Three days in Krassó-Szörény
Last weekend (22-24. August, 2008.) I made a short trip to southern Transylvania (Krassó-Szörény). Along the river Danube Crag Martins were quite common, while a couple of Red-rumped Swallows and Alpine Swifts joined the huge focks of migrating Barn Sawallows.
As the weather conditions were excellent, birds of prey were soaring everywhere, with many Lesser Spotted and Short-toed Eagles, while a few White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagles and Peregrines were also observed.
Best of all, a Sombre Tit, which is a very rare resident of the Carpathian Basin, was seen in a new locality.
Gábor Simay
Hungarian Bird Race
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Our annual Hungarian Bird Race has just finished in the Hortobágy and we were delighted that Gábor Simay (one of our principal guides) was in the winning team! Gábor Horváth, Szilárd Cser and himself observed 121 species in 24 hours within the Hortobágy Fishpond complex on foot!
Congratulations to all of them!
Sakertour Team
(Gábor Horváth, Szilárd Cser, Gábor Simay – from left to right)