Increase in the stork population in the Kızılırmak Delta
Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty Member and Ornithology Research Center Officer Assoc. Dr. Kiraz Erciyas Yavuz said that they observed an increase in the number of stork nests in the Kızılırmak Delta. Yavuz pointed out to the AA reporter that the Kızılırmak Delta is a very important area for the stork population.
Stating that some of the storks wintered without migrating this year, Yavuz said:
„This year, interestingly, there have been storks wintering in many places. As you know, storks have already started wintering on the Mediterranean coasts, especially in Portugal and Spain, for years. They have started to become opportunistic species. That is, they can feed wherever they find it. In fact, wintering and migrating is about finding food and shelter. „If the bird doesn’t need it, it doesn’t need to migrate. They were wintering in Portugal and Spain. Wintering records have been coming from Iğdır and Istanbul for a few years.“
Yavuz emphasized that storks started to arrive in Turkey very early and said, „So our storks, which normally come in the first week of March, were here in mid-February.“ said.
Yavuz stated that they will conduct a census with the students of OMÜ Bird Observation Community in order to detect and monitor the stork population within the framework of the Wetlands Management Plan with Samsun Nature Conservation and National Parks 11th Regional Directorate and continued as follows:
„Currently, of course, the number of nests we generally see is increasing and the nesting places are also changing. They were nesting in trees. Nowadays, storks in Turkey generally nest either on the roof of the house or on poles. You see them on electricity poles on the sides of the road. But unlike other areas in the Kızılmak Delta, There are a lot of nests in trees. That is, 98 percent of the nests are in trees. But recently, this has started to change, because the number of trees where storks can nest is decreasing, and trees are destroyed in storms. Therefore, we see that they are now nesting on large electricity poles and telephone poles, and we are seeing an increase in the number of nests. .“
Meanwhile, the nests on the trees in the area called „Stork Village“ due to the abundance of stork nests in the 2 decare forest area in Doğanca District of Bafra district, were filled with storks.
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Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMU) Faculty Member and Ornithology Research Center Officer Assoc. Dr. Kiraz Erciyas Yavuz stated that there has been an increase in the number of stork nests in the Kızılırmak Delta. She emphasized the importance of this area for the stork population and mentioned that some storks have been wintering without migrating this year.
Yavuz also mentioned that storks have become opportunistic species, able to feed wherever they find food. She noted that storks have started wintering in various places, including Turkey, in addition to the Mediterranean coasts of Portugal and Spain.
The early arrival of storks in Turkey was highlighted by Yavuz, indicating that they arrived in mid-February this year instead of the first week of March. She also mentioned the changes in nesting habits of storks, with an increasing number of nests seen on electricity poles and telephone poles due to the decrease in tree availability.
A census will be conducted by OMÜ Bird Observation Community students to monitor the stork population in collaboration with Samsun Nature Conservation and National Parks 11th Regional Directorate. The increase in stork nests, especially in the area known as „Stork Village“ in Doğanca District of Bafra, was also noted.
