11. May 2015

    Turkey summary

    It was a great trip with a great team! I really enjoyed it!

    BIG THANKS to Raoul & Joseph.

     

    I learned a lot more about how to identify birds in the field and I am really impressed about the phenomenon of bird migration! To see hundreds of raptors passing over or wetland birds in the desert is just amazing.

     

    The roadtrip was great! It was amazing to see so much of this beautiful country and to visit so many different biotopes: desert, wetlands, mountains, canyons, forests, lakes!

    The route was: Antalya - Lake Van

     

    Also a big THANKS to our faroese guide Silas who showed us many beautiful places, interesting birds and explained a lot about the local people, their culture and history!

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    Landscapes:

    Birecik

    Değirmenli Köyü

    Göksu Delta

    Lake Van

    Osmanyie

    Desert

    Mountains:

    Çamardı 

    Nemrut Dagi

    Nemrut Krateri

    Street

    Sunset

    Mammals:

    Goitered Gazelle

    Wild Goat

    Anatolian Souslik

    Reptiles:

    Lizard

    Turtle

    Birds:

    Birdlist

      Latin English German New for me
    1. Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Rostgans X
    2.
    		 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Stockente  
    3. Anas querquedula Garganey Knäkente  
    4.
    		 Aythya ferina Common Pochard Tafelente  
    5.
    		 Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard Kolbenente  
    6.
    		 Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck Moorente X
    7.
    		 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Reiherente  
    8.
    		 Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck Weißkopf-Ruderente X
    9.
    		 Tetraogallus caspius Caspian Snowcock Kaspikönigshuhn X
    10.
    		 Francolinus francolinus
    		 Black Francolin Halsbandfrankolin X
    11.
    		 Alectoris chuckar Chukar Partridge Chukarhuhn X
    12.
    		 Ammoperdix griseogularis See-see Partridge Persisches Wüstenhuhn X
    13.
    		 Coturnix coturnix Common Quail
    		 Wachtel  
    14.
    		 Crex crex Corn Crake Wachtelkönig  
    15.
    		 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe Zwergtaucher  
    16.
    		 Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Haubentaucher  
    17.
    		 Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Rosapelikan X
    18.
    		 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Kormoran  
    19.
    		 Phalacrocorax pygmeus Pygmy Cormorant Zwergscharbe X
    20.
    		 Botaurus stellaris Eurasian Bittern Rohrdommel  
    21.
    		 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Zwergdommel
    22.
    		 Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Nachtreiher  
    23.
    		 Bubulucus ibis Cattle Egret Kuhreiher  
    24.
    		 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Rallenreiher  
    25.
    		 Egretta garzetta Little Egret
    		 Seidenreiher  
    26.
    		 Casmerodius albus Great Egret Silberreiher  
    27.
    		 Ardea cinera Grey Heron Graureiher  
    28.
    		 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Purpurreiher  
    29.
    		 Ciconia ciconia White Stork Weißstorch  
    30.
    		 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Sichler  
    31.
    		 Geronticus eremita Northern Bald Ibis Waldrapp X
    32.
    		 Gypaetus barbatus Bearded Vulture Bartgeier  
    33.
    		 Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture Gänsegeier X
    34.
    		 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Mönchsgeier X
    35.
    		 Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Schmutzgeier X
    36.
    		 Pandion haliaetus Osprey Fischadler  
    37.
    		 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Steinadler  
    38.
    		 Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle Schreiadler X
    39.
    		 Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle Steppenadler X
    40.
    		 Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle Schlangenadler
    		 X
    41.
    		 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier Rohrweihe  
    42.
    		 Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Wiesenweihe X
    43.
    		 Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Steppenweihe X
    44.
    		 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Adlerbussard X
    45.
    		 Buteo buteo 


      Subspecies:        vulpinus Steppe Buzzard Falkenbussard

    X

    46.
    		 Pernis apivorus European Honey Buzzard Wespenbussard  
    47.
    		 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Sperber  
    48.
    		 Accipiter gentilis Northern Goshawk Habicht  
    49.
    		 Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk Kurzfangsperber X
    50.
    		 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Turmfalke  
    51.
    		 Falco naunmanni Lesser Kestrel Rötelfalke X
    52.
    		 Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Baumfalke  
    53.
    		 Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon Eleonorenfalke X
    54.
    		 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Wanderfalke  
    55.
    		 Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Würgfalke X
    56. Falco columbarius Merlin Merlin  
    57. Rallus aquaticus Water Rail Wasserralle  
    58.
    		 Gallinula chloropus  Common Moorhen Teichhuhn  
    59.
    		 Fulica atra Eurasian Coot Blässhuhn
    60.
    		 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Säbelschnäbler  
    61.
    		 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Stelzenläufer  
    62.
    		 Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew Triel X
    63.
    		 Glareola pratincola  Collared Pratincole Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe X
    64.
    		 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Flussregenpfeifer  
    65.
    		 Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Sandregenpfeifer  
    66.
    		 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Seeregenpfeifer X
    67.
    		 Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover Wüstenregenpfeifer X
    68.
    		 Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Kiebitzregenpfeifer  
    69.
    		 Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Kiebitz  
    70.
    		 Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing Spornkiebitz X
    71.
    		 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Sichelstrandläufer X
    72.
    		 Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Temminckstrandläufer X
    73.
    		 Calidris minuta Little Stint Zwergstrandläufer  
    74.
    		 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Bruchwasserläufer  
    75.
    		 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Flussuferläufer  
    76.
    		 Tringa totanus Common Redshank Rotschenkel  
    77.
    		 Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Grünschenkel  
    78.
    		 Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Teichwasserläufer X
    79.
    		 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Pfuhlschnepfe  
    80.
    		 Numenius arquat Eurasian Curlew Großer Brachvogel  
    81.
    		 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Regenbrachvogel X
    82. Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Bekassine  
    83.
    		 Philomachus pugnax Ruff Kampfläufer  
    84.
    		 Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Lachmöwe  
    85. Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed Gull Dünnschnabelmöwe X
    86. Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull Schwarzkopfmöwe X
    87.
    		 Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull Mittelmeermöwe  
    88.
    		 Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Armenienmöwe X
    89.
    		 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Heringsmöwe  
      Subspecies:        fuscus Blatic Gull
    		 Baltische Heringsmöwe X
      Subspecies:        heuglini  Heuglin's Gull Tundramöwe
    		 X
    90.
    		 Sternula albifrons Little Tern Zwergseeschwalbe X
    91.
    		 Thalasseus sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Brandseeschwalbe  
    92.
    		 Sterna hirundo Common Tern Flussseeschwalbe  
    93.
    		 Chlidonias niger Black Tern Trauerseeschwalbe  
    94.
    		 Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe X
    95.
    		 Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern Weißbart-Seeschwalbe X
    96.
    		 Columba livia Common Pigeon Felsentaube X
    97.
    		 Columba livia f. domestica Feral Pigeon Straßentaube  
    98.
    		 Columba oenas Stock Dove Hohltaube  
    99.
    		 Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon Ringeltaube  
    100.
    		 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove Türkentaube  
    101.
    		 Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove Turteltaube  
    102.
    		 Stretopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Palmtaube X
    103.
    		 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Kuckuck  
    104.
    		 Bubo zeylonensis  Brown Fish Owl Fischuhu X
    105.
    		 Strix aluco Tawny Owl Waldkauz  
    106.
    		 Athene noctua Little Owl Steinkauz  
      lillith     X
    107.
    		 Otus scops Eurasian Scops Owl Zwergohreule (X)
    108.
    		 Otus brucei Pallid Scops Owl Streifenohreule X
    109.
    		 Apus apus Common Swift Mauersegler  
    110.
    		 Apus pallidus Pallid Swift Fahlsegler X
    111.
    		 Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Alpensegler  
    112.
    		 Apus affinis Little Swift Haussegler X
    113.
    		 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Wiedehopf  
    114.
    		 Halcyon smyrensis White-throate Kingfisher Braunliest X
    115.
    		 Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher Graufischer X
    116.
    		 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bienenfresser  
    117.
    		 Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Blauwangenspint (X)
    118.
    		 Coracias garrulus European Roller Blauracke  
    119.
    		 Dendrocopus syriacus Syrian Woodpecker Blutspecht X
    120.
    		 Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker Mittelspecht  
    121.
    		 Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark Feldlerche  
    122.
    		 Galerida cristata Crested Lark Haubenlerche  
    123.
    		 Lullula arborea Woodlark Heidelerche  
    124.
    		 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Kurzzehenlerche  X
    125.
    		 Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark Stummellerche X
    126.
    		 Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Kalanderlerche X
    127.
    		 Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark Bergkalanderleche X
    128.
    		 Eremophila alpestris  Horned Lark Ohrenlerche X

    		Subspecies:   penicillata     X
      Subspecies:   flava     X
    129.
    		 Riparia riparia Sand Martin Uferschwalbe  
    130.
    		 Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Felsenschwalbe  
    131.
    		 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Rauchschwalbe  
    132.
    		 Ceropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Rötelschwalbe X
    133.
    		 Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Mehlschwalbe  
    134.
    		 Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit Bergpieper  

    		Subspecies:    coutellii     X
    135.
    		 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Brachpieper  
    136.
    		 Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit Wiesenpieper  
    137.
    		 Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Rotkehlpieper X
    138.
    		 Motacilla alba White Wagtail Bachstelze  
    139.
    		 Motacilla flava       
      Subspecies:        feldegg Black-headed Wagtail Maskenschafstelze X
    140.
    		 Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper Wasseramsel  
    141.
    		 Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor Alpenbraunelle  
    142.
    		 Prunella ocularis Radde's Accentor Steinbraunelle X
    143.
    		 Luscinia megahynchos Common Nightingale Nachtigall  
    144.
    		 Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Heckensänger X
    145.
    		 Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin Weißkehlsänger X
    146.
    		 Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart Gartenrotschwanz  

    		Subspecies: samamisicus     X
    147.
    		 Phoenicurus ochruros  Black Redstart Hausrotschwanz  

    		Subspecies:    semirufus     X
    148.
    		 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Steinschmätzer  
    149.
    		 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Isabellsteinschmätzer X
    150.
    		 Oenanthe hispanica 

    		X
      Subspecies: melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Balkansteinschmätzer X
    151.
    		 Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear Nonnensteinschmätzer X
    152.
    		 Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear Felsensteinschmätzer X
    153.
    		 Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdistan Wheatear Rostbürzel-Steinschmätzer X
    154.
    		 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat Braunkehlchen  
    155.
    		 Saxicola torquatus European Stonechat Schwarzkehlchen  
      Subspecies: maurus ...?     X
    156.
    		 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush Misteldrossel  
    157.
    		 Turdus merula Common Blackbird Amsel  
    158.
    		 Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush Blaumerle X
    159.
    		 Monticola saxatilis Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Steinrötel X
    160.
    		 Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia Streifenprinie X
    161.
    		 Sylvia nisoria Barred Warbler Sperbergrasmücke  
    162. Sylvia borin Garden Warbler Gartengrasmücke  
    163.
    		 Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap Mönchsgrasmücke  
    164.
    		 Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat Dorngrasmücke  
    165.
    		 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Klappergrasmücke  
    166.
    		 Sylvia crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler Nachtigallengrasmücke X
    167.
    		 Sylvia melanocephala  Sardinian Warbler Samtkopf-Grasmücke X
      Subspecies:    melanocephala
    		  X
    168.
    		 Sylvia mystacea Ménétries's Warbler Tamariskengrasmücke X
    169.
    		 Sylvia rueppelli Rüppell's Warbler Maskengrasmücke X
    170.
    		 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler Schilfrohrsänger  
    171.
    		 Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler Mariskenrohrsänger  
    172.
    		 Cettia cetti  Cetti's Warbler  Seidensänger  
    173.
    		 Acrocephalus scirpaceus European Reed Warbler Teichrohrsänger  
    174. Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Sumpfrohrsänger  
    175. Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler Feldrohrsänger  
    176.
    		 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler Drosselrohrsänger  
    177.
    		 Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler Gelbspötter  
    178.
    		 Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler Olivenspötter X
    179.
    		 Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler Dornspötter X
    180.
    		 Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Blassspötter X
    181.
    		 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Fitis  
    182.
    		 Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Balkanlaubsänger X
    183.
    		 Regulus regulus Goldcrest Wintergoldhänchen  
    184.
    		 Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren Zaunkönig  
    185.
    		 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher Grauschnäpper  
    186.
    		 Parus major Great Tit Kohlmeise  
    187.
    		 Periparus ater Coal Tit Tannenmeise  
    188.
    		 Cyanistes caeruleus Eurasian Blue Tit Blaumeise  
    189.
    		 Poecile lugubris Sombre Tit Balkanmeise X
    190.
    		 Aegithalos caudatus  Long-tailed Tit Schwanzmeise

    		Subspecies:        alpinus     X
    191. Panurus biarmicus Bearded Reedling Bartmeise  
    192.
    		 Sitta krueperi Krüper's Nuthatch Türkenkleiber X
    193.
    		 Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch Felsenkleiber X
    194.
    		 Sitta tephronota Eastern Rock Nuthatch Klippenkleiber X
    195.
    		 Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper Mauerläufer X
    196.
    		 Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike Schwarzstirnwürger X
    197.
    		 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shirke Neuntöter  
    198.
    		 Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike Rotkopfwürger X
    199.
    		 Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike Maskenwürger X
    200.
    		 Pyconotus xanthopygos White-spectacled Bulbul Gelbsteißbülbül
    201.
    		 Turdoides altirostris Iraq Babbler Rieddrossling X
    202.
    		 Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Elster  
    203.
    		 Garrulus glandarius  Eurasian Jay Eichelhäher
      Subspecies:    atricapillus     X
    204.
    		 Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Dohle  
      Subspecies:  soemmerringii     X
    205.
    		 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Cough Alpenkrähe X
    206.
    		 Pyrrhocorax garulus Alpine Chough Alpendohle  
    207.
    		 Corvus frugilegus Rook Saatkrähe  
    208.
    		 Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Nebelkrähe  
    209.
    		 Corvus corax Northern Raven Kolkrabe  
    210.
    		 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling Star  
    211.
    		 Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole Pirol  
    212.
    		 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Haussperling  
    213. Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow Weidensperling X
    214.
    		 Passer montanus Tree Sparrow Feldsperling  
    215.
    		 Passer moabiticus Dead Sea Sparrow Moabsperling X
    216.
    		 Petronia petronia Common Rock Sparrow Steinsperling X
    217.
    		 Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rock Sparrow Fahlsperling X
    218.
    		 Gymnoris xanthocollis Yellow-throated Sparrow Gelbkehlsperling X
    219.
    		 Montifringilla nivalis White-winged Snowfinch Schneesperling  
    220.
    		 Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch Buchfink  
    221.
    		 Carduelis cannabina Common Linnet Bluthänfling  

    		Subspecies:  bella     X
    222.
    		 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Stieglitz  
    223.
    		 Carduleis chloris European Greenfinch Grünfink  
    224.
    		 Carduelis spinus Eurasian Siskin Erlenzeisig  
    225.
    		 Serinus serinus European Serin Girlitz  
    226.
    		 Serinus pusillus Red-fronted Serin Rotstirngirlitz X
    227. Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Finch Mongolengimpel X
    228.
    		 Rhodopechys sanguineus Crimson-winged Finch Rotflügelgimpel X
    229.
    		 Rhodospiza obsoleta Desert Finch Weißflügelgimpel X
    230.
    		 Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting Rohrammer  
      Subspecies: reiseri, caspia     X
    231.
    		 Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting Ortolan X
    232. Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting Grauortolan X
    233.
    		 Emberiza buchanani Grey-necked Bunting Steinortolan X
    234.
    		 Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting Türkenammer X
      Subspecies: cineracea     X
      Subspecies: semenowi     X
    235.
    		 Emberiza melanocphala Black-headed Bunting Kappenammer X
    236.
    		 Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting Grauammer  
    237.
    		 Emberiza cia Rock Bunting Zippammer  

    In total:    237 

    With ssp.:     257

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    New for me:    100

    With ssp.:     157

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    Now:      I am looking forward for the next adventure!

     

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