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Description
There are many reasons to go birding in the Kızılırmak Delta. Especially on the eastern part of the Kızılırmak Delta, there are several big lakes where you can see Mute Swan, Common Crane, Grey-headed Swamphen, Glossy Ibis and so on. In the delta, you can see White Stork where the couples breed together on the trees. In one tree, you can see several stork nests which is impressive. On the other hand, in the area, you can see many passerine species. Migratory and breeding birds are using the different habitat of delta during the year. In winter, you can see big flocks of wintering ducks or other water birds. During the autumn migration there are hundreds of thousands of passerines which pass trough the delta such as Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Thrush Nightingale, Common Nightingale and many more.
On the sea side, you may see Common Eider and divers. So there is not only the inland water, forest or bush habitats but also sea side might be atractive for birders. Need to be checked out!
Common Pochard, Ferruginous Duck and Red-crested Pochard breed in the delta. Also, other duck species breed such as Garganey, Mallard, Gadwall and so on. Besides, the area always being highlighted by rare birds of Turkey such as Red-flanked Bluetail, Lesser Yellowlegs, Grey-headed Lapwing, Dusky Warbler, Siberian Accentor, etc. You will be satisfied if you visit this unique place in Turkey.
Details
Access
You can go there by car. Best way to explore Kızılırmak Delta is car. However, the roads on the delta are not good always, especially in the rainy season the roads are muddy and you cannot reach every spot that you want to go. Sometimes it is even impossible to walk on the muddy roads. On the other hand, you can park in several places if they are dry enough. However, you should take into account that in the eastern part, from Lake Balık to Lake Liman, there is a prohibited road to use. For the touristic purposes, there should be regulations that might block you to go futher deep into delta especially by car.
Terrain and Habitat
Forest , Wetland , Lake , Beach , Mud flats , Agriculture , City/village , Reedbeds , Dunes , River , Sea , Moors/heathland , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushesConditions
Flat , Sandy , Wet , Slippery , High water possible , Open landscapeCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
YesGood birding season
All year roundBest time to visit
Winter , Spring , Autumn migration , Spring migration , Autumn , SummerRoute
Paved road , Wide path , Narrow trail , Unpaved roadDifficulty walking trail
StrenuousAccessible by
Car , BicycleBirdwatching hide / platform
YesLinks
- Important Bird Areas of Turkey
- Emin Yoğutçuoğlu's eBird records.
- Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu's eBird records.
- Emin Yoğutçuoğlu's eBird records.
- Emin Yoğutçuoğlu's eBird records.