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Destinations > BIHAR MOUNTAINS
Carpathian high elevation birding near the Hungarian border
- Subalpine Carpathian spruce forest with mixed deciduous forests in Romania
- Only a few houres drive from the Hortobágy
- Easily done from the Hortobágy as a day trip to increase your bird list
- The nearest extensive spruce forests to the Hungarian /Romanian border
- Easily driveable road from foothill grassland habitats through old oak and beech woods to the spruce forsets
- Easily accessible Three-toed woodpecker habitat
- Red-breasted and Collared Flycatcher are quite common breeders
- Ural Owl also a regular breeder
- Other specialities of spruce forests are Ring Ouzel, Nutcracker, Firecrest and Crested Tit
- The foothill habitats are good for Black Stork, Bee-eater, Barred Warbler, Great Grey Shrike and Ortolan Bunting
Habitat diversity:
(1) Carpatian spruce forest (2) Mountain streems (3) Beech and Oak forest (4) Grazed foothill grassland
| Bird specialities and best watching period |
| Bird specialities |
Best watching period |
Black Stork
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April to July
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Ural Owl
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May to September
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Scops Owl
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May to June
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Bee-eater
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May to August
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Black Wodpecker
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all year round
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Grey-headed Woodpecker
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all year round
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Three-toed Woodpecker
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Late April to October
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Woodlark
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March to October
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Dipper
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all year round
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Ring Ouzel
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Mid-April to September
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Barred Warbler
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May and June
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Firecrest
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Late April to August
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Red-breasted Flycatcher
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May and June
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Collared Flycatcher
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May and June
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Crested Tit
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all year round
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Willow Tit
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all year round
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Long-tailed Tit
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March to November
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Red-backed Shrike
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May to September
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Great Grey Shrike
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all year round
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Nutcraker
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all year round; best April and August to September
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Hawfinch
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all year round
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Siskin
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all year round
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Bullfinch
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all year round
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Crossbill
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all year round
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Ortolan Bunting
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Late April to July
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