intensive bird watching effort inland no obvious migration of Nightjars 
was seen, although a few were either flushed or seen resting. 
References 
Cramp,S. (Ed.), 1985. Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North 
Africa, Vol.lV. 
Magnin et al (in press.). Ornithological Importance of the Goksu Delta. DHKD/ 
WIWO publication. 
DHKD Goksu Delta Project Office, PK38, 33900 Tasucu, Icel, Turkey 
Vincent van den Berk, Noordereind 3a, NL 4012 BT Kerk Avezaath, Netherlands 
Jan van der Winden, Leidsekade 118 bis, NL 3531 HD Utrecht, Netherlands 
The Snow Bunting in Turkey 
Lieuwe J Dijksen and Michel Klemann 
In the Checklist of the Birds of Turkey (OST 1971), the Snow Bunting 
Plectrophenax nivalis is listed as vagrant, but apparently there are no 
records from at least 1966 onwards. The species is not mentioned in the 
Turkish bird reports of 1966-1986, published by the OST and later by 
OSME, or in the Birds of Turkey series(edited by Akcakaya and others, 
1983-1989). 
During research on geese in the delta of the Kizilirmak on the Black Sea 
coast on 2 February 1992, we recorded a group of eight Snow Buntings 
between the sparsely vegetated dunes and the beach, just north of the 
semaphore east of Balik Golii. This habitat is almost exactly the same as 
that where Snow Buntings winter in Holland. 
Identification was easy. The only species more or less looking alike, at 
least in flight, is Snow Finch Montifringilla nivalis. Although the group 
was quite restless, we watched the busy foraging birds twice at a distance 
of about 40 m through binoculars. We could clearly see the creamy 
brown and whitish heads and breasts and the backs with the black 
stripings, which helped to distinguish them from Snow Finches. We did 
not hear the calls, probably because of the noise of the strong wind and 
the heavy sea. A little later, the group flew away, and we lost sight of 
them. They could not be relocated the following days by another party 
of birdwatchers, despite perfect weather conditions. 
Lieuwe J Dijksen and Michel Klennan, Fonteinsweg 9, NL-1797 RK Den Hooth 
Texel, The Netherlands 
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