Galugah Raptor Count

Galugah Raptor Count We monitor raptor migration in the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea in Iran. Posts by Ehsan Talebi Ali Mousavi

As we approach the halfway point of this year’s count, we are still testing Ashuradeh Protected Area as a new trial stat...
17/09/2025

As we approach the halfway point of this year’s count, we are still testing Ashuradeh Protected Area as a new trial station for monitoring harrier migration, while continuing our raptor counts at the main station in Bardena, where the number of large eagles is steadily increasing.

One of the main challenges of counting harriers (Montagu’s & Pallid) in the lowlands is spotting them as they hunt among the vegetation during migration, while also ensuring we avoid double-counting.

In the second week, we rotated our teams between Bardena and Ashuradeh. We will share more details once the trial period for harrier migration is completed.

You can check out our daily Bardena data on Trektellen:

https://www.trektellen.org/site/info/3657

Galugah Raptor Count is a volunteer project. If you would like to donate, please send us a message.

📷 Juvenile Montagu's Harrier - by Ehsan Talebi

This year was originally planned to mark the start of our 80-day long-term standard count. However, the ongoing conflict...
23/08/2025

This year was originally planned to mark the start of our 80-day long-term standard count. However, the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel—which could escalate at any time—along with the challenges of acquiring proper spotting scopes, has led us to postpone the project until next year.

Instead, we will seize the opportunity to conduct counts in the lowlands near the Caspian Sea, focusing particularly on Pallid Harriers. We will also test another station behind the ridge to assess how many raptors, especially large eagles, migrate through that area.

If the results prove promising, our first standard count may launch with as many as five stations: two in the lowlands and three in the mountains.

This season, we will begin on September 3rd and continue for 35 days across all five stations.

Photo by Ehsan Talebi in Ashuradeh Protected Area which hosts one of our stations between the Caspian Sea and Miankaleh wetland.

در گلوگاه عمده گونه‌های اصلی ما جزو گروهی از پرندگان شکاری هستند که به عنوان عقاب بزرگ می‌شناسیم‌شون و شناسایی چالش‌بران...
13/08/2025

در گلوگاه عمده گونه‌های اصلی ما جزو گروهی از پرندگان شکاری هستند که به عنوان عقاب بزرگ می‌شناسیم‌شون و شناسایی چالش‌برانگیزی دارند. در این کارگاه در مورد شناسایی شش گونه از این عقاب‌ها در ایران بحث می‌کنیم
در گلوگاه ما نیاز ویژه‌ای به افرادی داریم که در زمینه شناسایی این گروه از شکاری‌ها متخصص باشند
سود این کارگاه به پروژه می‌رسه
هزینه دویست هزار تومنی کارگاه رو می‌تونید از طریق پلتفرم حامی‌باش پرداخت کنید
https://hamibash.com/galugahraptorcount

برای هماهنگی ثبت‌نام می‌تونید با مدرس کارگاه هم در تماس باشید
Ehsan Talebi

17/05/2025

Starting this year, we will share our daily count data on Trektellen.org

Our project was proudly showcased at the 18th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, and we had an amazing experience ...
16/02/2025

Our project was proudly showcased at the 18th Tehran International Tourism Exhibition, and we had an amazing experience engaging with visitors at our counter! It was incredible to connect with so many people, share our vision, and receive such positive feedback.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by, supported us, and showed interest in what we do. This is just the beginning—stay tuned for more! 💡✨

After a rainy day, we identified 100 Imperial Eagles today among nearly 400 large eagles. Steppe Eagles and Long-legged ...
14/11/2024

After a rainy day, we identified 100 Imperial Eagles today among nearly 400 large eagles. Steppe Eagles and Long-legged Buzzards are still migrating in good numbers, and our final pilot count may extend into late November to help us determine the end date for our first standardized count next year.

You can find today numbers here: https://www.trektellen.org/count/view/3657/20241114

Photo by: Dorna Mojab

For the third consecutive year we passed 1000 Imperial Eagles.Imperials will tell us when we should end the count for ou...
07/11/2024

For the third consecutive year we passed 1000 Imperial Eagles.
Imperials will tell us when we should end the count for our first standardized count in 2025.
Today we identified 39 Imperials among hundreds of large eagles, still relatively a high number.

Photo by Ali Mousavi

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