Hormozgan, November 2017, day 2

After a one day birding in Bandar Abbas, we headed for Minab city in the east where with its beautiful gardens, mangrove forests and mountainous habitat is a great destination for birdwatching in Iran.

Along the road we stopped at a small village; Hasan Langi Pain. The checklist can be found here: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S40713941

Green Bee-eater

Hormozgan, November 2017, day 1

Great Knot

I accompanied a Norwegian group on an eight day birding trip in Hormozgan Province in November 2017 and we saw great stuff.

Located on the north side of the Hormuz Strait, Hormozgan provides great opportunities for birding esp in autumn and winter.
In this trip, we covered the east part of the province from Bandar Abbas to Jask.

Quest for the Siberian Crane

  Last year I tried to find this most magnificent and famous bird of Iran but to no avail. Fereydoon Kenar wetland, where most of the time he foraging and resting there, has become a unique bird trap area which called "Damgah" in Iran and it's very difficult and even dangerous for birdwatching.
On February 1, finally I could see it. At first it wasn't present in the area where he usually foraging and I nearly gave up to find it but then he flew from nowhere and landed in front of us. What a beauty!

Siberian Crane