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Arin Golu (38.49°N, 42.59<'E)(Bitlis)(East). Potentially important 
for White-headed Ducks Oxyura leucocephala. 
Hazapin Golu (41.11°N, 43.16°E)(Kars)(East). Potentially 
interesting wetland, no recent data. 
Cildir Golu (41.02°N, 43.16°E)(Kars)(East). Interesting but 
underwatched wetland near Soviet border. 
More selected bird observations from 
Turkey, spring and summer 1990 
Jonathan Eames 
From 29 June to 15 July 1990, 1 led a party of Naturetrek birdwatchers to 
the East and along the Black Sea Coastlands of Turkey. This note 
documents 23 species recorded during this period. Data are presented 
for all species listed by Harrap and Martins (1 986), except Steppe Buzzard 
Buteo buteo vulpinus and the Lesser Black-backed /Herring Gull 
superspecies Larus fuscus/argentatus. All records are included for the 
15 species included in Collar and Andrew (1988). In addition, records are 
included for selected species mentioned in Beaman (1986) and Martins 
(1989), where few documented records exist and the pattern of occurrence 
is unclear. Several breeding records are also included. 
Place-names and locations 
The spelling of place-names follows the 1 :8(X),0(X) map of Turkey produced 
by Media Print, Basim Ticaret AS, Harita ve Turistik Yayinlar, Istanbul 
(ISBN 975 7702 01 3), but the accents are omitted. The regional divisions 
used follow those of the Turkish Bird Report: 
Black Sea Coastlands: Dilberduzu, Kackar Dagi, Sumelas Manastiri, 
Yaylalar. 
East: Akdamar Adasi, AygirColu, Ahlat, Bendimaha, Caldiran, Cecirme, 
Dogubayazit, Ercek Golu, Golduzu Golu (Arin Golu), Gole, Golyuzu, 
Igdir, Ishak Pasa Sarayi, Kucuk Agri Dagi, Nemrut Dagi, Nemrut Golu, 
Van Golu. 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmeus Up to 15, Bendimaha Marsh, 5 July. 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Rock of seven, near Igdir, 7 July. 
Velvet Scoter Melanitta nigra Six, Nemrut Golu in Nemrut Dagi, 3-4 July. One 
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