Turkey 
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 
Dead individuals, Kizilirmak Delta, 
19 March, 22 March. Only five previ- 
ous records (Kasparek 1990). wmo/ 
OSME/DHKD 
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritis In 
summer plumage, Kizilirmak Delta, 
20 April. Very rare winter visitor, last 
recorded in 1972 in Thrace. WIWO/ 
OSME/DHKD 
Dalmatian pelican Pelecanus crispus A 
total of 629 recorded at seven sites 
between 15 January - 2 February. 
DHKD/L Dijksen. Six pairs breeding, 
Kizilirmak Delta. DHKD/WIV^O/ 
OSME 
White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 
Colony, with 55 young, Seyfe Golii 
1 8 June. First confirmed nesting in Tur- 
key for at least a decade. A Johnson, G 
Magnin, M Yarar 
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 
Five, Burdur Golii, 26 January; five, 
Siileymanhaci Golii, 22 January. Sec- 
ond and third records (Kasparek 1990). 
S. Demircan, G. Magnin, A. Sezer, M 
Yarar 
winter visitor recorded in unprec- 
edented numbers. 
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 
Seven, Kizilirmak Delta, 29 December 
1991. S Demircan et al; three, Goksu 
Delta, 31 January. V.v.d. Berk, 
O.GorgUn, K. hinders, W Ozesmi; also 
four shot in Menderes Delta in Decem- 
ber/January per S Baris. Rare winter 
visitor. 
Red-crested Pochard Nettarufina 5,249, 
total from 18 sites between 15 January 
and 2 February. Usually counted in 
hundreds in winter. DHKD 
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Female, 
Bendimahi, 25 June. There are a 
number of other recent records in sum- 
mer from this locality (Turkey Bird 
Report in prep). M Cocker/Nature trek 
White-headed duck Oxyura 
leucocephala 4,478 at nine wetlands 
during mid-winter waterfowl count. 
A low total. DHKD; Maximum 1246, 
Kizilirmak Delta, 23 March. Highest 
ever count here. DHKD/OSMEMmO 
Red Kile Milvus milvus A total of 200 
migrating north, Kizilirmak Delta, 21 
WhooperSwanCy^^iwsn/^?iws A total 
of 133 recorded at nine sites between 
15 January - 2 February. Unusually 
large numbers. DHKD 
Bean Goose. At^ser fabalis Seyfe Golii, 
20 January. D Demircan, G Magnin, A 
Sezer, M Yarar; two, Menderes Delta, 
26 January,61, Marmara G61u,30 Janu- 
ary. j-U Heins, G Sarigilletal. Very rare 
April - 25 May. Previously unrecorded 
on migration in such high numbers. 
DHKD/OSME/WmO 
Corncrake Crexcrex Middle East Tech- 
nical University, Ankara, 30 April. 
Scarce passage migrant. G Kirwan, U. 
Ozesmi 
Little bustard Tetrax tetrax Two fe- 
males, near Burhanli, southwest of 
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