Birdwatching Holidays in Spain, Morocco & BIRD HIGHLIGHTS. DATES May 22nd to June 2nd 2014 TOUR SOUTHEAST TURKEY

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1 more Birdwatching Holidays in Spain, Morocco & BOLETAS Birdwatching centre Loporzano (Huesca) Spain tel/fax or e.mail: // Esther Diago Millán - NIF K BIRD HIGHLIGHTS TOUR SOUTHEAST TURKEY DATES May 22nd to June 2nd 2014 Party: David Broadley, Roger Theobald, Imogen Theobald, Bill Kilby, Jenny Shalom, Jane Rowse Michael Wheeler, Kathy Buosi, Bruce McLaren, Chris Cook, George Fricker,Mary Fricker Tour Leaders: Josele J Saiz and Kerem Boila Total Number of Species : 200 Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Day Weather & Sites: Nice storm 23ºC Oymapinar Damlake Akseki Graveyard Akseki Valley Cloudy 23ºC Akseki Graveyard Akseki Valley - Seydinsehir Cloudy some rain 20ºC Konya Bozdak Aksaray Eskil Aksaray Sultanhani Sultan Marshes Cloudy 20ºC Sultan Marshes Cukurbag - Safak Pension Cloudy rainy 20ºC Argalik Chukuru Emily Valley Cloudy 23ºC Alagadlar Mountains Cinbar Canyon Nice and Sunny 27ºC Goksu Delta Nice sunny 27ºC Uzuncaburz River Seyhan Nice but hot 30ºC Isikli Village - Halfety Hot 35ºC Birecik Nice sunny 28ºC Urfa plains Bezova Nice cloudy 20ºC Nemrut Dagi - Adiyaman

2 1. Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius x 2. Chukar Alectoris chukar x x 3. See- see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis x 4. Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus x x x 5. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea x x 6. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna x 7. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope x 8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos x x x 9. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata x 10. Red- crested Pochard Netta rufina x x x 11. Common Pochard Aythya ferina x 12. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca x x x x 13. White- headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala x 14. Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea x 15. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis x x 16. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus x x x 17. Black- necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis x 18. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus x x 19. Black Stork Ciconia nigra x 20. White Stork Ciconia ciconia x x x x x 21. Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita x x x 22. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus x 23. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia x 24. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus x x x x 25. Black- crowned Night- heron Nycticorax nycticorax x x x x x 26. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides x x x x x 27. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis x x x 28. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea x x 29. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea x x x 30. Great Egret Casmerodius albus x x 31. Little Egret Egretta garzetta x x x x x 32. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus x 33. Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus x x 34. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo x 35. European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis x 36. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni x x 37. Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus x x x x x x x x x x 38. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo x x 39. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus x x x x x 40. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus x 41. Short- toed Snake- eagle Circaetus gallicus x x x x x x x 42. Booted Eagle Aquila pennata x x 43. Western Marsh- harrier Circus aeruginosus x x x 44. Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus x 45. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo x x x 46. Long- legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus x x x x x x x 47. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos x 48. Water Rail Rallus aquaticus h

3 49. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus x x x x 50. Common Coot Fulica atra x x x 51. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus x 52. Black- winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus x x x x 53. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus x 54. Spur- winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus x x 55. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola x 56. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula x 57. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius x x 58. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus x 59. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus x 60. Common Redshank Tringa totanus x 61. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola x x 62. Sanderling Calidris alba X 63. Little Stint Calidris minuta X 64. Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii x 65. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea x 66. Ruff Philomachus pugnax x x x 67. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola x 68. Slender- billed Gull Larus genei x x x 69. Black- headed Gull Larus ridibundus x 70. Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus x 71. Yellow- legged Gull Larus michahellis x x x x 72. Armenian Gull Larus cachinnans (armenicus) x x 73. Audouin s Gull Larus Audouinii x 74. Little Tern Sterna albifrons x x x 75. Gull- billed Tern Sterna nilotica x x 76. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia x 77. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida x x 78. Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis x 79. Common Tern Sterna hirundo x 80. Rock Pigeon Columba livia x x x x x x x x x x x x 81. Common Wood- pigeon Columba palumbus x x 82. European Turtle- dove Streptopelia turtur h x x x x x H 83. Eurasian Collared- dove Streptopelia decaocto x x x x x x x x x x x 84. Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis x x x x x x 85. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus x x x 86. Pallid Scops- owl Otus brucei x 87. Brown Fish Owl Bubo zeylonensis x 88. Little Owl Athene noctua x x x x x x 89. Long- eared Owl Asio otus x 90. Barn Owl Tyto alba x 91. Common Nightjar Caprimuñgus europaeus x 92. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba x x x x x x x 93. Common Swift Apus apus x x x x x x x x x x x x 94. Little Swift Apus affinis x x 95. European Roller Coracias garrulus x x x x x x x 96. White- throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis x 97. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis x x

4 98. European Bee- eater Merops apiaster x x x x 99. Blue- cheeked Bere- eater Merops persicus x 100. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops x x x x x x x x 101. Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus x x x 102. Middle S. Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius x 103. Red- backed Shrike Lanius collurio x x x x x x x x 104. Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor x 105. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator x x x x x x 106. Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus x x x x 107. Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus h h x 108. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius x x x x x 109. Black- billed Magpie Pica pica x x x x x x x 110. Red- billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax x x x 111. Yellow- billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus x x 112. Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula x x x x 113. Rook Corvus frugilegus x 114. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix x x x x x x x x x x x x 115. Common Raven Corvus corax x x x 116. Sombre Tit Parus lugubris x 117. Coal Tit Parus ater x 118. Great Tit Parus major x x x x x x h 119. Blue Tit Parus caeruleus x x x x 120. Eurasian Penduline- tit Remiz pendulinus x x 121. Sand Martin Riparia riparia x x x x x x 122. Eurasian Crag- martin Hirundo rupestris x x x x 123. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica x x x x x x x x x x x x 124. Northern House- martin Delichon urbicum x x x x x x 125. Red- rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica x x x x x 126. Long- tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus x x 127. Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra x x x x 128. Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata x 129. Greater Short- toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla x x x x x 130. Lesser Short- toed Lark Calandrella rufescens x x x 131. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris x x 132. Crested Lark Galerida cristata x x x x x x x x x x x x 133. Wood Lark Lullula arborea x x h x x 134. White- spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos x x x x x 135. Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis x x x 136. Savis Warbler Locustella luscinoides x 137. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti h h h 138. Great Reed- warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus x x x x 139. Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon x h x 140. Eurasian Reed- warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus x x x x 141. Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata x 142. Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida x x x x x x x 143. Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida x 144. Olive- tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum x 145. Bonellis Warbler Phylloscopus bonellii x x

5 146. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla x 147. Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca x x x x 148. Orphean Warbler Sylvia hortensis x x H 149. Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis x 150. Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea x 151. Rueppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli x x 152. Iraq Babbler Turdoides altirostris x 153. Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus x x 154. Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes x 155. Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi x x x 156. Western Rock- nuthatch Sitta neumayer x x x x x x x 157. Eastern Rock- nuthatch Sitta tephronota x x 158. Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria x 159. Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus x 160. Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris x x x x xx x x x x x 161. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula x x x x x x xx x x x x 162. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus x 163. Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos h h h 164. White- throated Robin Irania gutturalis x x x x 165. Rufous- tailed Scrub- robin Erythropygia galactotes x x x 166. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros x x 167. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina x x x x 168. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe x x x x x 169. Black- eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica x x x x x x 170. Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii x x x x x x x 171. Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe Xanthoprygmna x x 172. Stonechat Saxicola torquatus x 173. Rufous- tailed Rock- thrush Monticola saxatilis x x x 174. Blue Rock- thrush Monticola solitarius x x x x x x x 175. House Sparrow Passer domesticus x x x x x x x x x x x x 176. Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis x x x x x x x 177. Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus x 178. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus x x x x x 179. Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia brachydactyla x 180. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia x x x x 181. Chestnut- shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis x x 182. White- winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis x x 183. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris x 184. Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis x 185. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava x x x 186. White Wagtail Motacilla alba x x x x x x 187. Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs x x x x 188. Fire- fronted Serin Serinus pusillus x 189. European Serin Serinus serinus xx x 190. European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris x x x 191. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis x x x x x x x x 192. Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina x x x x x x x x 193. Crimson- winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus x x x

6 194. Desert Finch Rhodopechys obsoletus x x 195. Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra x x x x x 196. Rock Bunting Emberiza cia x 197. Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea x x 198. Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana x x x 199. Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia x x x x 200. Black- headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala x x x x x x x x x x x Reptiles Agama lizard Grass snake Green frog Euthred's (soft shell) Turtle Western Caspian Turtle Green Tree Frog Yellow Turtle Mammals Anatolin Mouflon Ibex Anadonian Suslik Goitred Gazelle Monk Seal

7 Bird of the tour David Broadley, Brown Fish Owl Roger Theobald, White- throated Robin Imogen Theobald, Radder s Accentor Bill Kilby, Red- fronted Serin Jenny Shalom, Cinereus Bunting Jane Rowse, Brown Fish Owl Michael Wheeler, Brown Fish Owl Kathy Buosi, Red- fronted Serin Bruce McLaren, Brown Fish Owl Chris Cook, Brown Fish Owl George Fricker, See See Partridge Mary Fricker, Brown Fish Owl Josele Saiz, Brown Fish Owl Kerem Boila, Booted Warbler