Kızılırmak Delta

Bird sanctuary finally welcomes its wayworn guests

Hosting one of Turkey's largest bird sanctuaries, the Kızılırmak Delta in northern Samsun province welcomed back its wayworn aliferous guests with the arrival of spring.

Hundreds of birds arrived at the delta to claim one of the dozens of nests at the sanctuary to spend the season and to breed with their mates.

Storks return home as spring comes

Storks, which migrate to relatively warmer regions in winter, have returned to their old home in Turkey with the arrival of the spring season.

The 20-acre forest area, located in the Kızılırmak Delta Bird Sanctuary in the Black Sea province of Samsun and currently hosting 900 stork nests, welcomed its first guests.