Nightingale is a common passage migrant (see the mist-net on Sunday) with around 8 birds ringed on a typical early spring day. Both races of Bluethroat are common at the ringing station in late March and around 10 Wrynecks are processed daily at this time.

Black-eared Wheatear is a common migrant in Eilat during early spring. The bird shown here is of the eastern race melanoleuca.

Here's another photo of the same bird

Flocks of migrant Yellow Wagtails in Eilat consist of a wide range
of races including birds from the steppes of Central Asia known as 'beema' (see the mist-net on Thursday). Amongst the many warblers which pass through Eilat, Orphean Warblers provide a real treat. Here we have a 1st year male......

and on the final page there's an adult bird.

This first-year male Great Spotted Cuckoo was one of the highlights
of our trip.

Good numbers of waders were present on the reserve including both Kentish and Little-ringed Plovers which were caught using several "walk-in" wader traps. Other waders caught included Little Stint, Dunlin and Greater Sand Plover.

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