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	Wheatear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The wheatears, genus Oenanthe, were formerly considered to be members of the thrush family Turdidae.
		This is an Old World group, but the Northern Wheatear has established a foothold in eastern Canada and Greenland.
		Wheatears are typically larger than the European Robin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wheatear (154 words)

	Birding hotspots of Israel, the Negev Desert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Negev occupies 60% of the land surface area of Israel and yet it is the least densely populated.
		Delineated as being south of Be'er Sheva and Dimona, it is mainly a stone and sand desert with sparse vegetation.
		Desert Wheatear, Finsch' s Wheatear (winter only) and Spectacled Warbler are not difficult to see, and the latter breeds in shallow, bushy wadis.
	www.birdingisrael.com /birdsOfIsrael/israel/birdingHotspots_4.htm (676 words)

	The Arava Valley, Birding Hotspots in Israel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Arava Valley covers the desert areas of southern Israel to the north of Eilat and can be explored from the Arava Highway.
		Larks are a specialty of Arava with numerous species present as well as several wheatears and the area attracts large numbers of migrants during passage periods.
		This area is currently under threat of cultivation and so birders may have to seek their desert birds elsewhere in the future.
	www.birdingisrael.com /birdsOfIsrael/israel/additions/aravaValley.htm (688 words)

	Rare Birds in Lincolnshire - Lincolnshire Wheatears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The date for this record being unusually early for Desert Wheatears, although it was accepted as first for Lincolnshire on an apparent fly-by sighting seems, in my opinion to places a great deal of confidence in the ability of the observer.
		Probably, the wheatears we see on the coast at this time of the year are the UK breeders moving away from their natal areas.
		Wheatears are usually prominent and easy to see, but this Desert Wheatear was surprisingly elusive at times, and it was possible to visit the area and miss it, but fortunately most who went were rewarded with good views.
	www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk /rare_birds/wheatears.htm (735 words)

	UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : BIRDS : Deserts and Dunes
		In the northern emirates the sand desert is punctuated by groves of trees, Prosopis cinerea, (which are usually heavily grazed by camels and goats), which nevertheless host desert lesser whitethroat in winter, Upcher's warbler in spring and nesting yellow-throated sparrow from April to August.
		Open desert is the best place to find hoopoe lark Alaemon alaudipes, desert warbler Sylvia nana and desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti, while the flat gravel areas between the dunes is favoured by flocks of Black-crowned finch lark.
		Red-tailed wheatear (mid October to March) and Arabian babbler are most likely here, while eastern pied wheatear (a scarce winter visitor late September to February) is likely to be found perched low in a tree at the base of the foothills.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /nature/bird/desert.html (234 words)

	Wheatear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The bird seen in the following pictures is clearly either a Pied Wheatear, quite how we made this error I don't know, and if it hadn't been for a local identification expert seeing the photograph that was posted on this website we would never have questioned it.
		Desert wheatear was easily ruled out because of the white in the tail, but superficially the plain headed and brown colouration resembled this species.
		The bottom two pictures are more like the colour I remember at the time, the top few seem to have lost their colour and turned the bird grey.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /burnhambirds/wheatear.htm (229 words)

	www.shortwing.co.uk
		He knows the desert like the back of his hand and is familiar with most of the birds and what birders want from the trip.
		Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe: Odd singles encountered, in the desert, at Qalaat al Hosn and on the ridge at Slunfeh.
		Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti: Common in the desert areas.
	www.shortwing.co.uk /pages/tripDetails.asp?id=31 (5542 words)

	AVIFAUNA - Picchio Verde. . . l'altro web site
		Sahara Desert from se Morocco and inland n Algeria e to Egypt and the Red Sea, s to s Mauritania, n Mali, s Niger, c Chad, n Sudan, ne Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti; from the Sinai Peninsula n to the Dead Sea; isolated colonies in Saudi Arabia, possibly in s Iraq and sw Iran.
		Deserts of sw U.S. and nw Mexico from se Calif., s Nevada, s Utah and w,c New Mexico s to s Sonora; se Colorado.
		Desert scrub, creosote bush, sagebrush, open cactus desert.
	digilander.libero.it /avifauna/classificazione/passeriformes13.htm (4750 words)

	* Wheatear - (Bird): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Wheatear breeds in most of Europe and throughout most of central and northern Asia as well as Greenland and arctic North America...
		The wheatear is a small mainly ground-dwelling bird.
		New Zealand, are Hudsonian godwits, aiming for Tierra del Fuego; northern wheatears traveling across Asia for wintering grounds in Africa, and Swainson's...
	www.bestknows.com /bird/wheatear.html (154 words)

	WELCOME TO ABU DHABI: FEATURES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		During the first days of its life, the Oryx calf lies in a shallow scrape for most of the day, relying on its camouflage to avoid predators, and only when it is able to keep up with the herd will it follow the mother throughout the day.
		Another majestic beast found on the gravel plains, the sand deserts and the mountains is the Arabian Mountain Gazelle.
		Leopards are not animals of the open desert and only found in mountains areas where permanent water sources exist.
	www.welcome-to.com /Abu_Dhabi/Features/Natures_Way (878 words)

	Desert Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
		Desert plants (like cacti) are not abundant; neither is animal life.
		Animals that live in the desert have adaptations to cope with the lack of water, the extreme temperatures, and the shortage of food.
		To avoid daytime heat, many desert animals are nocturnal; they burrow beneath the surface or hide in the shade during the day, emerging at night to eat.
	www.allaboutnature.com /biomes/desert/desert.shtml (1270 words)

	datadubai.com: Bird Watching (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In winter, Isabelline and Desert Wheatear, Desert Warbler and Tawny Pipit are common.
		The most common bird resident is the Hoopoe Lark, while in winter small areas of scrub are likely to attract Desert Wheatear and Desert Warbler.
		Red-tailed Wheatear, Desert Lesser Whitethroat and Plain Leaf Warbler are regular.
	www.datadubai.com /birds.htm (1251 words)

	Desert Wheatear Article
		The Male Desert Wheatear at Climping, West Sussex.
		The Desert Wheatear was found immediately, at 6:50, as it sat on the sea wall at the southern end of the car park.
		Another 3 Desert Wheatears were in the country at this time with 2 in Norfolk and 1 in Fife.
	2fwww.thebirdsofsussex.co.uk /Articles/desertwheatear1article.htm (496 words)

	UAE INTERACT ONLINE : NATURAL EMIRATES : BIRDS Mountains and Wadis
		Probably the most interesting bird for visitors is the Hume's wheatear, a mountain resident and easily identified by its contrasting fl-and-white plumage.
		The key birds for birdwatching visitors occur in winter and include species such as eastern pied and red-tailed wheatear, desert lesser whitethroat and plain leaf warbler.
		Of the migrants, red-tailed wheatear and desert lesser whitethroat are the most common.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /nature/bird/mountain.html (429 words)

	Desert Wheatear - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Desert Wheatear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Desert Wheatear - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Desert Wheatear.
		Here you will find more informations about Desert Wheatear.
		The female is greyer above and buffer below and has no fl on the throat, and in the winter plumage the fl on the throat of the male is obscured by white tips.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Desert-Wheatear.html (275 words)

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		The Wild Ass Sanctuary in the Little Rann of Kutch is a fascinating vast stretch of flat, salt cracked barren desert in the western state of Gujarat.
		Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Bajana area: At the watchtower, at the desert edge, in the Bajana area, I was observing the Pied Chat Oenanthe picata, on a short thorny bush.
		Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Very commonly seen in the fringe area, in all places we visited.
	www.princeton.edu /~vivekt/trips/Little-Rann00.html (1483 words)

	Desert Wheatear -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Both western and eastern forms of the Desert Wheatear are rare vagrants to western (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
		The western Desert Wheatear breeds in the (The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa) Sahara and the northern (A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources) Arabian peninsula.
		The upper parts of the male in summer are buff.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/de/desert_wheatear.htm (290 words)

	Desert Wheatear : Desert wheatear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		terms defined : Desert Wheatear : Desert wheatear
		Desert WheatearScientific classificationKingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae Genus: Oenanthe Species: deserti Binomial name Oenanthe deserti The Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti is a wheatear, part of the Thrush family of birds, Turdidae.
		The Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti is a wheatear, part of the Thrush family of birds, Turdidae.
	www.termsdefined.net /de/desert-wheatear.html (448 words)

	TRIP REPORTS - EGYPT
		In the suddenly darkening night of the desert we also discovered that some relatively large species of owl is present at the oasis, but we could not see it well enough to conclude, which one.
		Desert Eagle Owl (Bubo ascalaphus) in desert bush some dozens of kilometers south of Siwa, so that maybe it was that species also inside the oasis.
		On the deserts surrounding Siwa, one observes surprisingly few actual desert birds, which is partly due to the extreme aridity of these deserts, but partly due to the quiet winter time, when local birds keep invisible.
	www.osme.org /osmetrip/egtrip23.html (4296 words)

	Bird watching Trip Report from Israel
		The city was almost deserted, and after looking for a restaurant for more or less one hour, we finished eating in a Chinese restaurant!!.
		We drove some kilometres, but we just saw some Mourning Wheatears and was starting to be very hot, so we decided to go to eat where we woke up and stay there the rest of the day.
		He told us that Hooded Wheatear was easy to see in the Eilat mountains, and that Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse was at this time of the year difficult in Eilat, and easier in Lotan.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/israel/israel6/israel2001.htm (10407 words)

	United Arab Emirates March 1996
		Red-tailed, Desert and Hume's wheatears were picked up at the entrance to "Fossil Valley" along with Menetries', Desert and Orphean warblers, Bonelli's eagle, Blue rock thrush, and Sand partridge.
		I think some must have ended buried in the desert to a depth of several inches after the technique failed.
		Desert warblers were behaving to type chasing Desert wheatears, and a lone Hoopoe reminded us how the lark got its name.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/UAEmar96.html (1458 words)

	rann_kutch
		This is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India, spanning some 4950 sq ft in area, and comprising a range habitats from saline desert plains, arid grasslands, rocky and thorn scrub to lakes and marshes.
		The 11th century sandstone of Jhinjwada, historic walled town of Mandal, Rajput at Patdi, intricate temples around Munsar tank at Viragam and Darbargadh of Dasada can be visited on the way from to the Rann of Kutch.
		Jeep excursions and village tours be arranged on prior notice by Sarfraz Malik, Desert Safaris and wildlife tours, Fatima Manzil, Dasada.
	www.ahmedabadcity.com /tourism/html/rann_kutch.html (287 words)

	MoroccoSpring
		This area is very good for a variety of desert birds including Bar-tailed Desert Lark, Desert Wheatear, Brown-necked Raven, Fulvous Babbler and Trumpeter Finch.
		However the real speciality here is Desert Sparrow and we should be able to watch these engaging birds while we sit at a local café enjoying a cool drink.
		This is Seebohm's Wheatear, the NW African race of Northern Wheatear.
	www.sunbirdtours.co.uk /MoroccoSpring.htm (1412 words)

	Morocco
		Moving on to the deserts of southern Morocco we chalked up our first Desert Larks, Black and White-crowned Black Wheatears while our excursion into the desert near Erfoud suffered from increasingly strong winds and an afternoon sand storm.
		Another endemic in the form of a female Moussier's Redstart was soon secured while Desert Sparrows proved more elusive in the strong winds, eventually being found in the last cafe before reaching Merzouga village.
		Proceeding on towards the coast the next day, we succeeded in locating Mourning Wheatear with ease and at the same time rather fortuitously jamming in on a flock of Pin-tailed Sandgrouse.
	ornifolks.org /ornifolks/Reports/morocco.htm (731 words)

	UAE - The Official Web Site - Nature - Twitcher's Guide
		At the adjacent pivot fields were 20 cattle egrets, a pallid harrier, a white-winged fl tern, a fl-crowned finch lark, 3 skylarks, 11 tawny pipits, a Siberian stonechat, 2 isabelline wheatears, a pied wheatear, an isabelline shrike, 1 woodchat shrike, 20 starlings, 500 house sparrows and 4 corn buntings.
		At the Emirates golf course and the waterfall wadi course were 56 common snipe, 3 pintail snipe, 1 marsh sandpiper, isabelline wheatear, 2 bluethroats and an isabelline shrike.
		At Qarn Nazwa, very dry and virtually birdless, were a red-tailed wheatear, 3 fl-crowned finch larks and a desert eagle owl, sitting way out in the desert on top of a dune at dusk.
	www.uaeinteract.com /nature/twitch/twiarch/twi0202.asp (2905 words)

	WINGS Birding Tours to Morocco: Spring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Desert water is unfailingly attractive to bird and beast
		This area is very good for a variety of desert birds including Bar-tailed Desert Lark, Desert Wheatear, the charismatic Moussier’s Redstart and Trumpeter Finch.
		However, the real specialty here is Desert Sparrow and we should be able to watch these engaging birds while we sit at a local café enjoying a cool drink.
	wingsbirds.com /tours/moroccospr.htm (1283 words)

	UAE - The Official Web Site - Nature - Twitchers' Guide
		At Emirates Hills were 2 striated herons, 6 wigeon, 79 pochard, 12 ruff, 7 red-throated pipits, a Blyth's pipit, a desert wheatear and an isabelline wheatear.
		A desert eagle owl, a red-tailed wheatear and an Eastern pied wheatear were at Qarn Nazwa, with an Egyptian vulture, 2 fl-crowned finch larks, an isabelline wheatear, 2desert wheatear, 3 Arabian babblers and 10 Indian silverbills at Jebel Rawda.
		A fl-necked grebe, a whimbrel, a Siberian stonechat, an isabelline wheatear and 170 bank mynah were at Abu Dhabi’s Golf and Equestrian Club, with a grey-headed yellow wagtail, a meadow pipit, 4 water pipits and a Siberian stonechat at the adjacent Health and Fitness Club.
	www.uaeinteract.com /nature/bird/twitch.asp?ID=82 (2080 words)

	Southern Morocco Wildlife Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		March is an excellent time to visit Morocco, with pleasant temperatures, migrants arriving thick and fast, desert birds more visible now than later in the season, and the flowers often spectacular.
		Today we make for one of those areas of desert that, despite seeming to be exactly the same as other spots, is inexplicably productive.
		Red-rumped and Desert Wheatear can also be found here, while sandgrouse, some of the desert's more elusive birds, can sometimes be seen in good numbers.
	www.naturalist.co.uk /tours2003/smorocco.html (1154 words)

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