Site Report: Goksu Delta
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Male
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Female
Northern House-Martin (Delichon urbica)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos)
Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
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Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Male
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) Female
Northern House-Martin (Delichon urbica)
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus erythropthalmos)
Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
The outflow of the G¨o;ksu River in Southern Turkey, this is one of the better places in Turkey to see migrating waterfowl and sea turtles.
Visits
- 2006-03-25: Rode a bike into the reserve, and I spent much of the day in one of the blinds. The birds in Turkey are very skittish.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (23 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(23 records)
Class: Birds
(23 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(2 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Lesser Spotted Eagle (Clanga pomarina)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Common Swift (Apus apus)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Herons
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
- Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Order: Perching Birds
(9 records)
- Family: Bulbuls
- White-spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- Family: Old World Flycatchers
- Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
- Family: Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers
- Sardinian Warbler (Curruca melanocephala)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (2 records)