Jordan

Jordan Trip Report
17 to 26 March 2000

Introduction
Organised by:-
Dr. Gerd Wichmann, Ornithologische Begleitung
Dr. Fares Khoury and Mag. Gabor Wichmann
Erstellung des Berichtes
Mag. Gabor Wichmann

Itinarary
17.03.2000: Ankunft in Amman und Fahrt nach Azraq
18.03.2000: Azraq Resthouse, Shaumari: vor Überweidung weitgehend geschontes Wüstengebiet, Azraq Feuchtgebiet, Wadi al Butm (ausgetrocknet), Qasr al Kharana (Wüstenschloß)
19.03.2000: Amman, Fahrt: Amman – Zubia (F1), Zubia: immergrüner, naturnaher Eichenwald, Jerasha: antike römische Stadt
20.03.2000: Mount Nebo, Ackerflächen südlich Madaba, Madaba – Wadi Wala (F2), Wadi Wala – Wadi Mujib (F3), Wadi Mujib – Pasa (F4), Pasa – Wadi al Hasa (F5)
21.03.2000: Wadi Dana: Morgenexkursion, Wanderung vom Campside Rumana and Guesthouse in Dana (F6)
22.03.2000: Petra: Hauptstadt des Nabatäerreiches, Petra – Wadi Dana (F7), Dana: Morgen- und Abendexkursion
23.03.2000: Beobachtungen entlang des Weges vom Campside Rumana zum Tower und am Tower selbst, Wadi Dana – Wadi Rum (F8), Wadi Rum, “See-watching” from Hotel in Aqaba
24.03.2000: Aqaba sewage works, Aqaba – Eco-Lodge-Cafe am Roten Meer (F9) Eco-Lodge-Cafe am Roten Meer, “See-Watching” from Hotel Aquamarin I
25.03.2000: Morgenexkursion in Aqaba, Fahrt durch Wadi Araba mit mehreren Stopps, Landwirtschaftliche Flächen bei Fifa, Rast am Delta des Wadi Mujib, Suwayma: Siedlung am nördlichen Ende des Toten Meeres, Suwayma – Amman (F11)
26.03.2000: Steppenlandschaft beim Flughafen von Amman Wien im September 2000

Systematic List

Codes
h……………häufig (numerous)
hr………….häufig rufend (numerously calling)
hs………….häufig singend (numerously singing)
immat……immature
KJ………Kalenderjahr (year)
m………..Männchen (male)
p….………Pärchen (pair)
r…………….rufend (calling)
s……….…..singend (singing)
w…………..Weibchen (female)

Zwergtaucher – Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
24 Mar 8 Aqaba sewage works

Kormoran – Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
24 Mar 12 Aqaba Aquamarin I

Nachtreiher – Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
25 Mar 2 Fifa, 5 Suwayma

Rallenreiher – Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
24 Mar 4 Aqaba sewage works

Kuhreiher – Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 4 Fifa

Seidenreiher – Little Egret (Egretta arzetta)
24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Suwayma

Graureiher – Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
24 Mar c.80 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Purpurreiher – Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Schwarzstorch – Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
24 Mar 14 Aqaba sewage works

Weißstorch – White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works

Löffler – Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works

Brandgans – Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
24 Mar c.15 Aqaba sewage works

Pfeifente – Wigeon (Anas penelope)
24 Mar 19 Aqaba sewage works

Schnatterente – Gadwall (Anas strepera)
24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works

Krickente – Teal (Anas crecca)
24 Mar c.25 Aqaba sewage works

Stockente – Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works

Spießente – Pintail (Anas acuta)
24 Mar c.40 Aqaba sewage works

Knäkente – Garganey (Anas querquedula)
24 Mar 1 p, 5 Aqaba sewage works

Löffelente – Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
24 Mar c.10 Aqaba sewage works

Tafelente – Pochard (Aythya ferina)
24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Moorente – Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
24 Mar 5 Aqaba sewage works

Reiherente – Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
24 Mar 1 m Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Potas Safir

Schwarzmilan – Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
18 Mar 1 Shaumari; 20 Mar 1 F4, c.40 ziehen nach Nordosten Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 3 Petra; 23 Mar 2 Wadi Dana, 6 F8, 1 Aqaba; 24 Mar 7 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Wadi Araba

Schmutzgeier – Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
18 Mar 1 immat Wadi al Butm

Gänsegeier – Griffon Vulture (Gypus fulvus)
21 Mar 5 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 2 Petra; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Schlangenadler – Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
21 Mar 10 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 5 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba

Rohrweihe – Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
24 Mar 1 w Aqaba sewage works

Steppenweihe – Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
18 Mar 1 m Shaumari

Sperber – Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
18 Mar 1 Azraq Resthouse, 1 Shaumari; 19 Mar 1 Jerasha; 24 Mar 1 m, 1 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Habicht – Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
18 Mar 1 Azraq Resthouse; 22 Mar 1 zieht nach Norden Petra

Adlerbussard – Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
19 Mar 1 Zubia; 21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 Petra

Falkenbussard – Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus)
18 Mar 3 Shaumari, 1 Azraq Wetlands; 19 Mar 62 Zubia;

20 Mar c.60 Mount Nebo, 53 Pasa, c.60 ziehen nach Nordosten Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar 142 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 172 Petra; 23 Mar 10 Wadi Dana, 12 F8, 2 Wadi Rum; 24 Mar c.200 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 32 Wadi Araba

Steppenadler – Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
21 Mar 5 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 3 Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 2 immat Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 3 immat Wadi Araba

Savannenadler – Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana. Es wurde erst 1 Exemplar dieses in Westafrika beheimateten Adlers in Jordanien beobachtet, wobei die jordanische Seltenheitskommission diese Beobachtung noch nicht bestätigt hat. Hiermit könnte es sich vielleicht um einen Erstnachweis handeln.

Kaiseradler – Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
23 Mar 1 immat Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 1 ad Aqaba sewage works

Kaffernadler – Verreaux´s Eagle (Aquila verreauxi)
21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana

Zwergadler – Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
22 Mar 1 helle Morphe Petra

Habichtsadler – Bonelli´s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
21 Mar 5 Wadi Dana

Rötelfalke – Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
20 Mar 1 m Wadi Mujib; 21 Mar 14 Wadi Dana

Turmfalke – Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
18 Mar 5 Shaumari; 19 Mar 1 Zubia; 20 Mar 1 Madaba, 2 Wadi Mujib, 1 Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar 4 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 1 F8, 1 Wadi Rum, 1 Aqaba; 24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 4 Fifa, 1 Suwayma; 26 Mar 2 Flughafen Amman

Baumfalke – Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
19 Mar 1 Jerasha; 21 Mar 4 Wadi Dana, 22 Mar 1 Petra

Wüstenfalke – Barbary Falcon (Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides)
21 Mar 1 m Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 2 Wadi Rum

Chukarhuhn – Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 2 F7, h Wadi Dana; 23 Mar r Wadi Dana

Halsbandfrankolin – Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
25 Mar 1 Fifa

Wachtel – Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works, 2 Eco-Lodge-Cafe am Roten Meer

Kleines Sumpfhuhn – Little Crake (Porzana parva)
24 Mar 1 2. KJ, 1 w Aqaba sewage works

Zwergsumpfhuhn – Baillon´s Crake (Porzana pusilla)
24 Mar 1 m Aqaba sewage works

Teichhuhn – Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
24 Mar 7 Aqaba sewage works

Bläßhuhn – Coot (Fulica atra)
18 Mar 11 Azraq Wetlands; 24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works

Stelzenläufer – Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
24 Mar c.100 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 4 Aqaba

Rennvogel – Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)
18 Mar 3 Wadi al Butm

Rotflügelbrachschwalbe – Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works

Schwarzflügelbrachschwalbe – Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works

Seeregenpfeifer – Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Flußregenpfeifer – Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
24 Mar 6 Aqaba sewage works

Sandregenpfeifer – Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
24 Mar 4 Aqaba sewage works

Spornkiebitz – Spur-winged Plover (Hoplopterus spinosus)
24 Mar c.30 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Potas Safir, 1 p, 1 warnendes Individuum Suwayma; 26 Mar 2 Flughafen Amman

Zwergstrandläufer – Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
18 Mar 1 Shaumari; 24 Mar 6 Aqaba sewage works

Flußuferläufer – Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
24 Mar 3 Aqaba sewage works

Kampfläufer – Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)
24 Mar 25 Aqaba sewage works

Bekassine – Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
24 Mar 6 Aqaba sewage works

Großer Brachvogel – Curlew (Numenius arquata)
24 Mar 1 m Aqaba sewage works

Dunkler Wasserläufer – Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
24 Mar 4 Aqaba sewage works

Rotschenkel – Redshank (Tringa totanus)
24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works

Grünschenkel – Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
24 Mar 5 Aqaba sewage works

Bruchwasserläufer – Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
24 Mar c.10 Aqaba sewage works

Waldwasserläufer – Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
18 Mar 1 Azraq Wetlands; 24 Mar c.60 Aqaba sewage works; 26 Mar 8 Flughafen Amman

Teichwasserläufer – Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
24 Mar 5 Aqaba sewage works

Weißaugenmöwe – White-eyed Gull (Larus leucophtalmus)
23 Mar 4 Aqaba; 24 Mar 2 F9, 6 Eco-Lodge-Cafe am Roten Meer, 6 Aqaba Aquamarin I; 25 Mar 1 Aqaba

Zwergmöwe – Little Gull (Larus minutus)
24 Mar 2. KJ Aqaba sewage works. Es handelt sich hier um den 7. Nachweis dieser Art für Jordanien.

Lachmöwe – Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
23 Mar 2 ad, 2 1. Winter Aqaba; 24 Mar c.200 Aqaba sewage works, 2 Aqaba Aquamarin I

Dünnschnabelmöwe – Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
24 Mar 155 Aqaba sewage works

Weißkopfmöwe – Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans)
24 Mar c.15 (davon 4 sichere Steppenmöwen (L. c.cachinnans) und 1 sichere Mittelmeermöwe (L. c.michahellis)) Aqaba sewage works

Armeniermöwe – Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works

Heringsmöwe – Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
23 Mar 5 ad, 1 2. KJ Aqaba; 24 Mar c.100 Aqaba sewage works, c.20 F9, c.10 Aqaba Aquamarin I; 25 Mar 1 Aqaba

Lachseeschwalbe – Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
23 Mar 2 ad Aqaba; 25 Mar 1 Aqaba

Brandseeschwalbe – Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
23 Mar 5 ad Aqaba

Felsentaube – Rock Dove (Columbia livia)
18 Mar 2 Qasr al Kharaneh; 19 Mar 1 (C.l. forma domestica); 20 Mar 5 Wadi Mujib, c.30 (C.l. forma domestica) F4, c.40 (C.l. forma domestica) Pasa; 21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana, c.15 Wadi Rum, 3 (C . l. forma domestica) Wadi Rum, h (C.l. forma domestica) Aqaba; 24 Mar c.10 (C.l. forma domestica) Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.1500 (überwiegend C.l. forma domestica) fliegen von Eilat nach Aqaba Hafen, um Weizen zu fressen Aqaba, c.10 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Türkentaube – Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
18 Mar 5 s Azraq Resthouse, c.7 s , Shaumari, h Wadi al Butm, 5 Qasr al Kharaneh; 20 Mar 2 Wadi Mujib, 6 Wadi al Hasa; 22 Mar 2 F7; 23 Mar 5 Wadi Rum; 24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Wadi Araba, h Fifa, c.100 Suwayma; 26 Mar einige Flughafen Amman

Palmtaube – Palm Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
18 Mar 5 s Azraq Resthouse, einige Shaumari; 20 Mar 1 Mount Nebo, 2 Wadi Mujib, 4 Wadi al Hasa ; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra; 23 Mar c.10 Wadi Rum; 24 Mar c.30 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar h Fifa, c.10 Wadi Mujib-Delta, c.50 Suwayma; 26 Mar einige Flughafen Amman

Kuckuck – Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
20 Mar 1 Mount Nebo; 21 Mar 4 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 2 s Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Zwergohreule – Scops Owl (Otus scops)
21 Mar 5 r Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 5 r Wadi Dana

Uhu – Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana

Steinkauz – Little Owl (Athene noctua)
18 Mar 1 r Azraq Resthouse, 1 Wadi al Butm; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana

Mauersegler – Swift (Apus apus)
20 Mar 5 Mount Nebo; 21 Mar 2 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 F7; 23 Mar 1 Aqaba; 25 Mar 1 Fifa

Fahlsegler – Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
20 Mar 8 Mount Nebo; 23 Mar 1 Aqaba; 24 Mar 4 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Alpensegler – Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
21 Mar 8 Wadi Dana

Haussegler – Little Swift (Apus affinis)
20 Mar 1 Mount Nebo

Wiedehopf – Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
18 Mar 5 Shaumari, 1 Wadi al Butm; 20 Mar 4 F4; 21 Mar 3 (davon 1 s) Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 P Petra, 1 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana, 1 F8; 25 Mar 2 Fifa, 1 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Braunliest – Smyrna Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Graufischer – Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
1 p Aqaba sewage works

Bienenfresser – Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
19 Mar r Jerasha

Halsbandsittich – Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
24 Mar 6 Aqaba, 1 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.15 Aqaba

Wendehals – Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
20 Mar 1 Pasa

Sandlerche – Bar-tailed Desert Lark (Ammomanes cincturus)
25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba

Steinlerche – Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti)
20 Mar 4 Wadi Mujib; 21 Mar 8 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 15 Petra, 2 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar einige Wadi Dana, einige Wadi Rum; 25 Mar 3 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Wüstenläuferlerche – Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaupis)
18 Mar 2 Shaumari

Kalanderlerche – Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
20 Mar 4 Madaba

Bergkalanderlerche – Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
18 Mar 3 Shaumari

Kurzzehenlerche – Short-toed Lark (Callendrella brachydactyla)
18 Mar 3 Shaumari; 24 Mar 10 Aqaba sewage works; 26 Mar 2 Flughafen Amman

Stummellerche – Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)
18 Mar 6 Shaumari; 26 Mar 5 Flughafen Amman

Haubenlerche – Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
18 Mar 3 s Azraq Resthouse, h Shaumari, 1 S Wadi al Butm; 19 Mar 1 s Amman, c.10 Jerasha; 20 Mar h Mount Nebo; 20 Mar 5 Madaba, 2 Pasa; 21 Mar 1 F6; 22 Mar 2 F7; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Rum; 25 Mar 2 Wadi Araba, c.30 Fifa, 2 s Suwayma; 26 Mar 12 Flughafen Amman

Saharaohrenlerche – Temminck´s Horned Lark (Eremophila bilopha)
18 Mar 4 Shaumari

Steinschwalbe – African Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)
21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra; 23 Mar h Wadi Dana, h Wadi Rum; 24 Mar h Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Aqaba, c.10 Wadi Araba, einige Fifa, c.20 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Felsenschwalbe – Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
21 Mar c.20 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra

Uferschwalbe – Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
24 Mar c.10 Aqaba sewage works

Rauchschwalbe – Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
18 Mar c.20 Shaumari; 19 Mar einige Jerasha; 20 Mar 2 Mount Nebo; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 6 F8, einige Wadi Rum, 2 Aqaba; 24 Mar h Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar h Fifa

Rötelschwalbe – Red-rumped Swallow (Hirundo daurica)
18 Mar c.10 Shaumari; 19 Mar c.10 Jerasha; 22 Mar 2 Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar h Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Aqaba, 2 Fifa, c.30 Suwayma

Mehlschwalbe – House Martin (Delichon urbica)
18 Mar 1 Azraq Resthouse, einige zz Shaumari; 19 Mar 1 Jerasha; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 F7; 23 Mar 1 F8; 24 Mar c.10 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar h Fifa

Bergpieper – Rock Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
18 Mar 2 Shaumari; 24 Mar c.30 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Suwayma

Brachpieper – Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
25 Mar 1 Aqaba

Langschnabelpieper – Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis)
20 Mar 2 Mount Nebo; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Wiesenpieper – Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
19 Mar 4 Jerasha; 20 Mar 1 Wadi al Hasa; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Baumpieper – Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
21 Mar 5 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 2 Petra; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Bachstelze – White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
18 Mar 4 Shaumari; 20 Mar 1 Wadi Mujib; 22 Mar 1 Petra; 23 Mar 2 Wadi Dana, c.10 Aqaba; 24 Mar c.100 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.50 (überwiegend m) Aqaba, 1 Fifa; 26 Mar 2 Flughafen Amman

Schafstelze – Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
18 Mar 1 Maskenstelze (M. f. feldegg) Shaumari; 24 Mar c.150

Maskenstelzen, 3 M. f. cinerocapilla, 1 M. f. supericilaris Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 4 Fifa

Gelbsteißbülbül – Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)
19 Mar 1 s Zubia; 20 Mar 1 Wadi Wala, 3 Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra, einige Wadi Dana; 23 Mar c.20 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar c.10 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.40 Aqaba, h Fifa

Zaunkönig – Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
19 Mar 1s Zubia

Rotkehlchen – Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana

Blaukehlchen – Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
20 Mar 1 m Wadi al Hasa; 24 Mar 2 m, 2 w Aqaba sewage works; 26 Mar 1 Flughafen Amman

Gartenrotschwanz – Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
18 Mar 1 m Shaumari, 1 m Wadi al Butm; 19 Mar hr auf dem Zug Zubia; 20 Mar 3 Mount Nebo, 1 Wadi Wala; 21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 7 Petra; 23

Mar 1 w P. p. phoenicurus Wadi Rum; 24 Mar 1 P. p. samamisicus, 7 P. p. phoenicurus Aqaba sewage works, 1 w Eco-Lodge-Cafe am Roten Meer; 25 Mar 1 m P. p. samamisicus, 1 m P. p. phoenicurus, 1 w Wadi Araba

Hausrotschwanz – Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochrorus)
18 Mar 1 m Shaumari, 1 Wadi al Butm; 20 Mar 1 Wadi Wala, 1 Wadi Mujib; 21 Mar 4 (P. o. semirufus) Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 6 (P. o. semirufus) Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana, 1 (P. o. ochrorus) Wadi Rum; 25 Mar 3 Fifa

Schwarzschwanz – Blackstart (Cercomela melanura)
20 Mar 4 Wadi Mujib; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba, 2 Fifa, 3 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Isabellsteinschmätzer – Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe issabellina)
18 Mar 4 Shaumari; 20 Mar 1 F4; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana, 1 F6; 23 Mar 1 Disi; 24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba; 26 Mar 4 Flughafen Amman

Steinschmätzer – Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
18 Mar 13 Shaumari; 19 Mar 1 Jerasha; 20 Mar 2 Mount Nebo, 3 Pasa; 21 Mar 2 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 p F7; 24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 m Aqaba, 1 Wadi Araba; 26 Mar 2 Flughafen Amman

Schwarzrückensteinschmätzer – Mourning Wheatear (Oenanthe lugens)
18 Mar 1 m, 1 2. KJ Azraq Resthouse, 1 schwarze Morphe Shaumari; 20 Mar 4 Wadi Mujib, 1 F4; 22 Mar 8 Petra; 23 Mar mehrere Wadi Rum

Zypernsteinschmätzer – Cyprus Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca)
18 Mar 7 Shaumari, 1 w Azraq Wetlands, 2 Wadi al Butm

Mittelmeersteinschmätzer – Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
18 Mar 10 Shaumari; 19 Mar 3 m Jerasha; 20 Mar 1 F4; 21 Mar c.10 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 2 F7; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Rum, 1 m Aqaba; 24 Mar 1 w, 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 m, 1 w Aqaba; 25 Mar 4, 1 p Wadi Araba, 1 m Wadi Mujib-Delta

Wüstensteinschmätzer – Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
18 Mar 3 m, 1 w Shaumari; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Rum

Saharasteinschmätzer – White-crowned Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucopyga)
23 Mar 5 Wadi Rum; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba, 1 Fifa

Steinrötel – Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
18 Mar 1 Wadi al Butm; 21 Mar 1 m Wadi Dana

Blaumerle – Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
19 Mar 1 Zubia, 3 m Jerasha; 20 Mar 1 m Mount Nebo, 1 m Wadi Wala, 1 Wadi Mujib; 21 Mar 3 m, 2 p Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 9 Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana

Schwarzkehlchen – Stonechat (Saxicola torquata)
18 Mar 2 m Shaumari

Singdrossel – Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
19 Mar 2 Zubia; 21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Amsel – Blackbird (Turdus merula)
19 Mar 1 Zubia; 20 Mar 2 Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar einige Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 2 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Ringdrossel – Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
21 Mar 1 m Wadi Dana. Dies ist erst der 5. Nachweis für Jordanien.

Sperbergrasmücke – Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
25 Mar 1 1. Sommer Wadi Mujib- Delta

Brillengrasmücke – Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
20 Mar 1 p Mount Nebo; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Samtkopfgrasmücke – Sardinian Warbler (Sylvia melanocephala)
18 Mar 2 m, 1 w Shaumari, 1 Azraq Wetlands ; 19 Mar hs Zubia ; 21 Mar 6 Wadi Dana ; 22 Mar 1 w Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 6 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 m Wadi Araba

Maskengrasmücke – Rüppell´s Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli)
24 Mar 1 m Aqaba sewage works

Orpheusgrasmücke – Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
19 Mar 1 Jerasha; 21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 4 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 5 Fifa

Mönchsgrasmücke – Blackcap (Silvia atricapilla)
18 Mar 1 m, 1 w Azraq Wetlands; 21 Mar 2 m Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 5 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar 5 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 4 m Aqaba, 1 m, 1 w Wadi Araba

Klappergrasmücke – Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
18 Mar mehrere Azraq Resthouse, 1 Shaumari, 1 Azraq Wetlands, 2 Wadi al Butm; 19 Mar hs und ziehend Zubia; 20 Mar 4 Wadi Wala; 21 Mar 4 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 13 Petra; 23 Mar h Wadi Dana, 1 Wadi Rum; 24 Mar h Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.30 Aqaba, c.10 Wadi Araba, h Fifa

Dorngrasmücke – Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
18 Mar 1 Azraq Resthouse; 24 Mar 8 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 3 Aqaba

Streifenprinie – Graceful Warbler (Prinia gracilis)
18 Mar Azraq Wetlands; 24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 12 s Fifa

Wüstenprinie – Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
20 Mar 1 Wadi Mujib; 21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra; 23 Mar 1 Wadi Rum

Seidensänger – Cetti´s Warbler (Cettia cetti)
24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works

Schilfrohrsänger – Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works

Teichrohrsänger – Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
24 Mar 2 Aqaba sewage works

Blaßspötter – Olivaceous Warbler (Hippolais pallida)
25 Mar 4 Wadi Araba, 7 Fifa, 6 s Suwayma

Fitis – Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
22 Mar 1 Petra; 25 Mar 1 Suwayma

Zilpzalp – Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
18 Mar 8 Azraq Resthouse, 3 Shaumari, h Azraq Wetlands, 5 Wadi al Butm; 19 Mar hr Zubia; 20 Mar 2 Wadi Wala, 4 Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar c.10 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 3 Petra; 23 Mar 5 Wadi Dana¸24 Mar tausende Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.10 Aqaba, c.10 Suwayma

Kohlmeise – Great Tit (Parus major)
19 Mar hs Zubia; 21 Mar 5 Wadi Dana

Blaumeise – Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
19 Mar einige Zubia

Jerichonektarvogel – Orange-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia osea)
21 Mar 6 m, 4 w Wadi Dana; 25 Mar 1 m Wadi Araba, 1 Suwayma

Rotkopfwürger – Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
19 Mar – 1 F1 ; 20 Mar 1 p Mount Nebo, 2 F3, 2 F4 ; 21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana, 1 F6; 22 Mar 2 F7, 1 Wadi Dana; 24 Mar Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Fifa, 1 p Wadi Mujib- Delta; 26 Mar 1 p Flughafen Amman

Maskenwürger – Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)
20 Mar 1 Pasa, 1 Wadi al Hasa ; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba, 4 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 w Wadi Araba, 6 Fifa, 1 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Raubwürger – Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
18 Mar 1 Shaumari, 1 Wadi al Butm

Eichelhäher – Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
19 Mar h Zubia; 25 Mar 2 F11

Nebelkrähe – Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix)
19 Mar 5 Amman

Glanzkrähe – Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens)
23 Mar h Aqaba

Wüstenrabe – Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)
23 Mar 15 Wadi Rum; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba

Borstenrabe – Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus)
21 Mar c.15 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar c.20 Petra; 23 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 25 Mar 2 Wadi Mujib-Delta

Tristramstar – Tristram`s Grackle (Onychognathus tristramii)
21 Mar 11 Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 12 Wadi Rum; 24 Mar 5 Aqaba; 25 Mar 1 Aqaba, 10 Wadi Araba, c.10 Wadi Mujib- Delta

Haussperling – House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
18 Mar c.60 Azraq Resthouse, h Shaumari, h Azraq Wetlands; 19 Mar Amman, c.10 Zubia; 20 Mar h Wadi Wala, 1 Wadi Mujib, h Pasa; 21 Mar h Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Wadi Dana; 23 Mar h Wadi Rum, h Aqaba; 24 Mar h Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar h Aqaba, h Fifa, h Wadi Mujib-Delta, c.30 Suwayma

Weidensperling – Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
18 Mar 11 Shaumari; 21 Mar c.10 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 1 w Petra; 24 Mar c.20 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar c.20 Fifa

Buchfink – Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
19 Mar Zubia

Bluthänfling – Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
20 Mar 4 Madaba

Stieglitz – Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
20 Mar 2 F2, 2 Wadi Wala; 21 Mar 14 Wadi Dana

Grünfink – Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
19 Mar 1 r Zubia; 20 Mar 1 Mount Nebo; 21 Mar 4 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 25 Petra; 25 Mar 1 m Fifa

Girlitz – European Serin (Serinus serinus)
19 Mar Jerasha

Zederngirlitz – Syrian Serin (Serinus syriacus)
21 Mar 3 Wadi Dana; 22 Mar 10 Petra; 25 Mar 1 Fifa

Kernbeißer – Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
18 Mar 1 Shaumari; 21 Mar 1 Wadi Dana

Weißflügelgimpel – Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
18 Mar 1 Shaumari; 26 Mar 6 Flughafen Amman

Wüstengimpel – Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
25 Mar 5 Fifa, 2 m, 2 w Wadi Mujib-Delta

Einödgimpel – Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
21 Mar 1 p, 1 w Wadi Dana; 22 Mar h Petra; 23 Mar 10 Wadi Rum

Ortolan – Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
24 Mar 11 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 2 Wadi Araba, 2 Fifa

Grauortolan – Cretzschmar´s Bunting (Emberiza caesia)
19 Mar 1m 2 w Jerasha; 20 Mar 3 Wadi al Hasa; 21 Mar 3m, 1 w Wadi Dana; 23 Mar 8 Aqaba; 24 Mar 1 Aqaba sewage works; 25 Mar 1 Wadi Araba, 1 p, 1 m Wadi Mujib-Delta, 4 Suwayma

Grauammer – Corn Bunting (Milaria calandra)
18 Mar 10 Shaumari

Number of species: 178

Dr. Gerd Wichmann