REPORT OF A BIRDING TRIP TO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF TURKEY
JUNE THE 26TH TO JULY THE 18TH
© 2004 Kasper P Hendriks
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TURKEY 2004
REPORT OF A BIRDING TRIP TO THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF TURKEY
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BIRDS OBSERVED A SYSTEMATIC LIST Following is a comprehensive systematic list of the 244 birdspecies we observed during our three-week trip through Turkey. The list follows Duivendijk, N. van, Dutch Birding Kenmerkengids, 2002. Target species observed are market with an asterisk, *, and are new to the life list of at least one of the participants. Numbers of the areas refer to the places visited part of the report. One can find all observations for that specific area there. Note that, although all observed species are included, not every single observation is necessarily recorded. This holds especially for the commoner species. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings  → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna → 23: Kulu Gölü Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Pochard Aythya farina → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca → 19: Birecik and surroundings Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Gadwall Mareca strepera → 11: “Small Mast Lake” Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata → 11: “Small Mast Lake” Mallard Anas platyrhynchos → Present at all wetlands Garganey Anas querquedula → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Teal Anas crecca → 11: “Small Mast Lake” Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi* → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Chukar Alectoris chukar* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 11: “Small Mast Lake” See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis* → 19: Birecik and surroundings Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus* → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings Common Quail Coturnix coturnix → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 15: Van Lake area → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus → Present at most wetlands Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus → 19: Birecik and surroundings Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo → Common along Black See coast → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings European Shag Stictocarbo aristotelis desmarestii → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus* → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus* → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutes → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax → 19: Birecik and surroundings Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Little Egret Egretta garzetta → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Great Egret Casmerodius albus → 16: Bulanik Area Grey Heron Ardea cinerea → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area Purple Heron Ardea purpurea → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings White Stork Ciconia ciconia → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area → 23: Kulu Gölü Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita* → 19: Birecik and surroundings Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Black Kite Milvus migrans → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus → 2 ad, ±10km north of Mut, southern Turkey Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus → 1: Alanya surroundings → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus → 24: Akseki and surroundings Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes* → 1: Alanya surroundings Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 23: Kulu Gölü Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 15: Van Lake area → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 15: Van Lake area → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus brookei → 4: Tarsus Delta → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Water Rail Rallus aquaticus → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Grey-headed Swamp-hen Porphyrio poliocephalus caspius* → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings Eurasian Coot Fulica atra → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan
→ 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Crane Grus grus → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 15: Van Lake area Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 15: Van Lake area Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus → 16: Bulanik Area Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii columbinus → 23: Kulu Gölü Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus* → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area Little Stint Calidris minuta → 23: Kulu Gölü Ruff Philomachus pugnax → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Redshank Tringa tetanus → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus → 23: Kulu Gölü Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 15: Van Lake area Slender-billed Gull Larus genei → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis → 2: Mediterranean coast road Pontic Gull Larus cachinnans → 23: Kulu Gölü Armenian Gull Larus armenicus* → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica → 23: Kulu Gölü Caspian Tern Sterna caspia → 15: Van Lake area Common Tern Sterna hirundo → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Little Tern Sterna albifrons → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 23: Kulu Gölü Black Tern Chlidonias niger → 23: Kulu Gölü White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Rock Dove Columba livia → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaoto → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur → 4: Tarsus Delta → 19: Birecik and surroundings Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis* → Diyarbakir city center → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → Adiyaman city center → Small coastal park in eastern Antalya Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei* → 19: Birecik and surroundings European Scops Owl Otus scops → 16: Bulanik Area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Northern Little Owl Athene noctua indigena → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 11: “Small Mast Lake” → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Desert Little Owl Athene noctua lilith → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Long-eared Owl Asio otus → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common Swift Apus apus → 1: Alanya surroundings → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings Alpine Swift Apus melba → 1: Alanya surroundings → 2: Mediterranean coast road
→ 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Little Swift Apus affinis → 19: Birecik and surroundings White-throated Kingfisher Halycon smyrnensi* → 4: Tarsus Delta Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis* → 19: Birecik and surroundings European Bee-eater Merops apiaster → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings European Roller Coracia garrulus → 1: Alanya surroundings → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü → 24: Akseki and surroundings European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis → 24: Akseki and surroundings Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 24: Akseki and surroundings Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius → 24: Akseki and surroundings Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor → 24: Akseki and surroundings Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 16: Bulanik Area → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata* → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla → 4: Tarsus Delta → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis niethammeri* → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 23: Kulu Gölü Crested Lark Galerida cristata → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 4: Tarsus Delta → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 23: Kulu Gölü Woodlark Lullula arborea → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris penicillata → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Sand Martin Riparia riparia → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Eurasian Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 19: Birecik and surroundings Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica → 1: Alanya surroundings → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 4: Tarsus Delta → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common House Martin Delichon urbica → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 19: Birecik and surroundings Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta coutelli → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Black-headed Wagtail Motacilla feldegg* → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area → 23: Kulu Gölü Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola werae → 15: Van Lake area Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings White Wagtail Motacilla alba → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos* → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Dunnock Prunella modularis → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes syriacus* → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 4: Tarsus Delta → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Whinchat Saxicola rubetra → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura armenica → 15: Van Lake area → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina* → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 23: Kulu Gölü Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca* → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 15: Van Lake area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 23: Kulu Gölü Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii* → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus amicorum → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Common Blackbird Turdus merula → 4: Tarsus Delta → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle → 24: Akseki and surroundings Song Thrush Turdus philomelos → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti → 1: Alanya surroundings → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis* → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 4: Tarsus Delta → 19: Birecik and surroundings Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Caspian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 16: Bulanik Area Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon mimicus* → 15: Van Lake area
Olivaceous Warbler Acrocephalus pallidus elaeicus* → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus → 15: Van Lake area → 19: Birecik and surroundings Ménétries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea rubescens* → 19: Birecik and surroundings Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax* → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings Rüppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppellii* → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis icterops → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings
Bright-green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus* → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis* → 24: Akseki and surroundings Caucasian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus lorenzii* → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Goldcrest Regulus regulus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata → 24: Akseki and surroundings Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata* → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus → 15: Van Lake area Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus tephronotus → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Marsh Tit Parus palustris → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Sombre Tit Parus lugubris anatoliae → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Coal Tit Parus ater → 24: Akseki and surroundings European Blue Tit Parus caeruleus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Great Tit Parus major → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi* → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 15: Van Lake area → 24: Akseki and surroundings Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus caspius → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 15: Van Lake area → 23: Kulu Gölü Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator niloticus → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus* → 1: Alanya surroundings → 2: Mediterranean coast road → 4: Tarsus Delta → 24: Akseki and surroundings Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius atricapillus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common Magpie Pica pica → Common in whole of Turkey Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik
→ 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula soemmerringii → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Rook Corvus frugilegus → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings Hooded Crow Corvus cornix sharpii → Common in whole of Turkey Common Raven Corvus corax → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris tauricus/purpurascens → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings House Sparrow Passer domesticus → Common in whole of Turkey Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis → 3: Göksu Delta and surroundings → 4: Tarsus Delta → 22: Konya-Karaman-Eregli triangle Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus* → 19: Birecik and surroundings Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik Pale Rockfinch Capospizza brachydactyla* → 15: Van Lake area → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis* → 19: Birecik and surroundings Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 19: Birecik and surroundings White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan European Serin Serinus serinus → 24: Akseki and surroundings European Greenfinch Chloris chloris → 24: Akseki and surroundings European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis → 4: Tarsus Delta → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan Twite Carduelis flavirostris brevirostris → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 24: Akseki and surroundings Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea* → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area Desert Finch Rhodospizza obsolete* → 19: Birecik and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings Mongolian Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes mongolicus* → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings Cirl Bunting Emberizza cirlus → 24: Akseki and surroundings Rock Bunting Emberizza cia → 5: Aladag Mountains: Demirkazik → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Cinereous Bunting Emberizza cineracea semenowi* → 18: Nemrud Dagi and surroundings → 20: Durnalik and surroundings Ortolan Bunting Emberizza hortulana → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 10: Aktas Gölü and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit Grey-necked Bunting Emberizza buchanani* → 13: Isak Pasa Palace and surroundings Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberizza caesia* → 21: Cyprus: Bellepais Monastery and surroundings → 24: Akseki and surroundings Common Reed Bunting Emberizza schoeniclus reiseri → 15: Van Lake area Black-headed Bunting Emberizza melanocephala* → 4: Tarsus Delta → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 7: Gelinkaya, Sivri Kaya, Ovit Dagi Gecidi and surroundings → 12: Between Igdir and Dogubayazit → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area → 17: Nemrut Dagi near Tatvan Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra → 6: Between Sivas and Erzurum → 8: Between Savsat and Ardahan → 9: Hills east and valley south of Ardahan → 14: Between Dogubayazit and Van Lake area → 15: Van Lake area → 16: Bulanik Area |
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