Monday, June 15, 2009

2009 Spring Season Volunteers of Aras Station

1- Jukka Hintikka (Finland)
2- James Kuria Ndungu (Kenya)
3- Richard Taylor (United Kingdom)
4- Arnold Wijker (Netherlands)
5- Luc Knijnsberg (Netherlands)
6- Emmanuel Rey (Switzerland)
7- Ulvi Dardoğan (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
8- Mustafa Örki (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
9- Mehmet Yılmaz (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
10- Cumali Ketteş (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
11- Sezer Akkurt (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
12- Muhammed Karslı (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
13- Fatih Mahmudoğlu (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
14- Tuğçe Kara (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
15- Ali Uçar (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
16- Hayri Çakmak (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
17- Sefa Ak (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
18- Fatih Uzun (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
19- Özkan Öztürk (Kafkas University / Kars / Turkey)
20- Hakkı Serhat Cacekli (Koç University / İstanbul / Turkey)
21- Orhan Gül (Ege University / İzmir / Turkey)
22- Aylin Uzunçakmak (Ondokuz Mayıs University / Samsun / Turkey)

1 June 2009 End of season

Today is the last day of our spring season at Aras Station. We are going to be back on August 15, 2009 for the fall season. Today we ringed 4 birds out of 3 species.

Today's birds are:

Great reed warbler
Reed warbler
Common rosefinch

31 May 2009

We ringed 21 birds out of 9 species.

Today's birds are:

Garden warbler
Common rosefinch
Sedge warbler
Reed warbler
Olivavecous warbler
Cetti's warbler
Marsh warbler
Great reed warbler
House sparrow
Little bittern

30 May 2009

We ringed 37 birds out of 10 species.

Today's birds are:

Sedge warbler
Garden warbler
Reed warbler
Marsh warbler
Paddyfield warbler
Olivavecous warbler
Sand martin
Great warbler
Little bittern
Kingfisher
Red-backed shrike
House sparrow

29 May 2009

Today we ringed 41 birds out of 15 species.

Today's birds are:

Willow warbler
Great reed warbler
Black-headed bunting
Red-backed shrike
Kingfisher
House sparrow
Barred warbler
Olivavecous warbler
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler
Spotted warbler
Marsh warbler
Sand martin
Penduline tit
Common rosefinch

28 May 2009

We ringed 95 birds out of 20 species.

Today's birds are:

Common rosefinch
Garden warbler
Spotted flycatcher
Sedge warbler
Sedge warbler
River warbler
Blackcap
Marsh warbler
Olivaveceous warbler
Lesser whitethroat
Whitethroat
Sand martin
House martin
Great reed warbler
Black-headed bunting
Red-basked shrike
Nightingale
House sparrow
Cuckoo
Willow warbler

27 May 2009

We ringed 44 birds out of 13 species.

Today's birds are:

Garden warbler
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler
Spotted flycatcher
Common rosefinch
Cetti's warbler
Great reed warbler
Red-backed shrike
Little bittern
House sparrow
Little ringed plover
Lesser grey shrike
Rose coloured starling
Willow warbler

26 May 2009

We ringed 45 birds out of 10 species.

Today's birds are:

Spotted flycatcher
Sedge warbler
Garden warbler
Reed warbler
Cetti's warbler
Swallow
Sand Martin
Great reed warbler
Red-backed shrike
Willow warbler

25 May 2009

We ringed 59 birds out of 14 species.

Today's birds are:

Sedge warbler
Cetti's warbler
Marsh warbler
Reed warbler
Garden warbler
Reed warbler
Olivavecous warbler
Common rosefinch
Spotted flycatcher
River warbler
Rose coloured starling
Great reed warbler
Red-backed shrike
Barred warbler
Willow warbler

24 May 2009

We ringed 18 birds out of 10 species.

Today's birds are:

Cetti's warbler
Garden warbler
Spotted flycatcher
Sedge warbler
Marsh warbler
Reed warbler
Paddyfield warbler
Common rosefinch
Great reed warbler
Black-headed bunting
Red-backed shrike

23 May 2009

We ringed 32 birds out of 9 species.

Today's birds are:

Sedge warbler
Garden warbler
Olivavecous warbler
Reed warbler
Common rosefinch
Penduline tit
Great reed warbler
Little bittern
Rose-coloured starling

22 May 2009

We ringed 29 birds out of 11 species.

Today's birds are:

Sedge warbler
Reed warbler
Marsh warbler
Paddyfield warbler
Whitethroat
Great reed warbler
Little bittern
Red-backed shrike
House sparrow
Ruddy shelduck
Willow warbler
Rose-coloured starking

21 May 2009

We ringed 23 birds out of 11 species.

Today's birds are:

Green warbler
Thrush nightingale
Great reed warbler
Little bittern
Sedge warbler
Swallow
Reed warbler
Marsh warbler
Common rosefinch
Olivavecous warbler
Paddyfield warbler

20 May 2009

We ringed 35 birds out of 13 species.

Today's birds are:

Great reed warbler
Common rosefinch
Little bittern
Lesser grey shrike
Spanish sparrow
Sedge Warbler
Reed warbler
Redstart
Whitethroat
Garden warbler
Cetti's warbler
Sand martin
Swallow
Willow warbler

19 May 2009

We ringed 38 birds out of 14 species.

Today's birds are:

Willow warbler
Reed warbler
Sedge warbler
Redstart
Olivavecous warbler
Cetti's warbler
Swallow
Marsh warbler
Garden warbler
Common rosefinch
Paddyfield warbler
Great reed warbler
Cuckoo
Thrush nightingale
Kingfisher
Water rail