Ali Atahan, Nizamettin Yavuz, Kerem Ali Boyla The second half of 2014 has been very productive in Turkey, with sightings of some Trans-Atlantic vagrants and the appearance of a new species fort he country at a ringing station. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) has arrive to İstanbul, Karaburun on 9 December, apparently an oiled bird, which …
Ali Atahan, Nizamettin Yavuz and Kerem Ali Boyla The cold weather arrived early this winter brought some interesting waterfowl before the end of the year. There was 1 Common Merganser Mergus merganser at Samsun Kurupelit Marina on 14 Dec, 2 at İğneada Forest on 14 Dec and 1 at Kocaçay Delta on 29 Dec. Outside …
Kerem Ali Boyla, Nizamettin Yavuz The winter arrived very late to Turkey and autumn was unusually long and warm, like in the rest of Europe. Many rare northern waterfowl have not been recorded during the second half of 2015. Away from the Black Sea, a maximum of 4 Common Eider Somateria mollissima were observed at …
Ali Atahan, Nizamettin Yavuz and Kerem Ali Boyla The active birding scene in Turkey was yet productive as previous years, with addition of two new species to the country list, Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus and Sykes’s Warbler Hippolais rama. The year started with a relatively mild winter, however short periods of very cold weather brought down …
The winter has not been harsh during the second half of 2017, pushing limited number of waterbirds southward to the Black Sea from the unfrozen waters in the north. A single Red-throated Loon Gavia stellate was at Kızılırmak Delta on 17 Dec, singles of Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus were off Anadolufeneri, İstanbul on 16 Dec …
The first half of 2018 produced limited number of interesting records, however there were three great additions to Turkish checklist. Mild winter did not stop the arrival of some interesting species to the Black Sea coast. 3 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra20 Jan Karasu, Sakarya and one at Yakakent Harbour, Samsun on 13 Jan. A single …
Ali Atahan, Nizamettin Yavuz, Kerem Ali Boyla Turkey experienced some cold winter between 2016-2017, and this was reflected in the number of good sightings of northern species. Five Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus, appeared during crane surveys at Akyatan Gölü, Adana on 24 Jan, making up the second sighting from the site. The Red-breasted Goose …
Kerem Ali Boyla, Nizamettin Yavuz, Ali Atahan During second half of 2016, birders were not able to add a new species to the country’s checklist, however several 3rd and 4th records of some very rare species have been produced. The last months of 2016 already experienced some cold weather, which brought some northern species down …
Nizamettin Yavuz, Kerem Ali Boyla In the winter of 2015 2016 has been generally very mild, however a short period of extreme cold temperatures occurred and attracted many northern migrants to move down to the Black Sea Coastland of Turkey. Common Eider Somateria mollissima has been seeing more frequently and extensively, a record count of …
Nizamettin Yavuz and Kerem Ali Boyla Winter of 2013-2014 was very mild in general. However short periods of low temperatures pushed some waterfowl south to the Black Sea coastland. Following the well observed and long staying Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus in Samsun the previous period, a single one appeared in the west at Sapanca Gölü …
