We have finished our Hungary and Transylvania tour with our partner Ribble Bird tours. We had fantastic weather in the Zemplén Hills and in Transylvania but by the time we arrived to the Hortobágy Plain it was windy and raining! Our first afternoon there – before the cold weather front arrived – was something to be long remembered with displaying Great Bustards and singing Bluethroats in full sunshine! Tour highlights were Ural, Eagle and Scops Owls, White-backed and Three-toed Woodpeckers, Wallcreeper, Capercaillie, Rock Thrush, Dotterel just to name but a few. We also had 5 Brown Bears. In terms of rarities Stuart found a Red-rumped Swallow in the Zemplén Hills and we also had Sombre Tit in Transylvania alongside with more Red-rumped Swallows and Crag Martin.

Dotterel on the Hortobágy (Photo: János Oláh)

Wallcreeper in the Békás Gorge (Photo: János Oláh)

Sakertour team