Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
I may as well start a thread now I am staying here for longer periods. I have a full summer here and a few weeks in late October, so will add updates as often as I can depending on the variety of bird life.
I am situated SE of the village of YesilUzumlu, along a dead end road that becomes a regularly cultivated field. Currently it has a full crop of corn. An olive grove to the right of this field and some Barron scrubland, then to the back of the crop field a few hundred meters of dwellings and the base of a large forested hill.
Temperatures are a few degrees cooler here at 700m altitude which attracts large numbers of hirundines, particularly Red-rumped Swallows.
Barn Swallow and of course Housemartins.
21st July did an early morning walk along the Cadianda Road trying to beat the sunrise at least on the outward journey. Unfortunately was followed all the way by two street dogs so I felt the need to pick up and carry a stick, they turned out to be dosile enough not to use it but was a pain carrying it along with binos and water.
Highlights were at least 6 perched and calling Turtle Doves, all quite near or in the Cemetery. Further along the road another called but I couldn’t see it.
Masked Shrike on wires but retreated to a tree, Somber Tit, Corn Bunting, and at least 2 Kruipers Nuthatch and slightly surprising a pair of Rock Sparrows fairly close on the way back to the outskirts of the village.
Numerous Jay and a few Syrian Woodpecker which are residents around the area.
Back home for 9am where the temperature was well on the rise to 38c
I am situated SE of the village of YesilUzumlu, along a dead end road that becomes a regularly cultivated field. Currently it has a full crop of corn. An olive grove to the right of this field and some Barron scrubland, then to the back of the crop field a few hundred meters of dwellings and the base of a large forested hill.
Temperatures are a few degrees cooler here at 700m altitude which attracts large numbers of hirundines, particularly Red-rumped Swallows.
Barn Swallow and of course Housemartins.
21st July did an early morning walk along the Cadianda Road trying to beat the sunrise at least on the outward journey. Unfortunately was followed all the way by two street dogs so I felt the need to pick up and carry a stick, they turned out to be dosile enough not to use it but was a pain carrying it along with binos and water.
Highlights were at least 6 perched and calling Turtle Doves, all quite near or in the Cemetery. Further along the road another called but I couldn’t see it.
Masked Shrike on wires but retreated to a tree, Somber Tit, Corn Bunting, and at least 2 Kruipers Nuthatch and slightly surprising a pair of Rock Sparrows fairly close on the way back to the outskirts of the village.
Numerous Jay and a few Syrian Woodpecker which are residents around the area.
Back home for 9am where the temperature was well on the rise to 38c