Day 1
Flight to Kayseri. Overnight in Çamardı.
Day 2
We will have an early start and drive up to the summit of Demirkazik with a tractor in order to see Caspian Snowcock at dawn. Later we will have enough time to get views of Radde’s Accentor, White-throated Robin, Finsch’s Wheatear, Red-fronted Serin and Crimson-winged Finch. Wallcreeper and Lammergeier also occur here. Overnight in Çamardı.
Day 3
This is the other morning to see the snowcock in case we have failed during the first trip. In the afternoon we will drive down to the Mediterranean coast and get introduced to Göksu Delta. Overnight in Taşucu.
Days 4
Göksu Delta is a complex of habitats, with long sand dunes, a freshwater lake named Akgöl, brakish lagoons at Paradeniz Dalyanı and the agricultural fields of subtropical nature. The specialities are White-throated Kingfisher, Spectacled Bulbul and Graceful Prinia, together with Marbled Duck, Ferruginous Duck, Black Francolin, Purple Swamphen, Spur-winged Lapwing, Audouin’s Gull. In the hills along the river Göksu we will explore the Mediterranean scrub in search for Olive-tree and Rüppell’s Warblers, Krüper’s Nuthatch and Masked Shrike. Overnight in Taşucu.
Day 5 Isikli and Durnalik
We will start driving east and visit newly discovered Kırmıtlı Reserve to look for White-throated and Pied Kingfishers. In the afternoon we will stop at dry oak scrub near Işıklı and Durnalık to look for Red-tailed Wheatear and Upcher’s Warbler, together with White-throated Robin, Eastern Orphean Warbler, Western Rock Nuthatch, Cretzschmar's Bunting, Sombre Tit and Cinereous Bunting. Overnight in Gaziantep.
Day 6 Birecik
We will visit again Işıklı and Durnalık area in case there are species missing in our list. At noon we will arrive at Birecik, the most visited town by birders along the River Euphrates, and home to Northern Bald Ibises. Overnight in Birecik.
Day 7 Birecik
Birecik is a very rich area of rare habitats and birds. Pistachio orchards, woods along the river Euphrates (Fırat) and calcerous wadis are home to Bald Ibis, See-see Partridge, Pallid Scops Owl, Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Bimaculated Lark, Upcher's and Ménétries's Warbler, Iraq Babbler, Dead Sea Sparrow, Chestnut-shouldered Petronia, Pale Rockfinch and Desert Finch. We will also visit the rolling hills and rocky cliffs along the Euphrates in search for Eastern Rock Nuthatch and Bonelli’s Eagle. Back in Birecik, we will visit the site for the colony of Iraq Babblers. At night we will look for owls. Overnight in Birecik.
Day 8
We will start the day with a morning birding near Birecik. Later we will drive straight back to Adana to catch our flight home via Istanbul.