10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2019
And I didn’t pay enough attention because one very dark eagle flew by at the same time, an adult Greater Spotted Eagle. Two hundred yards further, we found another Greater Spotted Eagle! Several poachers were waiting in ever thickening darkness (Serbian legislation forbids night hunting).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2023
I only scored 43 in March, but that was because I was away birding in Portugal and Estonia. Inland in the Alentejo I found Great Spotted Cuckoos and the first returning Short-toed Eagles. On the plus side, Waxwings and White-tailed Eagles (10 in the sky at once) were great to see. The rewards were, however, hugely satisfying.
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