Author: m.heiss

bird migration, Qizilagach, science

Crowdfunding for research on waders in Gyzylagach

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Text © Christoph Himmel The western Caspian coast of Azerbaijan is an important stop-over site for migrating waders, with Gyzylagach State Reserve holding the highest numbers of them. Despite the importance of this area it is under-surveyed, as the last counts took part in 1990. According to recent publications, 53% of the wader species of… Continue reading Crowdfunding for research on waders in Gyzylagach

Guiding, travels, winter birding

Caucasian Winter Tour (11 days)

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Season: January – February Target species: Little Bustard, Dalmatian Pelican, Caucasian Snowcock, Güldenstädt’s Redstart, Red-fronted Serin, Caucasian Twite, Black Francolin, White-tailed Lapwing, Caspian Tit, White-winged Lark, Little Bustard, Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit, Finsch’s Wheatear, Black-throated Thrush and the Great Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. poelzami). Locations: Greater Caucasus, Absheron National Park, Gobustan, Shirvan National Park, Qizilagach National Park,… Continue reading Caucasian Winter Tour (11 days)

breeding birds, Guiding, Nakhchivan, photography, Shirvan, socio-economic, travel, travels

Caspian Spring Tour (12 days)

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Season: April – June Target species: Caucasian Snowcock, Caucasian Black Grouse, See-see Partridge, Black Francolin, all four vultures, Shikra, White-tailed Lapwing, Terek Sandpiper, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Great Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. poelzami), Bimaculated Lark, Western and Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Wallcreeper, Rose-coloured Starling, Güldenstadt’s Redstart, Rufous-tailed Bushchat, White-throated Robin, Blue and Red-tailed Rock Thrush, Finsch's, Pied and Persian… Continue reading Caspian Spring Tour (12 days)

Besh Barmag, bird migration, Guiding, travels, winter birding

Bird Migration Tour (10 days)

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Date: September – November Target species: Caucasian Snowcock, Güldenstädt’s Redstart, Red-fronted Serin, Caucasian Twite, Black Francolin, White-tailed Lapwing, Desert Wheatear, Caspian Tit, White-winged Lark, Little Bustard, Siberian Buff-bellied Pipit, Finsch’s Wheatear, Black-throated Thrush and the Great Spotted Woodpecker (ssp. poelzami). Locations: Besh Barmag bottleneck, Greater Caucasus, Shirvan National Park, Qizilagach National Park, Talysh Mountains, Baku… Continue reading Bird Migration Tour (10 days)

Besh Barmag, bird migration, science

Summary of the days before the bird camp 2016

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Text © Pia Fetting This blogpost covers the time between the 4th and 16th of September before the BirdCamp at Besh Barmag started. During these days Chris and I were in Azerbaijan, later joined by Micha. We mainly did migration counts (the numbers are available on trektellen: http://trektellen.org/maps/index/0/1533) at Besh Barmag and went to some… Continue reading Summary of the days before the bird camp 2016

Besh Barmag, bird migration, socio-economic

Bird Camp Besh Barmag 2016

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Participants of the camp © Harald Ris During 16-19 September the Bird Camp Besh Barmag was arranged at the watchpoint areas of the bottleneck. It was a joint arrangement by Nature Friends Azerbaijan, SOF BirdLife (the Swedish BirdLife partner) and the AOS (Azerbaijan Ornithological Society, the Azeri BirdLife partner). The camp was sponsored by BirdLife… Continue reading Bird Camp Besh Barmag 2016