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with Killian Mullarney as leader

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2 Little Grebe 3 3 Tachybaptus ruficollis iraquensis
1 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
2 Jouanin's Petrel 1 40 Bulweria fallax
1 Pale-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
2 Persian (Audubon's) Shearwater 5 51 Puffinus persicus
1 Red-billed Tropicbird 1 1 Phaethon aethereus
2 Masked Booby 3 4 Sula dactylatra
2 Great Cormorant 5 37 Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis
2 Socotra Cormorant 3 200 Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
1 Little Bittern 1 2 Ixobrychus minutus
2 Night Heron 4 23 Nycticorax nycticorax
1 Striated Heron 3 1 Butorides striatus
2 Squacco Heron 2 8 Ardeola ralloides
1 Indian Pond Heron 1 1 Ardeola grayii
2 Cattle Egret 8 70 Bubulcus ibis
2 Western Reef Heron 11 30 Egretta gularis schistacea
2 Little Egret 3 7 Egretta garzetta
1 Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
2 Great White Egret 2 5 Ardea alba
2 Grey Heron 14 32 Ardea cinerea
2 Purple Heron 7 3 Ardea purpurea
1 White Stork 3 150 Ciconia ciconia
1 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
2 Spoonbill 2 6 Platalea leucorodia
2 Greater Flamingo 7 114 Phoenicopterus ruber
1 Greylag Goose 1 1 Anser anser rubirostris
1 Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus
2 Wigeon 2 2 Anas penelope
2 Gadwall 2 1 Anas strepera
2 Teal 6 5 Anas crecca
2 Mallard 4 10 Anas platyrhynchos
2 Pintail 3 3 Anas acuta
2 Garganey 5 9 Anas querquedula
2 Shoveler 4 9 Anas clypeata
2 Pochard 1 2 Aythya ferina
2 Ferruginous Duck 1 4 Aythya nyroca
1 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
2 Honey Buzzard 2 1 Pernis apivorus
1 Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
1 Black Kite 1 1 Milvus migrans
2 Egyptian Vulture 3 130 Neophron percnopterus
2 Lappet-faced Vulture 5 102 Torgos tracheliotos negevensis
2 Short-toed Eagle 5 3 Circaetus gallicus
2 Marsh Harrier 10 10 Circus aeruginosus
2 Pallid Harrier 2 2 Circus macrourus
2 Montagu's Harrier 2 2 Circus pygargus
2 Sparrowhawk 1 1 Accipiter nisus
1 Common Buzzard 3 1 Buteo buteo
1 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus cirtensis
1 Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 1 Aquila pomarina
2 Greater Spotted Eagle 8 10 Aquila clanga
2 'Fulvescens' Spotted Eagle 2 3 Aquila clanga 'fulvescens'
2 Steppe Eagle 7 20 Aquila nipalensis
2 Imperial Eagle 6 5 Aquila heliaca
1 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri
2 Booted Eagle 5 5 Hieraaetus pennatus
2 Bonelli's Eagle 6 3 Hieraaetus fasciatus
2 Osprey 6 5 Pandion haliaetus
2 Kestrel 11 5 Falco tinnunculus
1 Sooty Falcon 1 7 Falco concolor
2 Hobby 3 2 Falco subbuteo
2 Peregrine Falcon 6 1 Falco peregrinus
2 Barbary Falcon 1 2 Falco pelegrinoides
2 Arabian Partridge 2 20 Alectoris melanocephala
2 Grey Francolin 6 30 Francolinus pondicerianus
2 Quail 3 3 Coturnix coturnix
2 Spotted Crake 1 1 Porzana porzana
1 Little Crake Porzana parva
2 Baillon's Crake 2 2 Porzana pusilla
1 White-breasted Waterhen 1 1 Amaurornis phoenicurus
2 Moorhen 4 20 Gallinula chloropus
2 Coot 2 6 Fulica atra
1 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
1 Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
2 Oystercatcher 7 25 Haematopus ostralegus
2 Black-winged Stilt 4 40 Himantopus himantopus
2 Crab Plover 3 6 Dromas ardeola
2 Spotted Thick-knee 1 1 H Burhinus capensis
2 Cream-coloured Courser 3 7 Cursorius cursor
1 Collared Pratincole 1 5 Glareola pratincola
1 Little Pratincole Glareola lactea
2 Little Ringed Plover 3 15 Charadrius dubius
2 Ringed Plover 7 6 Charadrius hiaticula tundrae
2 Kentish Plover 9 150 Charadrius alexandrinus
2 Lesser Sand Plover 6 50 Charadrius mongolus
2 Greater Sand Plover 8 150 Charadrius leschenaultii
2 Pacific Golden Plover 3 27 Pluvialis fulva
2 Grey Plover 8 10 Pluvialis squatarola
2 Red-wattled Plover 7 30 Vanellus indicus
2 Sociable Plover 1 1 Vanellus gregaria
2 White-tailed Plover 1 1 Vanellus leucurus
2 Sanderling 7 20 Calidris alba
2 Little Stint 8 50 Calidris minuta
2 Temminck's Stint 6 8 Calidris temminckii
1 Pectoral Sandpiper 1 1 Calidris melanotos
2 Curlew Sandpiper 3 4 Calidris ferruginea
2 Dunlin 8 25 Calidris alpina
1 Broad-billed Sandpiper 3 28 Limicola falcinellus
2 Ruff 6 65 Philomachus pugnax
1 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
2 Common Snipe 5 7 Gallinago gallinago
2 Pintail Snipe 3 5 Gallinago stenura
1 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
1 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
2 Bar-tailed Godwit 4 20 Limosa lapponica
2 Whimbrel 8 5 Numenius phaeopus
2 Curlew 7 20 Numenius arquata orientalis
2 Spotted Redshank 2 1 Tringa erythropus
2 Redshank 8 100 Tringa totanus ussuriensis
2 Marsh Sandpiper 2 2 Tringa stagnatilis
2 Greenshank 10 15 Tringa nebularia
2 Green Sandpiper 6 12 Tringa ochropus
2 Wood Sandpiper 6 10 Tringa glareola
2 Terek Sandpiper 3 21 Xenus cinereus
2 Common Sandpiper 12 26 Actitis hypoleucos
2 Turnstone 4 5 Arenaria interpres
2 Red-necked Phalarope 4 256 Phalaropus lobatus
2 Arctic Skua 5 4 Stercorarius parasiticus
2 Sooty Gull 10 1000 Larus hemprichii
2 'Steppe' Gull 11 000s Larus (cachinnans) barabensis
2 Siberian Gull 5 000s Larus fuscus heuglini
1 Baltic Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus fuscus
2 Black-headed Gull 2 4 Larus ridibundus
2 Slender-billed Gull 10 400 Larus genei
2 Gull-billed Tern 5 6 Sterna nilotica
2 Caspian Tern 4 20 Sterna caspia
2 Swift (Crested) Tern 9 100 Sterna bergii velox
2 Lesser Crested Tern 7 40 Sterna bengalensis
2 Sandwich Tern 9 40 Sterna sandvicensis
2 Common Tern 5 20 Sterna hirundo
1 White-cheeked Tern 1 2 Sterna repressa
2 Bridled Tern 6 240 Sterna anaethetus
2 Saunders's Tern 7 6 Sterna saundersi
2 Whiskered Tern 5 10 Chlidonias hybridus
2 White-winged Black Tern 5 600 Chlidonias leucopterus
2 Common Noddy 4 23 Anouos stolidus
1 Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
2 Crowned Sandgrouse 2 1 Pterocles coronatus
2 Spotted Sandgrouse 2 3 Pterocles senegallus
2 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 3 200 Pterocles exustus
2 Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon 14 60 Colomba livia palaestinae
2 Collared Dove 11 0000s Streptopelia decaocto
2 Rufous Turtle Dove 1 1 Streptopelia orientalis meena
2 Palm (Laughing) Dove 13 100 Streptopelia senegalensis
2 Namaqua Dove 4 13 Oena capensis
2 Bruce's Green Pigeon 2 8 Treron waalia
1 Jacobin Cuckoo 1 2 Clamator Jacobinus
2 Rose-ringed Parakeet 8 50 Psittacula krameri
1 Common Cuckoo 3 1 Cuculus canorus
1 Common Koel 1 1 Eudynamys scolopacea
2 African Scops Owl 1 6 H Otus senegalensis
1 Scops Owl Otus scops
2 European Nightjar 3 3 Caprimulgus europaeus
1 Egyptian Nightjar 1 1 Caprimulgus aegyptius
2 Pallid Swift 4 150 Apus pallidus
2 Grey-headed Kingfisher 4 6 Halcyon leucocephala
1 White-collared Kingfisher 1 3 Halcyon chloris
2 Common Kingfisher 5 4 Alcedo atthis
2 Little Green Bee-eater 8 10 Merops orientalis
2 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 100 Merops persicus
1 European Bee-eater 1 1 Merops apiaster
2 European Roller 5 30 Coracias garrulus semenovi
2 Indian Roller 10 120 Coracias benghalensis
2 Hoopoe 6 7 Upupa epops
2 Wryneck 2 1 Jynx torquilla
2 Singing Bush Lark 2 55 Mirafra cantillans
2 Black-crowned Finch Lark 4 43 Eremopteryx nigriceps
2 Desert Lark 2 4 Ammomanes deserti
2 Hoopoe Lark 1 2 Alaemon alaudipes
2 Bimaculated Lark 2 28 Melanocorypha bimaculata
2 Short-toed Lark 7 1200 Calandrella brachydactyla eremica
2 Crested Lark 13 15 Galerida cristata brachyura
2 Oriental Skylark 2 6 Alauda gulgula
1 Skylark 1 1 Alauda arvensis
2 Sand Martin 6 20 Riparia riparia
2 Pale Crag Martin 9 6 Ptyonoprogne fuligula
2 Barn Swallow 9 100 Hirundo rustica
2 Richard's Pipit 3 14 Anthus richardi
1 Blyth's Pipit 1 1 Anthus godlewskii
2 Tawny Pipit 10 40 Anthus campestris
2 Long-billed Pipit 1 1 Anthus similis arabicus
2 Tree Pipit 4 10 Anthus trivialis
2 Red-throated Pipit 7 15 Anthus cervinus
2 Water Pipit 1 6 Anthus spinoletta coutellii
2 Blue-headed Wagtail 9 50 Motacilla flava flava
1 Black-headed Wagtail 6 5 Motacilla flava feldegg
1 Grey-headed Wagtail 2 1 Motacilla flava thunbergi
1 Sykes's Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla flava beema
2 Citrine Wagtail 10 15 Motacilla citreola
2 Grey Wagtail 3 3 Motacilla cinerea
2 White Wagtail 13 70 Motacilla alba
1 Masked Wagtail 2 4 Motacilla alba personata
2 White-cheeked Bulbul 3 20 Pycnonotus leucogenys
2 Red-vented Bulbul 2 3 Pycnonotus cafer
2 Yellow-vented Bulbul 9 25 Pycnonotus xanthopygos
1 Grey Hypocolius 1 1 Hypocolius ampelinus
1 Eastern Nightingale 1 3 Luscinia megarhynchos hafizi
2 Bluethroat 3 2 Luscinia svecica
2 Black Redstart 5 2 Phoenicurus ochruros semirufus
2 Redstart 1 2 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
2 Blackstart 2 5 Cercomela melanura
2 Eastern Stonechat 1 1 Saxicola torquata maura
1 'Caspian' Stonechat 1 1 Saxicola torquata variegatus
2 Northern Wheatear 1 1 Oenanthe oenanthe
2 Isabelline Wheatear 10 20 Oenanthe isabellina
2 Desert Wheatear 12 10 Oenanthe deserti
2 Red-tailed Wheatear 5 7 Oenanthe (xanthoprymna) chrysopygia
2 Eastern Pied Wheatear 1 2 Oenanthe picata
2 Pied Wheatear 2 3 Oenanthe pleschanka
2 South Arabian Wheatear 1 2 Oenanthe lugentoides
2 Hume's Wheatear 2 4 Oenanthe alboniger
1 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
2 Blue Rock Thrush 1 2 Monticola solitarius
2 Graceful Prinia 8 12 Prinia gracilis
1 European Reed Warbler 1 7 Acrocephalus scirpaceus
2 Clamorous Reed Warbler 5 10 Acrocephalus stentoreus
2 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2 2 Hippolais pallida
2 Sykes's Warbler 1 2 Hippolais rama
2 Menetries's Warbler 2 3 Sylvia mystacea
2 Desert Warbler 4 7 Sylvia nana
2 Arabian Warbler 2 1 Sylvia leucomelaena
2 Lesser Whitethroat 4 6 Sylvia curruca
2 Desert Lesser Whitethroat 6 10 Sylvia curruca minula
1 Common Whitethroat Syliva communis
1 Blackcap 1 1 Sylvia atricapillus
1 Yellow-browed Warbler 1 1 Phylloscopus inornatus/ humei
2 Wood Warbler 1 2 Phylloscopus sibilatrix
2 Plain Leaf Warbler 2 8 Phylloscopus neglectus
2 Chiffchaff 4 60 Phylloscopus collybita abietinus
1 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
1 Brown Flycatcher 1 1 Muscicapa daurica
1 Spotted Flycatcher 4 3 Muscicapa striata
2 Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 5 Ficedula parva
2 African Paradise Flycatcher 3 6 Terpsiphone viridis harterti
2 Arabian Babbler 2 5 Turdoides squamiceps
2 Shining Sunbird 4 20 Nectarinia habessinica
2 Purple Sunbird 7 30 Nectarinia asiatica
2 Palestine Sunbird 1 2 Nectarinia osea
2 White-breasted White-eye 3 60 Zosterops abyssinica
1 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala
2 Isabelline Shrike 9 4 Lanius isabellinus
2 Red-backed Shrike 1 1 Lanius collurio
1 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
2 (Southern) Great Grey Shrike 4 2 Lanius meridionalis aucheri
2 Steppe Grey Shrike 2 1 Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris
1 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
1 Black Drongo 1 1 Dicrurus macrocercus
2 House Crow 9 800 Corvus splendens
2 Brown-necked Raven 6 10 Corvus ruficollis
2 Fan-tailed Raven 5 30 Corvus rhipidurus
2 Tristram's Grackle 3 50 Onychognathus tristramii
1 Brahminy Starling 1 1 Sturnus vulgaris
1 Starling Sturnus vulgaris
2 Rose-coloured Starling 1 3 Sturnus roseus
1 Wattled Starling 1 20 Creatophora cineracea
2 Common Mynah 8 1000 Acridotheres tristis
2 House Sparrow 14 1000 Passer domesticus
2 Ruppell's Weaver 3 30 Ploceus galbula
1 Red Bishop Euplectes orix
1 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
2 Indian Silverbill 4 50 Lonchura malabarica
2 African Silverbill 4 100+ Lonchura cantans
2 Yemen Serin 1 25 Serinus menachensis
1 Golden-winged Grosbeak 1 2 Rhynchostruthus socotranus
2 Striated Bunting 1 1 Emberiza striolata
2 African Rock Bunting 3 20 Emberiza tahapisi
1 Ortolan Bunting 1 1 Emberiza hortulana

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