NEW record on a Carpathian Birding Tour
Our Hungary, Slovakia & Transylvania GT in 2014 have recorded an astonishing 230 species (2 heard only) in 12 days (10 full days birding). Our previous record on this 3 country epic Central European tour was 222 back 13 years ago.
It is enough to mention a few groups and species to see what a great tour we had! We saw 10 species of owls, 10 species of woodpeckers, Pallid Harrier, Saker, Great Bustard, Capercaillie, Little Crake, Corncrake, Wallcreeper, Sombre Tit, Nutcracker, River and Moustached Warblers, Ring Ouzel, Rock Thrush, Red-breasted Flycatcher etc. The exciting report will be available soon!
If you are interested in this ultimate European tour please check out our 2015 date!
Red-breasted Flycatcher (Photo: János Oláh)
White-backed Woodpecker (Photo: János Oláh)
Sakertour team
Superb custom tour in May
We spent 3 full and two half days – shared between the Hortobágy and the Zemplén-hills – with Simon and his friends and we did have some really great birding. We had really close and fabolous views of male Little Crake, long scope views of singing Moustached, River, Marsh and Barred Warblers, Ural Owl in the forest and a good range of woodpeckers and raptors, including a fine male Pallid Harrier fighting with a Short-eared Owl. Great Bustrads were still displaying, while around some wetlands we found Great Snipe, 3 Broad-billed Sandpipers, Red-throated Pipits and we had side-by-side views of Great Bitterns. The biggest surprise for sure was two adult Dalmation Pelicans in the Hortobágy!
(Photos: Gábor Simay)
Sakertour team
Birding season has begun
As May has arrived, our first birding tours have started their trips over the Carpathian-basin. We are looking forward an exciting and productive period. Spring has arrived earlier this year as the winter was mild and the early-spring rather warm. Even the latest arrivals had turned up before May began.
Owls have occupied their nests and because – in some part of the Carpathians – beech trees produced exceptional amount of acorn we expect a good breeding results.
Eurasian Pygmy Owl – Photo: Gábor Simay
Ural Owl – Photo: János Oláh
Tengmalm´s Owl – Photo: Gábor Simay
Sakertour team