Contents: Introduction - Southern Israel: a brief tour - What to expect - Habitat, climate and geography - The great migration - Timing your visit - Some final tips - Birding sites of northern Israel: Eilat and immediate area; Eilat Mountains; The km 20 area; Southern Arava; Kibbutz Lotan and immediate area; Southern Negev Plateau; Mizpe Ramon area; Sede Boquer and Nahal Zin; Northern Arava - Hazeva and En Yahav; Dead Sea region; Nizzana area; Beer Sheva and surroundings; North-western Negev - Abbreviations - A checklist of the birds of Israel.