An Observation of Rafting Yelkouan Shearwaters in the Bosporus

An Observation of Rafting Yelkouan Shearwaters in the Bosporus

Yesterday evening the project team received an email from a local birdwatcher, writing that a very large group of rafting Yelkouan shearwaters was observed at…

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5 January 2013 - LAND-BASED COUNTS

5 January 2013 - LAND-BASED COUNTS

(Photograph: Arslan Kezer) While the Yelkouans are preparing for their breeding activities, last weekend and for the first time, the team performed a simultaneous whole…

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22th December 2012 - Bosphorus Count

22th December 2012 - Bosphorus Count

We conducted a coastal count today under cloudy and cold weather and there were moderate North winds throughout the fieldwork. As soon as we arrived to…

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8th December 2012 - Land-based Counts

8th December 2012 - Land-based Counts

After a rainy week the project started on a sunny Saturday with a simultaneous coastal count at Dardanelles and Bosphorus. At both straits, the narrowest…

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Yelkouan Shearwater Project is Funded!

3 years-old Yelkouan Shearwater project is funded by Rufford Small Grants Foundation. Rufford Small Grants for Nature Conservation (RSGs) are aimed at small conservation programmes and…

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