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Diary of a non-birding week in Dalyan. Birds noted in order of sightings. Day One: Arrive at house at 11:30 pm. No Birds seen, Little Owl and Scops Owl heard…later and annoyingly all three of the local Roosters giving it … Continue reading →

Holiday Birding at its best…. Stayed in a Villa off Iztuzu Road on Sokak 145 (approx. 20 min walk to Dalyan centre from Iztuzu Road.) This was a family holiday where I had just planned to do some localized birding, … Continue reading →

September 2012 The usual sites with a trip to Akyaka and the Bay of Gokova Paul Hopes book ‘ Walking and birdwatching in Southwest Turkey’ describes the area of Akyaka and the bay of Gokova as a large area of … Continue reading →

Mad Dogs and Shady Walks July and August are not the best months for birdwatching in Dalyan, it’s hot and doing the most simplest of tasks is draining, lumping a scope about or walking/cycling distances is only for the hardy … Continue reading →

A general observation of what has been going on this month. The weather by and large has been very wet with a lot of the land around my house in Okcular under water. The Dalyan River burst it’s banks and … Continue reading →

October/November sightings In October John Codling took a quick trip to the beach near Dalaman Airport, seeing Sanderling working the waves and there were a number of Kentish plover about also another wader similar to a greenshank but the bill … Continue reading →

A Few Surprises 24 August-17 September 2011 A family holiday with a few bird watching days thrown in. Each time I visit I aim to try and see a target bird and on this occasion it was the Rüppell’s Warbler … Continue reading →

Having had a weeks bird watching in April, this visit was not a birding week but one of preparation for the summer, jobs on the house, painting, electrical work and the like. Birding opportunities were few and based on being … Continue reading →

While my better half had her weekly bell dancing class I decided to have a quick trip to the sewage works to see what was about. I didn’t get there till about 11am when the temperature was around the low … Continue reading →