Text & Photos © M. Heiß Daily we observe new species, which arrived from the wintering grounds and pass through the Besh Barmag bottleneck. The last days arrived Black Redstart, Blackcap, Glossy Ibis, Whimbrel, Steppe Eagle, Wryneck, Montagues Harrier and many more. The number of migrating larks is now decreasing, whereas swallows are increasing. The… Continue reading Rare birds, mist netting and students from Baku
Text & Photos © M. Heiß The wintertime is obviously over and bird migration increase day by day. Currently, we observe good numbers of migrating passerines with daily hundreds of Reed Buntings, Chaffinches and White Wagtails, the first Yellow and Citrine Wagtails also arrived. Daily, thousands of larks pass through the Besh Barmag bottleneck, mainly… Continue reading Spring migration
Text & Photos © M. Heiß I am now back for the spring migration counts in Azerbaijan and I am now accompanied by Friedrich, a student from Germany who is doing research on resting passerines in bushes at the study site. These bushes are a welcome stopover for migrants and sometimes impressively crowed. After some… Continue reading Start of spring migration counts
Text & Photos © K. Gauger From 28.10. to 09.11. I did a trip with some friends from Germany. See what we could find during these two successfull weeks! We arrived in Baku early morning, got our cars at the airport and started immediately to the field. At sunrise we arrived at Besh Barmag, Michas… Continue reading late autumn 2011
Text & Photos © M. Heiß After some more or less boring days, the 7th November was maybe the most impressive observation day during the entire autumn season. After a cold and stormy night the landscape was covered with a thin but complete layer of snow. These bad weather conditions lasted the whole day with… Continue reading First snow
Text & Photos © M. Heiß I am currently in Tbilisi (Georgia) due to some trouble with the prolonging of my visa. I hope to get it as soon as possible to continue the bird counts. The last counting day was quite surprising as obviously a shift in species composition took place and several further… Continue reading Start of Sandgrouse and Bustard migration
Text & Photos © M. Heiß Temperature dropped the last few days and obviously forced some more migrating birds to past through the Besh Barmag bottleneck. Thousands of Sky and Calandra Larks are heading south. The number of migrating finches and buntings increases every day, whereas the number of Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, White Wagtails and Yellow… Continue reading Autumn migration continuous
Text & Photos © M. Heiß Currently, I am conducting a bird migration study in Azerbaijan. The study site is situated between Greater Caucasus and the Caspian Sea. Both are migration barriers and large amounts of migrants are funnelled through a narrow coastal plain. This area offers the great opportunity to study migrants at the… Continue reading bird migration
Birding Azerbaijan 