Red-breasted Goose Special Tour 2025
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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!
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!
Autumn in the Hortobágy
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It has been a great autumn for birding in the Hortobágy region. The very spectacular Crane season, where more than 150.000 Common Cranes are staging inside the Hortobágy National Park was again providing some unforgettable experience for birders visiting the area with seeing them on their night roost being the highlight of every birding tour this time. Of course, other specialities of the area still present at the same time and probably this time of the year is the best to see as many Eastern Imperial Eagles as possible in the region if someone is mainly after the raptors, although Saker Falcon is usually harder this time we still have good chances of finding one.
The other spectacle later Autumn is when the huge numbers of wild geese arriving from Siberia are flooding the area giving a great chance to find the endangered Lesser White-fronted Goose and Red-breasted Goose in the seemingly endless flocks of Greater White-fronted Goose. However, this year the geese were a bit late, fortunately, it seems they arrived in good number by the second half of November and both endangered species are now presenting in good numbers inside the safe borders of the Hortobágy National Park.
Our Bee-eater Hide was excellent!
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Our Bee-eater hide was excellent throughout June and most of July with some excellent actions. These colorful birds are always firm favorites for our guests and spending a few hours with their daily activity offers a great chance and unique experience. Europe’s most colorful birds usually arrive back in early May and start their activity around the breeding places. Normally from 15 or the latest from 20th May their photography can start. In 2024 it was an extreme years when the first Bee-eaters were observed as early as mid April in Hungary and the entire breeding season was early. We had fantastic mating activity already from 10th May and action never stopped until late July. Great fun! Come and join us for our June 2025 Hortobagy Bird Photography tour: https://www.sakertour.com/hide-photography/hungary-photo-tours/spring-summer-hide-photography-tour/#price-and-date
