Wednesday, September 15, 2010

September 14 - Raptor’s Day!


Today is the 30th day. 11 species out of 17 birds in total were ringed. Nothing new.
But, Today was a fantastic day for raptors. Afternoon around 3pm, a huge flock of raptors mainly more than 250 Black Kite (Milvus migrans), 4 Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginesus), 2 Montagu‘s Harrier (Circus pygargus) and a Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo Rufinus) were soaring over the station . They spent at least an hour over the station and probably roosted close to our station.

Good birding…:)

Today’s birds were:

Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

2 comments:

  1. The project has recorded 323 of Turkey's 468 bird species in the region.Aras River Bird Research and Education Center at Yukari Ciyrikli village has recorded .He is responsible for conducting ringing studies at Aras and Kuyucuk Bird Research & Education Centers, entering and analyzing the data collected and writing .
    Don Blankenship

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