Two Long-billed Dowitchers were discovered on an exploratory winter field trip on 31 January 2017 near Narimanabad (Kizil Agach). This is the first known record of this species for Azerbaijan. The trip was guided by Jos van Oostveen from Kaukasus Plus Reizen. Congratulations! Long-billed Dowitcher © Jos van Oostveen Rear view © Jos van Oostveen… Continue reading First record of Long-billed Dowitcher for Azerbaijan
Another summary of the camp on BirdLife.org http://www.birdlife.org/europe-and-central-asia/news/bird-camp-besh-2016-%E2%80%93-engaging-young-people-conservation-azerbaijan
Interesting article about the vocalisation of wintering Chiffchaffs in Azerbaijan by Lukas Pelikan. http://sternaberttrips.blogspot.de/2015/10/vokalisation-zilpzalp.html (in German with English summary)
Text & Photos © M. Heiß The analysis of the bird migration study from autumn 2011 and spring 2012 at Besh Barmag is still going on and produced the first article: "The Importance of Besh Barmag Bottleneck (Azerbaijan) for Eurasian Migrant Birds" Acta Ornithologica 48(2):151-164. 2013. The bottleneck is important for several species occuring in… Continue reading Article published about bird migration at Besh Barmag
Are you interested in recent bird observations and great photographs from Azerbaijan? So, check out Clive Temple's birding blog: http://gonepishing.blogspot.de
Text & Photos © M. Heiß The results of a recently published article propose to differentiate four species within the greater spotted woodpecker complex. One of them is Dendrocopos (major) poelzami that occurs in northern Iran and the adjacent Talysh Mountains in Azerbaijan. The latter is the only place within the Western Palearctic where it… Continue reading New bird species for Azerbaijan?
Text © M. Heiß Chris Gibbins visted the study site to check the gulls at the Caspian Sea. He has already posted some stunning photographs on his blog! Find his website at: http://chrisgibbins-gullsbirds.blogspot.com/
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
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