Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 124, April 2015, pp. 22-39. | Page 14
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Birds observed in the Sea section in front of Wadi Gaza
Common
Name
1-Sanderling
Scientific
Name
Calidris alba
2-Little Egret
Egretta
garzetta
3-Blackheaded Gull
4-Lesser
Black-backed
Gull
Larus
ridibundus
Larus fuscus
اإلسم
العربي
الدريجة
البيضاء
بلشون
أبيض
صغير
نورس أسود
الرأس
نورس
صغير أسود
الظهر
Photo (18). Sanderlings (Calidris alba) at Wadi Gaza Estuary. Photo by: Ayman
Dardona. 16.10.2014.
The Black-headed Gull, the Little Egret, and the Lesser Black–backed gull are
present at Wadi Gaza Estuary. The establishment of the new sewage ponds in
Wadi Gaza makes it a good place for some aquatic birds to be existent and to
move from Gaza Sea to Wadi Gaza and vice versa. Below are some photos of
aquatic bi