02. May 2015

    Turkey - Day 4

    Yesterday Tomorrow

    The day before we found a singing Black Francolin close to our place. We decided to start early to see it. Black Francolins sing normally at higher places in the morning. We're lucky and found him singing (+ we heard 4 others).


    During the morning we explored the Göksu Delta and found some pelicans, Curlews and some hunting Marsh Harriers & Montagu's Harrier. The highlight was a Greater Sandplover very close to the bank!

     

    In the afternoon we decided to drive to our next destination: Camardi.

    During our way up to the mountains we made 3 stops. One around the area of the Göksu Delta to find a Pied Kingfisher (... we found nothing). Another close to our route at an orchard to check for the Syrian Woodpecker and Olive-tree Warbler.  And some stops near high mountains to check if we can find some birds of prey flying around (specially for Lammergeier).

     

    After arriving in Camardi we were excited to explore more the area and to see which mountainbirds we can find. For 4 minutes we checked the wheatears around and nobody (of 4 people) noticed a beautiful Saker Falcon just 60m away from us.. A beautiful adult 'caffe late' Saker eating a Souslik on a stone..

    We tried to get our cameras ready for a photo but he left to fast and left the stone and we only got flightshots.


    But at least we have a picture in our head of this beautiful Falcon!

     

    For the evening we went back to our sleeping place. Eating + Shower + Sleep - To be ready for an early start next morning for the snowcock!

     

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    Birdlist

      Latin English German  
    1. (+) Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Rostgans >4
    2.
    		 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Stockente  
    3. (+) Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard Kolbenente 6
    4.
    		 Pternistis atrifrons Black Francolin Halsbandfrankolin 5
    5. (+) Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Haubentaucher  
    6. (+) Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Rosapelikan 4
    7.
    		 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Kormoran 2
    8. (+) Bubulucus ibis Cattle Egret Kuhreiher 1
    9.
    		 Egretta garzetta Little Egret
    		 Seidenreiher >20
    10. (+) Casmerodius albus Great Egret Silberreiher >5
    11.
    		 Ardea cinera Grey Heron Graureiher >20
    12.
    		 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Purpurreiher >30
    13.
    		 Ciconia ciconia White Stork Weißstorch >50
    14.
    		 Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Sichler >30
    15. (+) Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Schmutzgeier 1
    16. (+) Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle Steinadler 2
    17.
    		 Circaetus gallicus  Short-toed Eagle Schlangenadler
    		 >10
    18.
    		 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier Rohrweihe >2
    19. (+) Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier  Wiesenweihe 1
    20.
    		 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Adlerbussard >10
    21.
    		 Pernis apivorus European Honey Buzzard Wespenbussard 2
    22.
    		 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Sperber 1
    23.
    		 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Turmfalke >10
    24. (+) Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Baumfalke
    		 2
    25. (+) Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Würgfalke 1
    26.
    		 Gallinula chloropus  Common Moorhen Teichhuhn 1
    27. (+) Fulica atra Eurasian Coot Blässhuhn 3
    28.
    		 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Säbelschnäbler 1
    29. Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew Triel 2
    30.
    		 Glareola pratincola  Collared Pratincole Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe 1
    31.
    		 Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing Spornkiebitz 4
    32.
    		 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Sichelstrandläufer  
    33.
    		 Calidris minuta Little Stint Zwergstrandläufer  
    34.
    		 Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Sandregenpfeifer
    35.
    		 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Seeregenpfeifer >30
    36. (+) Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover Wüstenregenpfeifer 1
    37.
    		 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Bruchwasserläufer 2
    38.
    		 Tringa totanus Common Redshank Rotschenkel  
    39.
    		 Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Teichwasserläufer 1
    40.
    		 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Pfuhlschnepfe 3
    41. Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Großer Brachvogel 2
    42. (+) Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Regenbrachvogel 2
    43.
    		 Philomachus pugnax Ruff Kampfläufer >10
    44.
    		 Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull Mittelmeermöwe  
    45.
    		 Sternula albifrons Little Tern Zwergseeschwalbe  
    46. (+) Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Weißflügel-Seeschwalbe  
    47.
    		 Columba livia f. domestica Feral Pigeon Straßentaube  
    48.
    		 Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove Turteltaube 4
    49.
    		 Stretopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Palmtaube  
    50.
    		 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Kuckuck 1
    51.
    		 Apus apus Common Swift Mauersegler  
    52.
    		 Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Alpensegler >50
    53. (+) Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bienenfresser >4
    54.
    		 Coracias garrulus European Roller Blauracke 1
    55. (+) Dendrocopus syriacus Syrian Woodpecker Blutspecht 3
    56.
    		 Galerida cristata Crested Lark Haubenlerche  
    57.
    		 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Kurzzehenlerche  
    58. (+) Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Kalanderlerche  
    59. (+) Eremophila alpestris  Horned Lark
    		 Ohrenlerche
    		  

    		Subspecies:     penicillata      
    60.
    		 Riparia riparia Sand Martin Uferschwalbe  
    61. (+) Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Felsenschwalbe  
    62.
    		 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Rauchschwalbe  
    63.
    		 Ceropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Rötelschwalbe >20
    64.
    		 Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Mehlschwalbe  
    65.
    		 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Brachpieper 2
    66.
    		 Motacilla alba White Wagtail Bachstelze 2
    67.
    		 Motacilla flava       
      Subspecies:        feldegg Black-headed Wagtail Maskenschafstelze  
    68. (+) Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor Alpenbraunelle 2
    69. (+) Luscinia megahynchos Common Nightingale Nachtigall  
    70. (+) Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Heckensänger 2
    71. (+) Phoenicurus ochruros  Black Redstart Hausrotschwanz  

    		Subspecies:      semirufus      
    72.
    		 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear Steinschmätzer  
    73. Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Isabellsteinschmätzer  
    74.
    		 Oenanthe hispanica 

    		 
      Subspecies: melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Balkansteinschmätzer 2
    75. (+) Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear Felsensteinschmätzer  
    76.
    		 (+) Saxicola torquatus European Stonechat Schwarzkehlchen 2
    77.
    		 Turdus merula Common Blackbird Amsel  
    78.
    		 Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush Blaumerle 2
    79.
    		 (+) Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia Streifenprinie >10
    80. Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap Mönchsgrasmücke  
    81.
    		 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat Klappergrasmücke  
    82.
    		 Sylvia rueppelli Rüppell's Warbler Maskengrasmücke  
    83.
    		 (+) Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler Schilfrohrsänger  
    84.
    		 Cettia cetti  Cetti's Warbler  Seidensänger 1
    85.
    		 Acrocephalus scirpaceus European Reed Warbler Teichrohrsänger >5
    86.
    		 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler Drosselrohrsänger >1
    87.
    		 (+) Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler Olivenspötter >2
    88.
    		 (+) Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Fitis  
    89.
    		 Parus major Great Tit Kohlmeise  
    90.
    		 Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch Felsenkleiber >5
    91.
    		 (+) Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper Mauerläufer 2
    92.
    		 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shirke Neuntöter >10
    93.
    		 Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike Rotkopfwürger 4
    94.
    		 Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike Maskenwürger >2
    95.
    		 Pyconotus xanthopygos White-spectacled Bulbul Gelbsteißbülbül  
    96.
    		 Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Elster  
    97.
    		 Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Dohle  
    98.
    		 (+) Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax  Red-billed Cough Alpenkrähe >100
    99.
    		 Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Nebelkrähe  
    100.
    		 Corvus corax Northern Raven Kolkrabe  
    101.
    		 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Haussperling  
    102.
    		 Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow Weidensperling  
    103.
    		 (+) Petronia petronia Common Rock Sparrow Steinsperling  
    104.
    		 Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch Buchfink  
    105.
    		 Carduelis cannabina Common Linnet Bluthänfling 2

    		Subspecies:  bella      
    106.
    		 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch Stieglitz >20
    107.
    		 Serinus serinus European Serin Girlitz  
    108.
    		 (+) Serinus pusillus Red-fronted Serin Rotstirngirlitz >20
    109.
    		 (+) Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting Rohrammer  
    110.
    		 Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting Grauammer  
    111.
    		 (+) Emberiza cia Rock Bunting Zippammer  

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    Tags: Turkey, Birding, Day4