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bee-eater

merops apiaster

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Field Notes

Description:

chestnut head, yellow throat, blue breast, pale chestnut under-wing.

Habitat:

Migratory. Breeding in south europe. Passing Sinai in winter and spring

Notes:

The bee-eaters are back!! Group noisily circling my house.

Species ID Suggestions

European bee-eater

Merops apiaster
Ietermagog
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Wildlife of the Sinai Peninsula
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PublishedApril 20, 2013

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