Birding trip in Bulgaria, day 7 of 8
Sites: Durankulak lake – Shabla Lake – Balgarevo steppe
Weather: hot in the morning and windy in the afternoon.
The usual pre-breakfast walk was very productive with a few new birds added to our list.…
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Birding trip in Bulgaria, day 6 of 8
Route: Bourgas – Poda – Pomorie – Goritsa- Kaliakra
Weather: sunny 25 degr cels.
What a fantastic day! We started with a River Warbler and Thrush Nightingale and ended with Rosy Starling, Common Rosefinch and Rufous-tailed Bush Robin!!! …
Birding trip in Bulgaria, day 5 of 8
Bourgas wetlands
Weather: sunny with temp 25 degr.
We started the morning at Vaya lake with nice light on the birds. The change of habitats from previous days certainly brings new birds.…
Birding trip in Bulgaria, day 4 of 8
Route: Dolno Cherkovishte – Madzharovo – Liubimets – Levka – Burgas
Weather: cool in the morning with thick mist around the river, thin clouds during the day and rain at the end of the day
We started the day with a pre-breakfast walk around the hotel grounds, as usual.…
Birding trip in Bulgaria, day 3 of 8
Krumovgrad – Dolna Kula – Potochnitsa – Dolno Cherkovishte
Weather: hot in the morning with 20+ degrees, showers at noon and sunny in the afternoon
We met at 6.30 for a walk in the city park before breakfast which produced a stunning male Common Redstart.…
Birdwatching trip in Bulgaria, day 2 of 8
Yagodina – Trigrad gorge – Smolyan – Kardzhali – Krumovgrad
Weather: chilly in the mountains and sunny during the day with temp up to 20 degr.cels.
We met at 6.30 am for a walk in Yagodina before breakfast.…
Birdwatching trip in Bulgaria, day 1 of 8
Sofia airport – Vitosha mountains – Krichim – Yagodina village
Weather: cloudy with mist in the mountains, overcast along the way, temp 7-15 degr.cels.
Just started a new 8 day birdwatching trip around Bulgaria with a group of four birders.…
Birding around lake Kerkini, Northern Greece
Just completed a fantastic birding trip around lake Kerkini in Northern Greece. I guided a group of 10 British birdwatchers around the lake in the period May 6-13, 2019. For these 7 days we saw 171 species of birds.…
New project: Sofia Photo Walks
New project: Sofia Photo Walks
is the newest initiative of Nature Monitoring in partnership with Better Moments.
The photo walks get you a chance to photograph a range of some of the best locations there are to be captured in the Sofia.…
Nutcracker photography in Bulgaria
Nutcracker photography in Bulgaria
Just returned from a very successful photography session with Nutcrackers Nucifraga caryocatactes. These tame birds are used to people and allow a lot of creativity and multiple attempts for people to get their shots.…