Leo Stegeman
 ·  13 August 2022  09:04

Beautiful!

Max Berlijn
 ·  13 August 2022  10:58

Nice, is there a good place for Sykes Nightjar in Iran?

Remco Hofland
 ·  15 August 2022  09:18

Great picture! Taken in Karkheh Wildlife Refuge by any chance?

I hope everyone spotted the two 'babies' under the resting adult ;-)

@Max: no known spot for Sykes' Nightjar that I'm aware of but then again, we also failed to come up with reliable spots for Omani Owl during preparation, a species that is surely found on our route: https://www.cloudbirders.com/be/download?filename=HOFLAND_Iran_04_2019_large.pdf (something that'll hopefully change in the near future because Iran is absolutely worth visiting: for birds, other nature, culture and just travel)

@photo admins: should entries from Iran not be moved to the WP section in the Photo Gallery?

Shahrzad Fattahi
 ·  17 August 2022  07:04

@Max Berlijn

We had a few reports of the sighting of Sykes Nightjar in the southeast of Iran and in the Sistan and Baluchistan Province, and no sightings have been recorded recently

Shahrzad Fattahi
 ·  17 August 2022  07:16

@Remco Hofland

Thanks for your attention, the Egyptian Nightjar can be seen in the surrounding semi-deserts near Tehran every year in spring and early summer, and I monitor this area many times every year to find and photograph this species, and this year, after about 10 years, I managed to see its chicks. I hope the chickens are safe.

In addition, at a distance of one kilometer from this bird, I was able to see and photograph another Egyptian Nightjar with one of its chicks, which was a great chance for me that day.

The Omani owl has been observed and photographed in Dezful for two years and is one of the species that has recently been observed by bird watchers.