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Spring record of Little Bunting
Photo © Erik Hirschfeld The first spring record of the Little Bunting in Azerbaijan! The bird was spotted by Erik Hirschfeld, Teet Sirotkin, Lars-Göte Nilsson, and Elvin Memmedsoy in Absheron National Park on 24 April 2024. Located just about 60km from central Baku, this park teems with birdlife and boasts a charmingly remote setting at…
Call for Counters: Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count 2024
We are happy to announce another bird migration counting season at Besh Barmag bottleneck for autumn 2024! After the very successful full season counts in 2018, 2022 and 2023 we are in good spirit and eager to run another long-awaited round of the epic bird migration count. With some highly motivated additions to our local…
Besh Barmag bird migration count finnished for autumn 2023!
Text © Zülfü Fərəcli Concluding the Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count marks the completion of 90 days of dedicated bird observation. In the final two weeks, the counters were treated to remarkable highlights, notably on the 19th, when a staggering 749 Meadow Pipits, 16 Water Pipits and 235 pipit sp. gracefully migrated south, accompanied by…
Great mix of species at Besh Barmag in November
Text © Zülfü Fərəcli The Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count has now logged 75 days of tracking for the autumn of 2023. As the station braces for plummeting temperatures, sightings of winter birds have commenced. On November 4th, noteworthy sightings included over 1000 Pintails, 79 Dalmatian Pelicans, and 39 Wigeons, despite the presence of strong…
Eight weeks counted at Besh Barmag
Text © Zülfü Fərəcli The Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count has progressed over a span of two months into the current season, with a notable count of eight weeks for autumn 2023. With the gradual drop in temperature, a noticeable influx of late migrants has been observed. Some days were better than others, e.g. on…
Undiscovered Azerbaijan – Batumi Birding: 20 May – 1 June 2024
While Georgia has rapidly established its reputation as a must-visit for birders, Azerbaijan remains still rather unexplored. But there is little justification for this. The country is home to all the famous Greater Caucasus endemics, has huge coastal wetlands hosting millions of migrants, subtropic lush forests where the only Shikra of the West Palearctic breed,…
Good passage of Great White Egrets, Cormorants, Calandra Larks at Besh Barmag
Today, the team at Besh Barmag bottleneck enjoyed excellent bird migration thanks to the prevailing south and south-east winds. The bird counters were blessed with impressive sights of large flocks of Great White Egrets, Cormorants, thousands of Calandra Larks and several flocks of Little Bustards passing close to the counting station. Check the results: https://trektellen.nl/count/view/1533/20231018…
Halfway through the counting season at Besh Barmag
Text © Michael Heiß The Besh Barmag Bird Migration Count is currently halfway through the season. Remarkable six weeks have been counted for autumn 2023 and six more will follow. In the first half of October, five dedicated counters, namely Leyla, Elvin, Zülfü, Moritz and Lasse, undertook the daily routine of tracking bird migration. Their…
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