* Yedigoller National Park 
Location: north of Bolu, halfway between Istanbul and Ankara. 
Description: lakes and forest area. 
Information required: a one-week survey during May or June would provide a 
better understanding of the importance of this forest area. 
Details: Excellent for camping; surveys on foot. 
* Ilgaz Mountains 
Location: near Kastamonu. 
Description: forest area. 
Information required: The Ilgaz montane forest area is well-known for its botanical 
importance, but little is known of its birds. A one-week survey during May or 
June would provide important new information. 
Details: Excellent for camping. 
** Koroglu Mountains: raptors 
Location: south of Bolu, between Nallihan and Beypazari. 
Description: largely treeless, rocky area. The area seems very good for raptors: 
White-tailed Eagles Haliaetus albicilla, Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus, Egyptian 
Vultures Neophron percnopterus, Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos. 
Information required: large area to be surveyed for at least one week during May 
or June to locate major vulture colonies and possibly the territories of other 
raptors. 
Details: four-wheel-drive vehicle essential. A large area has to be surveyed, and 
there is little information about where to start; the area is sparsely populated so 
surveyors should be ready to operate independently and be willing to cover long 
distances on foot. 
*** Balikdami Lake 
Location: about 140 km southwest of Ankara, south of Sivrihisar, on the Sakarya 
river. 
Description: freshwater marshes and river covering about 500 hectares. First 
described in 1992, Balidami Lake appears to have a rich avifauna: probably up to 
10 pairs of Montagu's Harriers Circus pygargus, Bitterns Botaurusstellaris, Pygmy 
Cormorants Phalacrocorax pygmaeus, a tree colony of Night Herons Nycticorax 
nycticorax, Little Egrets Egretta garzetta and Squacco Herons Ardeola striatus, 
Black-winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus, and perhaps Cranes Grus grus. 
Information required: A breeding bird survey is urgently required for at least six 
days in the period 1 May to 1 5 June. Information from the migration period is also 
welcomed, as is a waterfowl count during October- November or February. 
Details: accommodation in tents or village house. Should be surveyed on foot; can 
be reached with some effort by public transport. 
** Aksehir Lake 
Location: near Aksehir, lake district. 
Description: very large freshwater lake fringed with dense reedbeds. Research 
carried out in 1992 indicates possibly breeding Dalmatian Pelicans Pelecanus 
crispus. Large colonies of herons and cormorants. 
Information required: better estimates of numbers of breeding birds and locations 
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