rylirk
Well-known member
22/9/2019 - Southern Armenia
Raptor bonanza along the road from Yerevan to Tatev! First two from the bus, the first in the vicinity of Zangatakun in Ararat province, the second on an electricity pylon at Spandarian Reservoir:
427. European Honey Buzzard
428. * Short-Toed Snake Eagle
Then one over Shaki waterfall. Can't rule out this being either an Eastern Imperial or a Greater Spotted Eagle as the photos are poor, but any of those would be a lifer and a year tick so it doesn't change my numbers
429. * Lesser Spotted Eagle
Then one more at Karahunj. It's likely I also had these at Shaki, but the first definitve ones came at Karahunj.
430. * Lesser Kestrel
Summary for September:
34 year ticks
21 lifers
Raptor bonanza along the road from Yerevan to Tatev! First two from the bus, the first in the vicinity of Zangatakun in Ararat province, the second on an electricity pylon at Spandarian Reservoir:
427. European Honey Buzzard
428. * Short-Toed Snake Eagle
Then one over Shaki waterfall. Can't rule out this being either an Eastern Imperial or a Greater Spotted Eagle as the photos are poor, but any of those would be a lifer and a year tick so it doesn't change my numbers
429. * Lesser Spotted Eagle
Then one more at Karahunj. It's likely I also had these at Shaki, but the first definitve ones came at Karahunj.
430. * Lesser Kestrel
Summary for September:
34 year ticks
21 lifers
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