As a supplement to AZERBAIJAN – a birding trip in late migration time
here the Detailed Birdlist.
A total of 123 species were recorded
1 Graylag Goose (Anser anser) – only 1 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
2 Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) – 11 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22, 9 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
3 Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) – 5 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
4 Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) – 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 29 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
5 Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) – 3 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 1 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
6 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) – common but shy, Besh Barmag and Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
7 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) – 6 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
8 Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) – 24 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 10 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
9 Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) – 73 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
10 Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) – 2 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
11 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) – 25 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
12 Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
13 Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) – 11 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
14 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) – 62 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22, 52 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
15 Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) – 1 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 46 Ramada by Wyndam Baku on 05-Nov-22
16 Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) – quite common swimming in front of Salyan Beach resp. Ramada by Wyndam Baku
17 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) – common
18 Stock Dove (Columba oenas) – 62 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
19 Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) – 3 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
20 Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) – 1 Ramada by Wyndam Baku on 01-Nov-22
21 Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
22 Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
23 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) – 6 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
24 Gray-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) – 1 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22
25 Common Crane (Grus grus) – 59 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22, 5 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
26 Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) – 68 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
27 Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) – 35 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
28 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) – 2 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 3 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
29 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula tundrae) – 7 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22, 8 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
30 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) – 1 Ramada by Wyndam Baku on 31 Oct
31 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) – 41 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
32 Ruff (Calidris pugnax) – 2 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
33 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) – 3 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
34 Dunlin (Calidris alpina) – 140 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
35 Little Stint (Calidris minuta) – 2 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
36 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
37 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) – 2 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22, 1 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
38 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) – 15 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
39 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
40 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
41 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) – 2 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22, 1 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
42 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) – 2 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22, 1 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
43 Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) – 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
44 Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei) – 1 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 16 Mahmudchala Lake on 03-Nov-22
45 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) – common
46 Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) – 1 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 9 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
47 Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) – 2 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 11 Ramada by Wyndam Baku on 05-Nov-22
48 Pallas’s Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) – 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
49 Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) – common
50 Lesser Black-backed [Heuglin´s] Gull (Larus fuscus heuglini) – 15 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
51 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) – 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
52 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) – 5 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22
53 Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) – 164 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
54 Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmaeus) – only 3 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct and on 05-Nov-22
55 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) – frequent
56 Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) – 1 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
57 Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) – quite common
58 Great Egret (Ardea alba) – 2 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22, 1 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
59 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) – 6 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 3 Caspian Shore at Sangachal on 05-Nov-22
60 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) – 12 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22
61 Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) – 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
62 Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) – 4 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
63 Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) – 11 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
64 Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) – min. 3 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , many Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22, 1 5th cy Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
65 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) – frequent, e.g. 9 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , mainly juveniles
66 Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) – 1 2nd cy female Besh Barmag on 31 Oct
67 Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) – 1 juvenile Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
68 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) – common on migration, partic. At Besh Barmag bottleneck
69 Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis marginatus) – 1 male Riva Hill Resort Hotel, Lerik on 03-Nov-22
70 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) – 7 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
71 White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
72 Steppe Buzzard (Buteo buteo vulpinus) – 2 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
73 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) – 3 Monidigah, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22, 3 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
74 Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) – 2 Riva Hill Resort Hotel, Lerik on 03-Nov-22
75 Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) – 1 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
76 Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) – common, e.g. 5 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct
77 Merlin (Falco columbarius) – 1 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
78 Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius hyrcanus) – 3 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22, 3 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
79 Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) – common throughout
80 Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) – 4 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
81 Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula soemmerringii) – 10 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 16 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
82 Rook (Corvus frugilegus) – common
83 Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) – common
84 Common Raven (Corvus corax) – 2 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22, 6 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
85 Caspian Tit (Poecile hyrcanus) – 1 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
86 Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) – 1 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
87 Great Tit (Parus major) – 2 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
88 Turkestan Short-toed Lark (Alaudala heinei) – 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
89 Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis armenica) – 3 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 20 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
90 Crested Lark (Galerida cristata tenuirostris) – abundant, 12 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 2 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
91 Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) – Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
92 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) – 1 Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
93 Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) – 1 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
94 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) – 1 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 1 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
95 Cetti’s Warbler (Cettia cetti) – 1 Little Kizil Agach Bay on 02-Nov-22
96 Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus alpinus) – 4 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
97 Western Rock Nuthatch (Sitta neumayer) – 3 Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
98 Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) – 1 Mastail, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
99 White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus caucasicus) – 1 Riva Hill Resort Hotel and 1 at Monidigah, Lerik on 03-Nov-22
100 European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) – abundant, Besh Barmag on 31 Oct & on 04-Nov-22
101 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) – 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
102 Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) – 10 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 1 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
103 European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) – 1 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 1 Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
104 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) – 1 Shirvan NP on 02-Nov-22
105 Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros ochruros) – 1 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 2 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
106 European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) – 1 Monidigah, Talysh Mts. on 03-Nov-22
107 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) – 1 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 1 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22
108 Finsch’s Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii) – 1 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
109 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) – 3 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
110 Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) – 5 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
111 Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) – 9 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
112 Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) – 10 Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
113 Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) – 1 Riva Hill Resort Hotel, Lerik on 02-Nov-22, 1 Riva Hill Resort Hotel, Lerik on 03-Nov-22
114 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) – 1 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct
115 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba dukhunensis) – common
116 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) – quite common
117 Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs alexandrovi) – 16 Ramada by Wyndam Baku on 31 Oct , 5 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
118 Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) – 1 Qobustan Nature Museum on 05-Nov-22
119 European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris turkestanica) – 7 Besh Barmag on 31 Oct , 12 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22
120 Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina bella) – 2 Cape Gilazi on 01-Nov-22, 3 Besh Barmag mountain on 04-Nov-22
121 European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) – quite common, esp. at Ramada by Wyndam Baku
122 Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) – common throughout
123 Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) – 7 Salyan Beach on 31 Oct , 5 Besh Barmag on 04-Nov-22