Ornitholidays group arriving
During this trip we will spent seven days on the Hortobágy. We will concentrate on mainly the migration and roosting of the Common Cranes and we will chase the just arriving big northern goose flocks for the rare specialties…
The autumn weather so far has been very nice with little rain and lot of sunshine. Hopefully the it will remain the same during the next week!
We will keep you updated about the tour!
Photo: Simay Gábor
Sakertour team
Sakertour fixed date tour from 1st – 7th October
During the first week of October we visited the Hortobágy area and also the Zemplén Hills. The weather was stunning, sunny and warm. We recorded 8 species of woodpeckers, including White-backed and 5 species of owls, including scope views of an Ural Owl (three more were heard). In the Hortobágy no less then 74 Lesser White-fronted Geese, 45 Dotterels and 15 Great Bustards were seen. In the wet grasslands Red-throated Pipits were common, and a Jack Snipe was also seen. We had three encounters with Eastern Imperial Eagles and two with Saker Falcon and Long-legged Buzzards respectively. We were lucky enough to find some Red-footed Falcons as well on this mid-autumn date.
In the Hortobágy, bigger and smaller flocks of Common Cranes were seen everywhere, but in the evenings huge flocks were flying towards their night roosts. At one place we saw more than 20.000 flying from all direction into their roost site.
Dotterel
Roosting Common Cranes
Hawfinchis were numerous in the woodlands
Long-eared Owl All photos: Simay Gábor
Sakertour team
Sakertour fixed date tour 2011 October
Our fixed date tour started on the 1st October and our guests enjoying superb weather with some exciting birds. The tour started in the Hortobágy area and after the first two days such goodies were seen as 74 Lesser White-fronted Goose (record sized flock; the last such a group was seen in 90´s). They also had fantastic views of Dotterels, Imperial Eagle, Saker, Long-legged Buzzard and Great Bustard. This one-week long tour offers a wide selection of birds. Also this year we already have 60 000 Cranes so the Hortobágy is a real migration hotspot now!
Next year this tour will run from 6-12 October.
Juvenile Eurasian Dotterel Photo: János Oláh
Sakertour team