Turkey - May 2009

Turkey - 2nd - 11th of May. Owen, Conor and Donal Foley.

We flew from Dublin with Turkish airlines to Istanbul, connecting to Antalya for 300 euros.

Car hire of a Renault Megane 1.6L diesel, cost 500 euros for the 11 days, (split 3 ways = 170 euros). Diesel prices were expensive in Turkey at between 1.25 and 1.50 Euro per litre.

We used the Gosney Guides for Gen and the Lonely planet guide for Accomodation.

We flew out on Friday the 1st in the afternoon. A delay in Dublin meant we had a very quick sprint between terminals in Istanbul. Our seats to Antalya had been sold, but the helpful staff at Turkish airlines upgraded us to business class at no extra charge, and we flew in luxury for the rest of the way. We grabbed our car at the terminal in Antalya and made straight for Akseki for dawn.

Day 1 – Saturday 2nd of May – Akseki – Karapinar

Began working Akseki at first light, our first bird being a Steppe Buzzard leaving roost. It didn’t take us long to find our first Krupers Nuthatch, and these birds showed amazingly well all morning. A single flight view of a Green Woodpecker was the only woodpecker species we had at this site unfortunately, however we did manage to tick Sombre Tit here.

Cretzchmar's Bunting

After a few hours of hearing distant drumming, but no White Backed, Grey Headed, or Middle Spotted Woodpeckers, we moved down to the area around Akseki village itself. Here we ticked our first Black Headed Buntings, singing from every hedge, as well as seeing good numbers of Masked Shrikes, Corn Buntings, Red Rumped Swallows, Spotted Flycatchers, more Sombre Tits, and various phyloscopus warblers.

We then moved on to the “walled plantation” described by Gosney. This was a fantastic site, literally dripping with migrants, including dozens of Eastern Bonelli’s Warblers singing, Lesser whitethroats, Blackcaps, Wood Warblers, Willow Warblers, Spotted Flycatchers and Tree Pipits. This site also produced our first Lesser Grey Shrikes, Red Fronted Serin, Western Rock Nuthatch, Eastern Orphean Warblers, and Middle Spotted Woodpecker. We also had close encounters with both Booted and Short Toed Eagle here.

We then moved on to the “new” White Backed Woodpecker clearing, a fabulous area, but unfortunately again dipping this and other woodpecker species despite intensive searching. Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Cuckoo, European Nuthatch and Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler were present here.

We then undertook a drive from Akseki to Konya and Karapinar, seeing many White and Black Storks en route, as well as Long Legged Buzzards, Marsh harriers, European Bee-eaters and various herons near Beyshehir.

Found ourselves a fairly dodgy motel in karapinar to stay the Night for 25 YTL each (12 Euro).

Day 2 – Sunday 3rd of May – Karapinar – Eregli – Demirkazik

Up early and headed for the Hotamis area in the hopes that Marshes here still existed. They did not, unfortunately; however we did manage to see our first Calandra Larks here, with the area just off the Karapinar – Konya road having excellent numbers of Isabeline Wheatears. Whilst searching for larks around Hotamis, a small accipiter flew in front of the car, and began circling nearby. It was a stunning male Levant’s Sparrowhawk! This bird was soon joined by 30 more! Forming a kettle with Honey Buzzards, Lesser Kestrels, and Red Footed Falcons. An awesome sight and our first taste of raptor migration on the trip.

We then moved on to Eregli. Again there are no marshes left here, however the artificial reservoir at Ayranci did have some herons (Purple, Night, Little Bittern, Little Egret etc) with the wooded areas having lots of migrants including, Wood Warbler, Willow Warbler, Great Reed Warbler, Pied flycatcher, Nightingale and Lesser Whitethroat. Here we encountered our first Thrush Nightingale (the only one of the trip) and our first Syrian Woodpeckers. Other birds included more Levant’s Sprawks, Black Kite, Honey Buzzard, Hobby, an Unidentified Aquila Eagle, Long legged Buzzard, Golden Oriole, Western Rock Nuthatch, Garganey, Wood and Common Sandpipers, Rock Sparrow and White Stork.

We then drove on to Demirkazik for the afternoon; this now famous site for Caspian Snowcock produced a number of Ticks for us in very quick succession. First off we stopped at Demirkazik gorge, picking up a couple of Wallcreepers, and Crimson Winged Finches. We then drove up the track behind the ski centre, finding Finsch’s Wheatears and Snowfinch with ease. Other birds encountered here included Red Fronted Serins, Golden Eagle, Black Eared Wheatear, Northern Wheatear, Black Redstart, Rock Bunting, Alpine and Red Billed Choughs, Shorelark and (Common) Sparrowhawk.

Demirkazik - What a place. This gorge in particular was packed with Wallcreeper, Rock Thrush and Alpine Accentor

We stayed at Ali’s panysion that night for a mere 25 YTL with good food and beer. Ali is famous for getting the Snowcocks for birders, and we would be up early the following morning with him to nab these amazing birds.

Ali - now sadly departed

Caspian Snowcock

Day 3 – Monday 4th of May – Demirkazik - Tarsus Delta

Up for 6 am and straight up to the Snowcock site, seeing Shorelarks and Finsch’s Wheatears along the way. A 2 hour stake out in bad weather produced our first Alpine Accentor but no Radde's Accentors. We could hear the curlew like call of the Snowcocks up on the cliffs, but were having no luck picking any up. By about 8 am we were starting to lose hope. Ali spotted this, and began to disseminate Tea and Cake to the weary in our time of need. With a cup of tea in one hand and a big lump of cake in the other, I suddenly picked up two blips descending down the mountain at rapid speed. SNOWCOCKS!! (……there may have been some expletives).

Two birds flew in directly over head and gave amazing views, the male throwing back his head fully and calling before us. After the birds had gone, with weather worsening, we left a few minutes later, bound for the Tarsus delta.

Once out of the mountains, the weather improved dramatically and we made it into the Tarsus delta for the afternoon. Driving around the various agricultural areas produced our first Spectacled Bulbuls and Graceful Prinias, as well as Reed and Eastern Olivaceous Warblers. We then began driving around the Eucalyptus plantations in search of Smyrna Kingfisher. After seeing a few Stunning male Red Backed Shrikes and a Black Francolin we came across a cracking Smyrna out on a fencepost along a ditch. This bird gave brilliant views before flying off into the groves. Amazing bird.

We then drove around to the other side of the delta and Tessu lake. Here we had lots of Gull Billed and White Winged Black Terns, Whiskered Terns, Spur Winged, Kentish and Ringed Plovers, Dunlin, Little Ttint, Wood, Green and Broad Billed Sandpipers and the two star birds, Caspian Tern and White Pelican. I had always wanted to see a pelican…and I wasn’t disappointed by them. Monster birds.

We then drove on towards Birecik, staying in Osmaniye. We stayed in the Sihan hotel, which was quite a comfortable 3 star hotel costing us 120 YTL (60 Euro) for 3 people.

Day 4 – Tuesday 5th of May – Birecik

Drove to Birecik for the early morning and drove up the Euphrates towards the Orchards described in Gosney. Several Bald Ibis were present on the cliffs just outside the town, with a Pygmy Cormorant drying itself on the gravel islands.

Bald Ibis

Pygmy Cormorant 

Birecik Gorge

The orchard area instantly produced many Dead Sea Sparrows (little crackers!), Desert Finch and Menetries Warblers as well as Syrian Woodpeckers. We came across no Yellow Throated Sparrows in the orchards; however, amazingly, I found a flock of 12-16 in the grounds of the Ibis breeding centre itself, frequenting the pines. Very nice birds.

We then proceeded to work the gravel pits, seeing more Pygmy Cormorants with flyover Honey Buzzards and Egyptian Vultures but failing to see any Iraq Babblers….I now feel like I am destined never to see a babbler species after missing Fulvous in Morocco last year.

Back around to the Wadi, we began our search for the elusive See-see Partridge, eventually finding 4 birds. We then moved on to the Pale Scops Owl garden, hoping to find the bird in daylight. We did manage this, with the bird perching grumpily just feet above us in the usual café. Cracking little beast! And easily one of the top birds of the trip!

Pale/Pallid/Striated Scop's Owl - Take your pick of names. 3 ticks in one.

After a celebratory dinner in the Kiyi restaurant (highly recommended), we then undertook a long overnight drive to Van…not for the fainthearted.

Day 5- Wednesday 6th of May - Van hills/Marshes – Ishaak Pasa Palace

Crap weather in the hills badly hampered us in our search for Grey Necked Bunting in Van hills, however we did manage to see various forms of Yellow Wagtail, Ruddy Shelduck, Ferruginous Duck (Ercek golu) Armenian Gulls (everywhere), and various waders including Redshank and Lapwing, and Moustached Warbler and Bimaculated lark.

Armenian Gull

We then descended down to the marshes where the weather was better and bagged more Moustached Warblers, Paddyfield Warbler, and Citrine Wagtails. Other birds included numerous Tree and Red Throated Pipits, Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Marsh Sandpiper, Coot (of some strange pale winged form), White Winged Black Terns, Garden Warblers, Lesser Whitethroats, Savi’s Warbler ( out of habitat in the plantation!) and Red Backed Shrikes.

We then drove on to Ishaak pasa palace, however despite several hours searching we saw no Mongolian Finch, Grey Necked Bunting or Lammergeier here. We did however manage a migrating Mountain Chiffchaff and Golden Eagles and the local race of Twite (which is more arctic redpoll like than Twite!)

Ishak Pasa

Stayed in Van that night in the Buyuck hotel. 3 star and very reasonable (120 YTL for 3 people sharing. Good food and Breakfast.

Day 6 – Thursday 7th of May – Bendimahi marshes - Bulanik

Early morning at Bendimahi marshes produced Eurasian Bittern and 2 Caspian Terns, White Winged Black Terns, Night Heron and Little Bittern. We then drove on towards Bulanik, seeing hundreds of Honey Buzzards Migrating across the lake and north over the mountains.

In the Murat valley we saw dozens of Gull-Billed and White Winged Terns, Montagu’s Harriers and a single female Pallid Harrier and managed to find 2 Demoiselle Cranes in with 15 Common Cranes.

We then drove on towards nemrut dagi (over some horrific roads), but again bad weather hampered us with snow and lightning storms making not worth the effort to even attempt the tracks up to the crater. This was our last chance at Radde's Accentor and we saw none for the entire trip.

We then drove over night back to Gaziantep staying in the Yemmeck hotel. (3 star - 110 YTL for a triple room – 55 Euros) A very nice hotel, good food and breakfast.

Day 7 – Friday 8th of May - Yesilce – Isikli and Durnalik

Gaziantep

Just 20 km west of Gaziantep, These areas produced birds such as White Throated Robin and Cinerous Buntings easily for us in large numbers. There seems to be both races of the bunting present at these sites. Several Upcher's Warblers were seen in the orchards at Isikli with one Pale Rock Sparrow seen here. We couldn’t manage any Red Tailed Wheatear at Isikli however, despite extensive searching. However Eastern Rock Nuthatch was very common at both sites.

Cinerous Bunting

Durnalik was not much better on this occasion for the wheatear. The gosney guide seems somewhat dated here on this site. Indeed we managed very little here despite extensive searching other than numerous Silvias including Barred, Eastern Orphean, Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap. We could locate no Desert Finch, Olive Tree Warblers, Rosefinch or Upcher's in this valley.

We did spot a likely looking track above the valley, near a quarry which looked good and decided to stay overnight to look for the wheatear in the morning. Stayed in same hotel.

Day 8 – Saturday 9th of May – Yesilce – Goksu delta

Straight up the track the next morning, and it was indeed worthwhile finding a pair of Red Tailed Wheatears, numerous Cinerous Buntings, Bimaculated Lark, Red backed Shrike and lots of White Throated Robins. If looking for this track, From Durnalik village, head up hill (avoiding the track down into the valley) towards the quarry. About 250 meters before the quarry works there is a track off to the left which winds up and around the hill. This is driveable for a few kilometres through some amazing habitat to a radio station; however the wheatears were just 100meters up off the main road in an area of large boulders on your right as you go uphill. Easy…when you know where to look.

Red-Tailed Wheatear (Kurdish)

Moved on towards the Goksu delta that afternoon and explored the south of the delta. Lots of Spur Winged Plover, Broad-Billed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Ringed Plover, Whiskered, White Winged and Black Terns. Stayed in the Lades motel that night. A true birders motel, 100 YTL per room. A bit more expensive than usual, but worth it for the wealth of bird information available here.

Day 9 - Sunday 10th of May– Goksu – Urbunucuk

Up early and started off at the north side of the delta. The tower here produced 15 Short Toed Eagles, Eleonora's Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, Grey Headed Swamphen, Great White Egret, Red Crested Pochard, White Pelican and lots of common water species already encountered.

Little Bittern 

We then drove up to Urbunucuk, and area of ruined temples, in search of Olive Tree Warbler. Saw a couple of likely candidates, but failed to get any conclusive views. A very skulky species…more expletives were used frequently in search of this species.

We then set off early on the road to Alanya…this road is nightmarish and takes hours to cover a relatively short distance. Plenty of time should be given when tackling this stretch…especially if trying to make a flight!

We stayed in Side this night in the aim of trying an Olive Tree Warbler site the next morning.

Day 10 – Monday 11th of May - Manavgat

Up early to the Olive grove described by gosney. Failed miserably to find Olive Tree Warbler here (again a blip view of a candidate). Lots of Masked Shrike, Red Backed Shrike present. Icterine Warbler, Olivaceous, Wood Warbler and Great Reed Warbler all seen here.

Carried on to the Koprulu canyon park, where we saw Goshawk and Griffon Vultures giving good views. Worked likely spots for Olive Tree along the way to Antalya but no joy.

Flew to Dublin via Istanbul on the 12th

Easily the most extensive driving trip (close to 5000 km) I have ever done, and not one I would do again tbh. 

The two overnights to and from Van were just not worth it, despite the stunning habitat, scenery and volcanic geology. I don't regret going that far east, but when I go back to Turkey some day, it will only be as far east as Birecik at most. Or if I did go that far east I would spread it out over weeks, taking in Caucasian Grouse and Green Warbler sites, before perhaps going back along the north coast to Istanbul.

All in all we saw some 252 species (give or take, I used Bubo to generate a quick list, so apologies if anything has gone wrong).

Species List

1,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor

2,Common Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna

3,Ruddy Shelduck,Tadorna ferruginea 4,Garganey,Spatula querquedula 5,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos

6,Eurasian Teal,Anas crecca

7,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina 8,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca

9,Black Francolin,Francolinus francolinus 10,Caspian Snowcock,Tetraogallus caspius 11,See-see Partridge,Ammoperdix griseogularis

12,Common Quail,Coturnix coturnix 

13,Chukar Partridge,Alectoris chukar 

14,Alpine Swift,Tachymarptis melba 15,Common Swift,Apus apus

16,Pallid Swift,Apus pallidus

17,Little Swift,Apus affinis

18,Great Spotted Cuckoo,Clamator glandarius 19,Common Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus

20,Rock Dove,Columba livia

21,Stock Dove,Columba oenas

22,Common Wood Pigeon,Columba palumbus 23,European Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur 24,Eurasian Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto

25,Laughing Dove,Spilopelia senegalensis 26,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus

27,Common Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus 28,Eurasian Coot,Fulica atra

29,Grey-headed Swamphen,Porphyrio poliocephalus 

30,Demoiselle Crane,Grus virgo

31,Common Crane,Grus grus

32,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,, 33,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis 34,Greater Flamingo,Phoenicopterus roseus 35,Eurasian Stone-curlew,Burhinus oedicnemus 

36,Eurasian Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus 

37,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus 38,Pied Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta 

39,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola 

40,Common Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula

41,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius 42,Northern Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus 43,Spur-winged Lapwing,Vanellus spinosus 44,Greater Sand Plover,Anarhynchus leschenaultii

45,Kentish Plover,Anarhynchus alexandrinus 46,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus 47,Eurasian Curlew,Numenius arquata

48,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica 

49,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa 50,Common Snipe,Gallinago gallinago 51,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos 52,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus

53,Marsh Sandpiper,Tringa stagnatilis 

54,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola 

55,Common Redshank,Tringa totanus 56,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus 57,Common Greenshank,Tringa nebularia 58,Ruddy Turnstone,Arenaria interpres

59,Red Knot,Calidris canutus

60,Ruff,Calidris pugnax 

61,Broad-billed Sandpiper,Calidris falcinellus 62,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea 63,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii 64,Dunlin,Calidris alpina

65,Little Stint,Calidris minuta

66,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons

67,Gull-billed Tern,Gelochelidon nilotica 68,Caspian Tern,Hydroprogne caspia 69,Whiskered Tern,Chlidonias hybrida 

70,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger

71,White-winged Tern,Chlidonias leucopterus 72,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo

73,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis 74,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus 

75,Slender-billed Gull,Chroicocephalus genei 76,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus

77,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

78,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis 79,Armenian Gull,Larus armenicus

80,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus 81,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus 82,European Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus 

83,Scopoli's Shearwater,Calonectris diomedea 84,Yelkouan Shearwater,Puffinus yelkouan 85,Black Stork,Ciconia nigra 

86,White Stork,Ciconia ciconia

87,Pygmy Cormorant,Microcarbo pygmaeus 88,Great Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo 89,Northern Bald Ibis,Geronticus eremita 90,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus

91,Eurasian Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia 92,Little Bittern,Botaurus minutus

93,Black-crowned Night Heron,Nycticorax nycticorax

94,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta 

95,Squacco Heron,Ardeola ralloides

96,Great Egret,Ardea alba

97,Western Cattle Egret,Ardea ibis

98,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea

99,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea

100,Great White Pelican,Pelecanus onocrotalus

101,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus

102,Egyptian Vulture,Neophron percnopterus 103,European Honey Buzzard,Pernis apivorus 104,Griffon Vulture,Gyps fulvus

105,Short-toed Snake Eagle,Circaetus gallicus 106,Booted Eagle,Hieraaetus pennatus 107,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos 

108,Levant Sparrowhawk,Tachyspiza brevipes 109,Eurasian Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus 110,Eurasian Goshawk,Astur gentilis 

111,Pallid Harrier,Circus macrourus 112,Montagu's Harrier,Circus pygargus 113,Western Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus

114,Black Kite,Milvus migrans

115,Common Buzzard,Buteo buteo

116,Long-legged Buzzard,Buteo rufinus 117,Little Owl,Athene noctua

118,Pallid Scops Owl,Otus brucei,,, 

119,Eurasian Scops Owl,Otus scops 120,Eurasian Hoopoe,Upupa epops 121,European Roller,Coracias garrulus 122,White-throated Kingfisher,Halcyon smyrnensis

123,Common Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis

124,Pied Kingfisher,Ceryle rudis

125,Blue-cheeked Bee-eater,Merops persicus 126,European Bee-eater,Merops apiaster 127,Eurasian Wryneck,Jynx torquilla 128,Middle Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocoptes medius

129,Syrian Woodpecker,Dendrocopos syriacus 130,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major

131,European Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis 132,Lesser Kestrel,Falco naumanni 133,Common Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus 

134,Red-footed Falcon,Falco vespertinus 135,Eleonora's Falcon,Falco eleonorae 136,Eurasian Hobby,Falco subbuteo 

137,Lanner Falcon,Falco biarmicus 138,Eurasian Golden Oriole,Oriolus oriolus 139,Masked Shrike,Lanius nubicus

140,Lesser Grey Shrike,Lanius minor 141,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator

142,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio 143,Eurasian Magpie,Pica pica

144,Red-billed Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

145,Alpine Chough,Pyrrhocorax graculus 146,Western Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula 147,Rook,Corvus frugilegus

148,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix

149,Northern Raven,Corvus corax

150,Sombre Tit,Poecile lugubris

151,Great Tit,Parus major

152,Eurasian Penduline Tit,Remiz pendulinus 153,Eurasian Skylark,Alauda arvensis 154,Crested Lark,Galerida cristata

155,Horned Lark,Eremophila alpestris 156,Greater Short-toed Lark,Calandrella brachydactyla 

157,Bimaculated Lark,Melanocorypha bimaculata,,, 

158,Calandra Lark,Melanocorypha calandra,,, 159,Mediterranean Short-toed Lark,Alaudala rufescens,,, 

160,White-spectacled Bulbul,Pycnonotus xanthopygos,,, 

161,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,, 

162,Eurasian Crag Martin,Ptyonoprogne rupestris,,, 

163,Barn Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,, 164,Western House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,, 165,European Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis rufula,,, 

166,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,, 

167,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix 168,Eastern Bonelli's Warbler,Phylloscopus orientalis

169,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,, 170,Mountain Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus sindianus

171,Common Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita 172,Great Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus arundinaceus

173,Moustached Warbler,Acrocephalus melanopogon

174,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

175,Paddyfield Warbler,Acrocephalus agricola 176,Common Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus 

177,Eastern Olivaceous Warbler,Iduna pallida 178,Icterine Warbler,Hippolais icterina 179,Savi's Warbler,Locustella luscinioides 180,Zitting Cisticola,Cisticola juncidis 181,Delicate Prinia,Prinia lepida

182,Eurasian Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla 183,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,, 

184,Barred Warbler,Curruca nisoria 

185,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca 186,Eastern Orphean Warbler,Curruca crassirostris

187,Menetries's Warbler,Curruca mystacea 188,Ruppell's Warbler,Curruca ruppeli 189,Sardinian Warbler,Curruca melanocephala

190,Eastern Subalpine Warbler,Curruca cantillans

191,Common Whitethroat,Curruca communis 192,Spectacled Warbler,Curruca conspicillata 193,Kruper's Nuthatch,Sitta krueperi 194,Western Rock Nuthatch,Sitta neumayer 195,Eastern Rock Nuthatch,Sitta tephronota 196,Eurasian Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,, 197,Wallcreeper,Tichodroma muraria,,, 198,Short-toed Treecreeper,Certhia brachydactyla

199,Common Myna,Acridotheres tristis 200,Common Starling,Sturnus vulgaris 201,Common Blackbird,Turdus merula 202,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata 203,European Robin,Erithacus rubecula 204,White-throated Robin,Irania gutturalis 205,Thrush Nightingale,Luscinia luscinia 206,Common Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos

207,European Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca 

208,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros 209,Common Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus

210,Common Rock Thrush,Monticola saxatilis 211,Blue Rock Thrush,Monticola solitarius 212,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra

213,European Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola 214,Northern Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe 215,Isabelline Wheatear,Oenanthe isabellina 216,Eastern Black-eared Wheatear,Oenanthe melanoleuca

217,Finsch's Wheatear,Oenanthe finschii 218,Kurdish Wheatear,Oenanthe xanthoprymna

219,White-throated Dipper,Cinclus cinclus 220,Pale Rockfinch,Carpospiza brachydactyla 221,Rock Sparrow,Petronia petronia 

222,White-winged Snowfinch,Montifringilla nivalis

223,Yellow-throated Sparrow,Gymnoris xanthocollis 

224,Spanish Sparrow,Passer hispaniolensis 225,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus 

226,Dead Sea Sparrow,Passer moabiticus 227,Alpine Accentor,Prunella collaris 228,Western Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava 229,Citrine Wagtail,Motacilla citreola

230,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea

231,White Wagtail,Motacilla alba

232,Tawny Pipit,Anthus campestris 

233,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis

234,Red-throated Pipit,Anthus cervinus 235,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta 

236,Crimson-winged Finch,Rhodopechys sanguineus

237,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus

238,European Greenfinch,Chloris chloris 239,Desert Finch,Rhodospiza obsoleta 240,Twite,Linaria flavirostris

241,Common Linnet,Linaria cannabina 

242,Red Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra 243,European Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis 244,Red-fronted Serin,Serinus pusillus 245,European Serin,Serinus serinus

246,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra

247,Rock Bunting,Emberiza cia 

248,Cinereous Bunting,Emberiza cineracea 249,Ortolan Bunting,Emberiza hortulana 250,Cretzschmar's Bunting,Emberiza caesia 251,Cirl Bunting,Emberiza cirlus

252,Black-headed Bunting,Emberiza melanocephala