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Recent content by angusmcoatup

  1. angusmcoatup

    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    24.04.25 White throated Kingfisher from the balcony. Sat on lines and calling. Great “garden” record. Montagu’s Harrier female over the fields Turtle Doves everyday on lines including 10 at one point. 25.04.25 4 am - Scops Owl calling. Now 3 regular Owl species in the garden. Rain...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Cheers A 👍🏼
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    22.04.25 A Roller on next doors land. Huge flock of Bee-eaters, uncountable as they were on all sides of the house and spread widely. At least one Collared Flycatcher remaining and Eastern Olivaceous Warblers now common in the garden.
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    21.04.25 Female Montagu’s Harrier. Pursued by a few Barn Swallows across the neighbouring orange grove. Also a male Common Redstart and a few Bee-eaters over.
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Yesterday we had the second Köyceğiz bird walk ,all beginners apart from myself, which was actually done by bike. Not a bad day despite the heat though many of the more notable birds were missed by some as they get the hang of bins, directions, pinpointing birds at a distance etc. Highlights -...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    18.04.25 An afternoon ride around the side roads and orange groves. Hot and lots of pools have dried up. Highlights- A pair of Red Footed Falcons across the marsh then onto the usual raptor tree. 2 Black winged Stilts - river channel. Increased numbers of Great Reed Warblers, also several...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Yeah- the apartments near the cottage are complete with residents and there’s now several cats prowling the land, couple down the street have 7-8 too. The Agamas have gone, very few of the other lizards and I don’t see much hope for the hungry migrants lasting long when hunting for food.
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    18.04.25 A morning spin along the Fethiye old road and down to the forest was productive. First Roller of the year on a power line, and Semi Collared Flycatcher male on the forest edge. The glut of Collared Flycatchers has been distracting whilst looking for this species (plus Pied) so it was a...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Magic Richard. Thanks for your reply.
  10. angusmcoatup

    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    16.04.25 5 Turtle Doves on the power line this morning. The usual Shrikes/ Flycatchers around with Collared pairs relatively easy to see compared to when they first arrived. A female Common Redstart was on the newly ploughed soil within a few metres of an Ortolan Bunting. Lots of White...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    14.04.25 The day started well with a singing Common Nightingale in the garden. Still present today. Only a few Collared Flycatchers left but 4 visible Spotted Flycatchers and a couple of hidden callers have arrived. A Tree Pipit was on the power line, and Meadow Pipit passed through. A Goshawk...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    13.04.25 Cracking sunny morning birding. Highlights only . Woodchat Shrikes, Masked Shrikes , Hoopoes pretty much everywhere. Lake and beach- 5 Common Terns , 2 Whiskered Terns, 2 Spur Winged Plovers, 5 Black winged Stilts, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper River/dump / dump...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    11.04.25 1 Marsh Sandpiper - Roadside pool, 77 + Glossy Ibis - dog sanctuary fields also Whinchat & Corn Bunting here, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers on a newly exposed pool. Squacco Heron from stone ple viewpoint. Odd sight of a male Penduline Tit in a patch of scrub close to my home...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    Yesterday a Red Throated Pipit on abandoned farmland , several Northern and Black eared Wheatears across the edges of town. Masked and Woodchat Shrikes also quite common. This morning the Collared Flycatchers seem to have paired up and lots of displaying or the females arrived separately. Much...
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    Köyceğiz & Mugla area - SW Turkey

    09.4.25 This morning is bright and sunny so I went out for a pre-work spell of birding. First up a Masked Shrike on one power line and two Tree Pipits on another. Beneath in the neighbouring orange grove at least 3 Collared Flycatchers remained though this time not very vocal. An interesting...
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