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  1. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    26th April Koycegiz canal am Overnight we had decided not to do the 6 hour round trip to Bafa Lake and decided for a little lie on and try again for the Bittern at the canal reedbed. Again no luck but after a little perseverance we were rewarded with absolutely crippling views of Great Reed...
  2. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    25th April Travelling to Koycegiz for a days birding and a stop over at Blackbird Cottage where we will be meeting Paul in the late afternoon and evening. The idea was to use Paul’s place as a base overnight before heading further North west to Bafa Lake the following day. Before leaving the...
  3. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    24th April Decided to stay local and make whistle stop visits to three sights. Firstly we did a portion of the cadianda hill to pick up Kruipers Nuthatch which duly obliged very quickly. We drove down the lower slip slowly hoping for maybe a calling warbler or two or a few shrikes. Within a few...
  4. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    23rd April (pt3) Gocu Beli After a fantastic hour a Seki we drove the 20 minutes and further 700m elevation up to Gocu Beli pass. On the lower slopes we stopped for a lesser Spotted Woodpecker which flew off but gained a Perigrine Falcon that circled over us for a few minutes. We reached the...
  5. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    23rd April (pt2) Seki After an hour at the Roman bridge we arrived at Seki and parked at the near end of the road opposite a farm track. It was now warm enough to remove the fleece. We walked to the front of the car and were met with a very loud and almost inquisitive White Throated Robin, or...
  6. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    23rd April (pt 1) Heading high today to the Gocu Beli pass, I think it’s always a treat to bird in the special location. Today I am Jeff’s guide, he needs a few lifers on this trip so hopefully I can put my now “local Knowledge” to the test and see if i can pin down what he needs. A fairly...
  7. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    22nd April Incerkoy Loop am First days birding with Jeff, so hopefully a whole load of year birds this morning. Started off with an Eastern Oliveacous in the rear of the garden before crossing onto the flatland and Incerkoy road. Was actually fairly quiet. The most common species was the Common...
  8. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    21st April Picking fellow forum member, Jeff, up from the airport this afternoon for a weeks birding my local patches and a little beyond. Contacted forum member angusmecoatup, to spend a few hours in the morning in his area of Koycegiz. We were only going to bird two areas, the canal/dump and...
  9. Bananafishbones

    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Paul I am picking Jeff up at the airport tomorrow Pm Sunday. I may pop over to the beach end for a quick mooch around. Will decide later and confirm.
  10. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    18th April Still got an upside down house as the painters never finish a room but do bits in every room….. time to get out in the Garden. Great news is that the Eastern Oliveacous Warbler is back, singing from the land behind the garden, still a single Woodchat Shrike. Decided to walk the...
  11. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    16th April A recky to the mountain pass as a friend is coming out for a weeks birding and to be honest it’s just a damn good place to see some specialist species. Set off at 7am heading on the Antalya road where you climb up to 1300mtrs and you come to a plateau at an old Roman Bridge. Last...
  12. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    15th April Decided to keep fairly local (after the painters let me down this morning and didn’t show up) Drove to Zircon beach wetland as it’s a straightforward drive. Little egrets very close to my parking place with three Purple Heron further back. The single Ruff has now been joined by...
  13. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    Managed a quick visit to a patch of wetlands between Fethiye and Calis 5 Purple Heron and Little Egret Moved to a wetland pool at Zircon Beach near Calis and managed a few more purple Heron, Ruff, Little Egret and a close Kingfisher
  14. Bananafishbones

    Very busy at the bird feeder today!

    I have been here in Turkey for the last three weeks. Highlights upto now are a single Sombre Tit, Woodchat Shrike the rest have been the usual species, although not had the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker as yet. Alpine Swift and Red-rumped swallow in good numbers.
  15. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    11th April Just an hour of balcony birding before a lazy beach day …… Sombre Tit is a good garden bird here, so very pleased to see one this morning. Woodchat Shrike is still here. Syrian Woodpecker and a calling Green Woodpecker that I couldn’t see from the balcony. Quick glimpse of a Tree...
  16. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    9th April Pm walk along cadianda road. Liz and myself walked the road to cadianda in the afternoon, looked a little dark overhead for a while in between the sunshone. Started off with quite a few Woodlarks calling either side of the road. Only managed a fleeting glimpse as one crossed over our...
  17. Bananafishbones

    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Those pesky Slender Bills 😁
  18. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    7th April Short Incerkoy road loop then stop for light breakfast at new council run cafe. Overcast morning meant we could leave it a bit later in the morning without the intense morning sun. Slow amble with Liz and a neighbour, spent more time talking than bird watching but managed a new trip...
  19. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    3rd April Garden only Hobby being the highlight and also the first Shrike in the garden with a Woodchat. Red Rumped Swallows and Alpine Swift have been increasing in numbers 5th April Day out at Patara Ruins and beach . Am Ruins and bird spotting (which was actually quite difficult). Pm lazy...
  20. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    1st April Fools gold at Tlos Half day out at the Lycian ruins of Tlos. Always good for two year ticks… Blue Rock Thrush and Western Rock Nuthatch both Guaranteed. But hold on, threat to life, 32 degrees! UK news says stay indoors, don’t go out and die!. Haha April fool….. Turkey weather, enjoy...
  21. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    30th March village area am / Cadianda road pm Great to see the Alpine Swifts above the village this morning, a couple of dozen at least. We walked down to the Cadianda restaurant to attend a charity cake and bake sale, homemade Sausage Rolls and meat and potato pies, Lemon Drizzle cake...
  22. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    Well the holiday is over…. The wife arrives today 😉 however it allows me a morning birding in Koycegiz which is 30 minutes from the airport. Visiting last year with fellow forum member Paul (angusmecoatup) who had given me a whistle stop tour of the area gave me a few places to visit quickly...
  23. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    27th am had a few errands this morning so really only managed a little time around the Garden area where I picked up a Hoopoe in a small orchard close by. The afternoon I had enough time to walk the Cadianda Road. The best bird was a single Ortolan Bunting that I know know are far less obliging...
  24. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    Rained for most of the day and night yesterday, hard enough in the early hours to send me checking for leaks around the door bottoms, all was good at 3am Decided to walk to the market at Incerkoy, it was a very Foggy morning but lifted reasonably quickly. As most mornings I was greeted with...
  25. Bananafishbones

    YesilUzumlu, Incerkoy and Cadianda areas.

    25th March Cold wet and generally miserable day, no birding apart from a few moments on the balcony. Lots of Serin and Chaffinch, however a Sparrowhawk has been perched here for best part of an hour and a single Jay has done its best to see it off. While the jay flaps at it and generally gets...
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