Table 1 Wild birds species recorded from the two districts; Zagazig and Hehia, at Sharkia governorate

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae

Black-winged kite

Elanus caeruleus

R

Bucerotiformes

Upupidae

Hoopoe

Upupa epops

R

Chardriiformes

Burhinidae

Senegal thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

R

′′

Charadriida

Spur winged plover

Vanellus spinosus

R

Columbiformes

Columbidae

Rock dove

Columba livia

R

′′

′′

Palm dove

Streptopelia senegalensis

R

Coraciiformes

Alcedinidae

Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

M

′′

′′

Pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

R

′′

′′

White throated kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

M

′′

Meropidae

Blue-cheeked bee-eater

Merops persicus

M

′′

′′

Little green bee eater

Merops orientalis

R

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae

Senegal coucal

Centropus senegalensis

R

Falconiformes

Falconidae

Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

R

Gruiformes

Rallidae

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

R

Passeriformes

Acrocephalidae

Clamorous reed warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

R

′′

Alaudidae

Crested lark

Galerida cristata

R

′′

Cisticolida

Zitting cisticola

Cisticola junicides

R

′′

′′

Graceful prinia

Prinia gracilis

R

′′

Corvidae

Hooded crow

Corvus cornix

R

′′

Estrildidae

Red avadavat

Amandava amandava

R

′′

Hirundinidae

Barn swallow

Hirundo rustica

R

′′

Motacillidae

White wagtail

Motacilla alba

M

′′

′′

Yellow wagtail

Motacilla flava

R

′′

Muscicapidae

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

M

′′

Passeridae

House sparrow

Passer domesticus

R

′′

Ploceidae

Streaked weaver

Ploceus manyar

R

′′

Phylloscopidae

chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

M

′′

Pycnonotidae

Common bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

R

′′

Sylviidae

Lesser whitethroat

Sylvia curruca

M

Pelecaniformes

Ardeidae

Cattle egret

Bubulcus ibis

R

′′

′′

Little egret

Egretta garzetta

R

′′

′′

Black-crowned night heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

R

′′

′′

Squacco heron

Ardeola ralloides

M