09. May 2015

    Turkey - Day 11 / Last day

    Yesterday Tomorrow 

    The last day in Turkey!


    We started to visit the wetlands around Van. 

    Special birds: different Gulls, Paddyfield Warbler, Merlin, Bearded Reedling but we didn't find any Citrine Wagtail. 


    Later we drove back to the same place like yesterday but we looked to find another canyon to check for the Mogolian Finch. I decided where we should stop and Raoul already spotted the birds when he left the car. We decided to climb up a bit to have a closer view.

    It's incredible to find this special bird in less than 10 minutes and 3 hours before our flight!


    So we were very fast finish an decided to check again the areas where we stayed yesterday and to check if I can find my ipod.... nope!


    Afterwards we drove another route back to the city. Unfortunately we drove somewhere on a street which wasn't somewhere at any map and we got lost somewhere in the turkish pampa. But we arrived at time at the airport. Only the carguy was a bit confused about how much kilometers we drove at this short time and how dirty the car was.


    From Van we flew back to Istanbul, stayed there for one night and continued in the morning our way back to Luxembourg.


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    Birdlist

      Latin English German
    1. Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck Rostgans 2
    2.
    		 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Stockente
    3. (+) Anas querquedula Garganey Knäkente 2
    4.
    		 Aythya ferina Common Pochard Tafelente >30
    5.
    		 Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard Kolbenente 2
    6.
    		 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Reiherente 1
    7.
    		 Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Zwergdommel 1
    8.
    		 Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Rallenreiher 1
    9.
    		 Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Purpurreiher
    10.
    		 Gyps fulvus Griffon Vulture Gänsegeier 3
    11.
    		 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture Mönchsgeier 1
    12.
    		 Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Schmutzgeier 1
    13.
    		 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier Rohrweihe 2
    14.
    		 Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Adlerbussard >5
    15.
    		 Pernis apivorus European Honey Buzzard Wespenbussard >10
    16.
    		 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Turmfalke >10
    17.
    		 Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Baumfalke 2
    18. (+) Falco columbarius Merlin Merlin 1
    19. (+) Rallus aquaticus Water Rail Wasserralle >1
    20.
    		 Gallinula chloropus  Common Moorhen Teichhuhn >20
    21.
    		 Fulica atra Eurasian Coot Blässhuhn >100
    22.
    		 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Säbelschnäbler 8
    23.
    		 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Stelzenläufer >30
    24.
    		 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Flussregenpfeifer 2
    25.
    		 Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Kiebitz >50
    26.
    		 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Bruchwasserläufer >30
    27.
    		 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Flussuferläufer >30
    28. (+) Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Bekassine 3

    29.

    		Philomachus pugnax Ruff Kampfläufer 3
    30.
    		 Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Lachmöwe >30
    31. (+) Chroicocephalus genei Slender-billed Gull Dünnschnabelmöwe >30
    32. (+) Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull Schwarzkopfmöwe 2
    33.
    		 Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull Mittelmeermöwe
    34.
    		 Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Armenienmöwe >300
    35.
    		 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Heringsmöwe
      Subspecies:        fuscus Blatic Gull
    		 Baltische Heringsmöwe 1
      Subspecies:        heuglini  Heuglin's Gull Tundramöwe
    		 3
    36.
    		 Chlidonias niger Black Tern Trauerseeschwalbe 8
     37. Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern Weißbart-Seeschwalbe 1
    38.
    		 Columba livia f. domestica Feral Pigeon Straßentaube
    39.
    		 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove Türkentaube
    40.
    		 Stretopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Palmtaube
    41.
    		 Apus apus Common Swift Mauersegler
    42.
    		 Tachymarptis melba Alpine Swift Alpensegler >10
    43.
    		 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Wiedehopf >30
    44.
    		 Merops apiaster European Bee-eater Bienenfresser >60
    45. Coracias garrulus European Roller Blauracke >30
    46.
    		 Galerida cristata Crested Lark Haubenlerche
    47.
    		 Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Kurzzehenlerche >30
    48.
    		 Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark Stummellerche >5
    49.
    		 Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Kalanderlerche >10
    50.
    		 Riparia riparia Sand Martin Uferschwalbe >10
    51.
    		 Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Felsenschwalbe >10
    52.
    		 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Rauchschwalbe
    53.
    		 Ceropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Rötelschwalbe
    54.
    		 Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Mehlschwalbe
    55.
    		 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Brachpieper
    56.
    		 Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Rotkehlpieper 4
    57.
    		 Motacilla flava      >70
      Subspecies:        feldegg Black-headed Wagtail Maskenschafstelze
    58.
    		 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear Isabellsteinschmätzer
    59.
    		 Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear Felsensteinschmätzer 2
    60. (+) Sylvia borin Garden Warbler Gartengrasmücke 1
    61.
    		 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler Schilfrohrsänger 2
    62.
    		 Cettia cetti  Cetti's Warbler  Seidensänger 1
    63.
    		 Acrocephalus scirpaceus European Reed Warbler Teichrohrsänger >10
    64. (+) Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Sumpfrohrsänger >10
    65. (+) Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler Feldrohrsänger >5
    66.
    		 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler Drosselrohrsänger
    67.
    		 Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Blassspötter 2
    68.
    		 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler Fitis >10
    69.
    		 Parus major Great Tit Kohlmeise
    70. (+) Panurus biarmicus Bearded Reedling Bartmeise >10
    71.
    		 Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch Felsenkleiber
    72.
    		 Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike Schwarzstirnwürger >20
    73.
    		 Lanius collurio Red-backed Shirke Neuntöter
    74.
    		 Pica pica Eurasian Magpie Elster
    75.
    		 Corvus monedula Western Jackdaw Dohle

    		Subspecies:  soemmerringii    
    76.
    		 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Cough Alpenkrähe 2
    77.
    		 Corvus frugilegus Rook Saatkrähe >30
    78.
    		 Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Nebelkrähe
    79.
    		 Corvus corax Northern Raven Kolkrabe 1
    80.
    		 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling Star
    81.
    		 Passer domesticus House Sparrow Haussperling
    82.
    		 Petronia petronia Common Rock Sparrow Steinsperling >10
    83.
    		 Carduelis cannabina Common Linnet Bluthänfling >30
    84.
    		 Serinus serinus European Serin Girlitz 3
    85. (+) Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Finch Mongolengimpel 3
    86.
    		 Rhodopechys sanguineus Crimson-winged Finch Rotflügelgimpel 10
    87.
    		 Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting Rohrammer

    		Subspecies: reiseri, caspia    
    88.
    		 Emberiza melanocphala Black-headed Bunting Kappenammer 1
    89.
    		 Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting Grauammer
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