10,000 Birds

APRIL 6, 2023

Dave Gosney’s Finding Birds Series covers mostly the Western Palearctic and describes birding in various regions of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, France, Finland, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, etc., Here is an example from Bulgaria guide: [link]. with some additions, namely South Texas, The Gambia, and Goa (India).

Greece 195

Greece Bulgaria Macedonia Gambia 195

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2024

At the time we were looking, without success, for White-backed Woodpeckers. A Red Fox in Georgia, not looking very red I’ve never been to Svalbard, so I haven’t ticked off polar bear, but I have seen brown bears on a number of occasions in both Romania and Bulgaria. They particularly like chocolate!)

Fur 185

Fur Bulgaria Otters Estonia 185

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2020

First, 800 km of driving from Belgrade through Bulgaria to very NE corner of Greece and the Dadia Forest National Park with its 36 species of diurnal raptors, out of Europe’s 38. Like many of you, I had plans for this year’s spring migration: to bird the very best tour of the Balkans, heading for northeastern Greece.

Greece 234

Greece Bulgaria Birds Serbia 234

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

They do breed in the Balkans, in Montenegro and Greece where I observed them, as well as in Bulgaria and Romania. Dalmatian Pelican by Sebastian Bugariu. We, humans, seem to be quite hostile neighbours to other life forms around us. We are just money grubbers.”.

Serbia 201

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 201

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Unlike the previous hotspots, which lie close to Belgrade, the Kompenzacioni bazen lake (literally “compensation pool”), is in the town of Pirot, close to the border with Bulgaria and about 300 km from Belgrade. 1 Kompenzacioni bazen lake, Pirot.

Serbia 157

Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 157