Fantastic weekend on the Hortobágy
This weekend (4-5 September, 2010) we had several photographers and a party of 8 birdwatchers to visit the Hortobágy with Sakertour.
Although the photography is slower then in Spring our guests had Little Crakes, Water Rails, Pygmy Cormorants, Kingfishers and Otters in front of the hides and also had a stalking photography session for Dotterel!
Dotterel on the Hortobágy (4th September) Photo: Attila Szilágyi
The birdwatching group also had an amazing day with the following highlights (number of birds in brackets):
Squacco Heron (17)
Spoonbills (120)
White-tailed Eagle (1)
Short-toed Eagle (2)
Pallid Harrier (1male)
Pallid Harrier on the Hortobágy (4th September) Photo: Michael Turner Caine
Honey Buzzard (3)
Red-footed Falcon (20)
Saker (2)
Little Crake (1)
Great Bustards (8)
Stone-Curlew (5)
Collared Pratincole (1)
Dotterel (3)
Temminck Stint (1)
Marsh Sandpiper (4)
White-winged Tern (8)
Turtle Dove (500+)
Little Owl (1)
Long-eared Owl (29)
Roller (4)
Syrian Woodpecker (2male)
Tawny Pipt (1)
Bluethroat (5)
Savi´s Warbler (8)
Red-backed Shrike (120+)
Sakertour team
Buff-breasted Sandpiper found by János on the Hortobágy
János Oláh and Zoltán Baczó were birding in the Southern Hortobágy on the 1st of September and were lucky to find an adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper on Borzas Fishponds. For the location please check the rarebirds.hu map. This is only the 8th record for Hungary and the third for the Hortobágy region! Many thanks for Ádám K. Selmeczi for the brilliant documentation images (more images on the birding.hu) on the first day!
Adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the 1st September Photo: Ádám K. Selmeczi
Adult Buff-breasted Sandpiper on the 2nd September Photo: János Oláh
Sakertour team
Wild Images report 2010
The report of our 2010 tour with Wild Images has now been uploaded and you can see it here. We are delighted to note that the next tour in May 2011 is already full! Book early for 2012 to avoid disappointment!
European Roller on the 2010 Wild Images tour to Hortobágy Photo by participant John Hunt
Sakertour team
Sakertour at the first Pannonian Bird Experience
We were delighted to attend the first Pannonian Bird Experience (www.birdexperience.org) organized in the Seewinkel area of Austria. This was the first BirdFair in Central Europe and there were 3000 visitors to the event. Birdwatchers and photographers came to visit our stand and chat about birds and to taste the superb Tokaj wine and the tasty mangalica salami.
We shared a stand together with HEA (www.hortobagyte.hu) and advertised the natural beauty of the amazing Hortobágy National Park in Hungary.
Our stand at the Pannonian Bird Experience Photo: János Oláh
Sakertour team