Danube Delta – Dobrudja Spring Tour (8 days)
One of the largest wetlands in the world! Its diverse habitats and very rich birdlife make it undoubtedly one of Europe`s finests birding destinations! The coastal Dobrudjean steppe, rocky valleys and woodlands provide a unique opportunity, especially in spring and autumn time, to see thousands of breeding and migrating birds, which are rare or missing in other parts of Europe! Birding in the Danube Delta during springtime is one of the most spectacular events and always produce a long list of specialties. The huge number and variety of birds present here at this time is unique in Europe. Colourful Rollers, Bee-eaters, Hoopoes and Lesser Grey and Red-backed Shrikes have already arrived and are frequent roadside birds. In May, the breeding season is in full swing and specialities to watch for include Dalmatian and White Pelicans, Pygmy Cormorant, White-tailed Eagle, Levant Sparrowhawk, Great Black-headed Gull, Black and Grey-headed Woodpeckers, Thrush Nightingale and Paddyfield Warbler. Waterbirds are numerous and breeding-plumaged Black-necked and Red-necked Grebes, Glossy Ibises, Spoonbills, Squacco Herons, Whiskered and White-winged Terns are abundant. Dobrudja with its coastal shallow lagoons and karst valleys can provide different special birds from the actual delta such as Broad-billed Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper, Collared Pratincole, Booted Eagle, Red-rumped Swallow, Calandra Lark, Short-toed Lark, Pied and Isabelline Wheatears and Ortolan and Black-headed Buntings. We always design our tours to show as many special birds of the region as possible to our clients!

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Danube Delta – Dobrudja Autumn Tour (8 days)
One of the largest wetlands in the world! Its diverse habitats and very rich birdlife make it undoubtedly one of Europe`s finests birding destinations! The coastal Dobrudjean steppe, rocky valleys and woodlands provide a unique opportunity, especially in spring and autumn time, to see thousands of breeding and migrating birds, which are rare or missing in other parts of Europe! The goal of our autumn Danube Delta tour is to capture the real migration feeling and surely this is the place to witness this spectacle! The autumn migration along the western coast of the Black Sea is busy and masses of birds use this route to wintering areas further south. Lagoons with shallow water attract plenty of shorebirds, while in the bushy vegetation of the steppe habitats and along the seashore many passerines are hiding. The autumn sky can sometimes be full with raptors, storks and bee-eaters as they migrate south. Apart from the migrants we can still find a lot of the resident or special birds of the region such as White and Dalamatian Pelicans, Collared Pratincole, Isabelline Wheathear, Paddyfield Warbler, Sombre Tit, Levant Sparrowhawk. We will surely come across scarce and rare migrants. On our previous visits in this time of the year yielded birds like Greater Spotted Eagle, Steppe Eagle, Pallid Harrier, Lesser Kestrel Eleonora’s Falcon, White-tailed Plover, Black-winged Pratincloe, Broad-billed and Terek Sandpipers, Great Black-headed Gull, Isabelline Shrike and Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler to name but a few!

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Transylvania extension (5 days)
Transylvania with its pine and beech forests, rocky gorges, rolling grasslands, wet and alpine meadows offers totally different birding to the Danube Delta and its surroundings. Here Lesser-Spotted Eagles hunt over the wet meadows, Great Grey, Lesser Grey and Red-backed Shrikes coexist almost in the same habitats, Ural Owl breeds in the mixed oak-beech forests and colorful Wallcreepers cna be found in the immense Bicaz Gorge National Park. High in the alpine meadows it is possible to see breeding Shore Larks and Alpine Accentors while in the pine forest our targets will be Three-toed Woodpecker, Hazel Grouse and Capercaillie.

During the extension we will also look for Brown Bears. We have a good chance to see these huge creatures in their natural habitat when we visit a hide late afternoon. Transylvania has the biggest bear population in Europe (outside Russia) and springtime is the most realiable period to see these magnificant animals, kings of the Carpathians!

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