Autumn migration in the Hortobágy National Park is amazing but especially famous for the masses of cranes and geese. While October is mostly about the 100 000 – 200 000 Common Cranes and their migration spectacle (watch this video by Janos Crane roost in the Hortobágy National Park) the month of November is all about geese! We have created a tour a few years ago which is targeting to see two rare geese, the Red-breasted Goose and the Lesser White-fronted Goose. Our Red-breasted Goose Special Tour is a short break visiting the Hortobágy National Park which is one of the handful of sites in the World where the two geese species can reliably seen. And the available supporting cast is also excellent with Great Bustard, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Saker Falcon, Long-eared Owls and even Wallcreeper in most years. Yes, a great selection of top birds in such a short time!

Red-breasted Geese in the Hortobágy. One of the most fantastic wildfowl of the World, and is a key feature of our short November tour! Image by Dániel Balla

Our 2025 tour under Dániel Balla’s expert guidence was excellent again with many sightings of both geese! Although last year was an exception when very few Red-breasted Geese were seen in the Hortobágy (in 2024) but even in such conditions we managed to find the species! However in 2025 numbers were back again and it was an excellent tour with all the top targets performing very well in exceptional great weather!

Come and join us in 2026 to see Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Goose! Tour date os already online!