Migrant Birds

By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi

Migratory birds arrive in Estil Lagoon

ASTARA, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Estil Lagoon, one of the tourist attractions in Astara, Gilan province, is hosting hundreds of migrating bird species, including pelicans, seagulls, tern, quail, big and small cormorants and heron.

By: Iman Hamikhah

Hospice for injured birds of prey

HAMEDAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – A large refuge has been set up in the western Iranian city of Hamedan to shelter and treat the injured birds of prey.

By: Mohammadreza Nazmi

Khalij-e-Fars Birds Market

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Khalij-e-Fars Ornamental Birds Market was constructed years ago in Tehran with the aim of organizing sale of ornamented birds. Nowadays, sellers of birds have been relocated from Tehran to the new center.

By: Milad Rafat

Paradise of migratory birds in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Nayband National Park as an environmental protection area located in the southern province of Bushehr on the Persian Gulf hosts thousands of migrants birds during winter and because of that it is called a Paradise of migratory birds.

By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

Karun River hosting migratory birds

AHVAZ, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Every year during the cold season, migratory birds stop in the habitats of the southern Khuzestan province. Karun River is now hosting different types of gulls, heron and cormorant that are passing through the north to the south.

By: Raheleh Hesari

Migratory birds in Golestan

GORGAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Every year in autumn, Golestan province hosts thousands of migratory birds due to its climatic conditions. Among these migratory birds, it can be referred to aquatic birds from various species such as types of swans, gooses, flamingos, ducks, etc.

Migratory birds stop at Iranian border city of Astara

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – A diverse host of migratory birds from different species move toward south with cold weather approaching. Seagull, tern, ducks, little cormorant, great cormorant, mesophoyx, white stork, and purple heron are among the bird species which visit Iranian border city of Astara to enjoy the preserved water bodies of the stop.

By: Mehdi Pedramkhoo

Karun River home to fish-eating birds

ABADAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Every year, migratory birds spend winter along rivers or ponds near the equator. Karun River hosts at this time of the year a variety of fish-eating birds, including black head Kakaie, heron and cormorant till late April.

By: Mehdi Hosseinnejadi

Migrant birds arrive in Astara

ASTARA, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Astara, in northern Iran, is home different species of migrant birds during winters.

By: Amir Ali Razzaghi

Fereydounkenar hosting migrant Siberian geese

FEREYDOUNKENAR, Jan. 05 (MNA) – Migrant Siberian geese has arrived in Fereydounkenar of Mazandaran to spend the winter. The geese are protected and feed with forest rangers and local people.