TURKEY - a report from a birdwatching trip to Central ... - Netfugl.dk

The Turkish population at least 2500 pairs (of which 2000 Lake Van and 500 Tuz Gölü) (Malling
Olsen & Larsson 2004), Plentiful everywhere around Lake Van, but in 2005 also surprising
common in the NE in 2005 with hundreds - mainly adults - at Cildir and Aktas Gölüs and 100 near
Caldiran near Iranian border on 20.5. This indicated further breeding sites and population increase
in the NE compared to recent knowledge.
Interbreeding with Yellow-legged gull has been noted at Beysehir Gölü, SW Turkey (Liebers &
Helbig 1999).
Often appears slightly lighter than Yellow-legged, with shape sometimes similar to Lesser Blackbacked
Gull L. fuscus. Adult identifyed from Yellow-legged on combination of darker grey
upperparts, more solid black wing-tip with smaller white spot in p10 and generally darker eyes
(often looking blackish at distance). Most show extensive black markings near bill-tip (absent in
fully adult breeding Yellow-legged) (Malling Olsen & Larsson 2004).
123. Baltic (Lesser black-backed) Gull Larus (fuscus) fuscus (Baltisk) Sildemåge
2007: 26.55 2 nd cal. year Tuzla Gölü S of Adana.
124. Heuglin´s Gull Larus heuglini Sibirisk Måge
2005: 18.5 1 ad. + 1 2 cal. year Rize – 18.5 1 ad. near Arhavi, Black Sea Coast.
2006: 20.5 1 ad. Rize – 22.5 2 ad. Dogubayazit.
All birds large and rather herring-gull like in jizz and size, and both with pale upperparts matching
Lesser Black-backed Gull intermedius/graellsii; the local occuring Lesser Black-backed Gull is the
very black and slender fuscus (Malling Olsen & Larsson 2004). The 2 cal.year bird have completed
almost halt of the flight feather moult, and basically (as expected for both fuscus and heuglini)
looking "one year older" than graellsii/intermedius would do, caused by more advanced moult.
125. Little Tern Sterna albifrons Dværgterne
2005: 13.5 20 Akgöl Lake, Göksu - 19.5 4 South Van Marshes - 24.5 35 Tuzla Gölü - 24.5 20
Tuzla Creek - 24.5 2 Tarsus.
2006: 14.5 10 Göksu Delta.
2007: 14.5 10 Akgöl, Göksu Delta – 21.5 3 Aydinlar -22.5 10 River Tigris north of Batman – 22.5 2
Idil – 26.5 15 Tuzla Gölü S of Adana.
5.000-15.000 pairs bred Turkey.
126. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Sandterne
2005: 17.5 1 ad. Ardahan. - 18.5 1 ad. Serpmetas.
2006: 23.5 2 ad. Tatvan, Van Gölü.
2007: 14.5 2 ad. Akgöl, Göksu Delta – 21.5 150 Bulanik – 25.5 3 ad. River Euphrates S of Birezik
– 25.5 3 ad. Halfeti.
2000-7000 pairs breeds Turkey. Most seen June 2006, a colony of 350+ pairs noted Bulanik
(Pettersson 2006), and June 2005 max. 200 Kulu Gölü (Gerdin et al. 2005, Pettersson 2006).
127. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Rovterne
2005: 24.5 2 2.cal. year Tuzla Gölü S of Adana.
2007: 26.5 2 Tuzla Gölü S of Adana.
50-200 pairs breeds in Turkey (Tucker & Heath 1994).
128. Sandwish Tern Sterna sandvicensis Splitterne
2005: 24,5 5 2 cal. year Tuzla Gölü S of Adana.