Overview
South of the main reservoir, a series of smaller brackish impoundments and damp hollows attract wading birds that prefer muddier, more exposed shorelines than the reed-fringed main lake. Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) breed here in loose colonies, their high-pitched 'kik-kik-kik' alarm call audible from the track. Collared Pratincoles perch on dry mud banks. During passage, the scrapes attract Terek Sandpiper, Lesser Sand Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, and in some years, Greater Sand Plover. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) — a globally endangered stiff-tail — winters and occasionally summers on the deeper brackish pools.
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Brackish Pond — Wader Scrape
Step 6 · 2 km from previous · 5 min drive
South of the main reservoir, a series of smaller brackish impoundments and damp hollows attract wading birds that prefer muddier, more exposed shorelines than the reed-fringed main lake. Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) breed here in loose colonies, their high-pitched 'kik-kik-kik' alarm call audible from the track. Collared Pratincoles perch on dry mud banks. During passage, the scrapes attract Terek Sandpiper, Lesser Sand Plover, Dunlin, Ruff, and in some years, Greater Sand Plover. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) — a globally endangered stiff-tail — winters and occasionally summers on the deeper brackish pools.