10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2019

A Great Egret , a few Pygmy Cormorants and, by the middle of the Danube, about a hundred Greylag Geese. Two hundred yards further, the first Common Goldeneye and Smew started to appear and, while counting Smew and geese, a Great Bittern took flight from one stand of reeds to another, right in front of us.

Geese 139

Geese Serbia Birds Estonia 139

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

At the snowy Danube riverbank, we are waiting for geese to come to their roost inside the mostly submerged island. A shot or two coming from the opposite bank, but they do not sound like geese shooting – more like boar hunting. warns me of two locally rare Bean Geese. An hour and 20,000+ geese later, we head back.

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Geese Hunting Boars Birds 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The best birds so far were two rare geese, Lesser White-fronted and Red-breasted Goose (both my second observations ever), plus Bewick’s Swan and Red-crested Pochard – all in Greece. Greater Spotted Eagle – Clanga clanga. White-tailed Eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia.

Owls 104

Owls Greece Serbia Woodpeckers 104

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 19, 2014

About an hour before sunset we visit the “Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau” to enjoy the flamingos and search for the park’s two specieals, Moustached Warbler and Greater Spotted Eagle, successfully! Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga : Parc Ornithologique Pont de Gau, Provence, France, 2 Jan.

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2014 France Germany Indonesia 145