According to a ProMED mail posting on June 2nd, authorities in Israel confirmed cases of H5N8 avian influenza in wild birds.  One case involved a Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in mid-April and a second case during early May in a white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

The presence of H5N8, last reported in Israel in April 2021, follows control of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in both wild birds and commercial poultry flocks.

Approximately five thousand cranes (Grus grus) were among the many casualties of the H5N1 outbreak.  For the 2022 migration season, authorities will not feed resting birds that aggregate in the wetlands of the Hula Valley, since their concentration leads to intra-flock transmission and high mortality and prolongs their stay, adding to the risk of infection of poultry flocks.

Hopefully H5N8 will not emerge as a strain of significance in late 2022 and into 2023.