia hortensis)

  • Habitat, distribution and breeding biology of Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis in south-east Bulgaria Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 87

Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena (Sylvia leucomelaena)

  • Identification, plumages, taxonomy and biology of Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelaena Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 88

Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala (Sylvia melanocephala)

  • Is the Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala displacing the endemic Cyprus Warbler S. melanothorax on Cyprus? Sandgrouse 36(1) p. 63
  • Why has Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala invaded Cyprus? Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 6
  • Is Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala displacing Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax in Cyprus? Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 44

Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax (Sylvia melanothorax)

  • Plumage and wing biometrics of the juvenile Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax in its Cypriot breeding grounds. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 16
  • Affinities of Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 119
  • Notes on the breeding biology of Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 64
  • Is Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala displacing Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax in Cyprus? Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 44

Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea (Sylvia mystacea)

  • Additional information on Ménétries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea breeding biology in south-east Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 68

Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana (Sylvia nana)

  • Migrant Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus observed foraging preferentially in low desert shrubs much in the manner of Asian Desert Warblers Sylvia nana, Lulu island, Abu Dhabi. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 2

Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli

  • First record of Rüppell’s Warbler Curruca ruppeli for Uzbekistan and Central Asia. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 209

Tundra Swan (Bewick’s Swan) Cygnus columbianus

  • The first Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus in eastern Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 154

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

  • The first Mute Swan Cygnus olor and Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in Jordan Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 46

Western House Martin (House Martin) Delichon urbicum (Delichon urbica)

  • Physical characteristics of a hybrid Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica x House Martin Delichon urbica at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 141

Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

  • The first Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor in Yemen and the Middle East Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 130

White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata

  • White-faced Whistling Ducks Dendrocygna viduata and breeding Red-knobbed Coots Fulica cristata on Socotra – the first records for Yemen. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 282
  • Observations of White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata in Iraq. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 115

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

  • Nesting of Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus in the United Arab Emirates 2021–2023 and an overview of the species’ status. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 183

Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

  • The second-calendar year plumage of Crab Plover Dromas ardeola Sandgrouse 19(1) p. 63
  • Observations on a colony of Crab Plovers Dromas ardeola in Abu Dhabi Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 34

Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

  • First successful breeding of Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus and Little Egret Egretta garzetta in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 136

Western Reef Heron (Western Reef Egret) Egretta gularis

  • Genetic analysis of a Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis from Israel. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 2

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

  • Evidence of breeding by Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus vociferus in the AlUla region, north-western Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 363
  • Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus, a new species for Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 302
  • Recent records and indications of breeding of Black-shouldered Kites Elanus caeruleus in Jordan. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 42
  • First confirmed breeding record of Northern Raven Corvus corax in Lebanon for over four decades and recent records in Lebanon of Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata and Black-bellied Sandgrouse P. orientalis. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 191
  • Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus breeding in Israel. Sandgrouse 35(1) p. 25
  • The first records, including breeding, of Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus in Iraq Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 136
  • Range extension of Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus in northern Egypt Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 98

Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia

  • New information on the breeding biology of Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Sandgrouse 19(1) p. 68

Rock Bunting Emberiza cia

Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea

  • The winter distribution and habitat use of the near-threatened Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 52
  • First record of Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea in Oman Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 63

Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides

Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

  • Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala breeding behaviour in Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 71

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

  • First records of Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 146
  • First record of Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla in Jordan Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 53

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica

  • The first Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica in Jordan Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 53
  • A new specimen record of Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica from Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 70

Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana

Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni

  • The 2007 record of ‘Dunn’s Lark’ on Cyprus revisited, with notes on the separation of Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni and Arabian Lark E. eremodites. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 17
  • Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni - a first record for Syria Sandgrouse 27(1) p. 77
  • Observations of Dunn's Larks Eremalauda dunni in the Ramlat al-Sab'atayn, Republic of Yemen Sandgrouse 19(1) p. 8
  • The invasion and breeding of Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni in the Arava valley, Israel Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 7

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

  • Comments on two subspecies of passerine birds recently described from Turkey, Eremophila alpestris kumerloevei and Pyrrhula pyrrhula paphlagoniae, with remarks on geographical variation in related forms of Bullfinch from the Balkans and Caucasus Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 10

Temminck’s Lark Eremophila bilopha

  • First record of Temminck’s Horned Lark Eremophila bilopha in Yemen Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 109

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark (Black-crowned Finch Lark) Eremopterix nigriceps

  • Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cincturus and Black-crowned Finch Lark Eremopterix nigriceps breeding in Kuwait Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 146

Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba

  • First description of the nest and eggs of Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba (Al-Baha province, southwest Saudi Arabia). Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 11

Asian Koel (Common Koel) Eudynamys scolopaceus

Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica

  • The first Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica in Egypt Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 67
  • Notes on a feral population of Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica in western Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 50

Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus

  • Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus preying on White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus in Egypt. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 2

Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

Red-necked Falcon (Red-headed Falcon) Falco chicquera

  • First confirmed record of Red-headed Falcon Falco chicquera from Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 438

Sooty Falcon Falco concolor

  • Suspected decline in the breeding population of Sooty Falcons Falco concolor on the islands of northern Oman. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 215
  • Apparent population decline of Sooty Falcon Falco concolor in Israel. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 84
  • Kleptoparasitism by Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus of an unusual prey item of Sooty Falcons Falco concolor. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 125
  • Sooty Falcon Falco concolor: breeding season and prey. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 200
  • High elevation records of Sooty Falcon Falco concolor in northern Iran. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 98
  • Has Sooty Falcon Falco concolor distribution contracted in Oman? Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 75

Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae

  • The first record of Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae in Armenia. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 103
  • Colour polymorphism in Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 56

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

  • On the distribution and ecology of the Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni in Armenia. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 44
  • First documented case of Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni breeding in an open nest in Israel Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 77
  • A baseline survey of Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni in south-east Kazakstan, April - May 1997 Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 36

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

  • A case of polygamy or co-operative breeding in the Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus in Israel. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 164

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

  • First breeding attempt of Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus in Türkiye. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 110

Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis

  • First record of Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 152

Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

  • The first Semi-collared Flycatcher records Ficedula semitorquata in Lebanon Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 147

Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris

  • First record of Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris in Iran and the Middle East. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 37

Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus

  • Estimating Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus numbers in western Cyprus. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 181

Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

  • Cannibalism and scavenging by wintering Coot Fulica atra Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 136

Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

  • White-faced Whistling Ducks Dendrocygna viduata and breeding Red-knobbed Coots Fulica cristata on Socotra – the first records for Yemen. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 282
  • The first Red-knobbed Coots Fulica cristata in Oman and the Middle East Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 65

Watercock Gallicrex cinerea (appears in the article as Gallicrex cineria, a typographical error)

  • Some notes on ageing and sexing Watercocks Gallicrex cineria with specific reference to a vagrant bird in Oman. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 176
  • Watercock Gallicrex cinerea on Socotra, a new bird for Yemen. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 132

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

  • First records of Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura in Bahrain Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 116

Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

  • Food-dunking behaviour by a Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 40

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

  • Breeding colonies of Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica and Little Tern Sternula albifrons on Lake Nasser, Egypt. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 194

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

  • The first Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum in Egypt Sandgrouse 18(1) p. 64
  • First record of Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum in Cyprus Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 56

Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

  • First record of Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni in Yemen Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 57

Common Crane Grus grus

  • Activity and status of Cranes Grus grus wintering in Israel Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 58

Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo (Anthropoides virgo)

  • A February record of Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo in south Turkey Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 144

European Shag Gulosus aristotelis

  • First records of European Shag Gulosus aristotelis and other recent bird observations in Lebanon, 2023-2024. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 99
  • Rare and localised Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii declining in Cyprus; results from systematic monitoring 2007–2015 and data for Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis and Mediterranean Shags Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 110

Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis

  • The first record of Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis in Jordan. Sandgrouse 34(1) p. 63
  • The first record of Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis in Egypt. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 112

Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus

  • Age at first breeding of Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 130
  • Interspecific interaction between Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus and Black Vulture Aegypius monachus: predation or kleptoparasitism? Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 138
  • Apparent predation attempt by Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus on Black Vulture Aegypius monachus chick in Turkey Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 140

Griffon Vulture (Eurasian Griffon Vulture) Gyps fulvus

  • Notes on the breeding of the Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 70
  • Presence of the Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus in lowland Turkmenistan. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 132

Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli

  • First fully documented record of Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli for Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 205

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

  • The first record of White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis for Bulgaria Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 76

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

  • Severe decline in the breeding population of the White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla in Iran, with observations on breeding activities in Gilan Province. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 176

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola (Locustella certhiola)

  • First confirmed breeding record of Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Locustella certhiola in Kyrgyzstan Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 141

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi

  • Egyptian record of Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi is the first in the Western Palearctic and Middle East. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 96

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

  • Clutch size, egg size and egg mass of Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus, Shirinsu wetland, Hamedan province, western Iran. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 90
  • First breeding of Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus on Socotra, Yemen. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 65

Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina

  • Breeding of Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina in the North Caucasus. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 134

Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida

  • The first Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida in Cyprus Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 67

Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum

  • First record of Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina, first breeding record of Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus and first records of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis, Olive Tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and Goldcrest Regulus regulus, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 106
  • Description of the nestlings of Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 68

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

  • The occurrence of ‘Asian’ Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica daurica/japonica and ‘Tytler’s’ Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica tytleri in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 79
  • Significant breeding bird records from the United Arab Emirates from 2020 and 2021, including the first confirmed breeding record of Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 175
  • First confirmed evidence of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica breeding on the Arabian peninsula. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 23
  • Physical characteristics of a hybrid Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica x House Martin Delichon urbica at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 141

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

  • The first Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii in Egypt and the Western Palearctic Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 63

Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous

  • A Leach’s Storm-petrel Hydrobates leucorhous off the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 32

Swinhoe's Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis (Oceanodroma monorhis)

  • Another Swinhoe’s Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis at Eilat Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 51
  • Second record of Swinhoe's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma monorhis at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 150

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus

  • First record of Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus in Iran. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 214
  • Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus in the United Arab Emirates: the first and second national records. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 237

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

  • First breeding record of Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia in Israel. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 24

Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

  • First record of Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus in Syria. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 237
  • Recent records of Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus further north in Iran and an apparent breeding colony in Tehran province. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 23
  • Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus, first breeding in Kuwait and the Arabian peninsula. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 13

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

  • First record for Iran of Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea, near Jask city, Hormozgan province. Sandgrouse 36(1) p. 61

Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii (Larus audouinii)

  • Rare and localised Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii declining in Cyprus; results from systematic monitoring 2007–2015 and data for Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis and Mediterranean Shags Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 110

Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Larus hemprichii)

  • Observations on prey-dropping behaviour by Sooty Gulls Larus hemprichii near Sohar, Oman. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 166

Pallas's Gull (Great Black-headed Gull) Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (Larus ichthyaetus)

  • The occurrence of Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus in Cyprus Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 112

White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Larus leucophthalmus)

  • First record of White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus and first possible breeding of Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 139
  • Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus preying on White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus in Egypt. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 2

Booted Warbler Iduna caligata (Hippolais caligata)

  • Booted Warbler Iduna caligata at Wadi El Rayan: first record for Egypt. Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 26
  • Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus apparently predating nest of Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata in the United Arab Emirates Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 177
  • Records of Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata in north-eastern Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 66

Sykes's Warbler (Booted Warbler) Iduna rama (Hippolais rama)

  • The second record of Sykes’s Warbler Iduna rama for Azerbaijan and notes on the first record. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 384
  • Rare birds (Streptopelia roseogrisea, Caprimulgus europaeus unwini, Iduna rama, Acrocephalus agricola) at Eilat’s ringing station, Israel, autumn 2008. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 15
  • Will the real Sykes's Warbler please stand up? Breeding data support specific status for Hippolais rama and H. caligata, with comments on the Arabian population of 'booted warbler' Sandgrouse 27(1) p. 30

Socotra Warbler Incana incana

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

  • First breeding record of Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 97

Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

  • An observation of Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis in Turkey. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 94
  • A record of Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis from Turkey Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 42

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

  • The status of the Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio in Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 271
  • Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio: further evidence of occurrence in Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 160
  • Red-backed Shrikes Lanius collurio: first record(s) for Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 169

Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus

  • Aberrant moult in an adult male Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 160

Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor

  • First breeding record of Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor in Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 71

Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

  • Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus consumes a Graceful Warbler Prinia gracilis at migration stopover site in southern Israel. Sandgrouse 34(2) p. 151
  • First record of Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 42

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

  • A Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach in Khorasan-e Razavi province, northeastern Iran. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 5
  • First Record of Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach for Jordan Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 73
  • First records of Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach in Israel and Turkey Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 36

Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus

  • The first confirmed breeding record of Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus in the United Arab Emirates, with comments on field characters of juveniles. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 7

Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

  • An updated status assessment of ‘Baltic’ Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus fuscus in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 270

Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

  • Rare and localised Audouin’s Gull Larus audouinii declining in Cyprus; results from systematic monitoring 2007–2015 and data for Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis and Mediterranean Shags Gulosus aristotelis desmarestii. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 110

Siberian Crane (Siberian White Crane) Leucogeranus leucogeranus (Grus leucogeranus)

  • Western flyway of the Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus: further releases of captive-reared birds in Iran. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 112
  • The first Siberian White Cranes Grus leucogeranus in Jordan Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 143

Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan (Larus pipixcan)

  • First record of Franklin’s Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan for Egypt and its status in the OSME region. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 142
  • The first Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan in Israel and the Middle East Sandgrouse 26(1) p. 65

Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata

  • Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata in Oman: first record for the country and the Western Palearctic. Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 48

Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

  • First record of Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 93

Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus

  • The first Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus for Oman. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 20

River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis

  • Range expansion and current breeding distribution of River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis in Bulgaria Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 50

Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides

  • Evidence of breeding of Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides in Iran. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 15
  • The first breeding records of Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola and Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides in Armenia Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 52

Common Grasshopper Warbler (Grasshopper Warbler) Locustella naevia

  • The first Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia in Yemen Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 150

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

  • 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. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 187

Woodlark Lullula arborea

Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

  • On the status and distribution of Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia and Common Nightingale L. megarhynchos in Armenia. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 18

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

  • Chance and challenges in the protection of three avian wetland specialists, Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus and Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus, in the Jordan valley, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Supplement 4 p. 105

Caucasian Grouse (Caucasian Black Grouse) Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi (Tetrao mlokosiewiczi)

  • How much do we know about the Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi? Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 32
  • A nest of Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi in Turkey Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 102

Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris

  • First two records of Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula and first records of Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris and Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax for over 14 and 56 years respectively, for Lebanon. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 180

Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

  • First record of Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra for Oman. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 177

Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

  • Notes on the European Bee-eater Merops apiaster in northern Iran. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 94
  • An unusual record of a European Bee-eater Merops apiaster from Eilat-inside a Tiger Shark Galeocerdo cuvier Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 141

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

  • 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. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 187

Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus

  • Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus breeding in Egypt after 122 years. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 403

Black Kite Milvus migrans

  • Opportunistic in-flight foraging behaviour of Black Kites Milvus migrans during spring migration through the Batumi bottleneck, Georgia. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 241

Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica (Mirafra cantillans)

Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis

  • The validity of Monticola saxatilis coloratus Stepanyan, 1964 Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 148

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

  • Recoveries of Pied Wagtails Motacilla alba in Israel and abroad Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 49

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola

  • The first breeding records of Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola and Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides in Armenia Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 52

Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

  • White-headed’ Western Yellow Wagtails Motacilla flava leucocephala in Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 391
  • First record of White-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava leucocephala for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 199

Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae

  • Observations on the Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae in Yemen, May 2009. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 50

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

  • The first Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis in Bulgaria Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 63
  • The first Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis in Qatar and the Arabian Gulf Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 125

Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

  • First record of Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus in Egypt.  Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 399
  • First assessment of coprophagic feeding behaviour in captive Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus and Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus: implications for wild vulture health in agricultural landscapes. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 30

Banded Martin Neophedina cincta (Riparia cincta)

  • The first Banded Martin Riparia cincta in Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 55
  • A record of Banded Martin Riparia cincta from Egypt Sandgrouse 12 p. 55

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus

  • Stability of a resident Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus population on Masirah island, Oman Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 193
  • First assessment of coprophagic feeding behaviour in captive Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus and Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus: implications for wild vulture health in agricultural landscapes. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 30
  • Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus nesting in the United Arab Emirates: earlier breeding records. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 238
  • The first confirmed nesting of Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 94
  • Tracking of an Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus as it transitions from being a floater to a territory-holder. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 122
  • Congregations and threats of migratory Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus along the southwest coast of Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 248
  • Kleptoparasitism by Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus of an unusual prey item of Sooty Falcons Falco concolor. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 125
  • Use of the municipal dump site on Masirah island, Oman by Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus, 2013–2018. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 7
  • Counts of Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus and other avian scavengers at Muscat’s municipal landfill, Oman, November 2013–March 2015. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 99
  • Identification of the best sites around the gulf of Iskenderun, Turkey, for monitoring the autumn migration of Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus and other diurnal raptors. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 240
  • Large increase of the Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus population on Masirah island, Oman. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 140
  • The Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus on Socotra, Yemen: population, ecology, conservation and ethno-ornithology. Sandgrouse 34(1) p. 44
  • Status of Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in the North Caucasus, Russian Federation Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 128

Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma

  • The first Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma in Israel and the Western Palearctic Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 131

Cotton Pygmy Goose (Cotton Teal) Nettapus coromandelianus

  • The first Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus in Jordan Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 142

Northern Nutcracker (Spotted Nutcracker) Nucifraga caryocatactes

  • Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes: a new species for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 35(1) p. 39

Eurasian Whimbrel (Steppe Whimbrel) Numenius phaeopus

  • A record of juvenile Steppe Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus alboaxillaris from the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 398

Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris

  • A late nineteenth-century record of Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from Israel. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 213
  • Two overlooked specimens of Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris from Turkey. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 25

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra (Oenanthe alboniger)

  • Notes on Eastern Pied Wheatear Oenanthe picata and Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe alboniger, based on observations in eastern Arabia Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 124

Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

  • Uzbekistan: Addition of Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax, Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes and Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia to species list (and three additional new regional species). Sandgrouse 48(1) p. 12

Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca

  • Tracking Cyprus Wheatears Oenanthe cypriaca with geolocators. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 130

Western Black-eared Wheatear (Black-eared Wheatear) Oenanthe hispanica

  • Probable breeding of the Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca on Cyprus. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 34

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

  • Relationship between nesting Isabelline Wheatears Oenanthe isabellina and a burrowing rodent (a jirdMeriones sp). Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 179

White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga

  • Additional records of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga in Iran after more than a century. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 211
  • First breeding record of Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and apparent breeding of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 156
  • First documented record of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga in Syria and records there of Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti annae and Basalt Wheatear Oenanthe lugens warriae, all 2009 Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 161
  • Six interesting bird records including two new species, Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus and White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga, for Lebanon. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 192
  • First record of White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga for Iraq. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 149
  • The first White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga in Turkey Sandgrouse 18(1) p. 68

Mourning Wheatear (Basalt Wheatear) Oenanthe lugens

  • First documented record of White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga in Syria and records there of Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti annae and Basalt Wheatear Oenanthe lugens warriae, all 2009 Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 161
  • A mixed pair of pale and black morph Mourning Wheatears Oenanthe lugens lugens in the southern highlands of Jordan. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 134
  • Distribution, habitat and differentiation of the poorly-known black morph of Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens lugens in Jordan. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 113
  • The occurence of the North African subspecies of Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens halophila in Egypt Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 109
  • A description of the Middle Eastern black morph of Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens from museum specimens Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 28
  • Description and status of the black morph Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens in Jordan Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 32

Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides

  • A description of the nest and eggs of the Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides, Oman. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 153

Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha

  • First record of Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha in Lebanon and other interesting sightings. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 289
  • Habitats and foraging of Hooded Wheatears Oenanthe monacha in Jordan. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 146

Variable Wheatear (Eastern Pied Wheatear) Oenanthe picata

  • Notes on Eastern Pied Wheatear Oenanthe picata and Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe alboniger, based on observations in eastern Arabia Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 124

Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

  • Possible hybrid Pied × Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka × O. hispanica in eastern Turkey Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 58
  • Observations on the Cyprus Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka cypriaca Sandgrouse 12 p. 25

Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater

  • The Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater and Somali Starling O. blythii Sandgrouse 17 p. 151

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus

  • Movements of Lesser Crested Thalasseus bengalensis and Bridled Terns Onychoprion anaethetus bred in the Arabian gulf, based on ringing recoveries. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 30

Great Bustard Otis tarda

  • The Great Bustard Otis tarda population of the Acıgöl Basin and its northern surroundings, Türkiye. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 70
  • Status of the Western Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda in Asia and its significance to an updated estimate of the global population of Great Bustards. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 6
  • The Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda is faced with extinction in Iran. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 14
  • The Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda is Critically Endangered in Turkmenistan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 19
  • The historical and current status of the Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda in Uzbekistan, a key winter refuge. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 26
  • The historically abundant Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda is almost extirpated from western Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 35
  • The diminished status of Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda in central Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 40
  • Southern Kazakhstan is crucial to the survival of Central Asia's remaining Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda populations. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 44
  • A comprehensive review of records shows eastern Kazakhstan has multiple opportunities to conserve the Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda year-round. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 59
  • Breeding and migratory Great Bustards Otis tarda tarda persist in the Zaisan lake basin, eastern Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 79
  • The near-extirpation of the Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda as a wintering and breeding species in Tajikistan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 80
  • Status of the Great Bustard Otis tarda in Kyrgyzstan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 83
  • The urgent need for a transboundary steppe zapovednik to secure the last Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda populations in western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 86
  • The diminishing status of Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda in Xinjiang province, north-west China. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 97
  • The loss of wintering Great Bustards Otis tarda tarda from the steppes of Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 101
  • The steady decline of the Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda in the Russian Caucasus. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 107
  • Unconventional habitat choices by some Great Bustard Otis tarda tarda populations in Turkey. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 113
  • Great Bustard Otis tarda in Turkey: adult female with three chicks at forest edge in Kars province. Sandgrouse 34(2) p. 148
  • Current state of the Great Bustard Otis tarda wintering population in south Ukraine Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 109
  • Distribution and current status of Great Bustard Otis tarda in the Konya Basin, central Turkey Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 106
  • The status of Great Bustard Otis tarda in Iran Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 55
  • First record of Great Bustard Otis tarda in Egypt Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 111

Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei

  • The first breeding record of Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei in Jordan. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 286

Eurasian Scops Owl (Scops Owl) Otus scops

  • Regular wintering by Scops Owl Otus scops in Turkey, at Havran Delta Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 147

White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala

  • Recent summer records of White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephala in Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 228
  • Update on the status of White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala and its breeding phenology in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 112
  • Recent counts of White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephala in Armash wetlands, Armenia. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 5
  • Two new species for Lebanon, White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala and Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus, and two other interesting records for Lebanon.  Sandgrouse 40(2) p. 130
  • Preference of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala for wastewater reservoirs in the Judean Plain, Israel. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 70
  • Breeding survey of White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala on the Central Plateau, Turkey Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 47
  • The breeding status and distribution of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala on the Central Plateau, Turkey Sandgrouse 16(2) p. 66

Bearded Reedling (Bearded Tit) Panurus biarmicus

  • The first breeding record of Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus in Syria Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 145
  • First record of Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus in Kuwait Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 62

Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata (Gallinula angulata)

  • The first Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata in Egypt and the Western Palearctic Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 137

Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus

  • First records of Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus in Arabia Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 48
  • Chance and challenges in the protection of three avian wetland specialists, Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus and Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus, in the Jordan valley, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Supplement 4 p. 105

Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus

  • The distribution and numbers of Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus on the Central Asian flyway between 1990 and 2015. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 2

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

  • Breeding and conservation of Great White Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 357

Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

  • The first Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens in Jordan Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 127

European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

  • Photographic evidence of a 2nd calendar-year female European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus on autumn migration in the Western Palearctic. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 101
  • Photospot: Comb-carrying European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 25

Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus (Pernis ptilorhyncus)

  • Recent status and occurrence of Crested Honey Buzzards Pernis ptilorhynchus in the Arabian peninsula, with emphasis on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 12
  • Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus: first record for Qatar. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 250
  • The occurrence of Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and its status in Central Asia. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 161
  • First winter record of Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus for Israel. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 201
  • First and second records of Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus in Iran Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 133
  • The first Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus in Oman Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 143

Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

  • Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis, Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax and Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus, Muscat to Djibouti and into the Red sea, March/April 2015. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 27

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor (Steganopus tricolor)

  • First record of Wilson’s Phalarope Steganopus tricolor in the United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 147

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor (Phoenicopterus minor)

  • First records of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor in Iran for over a century. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 291
  • First successful breeding of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus and first attempted breeding of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 111
  • First record of Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor in Egypt Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 52

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus (Phoenicopterus ruber)

  • First successful breeding of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus and first attempted breeding of Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 111
  • Greater Flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber at Khor Dubai, United Arab Emirates Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 72
  • A freshwater breeding record of Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber in Turkey Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 56

Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus (Rhyacornis fuliginosus)

  • Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus - a new breeding species for Central Asia Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 108

Black Redstart (Western Black Redstart) Phoenicurus ochruros

  • Occurrence of Western Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros gibraltariensis in Kazakhstan, in relation to its recent eastwards expansion in Russia. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 109

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

  • First proven record of ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tritis in Saudi Arabia assessed from mtDNA. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 53
  • An unusual Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita in the western Tien Shan, Kazakhstan Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 148

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

Hume's Leaf Warbler (Hume’s Warbler) Phylloscopus humei

  • Roosting behaviour of a Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei in Oman. Sandgrouse 34(2) p. 132

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

  • First record of Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 199

Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris

  • Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris in the United Arab Emirates—first record for Arabia. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 201

Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus

  • First record of Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus in Bahrain Sandgrouse 14(2) p. 120

Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus

  • First record of Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus in western Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 58

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis

  • First record of Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina, first breeding record of Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus and first records of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis, Olive Tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and Goldcrest Regulus regulus, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 106

Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus

  • The First Record of Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus in Iran. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 189

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

  • An avifaunal survey of the Istranca mountains, Turkish Thrace: novel breeding bird records including the first breeding record of Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix in Turkey. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 163

Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus

  • First record of Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus lorenzii in Oman Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 233

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

  • Migrant Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus observed foraging preferentially in low desert shrubs much in the manner of Asian Desert Warblers Sylvia nana, Lulu island, Abu Dhabi. Sandgrouse 33(1) p. 2

Eurasian Magpie (Arabian Magpie) Pica pica

  • First documented record of Eurasian Magpie Pica pica in Egypt. Sandgrouse 46(1) p. 103
  • Update on the status and occurrence of Arabian Magpie Pica pica asirensis in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 38(2) p. 146

African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

  • The first breeding record of Glossy Ibises Plegadis falcinellus for Cyprus. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 102

Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula

  • Observations on breeding Ruppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula in the Republic of Yemen. Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 14

Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

  • The first European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria in Jordan Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 146

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica

  • The first American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica in Oman and Arabia Sandgrouse 27(1) p. 75

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

  • Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus breeding in the Makran area of Baluchistan, Pakistan Sandgrouse 13(1) p. 54

Turkestan Ground Jay (Pander’s Ground Jay) Podoces panderi

Iranian Ground Jay (Pleske’s Ground Jay) Podoces pleskei

  • A previously unreported, Garrulus-like plumage pattern in Pleske's Ground Jay Podoces pleskei Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 149
  • Observations of Pleske’s Ground Jay Podoces pleskei in central Iran Sandgrouse 19(2) p. 88

Willow Tit Poecile montanus

  • Singing Willow Tits Poecile montanus: Sino-Japanese song type recorded in the southern and western Altai, Kazakhstan, June–July 2013. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 94

Purple Swamphen (Purple Gallinule) Porphyrio porphyrio

  • The first Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio in Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 153

Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis

  • The prinias of Eastern Arabia: separating Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis and Delicate Prinia P. lepida. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 19
  • The severe 1991–1992 winter and its effect on Graceful Warbler (Prinia gracilis) and other resident breeding birds in the Göksu Delta, Turkey Sandgrouse 16(2) p. 139

Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

  • The first Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris in Jordan Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 64
  • Winter status and distribution of Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris in Turkey Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 65

Dunnock Prunella modularis

Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis

  • The first Siberian Accentor Prunella ocularis & Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus in Turkey Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 107
  • The first Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in Lebanon Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 69
  • Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in northern Iran Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 10
  • The first Mute Swan Cygnus olor and Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in Jordan Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 46
  • A Radde’s Accentor Prunella ocularis from Oman reidentified as Black-throated Accentor P. atrogularis Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 106

Arabian Accentor Prunella ocularis fagani (Prunella fagani)

  • Morphology and song suggest Arabian Prunella fagani and Radde’s Accentors P. ocularis are conspecific. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 253
  • The first Siberian Accentor Prunella ocularis & Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus in Turkey Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 107
  • The first Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in Lebanon Sandgrouse 25(1) p. 69
  • Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in northern Iran Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 10
  • The first Mute Swan Cygnus olor and Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis in Jordan Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 46
  • A Radde’s Accentor Prunella ocularis from Oman reidentified as Black-throated Accentor P. atrogularis Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 106

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

  • Assessing the invasive potential of Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in Cyprus: historical sightings, ecological impacts and strategies for prevention Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 225

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata (Pteroles alchata)

  • First confirmed breeding record of Northern Raven Corvus corax in Lebanon for over four decades and recent records in Lebanon of Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus, Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata and Black-bellied Sandgrouse P. orientalis. Sandgrouse 36(2) p. 191
  • The status of Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata in Golestan Provence, Iran Sandgrouse 21(2) p. 180

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii

  • Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse in southern Oman: Pterocles lichtensteinii ingramsi is not endemic to Yemen. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 206
  • Comments on two Yemen endemic subspecies: Alectoris melanocephala guichardi R. Meinertzhagen, 1951, and Pterocles lichtensteinii ingramsi Bates & Kinnear, 1937. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 263
  • Photospot: Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 189

Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus

  • Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris borealis, Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus, Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax and Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus, Muscat to Djibouti and into the Red sea, March/April 2015. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 27

White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos

  • First records of Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos in Iraq Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 54

Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae

  • Notes on nest and breeding of Afghan Snowfinch Pyrgilauda theresae, Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 13

Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula

  • Irruption of Bohemian Waxwings Bombycilla garrulus and Eurasian Bullfinches Pyrrhula pyrrhula in Iran in the winter of 2016/2017. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 80
  • First two records of Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula and first records of Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris and Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax for over 14 and 56 years respectively, for Lebanon. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 180
  • Comments on two subspecies of passerine birds recently described from Turkey, Eremophila alpestris kumerloevei and Pyrrhula pyrrhula paphlagoniae, with remarks on geographical variation in related forms of Bullfinch from the Balkans and Caucasus Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 10

Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey

  • The first breeding record of Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey in Kuwait and concomitant behavioural observations Sandgrouse 29(2) p. 205

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

  • Summer observations of Goldcrest Regulus regulus and European Serin Serinus serinus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 294
  • First record of Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina, first breeding record of Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus and first records of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis, Olive Tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and Goldcrest Regulus regulus, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 106

Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx

  • Black-headed Penduline Tits Remiz macronyx in Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 31(2) p. 171

Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus

  • Recent status of Caspian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus caspius and Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz (pendulinus) macronyx in Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 157
  • First record of Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina, first breeding record of Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus and first records of Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis, Olive Tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum and Goldcrest Regulus regulus, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 106
  • Visible migration of Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus and Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus in southern Turkey Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 101

Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus

  • The first record for Cyprus of Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus. Sandgrouse 34(1) p. 67

Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta

  • First record of Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta for Cyprus. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 16
  • First Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta record and first breeding observations of Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 69
  • Breeding biology of the Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta in Israel Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 73

Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak (Socotra Grosbeak) Rhynchostruthus socotranus

  • Notes on first nest and vocalization of the endemic Socotra Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 348
  • Notes on the behaviour of the Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 140

Pale Martin (Pale Sand Martin) Riparia diluta

  • Unravelling Meinertzhagen-generated confusion concerning the occurrence of Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta in Egypt and the Near East, with a review of the species’ status in the Middle East. Sandgrouse 35(2) p. 114

Greater Painted-snipe (Painted Snipe) Rostratula benghalensis

  • The first Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis in Jordan Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 145

Pied Bush Chat (Pied Stonechat) Saxicola caprata

  • Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata – a new species for Egypt. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 138
  • First ringing record of Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata in the Western Palearctic, at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 63
  • First record of Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata in Saudi Arabia Sandgrouse 16(1) p. 61

Amur Stonechat Saxicola maurus stejnegeri (Saxicola stejnegeri)

  • A record of Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri from the United Arab Emirates confirmed by genetic analysis. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 49

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

  • First confirmed record of Whinchat Saxicola rubetra from Afghanistan. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 93

European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola

  • The status of European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 114
  • A European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola in northern Iran Sandgrouse 25(2) p. 146

Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta

  • First Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta record and first breeding observations of Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta, for Iraq. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 69

Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus

European Serin Serinus serinus

  • Summer observations of Goldcrest Regulus regulus and European Serin Serinus serinus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 294
  • First confirmed breeding of the European Serin Serinus serinus in Lebanon. A potential threat to Lebanese breeding Syrian Serins Serinus syriacus? Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 73

Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus

  • Possible loss of Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus from Egypt. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 388
  • Surveys of Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus in Lebanon in 2021. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 162
  • Wintering Syrian Serins Serinus syriacus in Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 45(2) p. 176
  • First confirmed breeding of the European Serin Serinus serinus in Lebanon. A potential threat to Lebanese breeding Syrian Serins Serinus syriacus? Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 73
  • The breeding ecology of Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus in Jordan Sandgrouse 23(1) p. 68
  • The impact of drought conditions on the winter distribution and population of Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus in south-west Jordan Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 64
  • Habitat selection by Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus in south-west Jordan Sandgrouse 20(2) p. 87

Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

  • First record of White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus and first possible breeding of Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 139

Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi

  • Krüper’s Nuthatch Sitta krueperi and Turkish pine Pinus brutia: an evolving association? Sandgrouse 13(2) p. 92

Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer

  • Western Rock Nuthatches Sitta neumayer feeding their nestlings bread, Armenia. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 167

Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis (Streptopelia senegalensis)

  • First breeding records of Palm Dove Streptopelia senegalensis and Starling Sturnus vulgaris in Iraq Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 53

Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus (Carduelis spinus)

  • Observations of Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria and Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus in south-central Uzbekistan (with records of three additional species from the study area). Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 2

Long-tailed Jaeger (Long-tailed Skua) Stercorarius longicaudus

  • First record of Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus in Iraq. Sandgrouse 34(2) p. 135

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

  • The first records of Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea and Black Tern Chlidonias niger in Kuwait. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 144

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

  • Breeding colonies of Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica and Little Tern Sternula albifrons on Lake Nasser, Egypt. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 194
  • A survey of Little Tern Sternula albifrons colonies at Port Said, Egypt, in 2015 with notes on behaviour. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 118

African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea

  • Rare birds (Streptopelia roseogrisea, Caprimulgus europaeus unwini, Iduna rama, Acrocephalus agricola) at Eilat’s ringing station, Israel, autumn 2008. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 15
  • Biometric and plumage variation in African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea and Collared Dove S. decaocto at Eilat, Israel Sandgrouse 26(2) p. 132

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

  • Breeding biology of the European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur arenicola in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 186
  • Nesting parameters of Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur arenicola breeding in Bahrain. Sandgrouse 34(2) p. 127

Tawny Owl Strix aluco

  • Diet of Barn Owl Tyto alba and Tawny Owl Strix aluco in central Anatolia, Turkey. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 79

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

  • Ostrich Struthio camelus eggshell fragments in Yemen Sandgrouse 17 p. 130

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  • First breeding records of Palm Dove Streptopelia senegalensis and Starling Sturnus vulgaris in Iraq Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 53

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster

  • Breeding Brown Boobies Sula leucogaster on Egyptian islands of the Red sea. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 71

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba (Apus melba)

Shikra Tachyspiza badia (Accipiter badius)

Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes (Accipiter brevipes)

  • Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes breeding populations in Yerevan and the Meghri region, Armenia. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 114
  • Melanistic Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes in south-west Bulgaria Sandgrouse 24(2) p. 140

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus

  • First record of Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus from Iran Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 237

Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus

  • First documented nest observations and notes on the distribution of Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus in south-western Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 123

Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

  • The first records of Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi from the United Arab Emirates and the Arabian peninsula, with notes on their identification. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 286

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax

  • The status of the eastern population of Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax: editors’ preface. Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 3
  • Recovery at risk: a flyway-level population assessment of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in its eastern range.  Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 6
  • Türkiye’s Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax in decline: assessing distribution, population trends and threats. Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 26
  • The Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 38
  • Decline in Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax numbers wintering in Israel since the 1980s Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 48
  • Wild vagrants and intentional releases? Records of Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in the Arabian peninsula Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 52
  • Status of Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Russia based on assessments in four key regions Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 59
  • Challenges and opportunities for the conservation of large but fluctuating flocks of Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax in eastern Georgia Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 73
  • A historical overview of Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax records in Armenia suggests a need for improved monitoring and conservation measures Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 80
  • Assessing the wintering population and conservation challenges of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Azerbaijan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 87
  • Iran’s Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax show the first signs of a renewed decline: an updated status, 2016-2024 Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 102
  • Populations of Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax in Kazakhstan have rebounded following a period of agricultural abandonment Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 111
  • Mapping the recovery of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Kyrgyzstan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 122
  • Warming temperatures and reduced snow cover are associated with new wintering grounds for the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Uzbekistan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 133
  • The Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Turkmenistan: an analysis of status, 1880‒2024 Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 140
  • Slight increase in the number of wintering Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax in Tajikistan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 150
  • Status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Afghanistan Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 155
  • Status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Pakistan based on historical and recent sighting records Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 160
  • Differential migration of Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax at the fringes of its eastern range Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 167
  • A preliminary survey of the range, numbers and conservation needs of Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax wintering in Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 35
  • The return of breeding Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax to the Tulek Valley IBA, Kyrgyzstan. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 360
  • Hunting of Little Bustards Tetrax tetrax in Azerbaijan: the global conservation perspective. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 281
  • First two records of Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula and first records of Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris and Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax for over 14 and 56 years respectively, for Lebanon. Sandgrouse 37(2) p. 180

Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis

  • Movements of Lesser Crested Thalasseus bengalensis and Bridled Terns Onychoprion anaethetus bred in the Arabian gulf, based on ringing recoveries. Sandgrouse 39(1) p. 30

Greater Crested Tern (Swift Tern) Thalasseus bergii (Sterna bergii)

  • The first breeding record of Swift Tern Sterna bergii in Egypt Sandgrouse 20(1) p. 49

Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius (Charadrius dubius)

  • First confirmed breeding record of Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius for Lebanon, 2009. Sandgrouse 32(2) p. 134

Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris (Charadrius tricollaris)

  • First record of Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris in Lebanon. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 113
  • The first Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris in Egypt and the Western Palearctic Sandgrouse 22(1) p. 67

Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

  • Observations of Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria and Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus in south-central Uzbekistan (with records of three additional species from the study area). Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 2

Collared Kingfisher (Arabian Collared Kingfisher) Todiramphus chloris (Halcyon chloris; Todirhamphus chloris kalbaensis)

  • Black Rat Rattus rattus predation on an Arabian Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris kalbaensis nest. Sandgrouse 41(2) p. 195
  • The first Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris in Yemen. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 38

Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos (Torgos tracheliotus)

  • Nesting ecology and territory distribution of Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos in Oman. Sandgrouse 47(2) p. 348
  • Did Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos formerly breed in Jordan? Sandgrouse 18(2) p. 61
  • Counts of Lappet-faced Vultures Torgos tracheliotus at Mahazat As Said (Saudi Arabia), with a discussion of the species’ taxonomy Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 16

Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes

  • The first Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes in Oman and the Middle East. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 431

Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

  • An unprecedented influx of Black-throated Thrushes Turdus atrogularis to the United Arab Emirates in winter 2016/17. Sandgrouse 42(1) p. 84

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

  • Two new species for Lebanon, White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala and Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus, and two other interesting records for Lebanon.  Sandgrouse 40(2) p. 130

Common Buttonquail (Small Buttonquail) Turnix sylvaticus

  • Further records of Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus and ‘mangrove white-eye’ Zosterops sp in southwest Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 36(1) p. 50

Western Barn Owl (Barn Owl) Tyto alba

  • Expansion of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in Georgia Sandgrouse 47(1) p. 209
  • Diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba from As Saqid Island, Farasan Archipelago, Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 45(1) p. 79
  • Diet of Barn Owl Tyto alba and Tawny Owl Strix aluco in central Anatolia, Turkey. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 79
  • Recent breeding records and status of Barn Owl Tyto alba in Gilan province, northern Iran. Sandgrouse 33(2) p. 120
  • Barn Owl Tyto alba breeding success in man-made structures in the Jordan Rift valley, Israel. Sandgrouse 30(2) p. 134

Sociable Lapwing (Sociable Plover) Vanellus gregarius (Chettusia gregaria)

  • Repeat surveys show a decline in breeding Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius numbers in central Kazakhstan. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 224
  • Long-term decline in the number of Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius at the key migration stopover site of the Manych depression in south-western Russia. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 259
  • Further surveys at a globally important staging site for migrating Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Sandgrouse 40(1) p. 38
  • An update on the wintering status of Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in Saudi Arabia with a new wintering location in the Eastern province. Sandgrouse 39(2) p. 172
  • Observations of the Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius during autumn migration in Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 36
  • A globally important migration staging site for Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Sandgrouse 38(1) p. 82
  • Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius in Syria during 2011: status, presence, habitat survey. Sandgrouse 36(1) p. 2
  • Recent records and status of the Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius in Iran. Sandgrouse 35(1) p. 14
  • Observation of a large flock of Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius in southeast Egypt. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 59
  • Unexpectedly large number of Sociable Lapwings Vanellus gregarius on autumn migration in Turkey and some remarks on the stopover site. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 15
  • PHOTOSPOT: Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) in Syria. Sandgrouse 29(1) p. 97
  • The status of Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius in Syria Sandgrouse 28(1) p. 58
  • Decline in breeding Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria in the steppes of Naurzum and Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan Sandgrouse 24(1) p. 22
  • Status of White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucura and Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria in coastal north-west Saudi Arabia–an addendum to Kasparek (1992) Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 139
  • Status of Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria and White-tailed Plover C. leucura in Turkey and the Middle East Sandgrouse 14(1) p. 2

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus

  • First successful breeding of Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus and Little Egret Egretta garzetta in Saudi Arabia. Sandgrouse 43(1) p. 136

White-tailed Lapwing (White-tailed Plover) Vanellus leucurus (Chettusia leucura)

  • Status of White-tailed Plover Chettusia leucura and Sociable Plover Chettusia gregaria in coastal north-west Saudi Arabia–an addendum to Kasparek (1992) Sandgrouse 22(2) p. 139

Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus

  • Spur-Winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus, a new species for Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Sandgrouse 43(2) p. 293
  • First documented breeding of Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus in Kuwait. Sandgrouse 42(2) p. 298
  • Summer observations of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus and Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus in Armenia. Sandgrouse 41(1) p. 2
  • First confirmed breeding record of Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus for Lebanon, 2006. Sandgrouse 31(1) p. 55

Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca (Porzana fusca)

  • The first Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca for Oman and the Middle East. Sandgrouse 37(1) p. 57

White's Thrush Zoothera aurea

  • First evidence of breeding White’s Thrush Zoothera aurea in Kyrgyzstan, with notes on additional records. Sandgrouse 44(1) p. 186

Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus

  • Observation of apparent tool use by an Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus on Socotra, Yemen. Sandgrouse 32(1) p. 57

Indian White-eye (Oriental White-eye) Zosterops palpebrosus (Zosterops palpebrosa)

  • The discovery of Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa in Arabia Sandgrouse 23(2) p. 130

Socotra White-eye Zosterops socotranus

  • First description of the nest and eggs and notes on vocalization of the endemic Socotra White-eye Zosterops socotranus. Sandgrouse 44(2) p. 352
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