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Big Migration Watch (Bosphorus, Borçka, Belen Pass) 15-30 September 2007

Bosphorus 15-20 September 2007
We might able to observe thousands of White Storks, Black Storks, Yelkouan Shearwaters, European Shags, Lesser Spotted Eagles ,Common Cranes, Pallid Swifts, Alpine Swifts, Laughing Doves, Red-breasted Flycatchers, Eurasian Hobbies, Levant Sparrowhawks, Eurasian Sparrowhawks, Goshawks, Griffon Vultures, Egyptian Vultures, White-tailed Eagles, Ospreys, Imperial Eagles, Spotted Eeagles, Short-toed Eagles, Booted Eagles, Black Kites, Marsh Harriers, Hen Harriers, Common Buzzards, Honey Buzzards, Kestrels, Red-footed Falcons, Peregrines nad many other species.

Borçka 21-25 September 2007
There will be addition species to the Bosphorus like Dalmatian Pelican, Great White Pelican, Pallid Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Steppe Eagle, probably Red Kite, Saker Falcon, Lanner Falcon and lots of other passerines and other birds.

Belen Pass 26-30 September 2007
The point where two big bottlenecks join, all birds which pass from Bosphorus and Borçka comes to Belen. Additional to species above we might able to see Long-legged Buzzard, Lesser Kestrel, Bonelli's Eagle, White-breasted Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Graceful Prinia, thousands of Pelicans, thosands of Storks and many other species. A rarity point where Fun-tailed Raven observed two years ago and Crested Honey Buzzard is an other possibility.

We will watch thousands of migrating storks at Bosphorus, raptors at Borçka, pelicans at Belen pass.

15-09 / Day 1 Meet at Istanbul, cruising on the Bosphorus
16-09 / Day 2 Büyük Çamlıca Hills-Istanbul
17-09 / Day 2 Büyük Çamlıca
18-09 / Day 3 Büyük Çamlıca
19-09 / Day 4 Büyük Çamlıca
20-09 / Day 5 Büyük Çamlıca / Küçük Çamlıca

Fly to Artvin
21-09 / Day 6 Borçka-Artvin
22-09 / Day 7 Borçka
23-09 / Day 8 Borçka
24-09 / Day 9 Aktaş Lake-Kars
25-09 / Day 10 Borçka

Fly to Adana
26-09 / Day 11 Kirmitli Wetlands-Osmaniye
27-09 / Day 12 Kirmitli Wetlands, Belen Pass
28-09 / Day 13 Belen Pass
29-09 / Day 14 Belen Pass
30-09 / Day 15 Belen Pass

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