Whiskered terns and waterfowl at estuary on the Caspian Sea of southern Azerbaijan

The view of the shallow bay is just great. We are en route to explore the lagoons and coastal habitats between Liman, Narimanabad and Baliqcilar in southern Azerbaijan. The huge bay of Kizil Agach (another spelling: Qizilagach or Ghizil-Agaj) is the largest wetland in Transcaucasia. It is easily accessible from the causeway between Liman and… Continue reading Whiskered terns and waterfowl at estuary on the Caspian Sea of southern Azerbaijan

Buljarica Marsh with rare guest: Eurasian Thick-knee

We walk along a narrow pebble beach in the middle of Montenegro’s Adriatic Sea. We’ve seen a lot of birds here already. Really remarkable this time is not only a Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), which stands on the coarse gravel directly at the waterline, but also a Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus), which we observe a… Continue reading Buljarica Marsh with rare guest: Eurasian Thick-knee

Triel über dem Sumpf von Buljarica

Wir laufen entlang eines schmalen Kiesstrandes mitten an Montenegros Adria. Hier hatten wir schon viele Vögel gesehen. Wirklich bemerkenswert ist diesmal aber nicht nur ein Stelzenläufer (Himantopus himantopus), der auf dem groben Kies direkt an der Wasserlinie steht sondern auch noch ein Triel (Burhinus oedicnemus), den wir einige Male beobachten, weil er immer wieder am… Continue reading Triel über dem Sumpf von Buljarica