Date: 15-16 January 2012
Itinerary: Gerede, Dörtdivan (Bolu), Beypazarı - Nallıhan (Ankara), overnight in Beypazarı
Birder: Scott Schuette, USA.
We had a trip to the mountians of Bolu and Ankara. We could get very good view and composition of species of the first half of the target group, the large raptors. All Eastern Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, White-taied Eagle, Lammergeier and Black (Cinereous) Vulture could be seen well. The two adıult Lammergeier and 23 Cinereous Vultures in the remote valley north of Beypazarı was the highlight. Later we visited Sarıyar Damlake to search for waterbirds, which was not very productive: no Red-breasted Goose and Wallcreeper were there. Despite very cold weather (up to -12 during day) we could get Krueper's Nuthatch. Please check the species list below:
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| Black (Cinereous) Vulture against snowy background. |
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| Cinereous (Black) vulture soaring |
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| another black vulture |
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| Black vultures without digiscoping |
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| The bridge over the canyon and colourful mountians at Nallıhan Bird Paradise |
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| The Shores of Sarıyar Damlake |
Species list:
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Egret Casmerodius albus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Teal Anas crecca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
- Cinereous (Black) Vulture Aegypius monachus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Coot Fulica atra
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Gull Larus minutus
- Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Rock Pigeon (Dove) Columba livia
- Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Horned (Shore) Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Wood Lark Lullula arborea
- Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
- Sombre Tit Parus lugubris
- Coal Tit Parus ater
- Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi
- Wood Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Western Rock-nuthatch Sitta neumayer
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Black-billed Magpie Pica pica
- Hooded Crow Corvus corone palescens
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
