These images are all from a trip to Azerbaijan in June/July 2012. From a birding perspective, Azerbaijan is an incredibly interesting country, because of a mixture of some spectacular birds and a number of eastern taxa that occur (or potentially occur) in Britain as vagrants. Pictured above is a Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - one of the spectacular birds.
Eastern Black Redstart
Adult and juvenile Snow Finch
Juvenile Snow Finch
Adult Snow Finch
Eastern Nightingale
golzii
An interesting (grey-headed) female red-backed Shrike
An intersting male Red-backed Shrike - note the white in the base of the primaries
Juvenile
samamisicus Redstart
An adult female. Adult birds were very worn during the visit in June/July.
And and adult male - the silvery wing panel is very evident on this individual.
White Wagtail. The taxon that occurs in Azerbaijan has extensively white greater coverts
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Kestrel
Blue-checked Bee-eaters
Rufous Bush Robin
A male
samamisicus - note the reduced wing panel on this individual, related to wear
Calandra Larks
Calandra Lark
Rock Bunting
Rock Thrush (male)
Rock Thrish (Juv)
Shore Lark
Common Rosefinch
Rose-coloured Starlings
An adult
A juvenile
3 comments:
An excellent trip - also saw the article in Birding World. I've never wanted to visit a tip so much in my life!
Hi Stuart. Thanks for your comment. It seems like several tour companies will be starting trips there so i suspect this will help promote Azer; im sute it will be enjoyed by more and more European birders as time progresses - it is a great place with great birds.
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