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<blockquote data-quote="GiG" data-source="post: 3481094" data-attributes="member: 6690"><p><strong>10.05.2016 continued</strong></p><p></p><p>Time to move and the route took us along steep, wooded valleys, winding around with no chance to stop. We climbed to an area that was thicker with pines and had many hotels for the nearby winter ski resorts. Over a ridge we started to descend towards Smolyan and heard a <strong>Yellowhammer</strong>, the only one of the trip. We stopped off for a garage stop to get lunch and after a lengthy drive we went to a large town, Kardzali, where the River Arda runs through with larger areas of wetland. An interesting site with tower blocks in the background, Assen walked us to the wetland and gave us a time limit as he was going to stay with the van. The temperature was hot as we walked through to view the area, <strong>Nightingales</strong> singing and an <strong>Eastern Olivaceous Warbler</strong> that showed well to all. </p><p></p><p>A <strong>Night Heron</strong> flew out of the reeds and we were to see many later including some on nests, a total count of 92 was made. Within the area were also nesting <strong>Little Egrets</strong>, <strong>Pygmy Cormorants</strong> and a few <strong>Little Bitterns</strong>. At least two more <strong>Eastern Olivaceous Warblers</strong> seen and heard along with <strong>Great Reed</strong> and <strong>Savi’s Warblers</strong>. A male <strong>Red-backed Shrike</strong> was seen across the far end of one pond as was a <strong>Syrian Woodpecker</strong> where <strong>European Pond Terrapins</strong> were present on the water’s edge. Other wildlife came in the form of <strong>Azure</strong>, <strong>Variable</strong> and <strong>Blue-tailed Damselflies</strong> along with a damselfly species that got me stumped but identified from photos and help on Birdforum later as teneral <strong>Small Red-eyed Damselfly</strong>. A couple of species of dragonfly too far away to get id and a number of butterflies that included <strong>Queen of Spain Fritillary</strong>, <strong>Brown Argus</strong> and an <strong>Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper</strong>.</p><p></p><p>1.Karzali reserve</p><p>2.Little Bittern</p><p>3.Night Heron</p><p>4.Little Egret</p><p>5.Pygmy Cormorant</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GiG, post: 3481094, member: 6690"] [B]10.05.2016 continued[/B] Time to move and the route took us along steep, wooded valleys, winding around with no chance to stop. We climbed to an area that was thicker with pines and had many hotels for the nearby winter ski resorts. Over a ridge we started to descend towards Smolyan and heard a [B]Yellowhammer[/B], the only one of the trip. We stopped off for a garage stop to get lunch and after a lengthy drive we went to a large town, Kardzali, where the River Arda runs through with larger areas of wetland. An interesting site with tower blocks in the background, Assen walked us to the wetland and gave us a time limit as he was going to stay with the van. The temperature was hot as we walked through to view the area, [B]Nightingales[/B] singing and an [B]Eastern Olivaceous Warbler[/B] that showed well to all. A [B]Night Heron[/B] flew out of the reeds and we were to see many later including some on nests, a total count of 92 was made. Within the area were also nesting [B]Little Egrets[/B], [B]Pygmy Cormorants[/B] and a few [B]Little Bitterns[/B]. At least two more [B]Eastern Olivaceous Warblers[/B] seen and heard along with [B]Great Reed[/B] and [B]Savi’s Warblers[/B]. A male [B]Red-backed Shrike[/B] was seen across the far end of one pond as was a [B]Syrian Woodpecker[/B] where [B]European Pond Terrapins[/B] were present on the water’s edge. Other wildlife came in the form of [B]Azure[/B], [B]Variable[/B] and [B]Blue-tailed Damselflies[/B] along with a damselfly species that got me stumped but identified from photos and help on Birdforum later as teneral [B]Small Red-eyed Damselfly[/B]. A couple of species of dragonfly too far away to get id and a number of butterflies that included [B]Queen of Spain Fritillary[/B], [B]Brown Argus[/B] and an [B]Oberthür's Grizzled Skipper[/B]. 1.Karzali reserve 2.Little Bittern 3.Night Heron 4.Little Egret 5.Pygmy Cormorant [/QUOTE]
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