Danube Delta birding (1 Viewer)

Birding weekend on April 2-3, following the route Tulcea - Canal Mila 36 - Şontea - Lake Fortuna - village Mila 23 (overnight) and back to Tulcea.
Highlights: loads of White-tailed Eagles (lost the count, but way over 20), a flock of 200 Glossy Ibises, a Lesser Black-backed Gull, an awful lot of Pygmy Cormorants (nothing special here in Romania, but I guess it's worth mentioning), Red-necked Grebes etc.

Complete list of species for two days:

Great Crested Grebe
Black-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Cormorant
Pygmy Cormorant
Dalmatian Pelican
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Great Egret
Greylag Goose
Mute Swan
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Garganey
Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Glossy Ibis
Coot
Moorhen
White-tailed Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Marsh Harrier
Common Buzzard
Hobby
Peregrine Falcon
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Common Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Redshank
Yellow-legged Gull
Caspian Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Rock Pigeon
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared dove
Black Woodpecker
Grey-faced Woodpecker
Barn Swallow
White Wagtail
Wren
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Robin
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Common Finch
Tree Sparrow
Magpie
Rook
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw
Starling

Pictures and some atmosphere here:
http://florinsadventours.blogspot.com/2011/04/operation-commando-delta.html

Great trip, great list, super funny blog.

Hi Florin
Thanks for the report: How did you get around to the different places in the delta?
Ian