Situated in Yalova’s Altınova district, Hersek Lagoon, some of the vital wetland areas in Türkiye, revives with the arrival of September because it will get colourful with numerous birds set to spend winter within the wetland.
Known because the “Bird Hotel” because it homes 1000’s of birds yearly throughout autumn and winter, the Hersek Lagoon on the coast of the Marmara Sea is residence to 254 out of the 496 chook species in Türkiye.
Fatih Bülbül, the chook observer for the Altınova Municipality, in his interview with Anadolu Agency (AA) on Saturday, famous that this yr, they anticipated a file inhabitants within the lagoon.
He identified that an necessary breeding season occurred within the lagoon in the course of the summer time and stated, “The sandwich tern bred here in over 40 pairs, adding to the significance of this bird area. This is naturally heartening. For the first time in years, many of this bird species have bred in the area.”
“Also, there’s a significant increase in the number of Mediterranean gulls. The green-headed and long-legged species as well. About 50 species of blackbirds have bred in the area during the summer. This clearly shows how valuable the area is,” Bülbül defined.
He additionally famous that the lagoon begins filling up with waterfowl in September and emphasised that the lagoon’s worth additionally lies within the presence of ample meals sources for these birds.
Furthermore, Bülbül famous that the lagoon noticed many flamingos arriving every week in the past and said there are round 500 people. They have additionally noticed six white-headed geese, that are uncommon examples of their species, he added.
Elaborating on the journey of summer time migrant birds, storks and huge raptors that steadily head towards Africa, Bülbül famous there hadn’t been any stork migrations prior to now week as they migrated in giant numbers earlier.
“It seems that the cooling has started early in the northern regions, and temperatures have dropped. Therefore, storks have already set off on their journey to Africa,” he stated.
In addition, Bülbül famous that this yr, they’re particularly anticipating the arrival of uncommon species within the area.
He additionally talked about that they noticed a short-toed snake eagle close by lately. “If the short-toed snake eagle is venturing into the area, we can say that the area is genuinely well-protected,” he concluded.
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