This weekend (4-5 September, 2010) we had several photographers and a party of 8 birdwatchers to visit the Hortobágy with Sakertour.

Although the photography is slower then in Spring our guests had Little Crakes, Water Rails, Pygmy Cormorants, Kingfishers and Otters in front of the hides and also had a stalking photography session for Dotterel!

Dotterel on the Hortobágy (4th September) Photo: Attila Szilágyi

The birdwatching group also had an amazing day with the following highlights (number of birds in brackets):

Squacco Heron (17)

Spoonbills (120)

White-tailed Eagle (1)

Short-toed Eagle (2)

Pallid Harrier (1male)

Pallid Harrier on the Hortobágy (4th September) Photo: Michael Turner Caine

Honey Buzzard (3)

Red-footed Falcon (20)

Saker (2)

Little Crake (1)

Great Bustards (8)

Stone-Curlew (5)

Collared Pratincole (1)

Dotterel (3)

Temminck Stint (1)

Marsh Sandpiper (4)

White-winged Tern (8)

Turtle Dove (500+)

Little Owl (1)

Long-eared Owl (29)

Roller (4)

Syrian Woodpecker (2male)

Tawny Pipt (1)

Bluethroat (5)

Savi´s Warbler (8)

Red-backed Shrike (120+)

Sakertour team