{"id":2057254,"date":"2019-03-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=b89944bc05ac4b90a5488b7eb8d0632a"},"modified":"2019-12-23T01:42:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T12:42:28","slug":"spring-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/spring-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I worked in Wadi Bet Arif, very close to Ben Gurion airport. I had a productive morning – lovey spring atmosphere with flowers, beautiful weather, good breeding activity and fine migration.<\/p>\n

Among the priority breeding species, Long-billed Pipit was most prominent – it’s song was a continuous soundtrack of my walk.<\/p>\n

One of my favourite breeding birds; quality.<\/p>\n

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I managed to read the ring of this one – ringed by Yosef in 2016.<\/p>\n

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Other priority species, summer migrants, were present still in low densities:<\/p>\n

Woodchat Shrike, singing softly<\/p>\n

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Blonde Eastern Black-eared Wheatear<\/p>\n

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After 08:00, typically, Sylvias woke up and showed in fair numbers and decent diversity. Star was Rueppell’s Warbler – I had four including two males that were super showy. Smashing birds.<\/p>\n

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Lovely site – so close to the populated center of the country, yet such quality habitat, mammals and birds.<\/p>\n

Mountain Gazelles<\/p>\n

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Looking west towards the Big Smoke – Tel Aviv in the distance<\/p>\n

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