Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - Birding holiday in Romania

Our holiday The land of Dracula and the Danube Delta was a great success.

The tour visited the Southern Carpathians where the group saw 11 Brown Bears on one evening from a hide and another bear along the road. Other highlights included Wallcreeper, 8 woodpecker species including Three-toed Woodpecker and Shore Lark.

The Black Sea Coast produced Booted Eagle, Stone Curlew, Black-winged Pratincole, Short-toed and Calandra Lark, Isabelline and Pied Wheatear among others.

The two days spent on a floating hotel in the Danube Delta was easy birding at its best with hundreds of Pygmy Cormorants, White and Dalmatian Pelicans, Glossy Ibis. The group enjoyed the song of Thrush Nightingales and a Bluethroat was also a welcome addition to the list.