Looking forward to Matthew Male checking Gull Island to see how it fared during Sandy. At the moment our captain says it is too rough to land. Matthew plans to go sometime after November 10. Will post pictures then. Stay tuned! For the last month our webmaster Utku Perktas has been doing bird surveys in Anatolia. He has taken some beautiful pictures. Here are some of them.

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)