2019 European Trip report Part Three ending 8th October
Trip report 2019 Part Three, 8th July to 8th October available to read here Long-eared Owl in a monastery in romania
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Yellow-billed/ Alpine Choughs in Austria July 2019
Alpine Choughs regularly visit the mountain top cafe for treats from visitors. Landing on my outstretched hand and finding no edible gifts, one bird bit and tugged at my flesh in protest. Am not sure what the health hazards are for them accepting offerings from the cafe, but they seem to be doing okay with approximately 60 individuals counted on the 22nd July, 2019. Two Bearded Vultures and a Wood warbler were also seen nearby on the 27th July, with an Icterine Warbler on the 23rd. A Spotted Nutcracker was noted on the 30th en route to Slovenia. Other notable sightings were Alpine Ring Ouzel and Willow Tit.
Finland to Central Europe 2019 Trip report
Trip report 2019 Part Two, June 5th to 8th July available to read here Capercaille in the forests of Sweden Three-toed Woodpecker in Finland
Golden Orioles in Latvia
Groups of fledged Golden Orioles sing in a Latvian forest. Photo taken in Hungary in July 2019 for illustrative purposes
White-backed Woodpecker in Estonia 29th June 2019
One of my stops in Estonia had to be to look for White-backed Woodpecker . Remarkably, this individual was more or less at the parking area at Nigula Riba in the South East of the country. Other species encountered in the area; one Corncrake , and one Willow Tit,
2019 Trip Report in Northern Europe
Trip report 2019 Part One, 27th March to June 5th available to read here
12 days in Varanger including Steller's Eider - 2019
25th May - 5th June 2019 118 species were seen in total during this period. Unfortunately this was before I had a decent camera so all photos were taken with a mid range bridge camera. Highlights of the trip include 1 Gyrfalcon arguing with a pair of Peregrine Falcom on the cliffs at Gardat, 3+ Hawk Owl in the Tana Valley, a pair with a chick in the nest, around 10 White-billed Divers on the North coast, a Coues's Redpoll at Tollesnesbukta, a Steller's Eider at Komagvær (pointed out by Killian Mullarney), 1 Red-throated Pipit and 1 King Eider at Vardø, 75+ Brunnich's Guillemots at Hornøya, 2 Red-necked Phalarope at Svartnes and 1 Siberian Tit at 2 Siberian Jay, 3 Capercaille, 2 Pine Grosbeak, in Pasvik Naturreservat. Trip report and species count on ebird here Other overall counts of significance or interest:- 5 Tundra Bean Goose, 1 Taiga Bean Goose, 173 Long-tailed Sku...