After so many years of waiting we are now happy to share the count results of the first day at Besh Barmag bottleneck: https://trektellen.nl/count/view/1533/20220901 Despite the very high temperatures of around 40°C Gabi and Elvin did a great job and logged migrating Slender-billed Gulls, Gull-billed Terns, Blue-cheeked Bee-eaters, Rosy Starlings, Citrine Wagtails and a single… Continue reading Start of the Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count 2022
Since we have unfortunately experienced far less reservations and bookings of counters for the autumn count at Besh Barmag than previously expected, we had to reorganise and recalculate our plans to keep the count running and the daily fees at a moderate rate. This is a very tough decision for us, but we want to… Continue reading UPDATE: Call for Counters: Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count 2022
UPDATE: Please check the updated call considering the daily fees and conditions: https://birdingazerbaijan.org/2022/07/21/update-call-for-counters-besh-barmag-bird-migration-count-2022/ We are happy to announce another bird migration counting season at Besh Barmag bottleneck for autumn 2022. After the very successful full season in 2018 a planned new highway crossed our plans for autumn 2019 and in 2020 and 2021 a global… Continue reading Call for Counters: Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count 2022
Zülfü Fərəcli gives a talk to the Əkinçi project (https://akinchi.org/) about birdwatching and bird conservation in Azerbaijan. Non-native viewers might use the English subtitle. https://youtu.be/7sHU7-3YGbQ
Photos © Zülfü Fərəcli On 6 September 2021 Zülfü Fərəcli found Azerbaijan's second Black-winged Kite at Besh Barmag. Congratulations! https://youtu.be/UHnCqy1lYU8
Since 5 August 2021 Azerbaijan has re-opened the country for tourism and welcomes guests from various countries! The latest Covid-19 travel information can be obtained from the Azerbaijan Tourism Board website: https://azerbaijan.travel/covid-19-en If you are looking for an exciting birding destination this autumn, such as the fabulous bird migration at Besh Barmag, huge wetlands, the… Continue reading Azerbaijan has re-opened for tourists
Text & Photos © Pia Fetting The first records of Little Bunting for Azerbaijan were recently published in the Sandgrouse magazine of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East: Fetting P & Buddemeier J (2021) First records of Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla for Azerbaijan. Sandgrouse 43(1): 146-150. https://osme.org/sandgrouse/ Summary: During a comprehensive survey of migratory birds at… Continue reading First records of Little Bunting published in Sandgrouse
Comic by the Bulgarian Society for Protection of Birds / Birdlife Bulgaria
Photos © Huseyn Resulzade On 1 December 2020 a Black-legged Kittiwake was spotted at the Aras river dam in Nakhchivan by Huseyn Resulzade, which is the first record in this landlocked part of Azerbaijan. Congratulations! Besides some historic records Black-legged Kittiwakes have been rarely observed in Azerbaijan with a possible observation in February 1998, one… Continue reading First record of Black-legged Kittiwake for Nakhchivan
According to the website of Ilham Aliyev (president of Azerbaijan) and diffenrent local media sources the Besh Barmag area will become a State History, Culture and Nature Reserve! https://president.az/articles/39054 https://www.azernews.az/travel/165875.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzr0nZY0rQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu2E1_9OsNQ
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