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Friday, November 18, 2016

Birding Tehran, February 2016

Lying in the foothills of Tochal mountains, Tehran is providing an opportunity to see montane birds hassle-free. Also Tochal provides a wintering habitat for some interesting migrants such as Black-throated Thrush and Eversmann's Redstart.
There are several valleys that are good for birding; my favourite is Golab Darreh.

in winter Wallcreepers move to lower levels and can be seen easily 



Wallcreeper
Wallcreeper


Black-throated Thrush
every winter they can be seen in Tehran's Parks and in Tochal valleys

Another individual: a first-winter male probably? 
first winter Black-throated Thrush


undertail coverts of first winter Black-throated Thrush

Red Fox



Chough
Chaffinch
reach Tehran in October

Rock Nuthatch

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