Bird count begins in Turkey's biodiversity-rich delta
60 different species, 64,325 individual birds counted in 2020 in Gediz Delta, says expert Halil Fidan | 20.01.2021 IZMIR, Turkey The midwinter waterfowl count has kicked off in Turkey's Gediz Delta, which hosts many bird species. Bird watchers gathered in the delta, formed by the accumulation of alluviums carried by the Gediz River in the Gulf of Izmir over tens of thousands of years, to join the counting activity, which takes place annually from Jan. 10 to Feb. 15. The Gediz Delta is regarded as one of the biggest deltas of the Eastern...
Source: aa.com.tr