Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 148, April 2017, pp. 1-13.

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The Senegal Thick-Knee or StoneCurlew (Burhinus senegalensis Swainson,
1837) : New Record for Palestine
‫طير الكروان الحجري السنغالي : تسجيل جديد في فلسطين‬
By : Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher
Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa
On Wednesday 08th July 2015, a Senegal Thick-Knee or Stone-Curlew (Burhinus
senegalensis Swainson, 1837) was observed and photographed near the fish ponds
at Ma’agan Michael Kibbutz, near Jisr az-Zarqa and the Timsah (Taninim)
Stream, north Palestine. It is the first record for Palestine and Israel; and the bird
was first observed and photographed by the Birder Chen Rozen.

The Senegal Thick-Knee or Stone-Curlew (Burhinus senegalensis Swainson, 1837) near the fish
ponds at Ma’agan Michael Kibbutz, near Jisr az-Zarqa, north Palestine. Photo by Chen Rozen.
08.07.2015. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4678028,00.html
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 148 – April 2017