tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79593908355218957582012-01-24T12:42:29.881+02:00Birdwatch TurkeyTrip Reports done by <a href="http://www.birdwatchturkey.com">Birdwatch Turkey</a>Kerem Ali Boylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576926189074334145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959390835521895758.post-60697250201996463242012-01-24T12:14:00.000+02:002012-01-24T12:38:44.003+02:002012 Jan - Lammergeier and the other big 5..!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Date: </b>15-16 January 2012</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Itinerary: </b>Gerede, Dörtdivan (Bolu), Beypazarı - Nallıhan (Ankara), overnight in Beypazarı</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Birder: </b>Scott Schuette, USA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a trip to the mountians of Bolu and Ankara. We could get very good view and composition of species of the first half of the target group, the large raptors. All Eastern Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, White-taied Eagle, Lammergeier and Black (Cinereous) Vulture could be seen well. The two adıult Lammergeier and 23 Cinereous Vultures in the remote valley north of Beypazarı was the highlight. Later we visited Sarıyar Damlake to search for waterbirds, which was not very productive: no Red-breasted Goose and Wallcreeper were there. Despite very cold weather (up to -12 during day) we could get Krueper's Nuthatch. Please check the species list below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HhzJGo0C3g4/Tx6A-epmL_I/AAAAAAAAFIg/XtkugzsNmtE/s1600/DSCN0333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HhzJGo0C3g4/Tx6A-epmL_I/AAAAAAAAFIg/XtkugzsNmtE/s640/DSCN0333.JPG" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black (Cinereous) Vulture against snowy background.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PHqg7sCCBIY/Tx6BADbZb0I/AAAAAAAAFIo/MsJSDUR8nqU/s1600/DSCN0335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="510" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PHqg7sCCBIY/Tx6BADbZb0I/AAAAAAAAFIo/MsJSDUR8nqU/s640/DSCN0335.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cinereous (Black) vulture soaring</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XlBc8V_7krc/Tx6BBagpOtI/AAAAAAAAFIw/gsarPjgCth8/s1600/DSCN0336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XlBc8V_7krc/Tx6BBagpOtI/AAAAAAAAFIw/gsarPjgCth8/s640/DSCN0336.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another black vulture</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v0wk0KkXPkI/Tx6BCBL63UI/AAAAAAAAFI4/P6-bhJUseP8/s1600/DSCN0338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v0wk0KkXPkI/Tx6BCBL63UI/AAAAAAAAFI4/P6-bhJUseP8/s640/DSCN0338.JPG" width="508" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black vultures without digiscoping</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EC9Q2TZyluI/Tx6BDuPJkkI/AAAAAAAAFJA/rALX3mzTwPU/s1600/DSCN0340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EC9Q2TZyluI/Tx6BDuPJkkI/AAAAAAAAFJA/rALX3mzTwPU/s640/DSCN0340.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridge over the canyon and colourful mountians at Nallıhan Bird Paradise</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--UbJ_q4a4rY/Tx6BFNZLurI/AAAAAAAAFJI/oExr-qL2Zyg/s1600/DSCN0341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--UbJ_q4a4rY/Tx6BFNZLurI/AAAAAAAAFJI/oExr-qL2Zyg/s640/DSCN0341.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shores of Sarıyar Damlake</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Species list:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><ol><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Great Egret Casmerodius albus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Grey Heron Ardea cinerea</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Teal Anas crecca</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Mallard Anas platyrhynchos</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Pochard Aythya ferina</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Cinereous (Black) Vulture Aegypius monachus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Buzzard Buteo buteo</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Coot Fulica atra</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Little Gull Larus minutus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Armenian Gull Larus armenicus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Rock Pigeon (Dove) Columba livia</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Crested Lark Galerida cristata</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Horned (Shore) Lark Eremophila alpestris</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Wood Lark Lullula arborea</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Fieldfare Turdus pilaris</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Goldcrest Regulus regulus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">European Robin Erithacus rubecula</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Sombre Tit Parus lugubris</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Coal Tit Parus ater</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Blue Tit Parus caeruleus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Great Tit Parus major</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Western Rock-nuthatch Sitta neumayer</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Black-billed Magpie Pica pica</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Hooded Crow Corvus corone palescens</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Raven Corvus corax</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">House Sparrow Passer domesticus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella</span></small></li><li><small><span style="font-size: small;">Rock Bunting Emberiza cia</span></small></li></ol><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7959390835521895758-6069725020199646324?l=birdwatchturkey.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kerem Ali Boylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576926189074334145noreply@blogger.com