Azerbaijan Spring 2011 (1 Viewer)

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tetrax

Member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #1

Hi,

I just posted two new trip reports from Azerbaijan on our blog. On tours with groups from Germany and Denmark we had great observations and I got a couple of nice pictures again. Please have a look:

http://birdingaze.blogspot.com/

Kai

 

lewis20126

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #2

Nice report Tetrax

Azerbaijan is clearly the place in the "current" Western Palearctic for Shikra; good success with the mountain birds as well.

Have you ever been to Shervan NP?

cheers, alan

 

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tetrax

Member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #3

Hi Alan,
You probably mean Shirvan, the NP with the Goitered Gazelles?! Concerning ornithological data this is the best covered place in Azerbaijan. I spent several months there, doing a lot of mist netting, migration counts, point stop counts for breeding birds and winter surveys. It is usually the first place you go when coming to Aze for birding or nature in general. The park is always worth a visit with many semi desert species and a huge wetland.

Kai

 

Birdingcraft

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #4

Nice trip reports of an area that I would absolutely love to visit some day.

 

Mick Sway

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #5

Stunning bird images and a great report.
Is this now a safe place to visit ?
Thanks for sharing your birding experiences.
Mick
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Stewart J.

Well-known member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #6

Great report about a wonderful area, spent 3 years offshore in the Caspian witnessing some fantastic landbird migration.

Stewart

 

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tetrax

Member

• Jun 23, 2011

• #7

Mick Sway said:

Is this now a safe place to visit ?
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Hi Mick,

travelling is safe and usually quite easy in Azerbaijan. Of course you might get stopped by the police from time to time or meet the friendly border guards in some regions. But this is normally solved within a few minutes. In the most interesting regions they are meanwhile used to birders with scopes and cameras. I have been there with groups over the last five years...

Everybody is welcome to contact us if you are interested in trips to Azerbaijan. We will be pleased to give any possible assistance!

Kai

 

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Parker

Uncomfortably Numb.

• Jun 29, 2011

• #8

Great stuff Kai, I hope to get there one day.