10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

And I had a friend working in the museum, who put me in touch with their birds curator (with whom I recently birded the Griffon Vulture gorges of western Serbia) and who answered all my questions at the time. I still believe that choosing the right approach may be the most important phase of any research.

Serbia 189

Serbia Bosnia Research Lions 189

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2018

As you know, I started to bird from a canoe, exploring the Danube backwaters in Belgrade, Serbia. What I have always missed there and what I still miss is to experience presence of the European Beaver. Locations, dates, species and numbers, right? Nevertheless, Nagy was right. But what do you write in your notebook?

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Beavers Serbia Eagles Hungary 127

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2018

“I would certainly recommend Serbia to visiting birders. My own trip was not an intensive birding experience, and August is clearly not the most productive month. Common Kingfisher , Common Hoopoe and the European Bee-eater come from their nesting holes at the high loess-bluff of the opposite, right bank of the river.

Serbia 168

Serbia Birds Bulgaria Farming 168

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The good side of this popularity is presence of restaurants and inns (from personal experience I can recommend a place for carnivores called Vodopad – By the waterfall). In Baranda, ask the fish farm management for permission to visit, in the last building on the right hand side as you leave towards Sakule.

Serbia 263

Serbia Woodpeckers Owls Eagles 263

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

My best bird of the weekend was a Great Black-backed Gull , a rarity in a land-locked Serbia, with less than 10 observations so far. Before I acquired my own Swarovski binoculars, I had the chance to test both ELs and CLs for months at a time and so, from my own experience I knew what level of quality this brand guarantees.

Greece 169

Greece Battery Experience Experiments 169

10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2017

Somewhere in front, the male Mute Swan took flight and flew low directly toward us, only to splash us with water while landing right in front of the bow and then, with its wings arched in display and neck inflated to appear bigger, swam in a series of figures of eight, warding us off the area.

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Birds Namibia Greece Feral 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Have you heard of a small town in Serbia graced by the presence of its 700 communally roosting Long-eared Owls ? Several interviews with local officials and 30 owls later, we found ourselves in front of the pizzeria, right behind the church. Actually, the numbers are even higher. Still, irresistibly adorable, nevertheless.

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Owls Protest Protesting Protesters 230

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2018

Yet, it takes great logistical effort to organize the census all the way from Germany to Austria, Hungary and Serbia in the same day, to count on numerous volunteers and hope for the best February weather. Yet, David, who has much more experience with bustards, isn’t convinced: “In winter, some females develop bristles, too.”.

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Hungary Serbia Austria Eggs 157