Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu: Turkey Year List 2023 Turkey, All records Record(s) 1 to 293 of 293 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Yes 14/01/2023 Yedikir Dam, Amasya 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 3 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 4 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 5 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 6 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 7 Garganey Spatula querquedula 8 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 10 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 13 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 14 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 15 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 16 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 18 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 19 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix H 20 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar 21 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 22 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 23 Common Swift Apus apus 24 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 25 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 26 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 28 Rock Dove Columba livia 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 30 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 31 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 32 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 33 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 34 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 35 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 36 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 37 Little Crake Zapornia parva 38 Common Crane Grus grus 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 40 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 43 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 44 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 45 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 46 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 47 Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 48 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 50 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 51 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 52 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius 53 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 54 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 55 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 58 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 61 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 62 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 63 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 65 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 66 Ruff Calidris pugnax 67 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 69 Little Stint Calidris minuta 70 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 71 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 72 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 73 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 74 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 75 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 76 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 77 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 78 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 79 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 80 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 81 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 82 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 83 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 84 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 85 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 86 Armenian Gull Larus armenicus 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 88 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 89 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 90 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 91 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 92 Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus 93 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 94 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 95 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 96 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 97 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 99 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 100 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 101 Great Egret Ardea alba 102 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 103 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 104 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 105 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus 106 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 107 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 108 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 109 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus 110 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 111 Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 112 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga 113 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 114 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 115 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 116 Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes 117 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 118 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 119 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 120 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 121 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 122 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 07/01/2023 Komurcuoda Landfill, Istanbul 124 Black Kite Milvus migrans 125 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 126 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 127 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 128 Little Owl Athene noctua 129 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 130 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 131 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 132 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 133 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 134 European Roller Coracias garrulus 135 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 136 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 137 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 138 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 139 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius 140 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 141 Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus 142 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 143 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 144 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 145 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 146 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 147 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 148 Merlin Falco columbarius 149 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 150 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 151 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 152 Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 153 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 154 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 155 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 157 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 158 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 159 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 160 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 161 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 162 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 163 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 164 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 165 Rook Corvus frugilegus 166 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 167 Northern Raven Corvus corax 168 Coal Tit Periparus ater 169 Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris 170 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 171 Great Tit Parus major 172 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 173 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 174 Woodlark Lullula arborea 175 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 176 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 177 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 178 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 179 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata 180 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 181 Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei 182 White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos 183 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 184 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 185 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 186 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 187 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 188 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 189 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 190 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 191 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis 192 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 07/01/2023 ITU Campus, Ayazaga, Istanbul 193 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 194 Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus 195 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 196 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 197 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 198 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 199 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 200 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 201 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 202 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 203 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 204 Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida 205 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 206 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 207 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 208 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 209 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris 210 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli 211 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala 212 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 213 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 214 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 215 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 216 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 217 Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi 218 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer 219 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 220 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 221 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 222 Common Myna Acridotheres tristis 223 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 224 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 225 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 226 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 227 Redwing Turdus iliacus 228 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 229 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 230 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 231 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 232 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 233 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis 234 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 235 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 236 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 237 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 238 Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 239 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 240 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 241 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 242 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 243 Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 244 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 245 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 246 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 247 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 248 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 249 Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Yes 01/04/2023 Manavgat, Antalya 250 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 251 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca 252 Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 253 Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 254 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 255 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 256 White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 257 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 258 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 259 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 260 Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis 261 Dunnock Prunella modularis 262 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 263 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 264 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 265 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 266 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 267 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 268 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 269 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 270 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 271 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 272 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 273 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 274 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 275 Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus 276 Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus 277 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 278 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 279 Twite Linaria flavirostris 280 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 281 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 282 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 283 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus 284 European Serin Serinus serinus 285 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 286 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 287 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 288 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 289 Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani 290 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 291 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 292 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 293 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus