08. May 2015

    Turkey - Day 10

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    We had an amazing start! 4 vulture species in less than 1 hour!

     

    We just started to drive to a canyon near the lake Zernek Baraji as we saw some bird of preys flying very low. We were lucky to be at a 'mountain' (2 000m). We had a beautiful view of very low flying Griffon and Cinereous Vultures! Later at our destination we found (at 1 500m) a Bearded Vulture and an Egyptian Vulture.

     

    After this good start we continued our way to the canyon place. Silas told us where we should go for the Crimson-winged Finch but we didn't found the right place. So we explored the area around.

      

    We found a really interesting place - a river bed with very less water. We followed a bit the water to see what we can find. We found: Crimson-winged Finch and Little Ringed Plover which are normal for this place. But we also found migrating birds like the Common Sandpiper, Willow Warblers and Moustached Warbler there! 

    At a place more down we were lucky to find a nest of a Rock Nuthatch and the only Grey-necked Bunting for the trip.

     

    Afterwards we drove to the next destination: Lake Ercek Gölü. Another place from Silas where we should look for the White-headed Duck. Beside the duck we also spotted two Temminck's Stints and a Pallid Harrier.

     

    It was a good day but unfortunately I lost my Ipod somewhere in the turkish mountains....

     

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    Birdlist

      Latin English German
    1. Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Rostgans >10
    2.
    		 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Stockente 2
    3. (+) Aythya ferina Common Pochard Tafelente >20
    4.
    		 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck Moorente
    5. (+) Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Reiherente 2
    6. (+) Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck Weißkopf-Ruderente 8
    7.
    		 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe Zwergtaucher 1
    8.
    		 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Rallenreiher 1
    9.
    		 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Purpurreiher 1
    10. (+) Gypaetus barbatus Bearded Vulture Bartgeier 1
    11. (+) Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture Gänsegeier 8
    12. (+) Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Mönchsgeier 2
    13.
    		 Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Schmutzgeier 2
    14.
    		 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Steinadler 2
    15. (+) Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Steppenweihe
    16.
    		 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Adlerbussard 6
    17.
    		 Pernis apivorus European Honey Buzzard Wespenbussard
    18.
    		 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Sperber 1
    19.
    		 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Turmfalke 3
    20.
    		 Falco naunmanni Lesser Kestrel Rötelfalke 1
    21.
    		 Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Baumfalke 1
    22.
    		 Gallinula chloropus  Common Moorhen Teichhuhn 1
    23.
    		 Fulica atra Eurasian Coot Blässhuhn >30
    24.
    		 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Säbelschnäbler 6
    25.
    		 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Stelzenläufer 2
    26.
    		 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Flussregenpfeifer 2
    27.
    		 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Seeregenpfeifer 1
    28. (+) Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Kiebitz 3
    29.
    		 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Sichelstrandläufer
    30. (+) Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Temminckstrandläufer 2
    31.
    		 Calidris minuta Little Stint Zwergstrandläufer 2
    32.
    		 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Bruchwasserläufer >30
    33.
    		 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Flussuferläufer 1
    34.
    		 Tringa totanus Common Redshank Rotschenkel 3
    35.
    		 Philomachus pugnax Ruff Kampfläufer >20
    36.
    		 Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull Mittelmeermöwe >200
    37. (+) Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Armenienmöwe >50
    38. (+) Chlidonias niger Black Tern Trauerseeschwalbe 3
    39.
    		 Columba livia Common Pigeon Felsentaube
    40.
    		 Columba livia f. domestica Feral Pigeon Straßentaube
    41.
    		 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove Türkentaube
    42.
    		 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Kuckuck 1
    43.
    		 Athene noctua Little Owl Steinkauz
      lillith     3
    44.
    		 Apus apus Common Swift Mauersegler
    45.
    		 Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Alpensegler
    46.
    		 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Wiedehopf 4
    47.
    		 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bienenfresser >50
    48.
    		 Coracias garrulus European Roller Blauracke >10
    49.
    		 Galerida cristata Crested Lark Haubenlerche
    50.
    		 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Kurzzehenlerche
    51.
    		 Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark Stummellerche
    52.
    		 Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Kalanderlerche >10
    53.
    		 Eremophila alpestris  Horned Lark Ohrenlerche

    		Subspecies:   penicillata    
    54.
    		 Riparia riparia Sand Martin Uferschwalbe >5
    55.
    		 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Rauchschwalbe
    56.
    		 Ceropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Rötelschwalbe >10
    57.
    		 Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Mehlschwalbe
    58. Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Brachpieper 2
    59. (+) Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit Wiesenpieper 1
    60. (+) Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Rotkehlpieper 1
    61.
    		 Motacilla flava      >10
    62. (+) Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart Gartenrotschwanz

    		Subspecies:  samamisicus

    		2
    63.
    		 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Steinschmätzer >10
    64.
    		 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Isabellsteinschmätzer
    65.
    		 Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear Felsensteinschmätzer 5
    66.
    		 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat Braunkehlchen 1
    67.
    		 Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler Sperbergrasmücke 1
    68.
    		 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Klappergrasmücke 2
    69. (+) Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler Mariskenrohrsänger 1
    70.
    		 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler Drosselrohrsänger 1
    71.
    		 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Fitis >10
    72.
    		 Sitta krueperi Krüper's Nuthatch Türkenkleiber 1
    73.
    		 Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike Schwarzstirnwürger >30
    74.
    		 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shirke Neuntöter
    75.
    		 Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Elster
    76.
    		 Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Dohle

    		(+) Subspecies:  soemmerringii


    77. (+) Corvus frugilegus Rook Saatkrähe >50
    78.
    		 Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Nebelkrähe
    79.
    		 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling Star
    80.
    		 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Haussperling
    81.
    		 Petronia petronia Common Rock Sparrow Steinsperling >50
    82.
    		 Carduelis cannabina Common Linnet Bluthänfling >30
    83. (+) Rhodopechys sanguineus Crimson-winged Finch Rotflügelgimpel >6
    84.
    		 Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting Rohrammer

    		Subspecies: reiseri, caspia

    		1
    85. (+) Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting Steinortolan 1
    86.
    		 Emberiza melanocphala Black-headed Bunting Kappenammer 1
    87.
    		 Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting Grauammer
    88.
    		 Emberiza cia Rock Bunting Zippammer 2

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    Tags: Turkey, Birding, Day10