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News from the Swamp
It is already the end of October and birds
keep on coming; Around 10,000 Common Cranes and some 6,000 Great White
Pelicans have passed already the Valley. About the same number of Cranes
is still in the Hula Valley and many more of them and of the Pelicans
should soon pass by.
With the increase in the numbers of Cranes, it is high-time for us to
search for ringed birds. one single bird was found today. This individual
was ringed in the Hula, more details will follow soon. Raptors also keep
on moving with small groups of
Steppe Buzzards, joined by few Lesser Spotted and Spotted Eagles, Booted
Eagles and all 4 species of Harriers. 1 dark morph Marsh Harrier was
hunting in a field north of the lake today.
Many Black Kites, Common Cranes, Common Teals, Armenian Gulls can be seen
all over and many Bleuthroats are also around. High numbers of
Black-tailed Godwits joined by Avocets and Ruffs are very visible in the
water.
In the fields around the lake, some Calandra Lark flocks were seen
recently, and the first Skylarks arrived this week.
A single male Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola (t) maura) was seen today and
few Bitterns are present already.
Stay tuned for more updates
Itai Shanni,
On behalf of the Hula Birding Centre team.
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