> We will be in Jordan for four days in early March, then
> again , probably also Syria, for a fortnight in mid-April.
> Jill Dening
Spent a couple of weeks in Syria recently. Two places to
visit:
* If you are in Damascus make sure you visit the markets.
There is an 'animal' section and they have lot of unusual
birds for sales - a bid unsettling, but interesting
none-the-less.
* Also if you are in the area definately visit Palmyra -
extrodinary ancient ruins. See:
http://www.visit-syria.com/anglais/palmyrang.html
And make sure you stay in the Hotel Zenobia! A range of
unusual desert birds (make sure you have a descent guide!).
The following is ok - and it also covers Europe.
Title: Birds of Europe : With North Africa and the
Middle East
Author: Lars Jonsson, David Christie
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: June 1996
Also:
Birds of the Middle East by R. F. Porter, P.
Schiermacker-Hansen, S. Christensen
There is a ornithological society of the middle east -
goto:
http://www.osme.org/index.html?
Just a general note on Syria and Jordan - it is safe. For
example, one comment made about this area is that you can
leave your bag on a street corner and it will still be
there the next day. The people are extremely nice, although
there is a lot of 'secret police' who are surprisingly
harmless.
Hope this helps and I would love to see your bird list.
Tim
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