Birding in the area is quite some fun, with our main special bird being Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis niethammeri. Along the road between Karaman and Eregli, larks Alaudidae are numerous and we made many stops to check them. Here, Asia Minor Ground Squirrel Spermophilus xantoprymnus is abundant. Therefore, one would expect high numbers of Accipitriformes here, but we saw only a smal amount. A probable Saker Falco cherrug was resting along this road in an electricity pole, but was too distant. As we drove closer, the bird had gone and could not be found again.

It is important for future visitors that, at the time of our visit, no water could be found at the Eregli Marshes or anywhere else in the surroundings. At the Sultan Marshes, this is said to be the same case. I'm not sure whether this is caused by the time of the year or permanent. At least many reeds were still present, so water could not have been absent for too long.

A good tip is that of a colony of breeding Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni near the small village of Bogecik. To reach it, drive the main road between Karaman and Eregli a few hundred meters further eastwards than were you can find a small indistinct sign pointing northwards towards Bogecik, and turn north onto a smaller road. This road is partly covered with asphalt and partly with gravel and makes a strange turn around some sort of dike. After a few hundred meters, just before a very small settlement, the birds breed on the left side of the road. We saw many fresh juveniles being fed by adult males and females. Perfect site for photographers!