Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 124, April 2015, pp. 22-39. | Page 14

22 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