Friday, October 5, 2007 - Sociable Plovers in Hungary

There was a Sociable Plover discovered this week in Apaj on the Kiskunsag about 50 km from Budapest. The bird was observed on 3 consecutive days in a drained fishpond. Yesterday it was not found by visiting birdwatchers who on the other hand spotted a Black-winged Pratincole.

In the last 3 years Sociable Plovers were discovered each October in the Kiskunsag. 2 years ago there were 2 immature birds present at Apaj while at least one other Sociable Plover was on the Hortobagy. Last year there was an immature bird discovered at Szabadszállás constituting the only record for Hungary in 2006. So this year's bird joins in a nice list of records for the Kiskunsag, a wonderful area to visit.

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