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    Guide book for Egypt

    Hi, Anybody with recommendations on the best bird book for Egypt? I found a few titles but have never seen the books themselves to judge how good they are. Any advise would be much appreciated (no photo guides pls). watcher
  2. watcher

    Strange Mongolian Bunting

    Saw this last summer in Mongolia. Did not really match any of the drawings I had in my bird book... Probably Emberiza cioides (Meadow Bunting) but still a bit different compared to the ones inside the book. Any help would be appreciated.
  3. watcher

    Oslo, Norway in winter

    Going on a trip for a few days in Oslo in the beginning of January 2009 but would like to use the time for as much birding as possible.. any ideas where to go? Mainly interested in waterbirds or passerines not present in the southern and central parts of Europe. Any help will be more than...
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    Birdwatching in Bulgaria

    A birds of prey dedicated tour can be viewed here A normal birding tour in Bulgaria is available here
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    Handbook to the birds of Mongolia

    Hi, I have to go to Mongolia in 10 days but just realized that I do not really have a good handbook to the birds of Mongolia. Which is the best one for this area? If the birds of China are also included that would be perfect. Regards, watcher
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    Successful birding for raptors in Bulgaria (06-11.05.08)

    A trip report with pictures from a recent birding trip in Southern Bulgaria, dedicated mostly to raptors, has been published at: http://www.birdwatchingbulgaria.com/?page=trip_reports&in=springbirdtoursbg Among the specialties seen were Levant Sparrowhawk, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Booted Eagle...
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    Thassos info needed

    Going to Thassos end of this month. Any hints about birding in the area would be much appreaciated. 10x
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    Brown Bear viewing in Bulgaria

    Although Finland is probably the leader of Brown Bear viewing trips in Europe (rather expensive though), Bulgaria is also trying to help the protection of large carnivores in the country by raising public awareness in local comminuties showing that viewing Brown Bears could bring good and...
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    Birdwatching at Lake Kerkini, Northern Greece

    Hi, Detailed trip report with several pictures uploaded for a winter tour to Lake Kerkini in Northern Greece (some 20 km from the Bulgarian border) has now been uploaded. The tour was really fantastic - more than 3 000 Flamingos, few Spotted Eagles, White-tailed and Golden Eagles and many...
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    Self-guided birdwatching tours

    Hi, I've been thinking about self-guided birding tours for some time. Would anybody book holidays like these? I know it is sometimes boring to take into consideration the habits and manners of all of the rest participants in the group, when it is a guided trek, but still not anyone would be good...
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    Birds of prey tour in Bulgaria

    Birding tour with emphasis on the birds of prey in the country is available in Bulgaria, starting on May 13th. Most of the observations will be carried our in the realm of the birds of prey in Europe - the Eastern Rodopi Mountains. Target species are Black, Griffon and Egyptian Vulture...
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    Famous birdwatchers???

    Hi, Does anybody knows of some famous persons, that were birdwatchers? I have been asked several times: "OK, if birdwatching is so popular, could you tell me of someone famous that was a birder?". I would appreciate any input on this matter! B (: -------------------------------------...
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    Spring birding in Bulgaria

    Hi, Few places are still available in the group about spring birding tour in Bulgaria starting on May 20th. Target species are 3 species of vultures, Booted Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, Blue Rock Thrush, Masked Shrike, Orphean Warbler, Dalmatian Pelican, Pygmy Cormorant...
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    Winter birding tour along the Black Sea, Bulgaria

    In the middle of February 2006 with several friends and colleagues, working for nature conservation NGO-s in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences we made a trip along the wetlands on the Black Sea Coast. The situation there seemed rather interesting as most of the inland water basins...
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    Birding trip in Israel

    Birding in the Hula Valley, Israel (19-25 January, 2006) provided by: http://www.birdwatchingbulgaria.com As a representative of Bulgaria in the EU funded Pan-European project INTERCAFE (http://www.intercafeproject.net) I was invited to take part in the next project meeting in a row...
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    Birdwatching in Bulgaria

    Due to the crossroad location of the country on the Balkan Peninsula Bulgaria’s wildlife composition is well renown as one of the richest ones in Europe! No wonder that only its avifauna comprises over 430 species, more than 20 of them – globally threatened! This is one of the reasons why during...
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    Christmas waterfowl count in Western Bulgaria

    For tenth year in a row volunteers from Balkani Wildlife Society and the Bulgarian Ornithological Centre (Institute of zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) have just finished the Christmas waterfowl count of on the wetlands in Western Bulgaria (excluding the Danube River). Despite the worsen...
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    Birdwatching in Bulgaria

    Hello everyone, Due to the crossroad location of the country on the Balkan Peninsula Bulgaria’s wildlife composition is well renown as one of the richest ones in Europe! No wonder that only its avifauna comprises over 430 species, more than 20 of them – globally threatened! This is one of the...
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    Winter birding in Bulgaria

    As Avian Fly has horrified many people throughout Europe and worldwide (including some politicians, that are not always fully aware of what is happening) hunting of waterfowl has been forbidden in Bulgaria as one of these "precautions" against the distribution of this desease... However this was...
  20. watcher

    Red-breasted Geese

    Red-breasted Geese are amazing birds, especially when thousands of them are taking off early in the morning to their favourite crop fields. But this is quite typical picture on some wetlands along the Northern Black Sea Coast, gathering birdwatchers from all over the world each winter. More...
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    Red-breasted Geese

    Watching Red-breasted Geese Hello everyone! The time for watching the amazing views of thousands of Red-breasted Geese, wintering in Bulgaria is on approach. The lakes on the Northern Black Sea Coast are famous for housing almost 60% of the world's population of this globally threatened...
  22. watcher

    Birdwatching in Cappadocia and South-Western Turkey

    As an info tour dedicated to investigation of the possibilities for birdwatching, trekking and cycling holidays, a trip to Turkey was carried out during 3-10 April 2005 by our company Penguin Travel. Tour notes: We used our own bus. Roads were good enough and some of them (outside the...
  23. watcher

    Birdwatching in Cappadocia, Turkey

    Hello! I will be on a birding trip in Cappadocia (Turkey) in the beginning of April. Thus I would very much appreciate any suggestion for exact hotspots in the area and birds which could be observed there... Thanks a lot! http://www.birdwatchingbulgaria.com
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    Marshland ringing

    Hello! As a part of a project for investigation of the avifauna of Dragoman Marsh (Western Bulgaria), some ringing was carried out there during the autumn of 2004. Here are the results: Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) - 83 Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - 43 Great Tit (Parus major) - 40...
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    Ringing in Bulgaria

    Bird ringing is about to take place along the Via Pontica flyway this autumn along the Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria. It will be combined with watching the migration of thousands of pelicans, storks and birds of prey. Volunteers who would like to help are most welcome! The second half of August...
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