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<blockquote data-quote="GiG" data-source="post: 3481259" data-attributes="member: 6690"><p><strong>11.05.2016 continued</strong></p><p></p><p>Time to move on so we headed back to the van along a rocky track overlooking the stream, finding <strong>Eastern Baton Blue</strong> butterfly and several more butterfly species at a junction where we stopped for a rest and more water as it was so hot. Species here included blues, <strong>Black-veined White</strong> and a <strong>Queen of Spain Fritillary</strong>.</p><p></p><p>We decided to go somewhere for lunch, but not before we got good overhead views of <strong>Griffon Vultures</strong>. We stopped off in the village to visit a shop to get some fruit supplies and this was a fortunate stop as a <strong>Short-toed Eagle</strong> flew overhead showing really well. We parked by the Studen Kladenets dam and found a picnic table under some trees. <strong>Grey Herons</strong> flew past and one landed on top of the rocky escarpment opposite as <strong>White Wagtails</strong> skitted about on the river side below. After lunch we decided to go back to the road that we visited the previous afternoon where we had so much bird life, but this time starting at the higher, top end. Once there we stopped in one rocky area and was shown a nest of Rock Nuthatch but despite patient waiting no birds turned up. We did have <strong>Ravens</strong> and <strong>Hooded Crows</strong> overhead with <strong>Eastern Olivaceous Warbler</strong> singing in some scrub. From the vehicle we had good views of <strong>Eastern Orphean Warbler</strong>. At the top we saw the male <strong>Black-eared Wheatear</strong> again along with <strong>Roller</strong>, <strong>Red-backed</strong> and <strong>Lesser Grey Shrikes</strong> and a very showy <strong>Corn Bunting</strong> with a <strong>Black-headed Bunting</strong> less so. Another tortoise was found but this time turned out to be a <strong>Hermann’s Tortoise</strong> and on the river was <strong>Black Stork</strong> again.</p><p></p><p>Back down the road we saw <strong>Great White Egret</strong> with <strong>Grey Heron</strong> nearby also. We saw the two <strong>Hobbys</strong> overhead, likely those from the previous visit and on the other side off the river a <strong>Hoopoe</strong>. Back at the roadside stop where we had so many great birds the day before we pulled over and again were enthralled by the bird life, at least 6 <strong>Lesser Grey Shrikes</strong> including a pair displaying, shown in this video <a href="https://vimeo.com/190846650" target="_blank">Lesser Grey Shrikes</a>. <strong>Roller</strong>, close <strong>Red-backed Shrikes</strong>, <strong>Cuckoo</strong>, <strong>Turtle Dove</strong>, calling <strong>Golden Orioles</strong> and <strong>Hoopoe</strong> and a very close <strong>Syrian Woodpecker</strong>. After another great day it was time to head back to the hotel to freshen up and head to the restaurant for a meal, the <strong>Pallid Swifts</strong> over head on the way to the meal and hearing <strong>Scops Owl</strong> on our way back.</p><p></p><p>1.White-spotted Rose Beetle</p><p>2.Green Lizard</p><p>3.Eastern Baton Blue</p><p>4.Corn Bunting</p><p>5.Hermann's Tortoise</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GiG, post: 3481259, member: 6690"] [B]11.05.2016 continued[/B] Time to move on so we headed back to the van along a rocky track overlooking the stream, finding [B]Eastern Baton Blue[/B] butterfly and several more butterfly species at a junction where we stopped for a rest and more water as it was so hot. Species here included blues, [B]Black-veined White[/B] and a [B]Queen of Spain Fritillary[/B]. We decided to go somewhere for lunch, but not before we got good overhead views of [B]Griffon Vultures[/B]. We stopped off in the village to visit a shop to get some fruit supplies and this was a fortunate stop as a [B]Short-toed Eagle[/B] flew overhead showing really well. We parked by the Studen Kladenets dam and found a picnic table under some trees. [B]Grey Herons[/B] flew past and one landed on top of the rocky escarpment opposite as [B]White Wagtails[/B] skitted about on the river side below. After lunch we decided to go back to the road that we visited the previous afternoon where we had so much bird life, but this time starting at the higher, top end. Once there we stopped in one rocky area and was shown a nest of Rock Nuthatch but despite patient waiting no birds turned up. We did have [B]Ravens[/B] and [B]Hooded Crows[/B] overhead with [B]Eastern Olivaceous Warbler[/B] singing in some scrub. From the vehicle we had good views of [B]Eastern Orphean Warbler[/B]. At the top we saw the male [B]Black-eared Wheatear[/B] again along with [B]Roller[/B], [B]Red-backed[/B] and [B]Lesser Grey Shrikes[/B] and a very showy [B]Corn Bunting[/B] with a [B]Black-headed Bunting[/B] less so. Another tortoise was found but this time turned out to be a [B]Hermann’s Tortoise[/B] and on the river was [B]Black Stork[/B] again. Back down the road we saw [B]Great White Egret[/B] with [B]Grey Heron[/B] nearby also. We saw the two [B]Hobbys[/B] overhead, likely those from the previous visit and on the other side off the river a [B]Hoopoe[/B]. Back at the roadside stop where we had so many great birds the day before we pulled over and again were enthralled by the bird life, at least 6 [B]Lesser Grey Shrikes[/B] including a pair displaying, shown in this video [URL="https://vimeo.com/190846650"]Lesser Grey Shrikes[/URL]. [B]Roller[/B], close [B]Red-backed Shrikes[/B], [B]Cuckoo[/B], [B]Turtle Dove[/B], calling [B]Golden Orioles[/B] and [B]Hoopoe[/B] and a very close [B]Syrian Woodpecker[/B]. After another great day it was time to head back to the hotel to freshen up and head to the restaurant for a meal, the [B]Pallid Swifts[/B] over head on the way to the meal and hearing [B]Scops Owl[/B] on our way back. 1.White-spotted Rose Beetle 2.Green Lizard 3.Eastern Baton Blue 4.Corn Bunting 5.Hermann's Tortoise [/QUOTE]
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