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The weather has been fairly mild throughout December, which meant the flocks of Red-breasted Geese were all around Eastern Hungary and quite a few Lesser White-fronts were also reported.

There were good numbers of wintering Alpine Accentors and Wallcreepers in the country and sightings of Snow Bunting and Twite were increasing.

There are at least 3 Great Spotted Eagles wintering in Hungary and they were regularly observed at their traditional sites.

Before...

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This autumn brought record breaking numbers of Red-breasted Goose to Hungary. Yesterday there were almost 500 birds recorded at 8 sites in Hungary. The largest flock consisted of 154 Red-breasted Goose, but there were flocks of 109 and 84 birds reported as well.

There seems to be a westward shift in the wintering areas of Red-breasted Goose during the last few years. Maybe it is due to increased hunting and disturbance along the Black Sea Coast in Romania and Bulgaria, but we don't...

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Spring 2009 had brought some exciting birds such as an attempted breeding of Tengmalm's Owl in a nestbox in Northern Hungary and at least 3 different Dalmatian Pelicans, which were seen at many sites over a few weeks.

As there was less rain early spring wetlands were drier this year, which meant White-winged Black Terns haven't stayed for breeding and wader migration was less spectacular.

Nevertheless groups have seen the usual number of interesting species during our...

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The weather was unusually mild during the first 10 days of November. Still more and more birds arrive to Hungary from the north. The numbers of Red-breasted and Lesser White-fronted Geese have increased and the first Brent Geese arrived too. There are 3 wintering Greater Spotted Eagles in Hungary, 2 returning adults and an immature.

Wallcreepers are well present at wintering sites, there were at least 8 different individuals observed. Alpine Accentors are also present in small flocks....

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We had some beautiful sunny days in October with good movements of birds. Crossbills invaded Hungary with flocks virtually everywhere in the country. As expected the invasion resulted in the fourth observation of White-winged Crossbill in Hungary, a beautiful adult male and a female were found in the town of Miskolc where they can still be found.

Spotted Nutcrackers also invaded Hungary and were found in every region of the country. Participants of Ecotours's Crane Spectacular tour...

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