A notable improve within the variety of winter birds has been noticed within the wetlands of the Aegean coastal metropolis Izmir in comparison with final 12 months.
Conducted underneath the coordination of the Hunting and Wildlife Branch Directorate of the 4th Regional Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, census research are underway in 14 wetlands in Izmir.
Members of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and volunteer chicken watchers, guided by consultants, are engaged in counting and recording particular person or grouped birds utilizing telescopes and binoculars in areas like Gediz, Bakırçay, Güzelhisar deltas and Izmir Bay.
Hasan Paşalı, searching and wildlife department supervisor and mid-winter waterbird rely coordinator, described the censuses as a worldwide effort organized by the International Wetland Agency to find out water chicken populations. The counts, carried out in January and February throughout the seasonal migration actions of waterfowl, contain a staff of 52 folks.
In the earlier 12 months’s census, a complete of 164,666 birds from 79 completely different species had been recorded throughout 28 wetlands in Izmir, Muğla, Aydın and Manisa. The most continuously noticed species included flamingos, coots, silvery gulls and fiyus.
Paşalı reported that this 12 months’s counts in Izmir have concluded, with research ongoing in different areas. The areas with the very best chicken sightings final 12 months had been Gediz Delta, Bafa Lake, Büyük Menderes Delta and Izmir Bay. Notable species included 43,000 flamingos and 34,000 coots. Unusual sightings such because the sociable sandpiper and the scallop duck had been additionally documented.
While the analysis of this 12 months’s chicken counts is ongoing, Paşalı famous a rise within the variety of birds in comparison with the earlier 12 months. The remaining outcomes shall be shared with the general public after the completion of the census.
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