| Kuyucuk Bird Research & Education Center |
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Location: Kuyucuk village, Arpacay district, Kars province, Turkey Coordinates: 40°44'46.35"N, 43°27'12.93"E Foundation: Fall 2007 Blog: http://kuyucukbirdstation.blogspot.com/  Ringing goes on all day. Because of shorebird ringing, nets are open to catch birds in the night also. Indeed, many birds are caught at night. Nets are checked every one and half hour. At night, nets are checked with a flash light and two volunteers rotate to check nets. Day time allows you to sleep, read, birdwatch, hike, horse-ride around the lake. All meals are cooked by volunteers in the small hut by the lake. Accommodation is in the hut by the lake and in the guest house in the village. The hut provides 4 beds whereas guest house provides capacity of 6 beds. You can also camp in tents by the hut if you want. It is possible to take shower in the guest house 24 hours a day whereas you can use solar showers by the lake. Bringing your own sleeping bag is highly recommended. Also bring your own rain gear, headlamp and waders if you have. Water for usage is provided in a big tank by the lake. The station can be run with at least 5 people. Project covers accomodation and food for volunteers.Unfortunately our project does not cover flight expenses to Kars or Igdir whereas local transport within Kars and Igdir is covered by KuzeyDoga Society. Our project does not provide any stipends.  |