| In january 2009 a group of 18 birdwatchers from Holland and Belgium were invited by the Department of Environment (DoE) of Iran to help them with the annual waterbirdcount. Iran is rich in wetlands and therefore huge numbers of waterbirds winter there. Edwin Winkel and I counted the wetlands in the Golestan province in northeastern Iran. We also visited the Golestan National Park. The beautiful countryside, the birds and the hospitality of the Iranians did make it a very special trip. |
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Whiskered Tern, Gomishan |
White-tailed Eagle, Gomishan |
White-tailed Eagle, Gomishan |
Caspian Seal, Gomishan |
Dalmatian Pelicans, Gomishan |
Eurasian Eagle Owl, Gomishan |
Little Gull, Gomishan |
Steppebuzzard, Golestan N.P. |
Goldfinch (paropanisi), Golestan N.P, |
Pine Bunting, Golestan N.P. |
Golden Jackal, Golestan N.P. |
Rock Bunting, Golestan N.P. |
White-winged Grosbeak, Golestan N.P. |
Masked Wagtail, Gonbad-e-Qabus |
Little Bustard, Shaheed Madani |
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse, Imer-ab-bandan |
Black-throated Thrush, Tangali |
Great Black-headed Gull, Abgasht Fishponds |
Tawny Owl, near Gorgan |
Noomal Dam, near Gorgan |
Little Owl, Incheh Lake |
Black Francolin, Sooficam |
Sooficam-ab-bandan |
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