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Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan Volunteers welcome
Issyk-Kul Ringing Camp
Operated by Kyrgyz Ornithological Society
Seasonal ringing camp on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, sampling waterbirds, passerines and raptors on migration.
About the station
A collaborative ringing camp established on the northern shoreline of Lake Issyk-Kul in the Tien Shan mountains. The camp is run by the Kyrgyz Ornithological Society together with partner institutions during peak migration periods. Activities include mist-netting of passerines, targeted colour-ringing of waders and waterfowl, and observations of staging and overwintering waterbirds on the lake.
Volunteering & internships
A small number of volunteer places are offered each autumn for trained ringers and keen field ornithologists. Accommodation is provided in shared tents or a field house.
Target species
waterbirdswaderspasserines