03. May 2015

    Turkey - Day 5

    Yesterday Tomorrow

    We started very early this morning.

     

    At 5 am. we started at our sleepingplace with a tractor to get up at > 3 000m to see the snowcocks. During our way we already saw some mountain birds: White throated Robin, Snowfinch, Chukar Partridge, Radde's Accentor,....

     

    At +- 3 000m we stopped and walked the rest of the way. Our turkish quide (from our sleepingplace = Hassan) is every day up in the mountains for the snowcocks and know how to find and call them. After some minutes he already found 3 snowcocks which we could observe with our binoculars and telescopes (but to far for any photo..). We had not that much time to observe them because of the sunsrise the clouds start climb and our view was just 1-2m.

     

    So we decided to descend.

    On the foot of the mountain we searched for the Bimaculated Lark and found 3 individuals. Furthermore we had a beautiful Golden Eagle flying very close over us and we spotted the Saker Falcon again! Incredible to see a Saker Falcon two times in two days! The Falcon came from the mountain and went down in a canyon. It was very close so we decided to have a walk there. As we arrived - no falcon. But the canyon was really impressiv (no small lens with me..). But we found a breeding Kestrel and two Chukar Patridge.

     

    In the afternoon we visited the other side of the mountain. A stunning place! Our guide (Silas) told us that there is a  possibility to see wolfs and bears at this place. But we were not lucky and saw only some sousliks and wild goats.

     

    In total the two days in the mountais were really impressiv with beautiful landscapes and special mountain birds! We were really lucky to see 5 Wallcreeper in 2 days! Futhermore we saw many red-fronted Serins, Blue & Rufous-tailed Rock Thrushes, Snowfinches, Wheatears, Radde's Accentors, White Throated Robins, Golden Eagles and two times a Saker!

     

    For the evening we drove to our next destination: Osmanyie

     

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    Birdlist

      Latin English German  
    1.  (+) Tetraogallus caspius Caspian Snowcock Kaspikönigshuhn 3
    2.
    		 (+) Alectoris chuckar Chukar Partridge Chukarhuhn 4
    3.
    		 Ciconia ciconia White Stork Weißstorch 3
    4.
    		 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Steinadler 2
    5.
    		 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Adlerbussard 2
    6.
    		 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Turmfalke 1 
    7.
    		 Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Würgfalke 1
    8.
    		 (+) Columba livia Common Pigeon Felsentaube  
    9.
    		 Columba livia f. domestica Feral Pigeon Straßentaube  
    10.
    		 (+) Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove Türkentaube  
    11.
    		 Bubo zeylonensis  Brown Fish Owl Fischuhu  
    12.
    		 (+) Strix aluco Tawny Owl Waldkauz 1
    13.
    		 (+) Otus scops Eurasian Scops Owl Zwergohreule 2
    14.
    		 Apus apus Common Swift Mauersegler  
    15.
    		 Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Alpensegler  
    16.
    		 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Wiedehopf  
    17.
    		 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bienenfresser  
    18.
    		 Galerida cristata Crested Lark Haubenlerche >10
    19.
    		 Lullula arborea Woodlark Heidelerche 4
    20.
    		 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Kurzzehenlerche >30
    21.
    		 (+) Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark Bergkalanderleche >4
    22.
    		 Eremophila alpestris  Horned Lark Ohrenlerche 6 

    		Subspecies:   penicillata      
    23.
    		 Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Felsenschwalbe  
    24.
    		 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Rauchschwalbe  
    25.
    		 Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Mehlschwalbe >20
    26.
    		 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Brachpieper 2 
    27.
    		 Motacilla alba White Wagtail Bachstelze  1
    28.
    		 (+) Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper Wasseramsel 2
    29.
    		 Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor Alpenbraunelle  3
    30.
    		 (+) Prunella ocularis Radde's Accentor Steinbraunelle >10
    31.
    		 Luscinia megahynchos Common Nightingale Nachtigall  
    32.
    		 (+) Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin Weißkehlsänger  
    33.
    		 Phoenicurus ochruros  Black Redstart Hausrotschwanz  

    		Subspecies:    semirufus      
    34.
    		 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Steinschmätzer  
    35.
    		 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Isabellsteinschmätzer  
    36.
    		 Oenanthe hispanica 

    		 
      Subspecies: melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Balkansteinschmätzer  3
    37.
    		 Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear Felsensteinschmätzer >5
    38.
    		 Saxicola torquatus European Stonechat Schwarzkehlchen 2 
    39.
    		 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush Misteldrossel  1
    40.
    		 Turdus merula Common Blackbird Amsel  
    41.
    		 Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush Blaumerle  
    42.
    		 (+) Monticola saxatilis Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Steinrötel 3
    43.
    		 Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap Mönchsgrasmücke 2
    44.
    		 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Klappergrasmücke  1
    45.
    		 Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren Zaunkönig 1
    46.
    		 Parus major Great Tit Kohlmeise >5 
    47.
    		 Periparus ater Coal Tit Tannenmeise >10
    48.
    		 Cyanistes caeruleus Eurasian Blue Tit Blaumeise  1
    49.
    		 Sitta krueperi Krüper's Nuthatch Türkenkleiber  2
    50.
    		 Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch Felsenkleiber >5 
    51.
    		 Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper Mauerläufer 3
    52.
    		 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shirke Neuntöter >10
    53.
    		 Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Elster  
    54.
    		 Garrulus glandarius  Eurasian Jay Eichelhäher  
      Subspecies:    atricapillus      
    55.
    		 Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Dohle  
    56.
    		 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Cough Alpenkrähe  
    57.
    		 (+) Pyrrhocorax garulus Alpine Chough Alpendohle  
    58.
    		 Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Nebelkrähe  
    59.
    		 Corvus corax Northern Raven Kolkrabe  
    60.
    		 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling Star  
    61.
    		 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Haussperling  
    62.
    		 Passer montanus Tree Sparrow Feldsperling  
    63.
    		 Petronia petronia Common Rock Sparrow Steinsperling 2
    64.
    		 (+) Montifringilla nivalis White-winged Snowfinch Schneesperling >10
    65.
    		 Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch Buchfink  2
    66.
    		 Carduelis cannabina Common Linnet Bluthänfling  

    		Subspecies:  bella     >10
    67.
    		 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Stieglitz  
    68.
    		 (+) Carduleis chloris European Greenfinch Grünfink  
    69.
    		 Serinus serinus European Serin Girlitz  
    70.
    		 Serinus pusillus Red-fronted Serin Rotstirngirlitz  
    80.
    		 Emberiza cia Rock Bunting Zippammer >10

    Photos

    Tags: Turkey, Birding, Day5