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Southernmost and some Middle Eastern breeders resident; additional wintering in S Spain and as far N as France recorded, but generally otherwise a medium-distance migrant. Present in France early Apr to mid-Nov, Gibraltar and Morocco late Feb to Oct and Canaries Jan-Sept. Migrates through NW Africa late Feb to early May and Aug-Nov. Spring migration through Eilat, Israel, peaks late Feb to mid-Aug, with autumn migration late May to late Sept, mainly Jun-Jul. Very common passage migrant in Djibouti. Present on Gambian wintering grounds Oct-Dec, as late as Apr in reduced numbers, but in some central N African areas some present all year. Rare visitor to W Liberia in late Feb to early Apr. Vagrant S to South Africa. Wintering recorded in India E to Sind.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)

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